I have always been enchanted with this song and what it elicits in me. It opens my mind, transporting me back to when life felt more carefree. You might call it sex, drugs and rock,n roll‘ and the invincibility of…
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Dream Lover (1959) – Bobby Darin
Strangely Darin wasn’t certain of his legendary track when he demoed it for his bosses at Atlantic Records, but it became a huge hit and earned him more creative control as a songwriter and artist. The version of Dream Lover…
Draining the Pool For You (1984) – The Go-Betweens
The Go-Betweens is the quintessential Australian indie-rock band who produced the quintessential Australian indie-rock sound. This is not your pro-typical rock band hence ‘indie’, but they went out on a limb to change the landscape of music and while they…
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Downtown Train (1984) – Tom Waits
Downtown Train is a song by Tom Waits released on his album Rain Dogs in 1985. I remember hearing Rob Stewart’s version in my youth which was a huge hit. Bob Seger and Patty Smyth also recorded a version of…
Down City Streets (1991) – Archie Roach
Australian Aboriginal singer Archie Roach was one of my biggest musical influencers in my young adulthood. I ended up seeing him in concert in Melbourne with David Bridie who produced his second album. The above record Charcoal Lane, his debut…
Don’t Worry Baby (1964) – the Beach Boys
This is the second song to feature here from the Beach Boys. I came to Don’t Worry Baby late in my musical journey, but it’s about one of my favourite songs from them. It accentuates everything that was so effervescent…
Don’t Fall Apart on Me Tonight (1983) – Bob Dylan
This is the first song to come from Dylan’s 1983 studio album Infidels. Blind Willie McTell an extraordinary out-take from the same album did make my cut and was reviewed here. The version 2 live video of Don’t Fall Apart…
25/10 – 31/10/21 Andromeda, Dylan 80 – 85, & Yadier Molina
After a long hiatus, welcome back to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. How Far Away Is It? Andromeda and the Local Group 4KVideo presentation by David Butler The David Butler video…
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Posted in Music, News, Science, Sport and Adventure
Daughter (1993) – Pearl Jam
This is the fifth song from Pearl Jam to appear here at the Music Library Project. What entails the ‘Music Library Project’?Oh man did I wear the socks off of this single in my alternative-Seattle grunge music days. If you…
Don Giovanni, K. 527; Act 2, Commendatore Scene (1787) – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Don Giovanni is an Opera in 2 acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In 1787 when it was written Mozart was deeply worried for his fatally ill father. At about the same time a 16 year old Ludwig van…
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