The Finnish composer and violinist – Jean Sibelius returns here with a buoyant, almost regal fanfare. The Intermezzo (Eng: Interlude) is a jaunty Allegro march-like theme, the orchestra portraying the atmosphere of marching contingents. May it set your day off in a…
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Karelia Suite, Op. 11: 1 Intermezzo (1893) – Jean Sibelius
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All Right Now (1970) – Free
I can’t help but think of AC/DC and the Rolling Stones when this comes on. That punchy, wide-open guitar riff feels like something straight out of their playbook – only this song actually predates AC/DC by a few years. What…
Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me (1991) – Elton John (Ft. George Michael)
I became more familiar with this expansive, but vulnerable ballad during its 1991 resurgence, when it was recorded live as a duet between Elton John and George Michael and reached number one in both the UK and the US. It…
Si No Te Hubieras Ido (1984) – Marco Antonio Solís
Someone once described today’s featured song as “one of those tracks Hispanic mothers play while cleaning the house on a Sunday.” Which gave me my first proper belly chuckle of the day – and, to be fair, there’s probably a…
Oxygène, Pt. 2 (1976) – Jean Michel Jarre
‘Hi-fi shops played it as an example of state-of-the-art music. I didn’t tell them I made it with Sellotape in my kitchen’– Jean Michel Jarre You know you’re onto something when a director like Peter Weir picks your music for…
Don’t Be Stupid (You Know I Love You) 1997 – Shania Twain
Sometimes when we’re head-over-heels, our minds start inventing problems that aren’t there. Today’s featured song is Shania’s blunt retort, Don’t Be Stupid (You Know I Love You) – basically her smiling, eyebrow-raised reply to that kind of romantic paranoia. I…
Miserlou (1962) – Dick Dale
I heard this gnarly piece again the other day and realised I’d somehow never added it to my music library project. What surprised me was learning that Dick Dale’s explosive surf-rock take on Miserlou (often spelled Misirlou) traces back to…
Sunshine of Your Love (1967) – Cream
If you’re coming to Sunshine of Your Love fresh, you could easily think it’s a Hendrix tune. It carries that raw, slightly wild tone Hendrix was known for, but the riff was actually Jack Bruce’s creation on bass. Eric Clapton said…
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Thunder On The Mountain (2006) – Bob Dylan
There’s Bob and then there’s everyone else. Today’s featured song comes from what is probably my least favourite Bob Dylan album – Modern Times from 2006 (image inset). The irony is that Thunder on the Mountain is still one of…
Elf (2003) – Jon Favreau (Friday’s Finest)
I caught Elf a few days back on cable and had a merry ol’ time. I’ve seen it plenty of times, so I figured I should finally do a write-up for my Friday’s Finest segment. I don’t think I’ve ever…
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