“It was a piece of America that was just more musical. I have no idea why but when I first went there when I was sixteen years old and I first got off the bus in Arkansas, it hit me…
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Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1983) – Cyndi Lauper
I was a boy once who wanted to have fun. And you know how I got my kicks? You guessed it!By hearing Girls Just Want to Have Fun. Woohoo! Interestingly the original version was from a male perspective, but Lauper,…
Red River Shore (1997) – Bob Dylan
Well, I sat by her side and for a while I triedTo make that girl my wifeShe gave me her best advice and she saidGo home and lead a quiet lifeWell, I been to the east and I been to…
Red Eyes (2014) – The War on Drugs
“There was a lot of magic in those sessions. We knew we were onto something special.” – Adam Granduciel Red Eyes is the seventh song to appear here from The War on Drugs after their previous entry Pain. I like…
Rebels Without Applause (2022) – Morrissey
As nice a nod Rebels Without Applause is to that of Rebel Without a Cause, the James Dean-led feature from the 1950s, that is where the similarities start and end. One a piece of rebellious redemption, another a track from a yet-to-be-released album…
Reasons I Drink (2019) – Alanis Morissette
In my last post on Alanis Morissette – Hand in my Pocket, I was wondering what she had been up to in recent times. The last time I saw her was in a Curb Your Enthusiasm episode seen here where she sabotages her own…
Rayando el Sol (1990) – Maná
Rayando El Sol (Scratching at the Sun) is an iconic Latin rock ballad by Mexican pop-rock band Maná that became an anthem of a generation. It has resonated deeply with fans across the Latin speaking world including yours truly, so…
Lay, Lady, Lay (1969) – Bob Dylan
I posit Lay Lady Lay is one of, if not Bob Dylan’s most popular and accessible songs outside of ‘Dylanholic circles’. People could have been forgiven for confusing him with someone else because vocally it was in stark contrast to…
Kickboxer (1989) – David Worth (Friday’s Finest)
The above movie poster adorned my room when I was 15 years old. Nothing has changed because my 14 year boy recently came back from a school excursion to a book and movie fair and presented me a Rocky IV…
Black or White (1991) – Michael Jackson
“If you’re thinking about my baby, it don’t matter if you’re black or white.” – Michael Jackson It’s between Black and White, Billie Jean and Smooth Criminal as to my favourite Michael Jackson song. Let’s just say I was never…
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