When Howard Stern asked Chris Martin whether Yellow was about a particular girl, Martin replied, “It’s about all girls.” — The Howard Stern Show To not beat around the bush, I would have to be paid a large sum of…
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Yandoit – My Friend the Chocolate Cake
I’ve written so much about My Friend the Chocolate Cake over the years that finding a fresh angle can sometimes feel like hard work. Thankfully, their music is so spacious and enveloping that I can simply let it lead the…
The Tide is High – Blondie
I’m trying to milk my Music Library Project for all it’s worth, since yesterday’s post featured the first song starting with ‘Y’ in my alphabetical listing. Just 41 songs remain with titles beginning with ‘Y’ and ‘Z’, so, not counting…
¿Y Tú Qué Has Hecho? – Buena Vista Social Club
The words in this sweet and tender Cuban song Y Tú Qué Has Hecho (Eng: And What Have You Done?) bring to mind images and sentiments from Oscar Wilde’s fairy tales, such as The Selfish Giant. It was Cuban musician…
Tagged with: Buena Vista Social Club, compay segundo, Eusebio Delfín, Ibrahim Ferrer, Ry Cooder, Wim Wenders, Y Tú Qué Has Hecho
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Posted in Movies and TV, Music
What Goes On – The Beatles
I’ve always been partial to The Beatles’ obscure songs, even demo versions, rather than their bigger, over-saturated hits. What Goes On is one such example. I mean, check this out: the song reached number 81 on the US Billboard chart…
Winterlude – Bob Dylan
Just blowing the dust off some Dylan tracks that I didn’t care much for in my young adulthood but have grown fond of with the passing of time. I think there’s a broader gap in the appreciation of Dylan’s career…
Más Allá o Más Acá – Trotsky Vengarán
Have you ever listened to rock music from Uruguay? Well, if not, you’re about to. Woohoo! Over the weekend here in Bogota, the outdoor event Rock Al Parque was held, where multiple big Latin American and international acts performed. I…
’74 -´75 – The Connells
I’ve never deliberated so much over whether to feature a song here as I have with ’74–’75 by The Connells. I’ve had it in my collection for years, but could never really connect with it, feeling out of the loop…
Symphony No 3 In A Minor (Scottish) Op 56 – Mov. 2 Vivace Non Troppo – Felix Mendelssohn
For some inexplicable reason, I’d overlooked this Mendelssohn piece for years. Having listened to it again recently, I can say it’s grown on me considerably. This second movement from his Symphony No. 3 is a brisk and chirpy piece, so…
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