Mark Knopfler’s Done With Bonaparte comes from his 1996 debut solo album Golden Heart, released shortly after the second and final break-up of Dire Straits in 1995. He supported the release of the album with the Golden Heart Tour of Europe.…
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Curious (2002) – My Friend the Chocolate Cake
Today I present yet another track from one of my favourite Australian albums – Curious by My Friend the Chocolate Cake (image inset). Today’s reflective and ambient instrumental is the title track from the band’s 2002 album. I received the…
I’m Your Man (1988) – Leonard Cohen
Cohen, who was infamously known as a “ladies’ man,” was never short on romantic and lustful songs. He could paint desirous and appetising scenes with rich imagery – you only have to revisit one of his most beloved songs, Suzanne,…
Todo lo Demás También (1997) – Andrés Calamaro
My favourite Latin-rock singer-songwriter and Argentine great, Andrés Calamaro, is back this time with Todo lo Demás También (Eng: And Everyone Else as Well). I was first introduced to his music by my daughter Katherine when she was seven years…
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Today (1993) – The Smashing Pumpkins
Today by The Smashing Pumpkins sounds on the surface – uplifting and effervescent for a grunge-leaning alternative rock band that broke through during the mainstream embrace of alternative music in the early 1990s. However, the song comes in waves, capturing…
Hungry Heart (1980) – Bruce Springsteen
Hungry Heart makes an appearance at the beginning of Springsteen’s recent biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere, where it marks his first real brush with chart success, peaking at No. 5. It remains one of his ten most popular songs in…
To Sing For You (1965) – Donovan
I had to laugh when I read the first comment under the video of this song: “heyy that’s a good song, man!” Of course it is – especially when that reaction comes from Bob Dylan himself. Dylan’s remark comes after…
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Make It Rain (2004) – Tom Waits
Make It Rain is such a raw outpouring of grit and heartache. As you listen to the pounding, it’s easy to picture a chain gang in the middle of nowhere, hammering away in unison on a remote American rail line…
Everything (2004) – Alanis Morissette
What a strange coincidence. Just over a week ago, in my News on the March segment, I mentioned an old rhyme: “When you’re good, you’re very, very good, but when you’re bad, you’re horrid.” That same split in character is…
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