In 1725 at 47 years of age Vivaldi produced the Four Seasons. Today’s Mandolin concerto is often accompanied with the 4 violin concertos which gives musical expression to a season of the year. The work is one of the most…
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Always Remember Us This Way (2018) – Lady Gaga
This is a newly added song to the musical library project, but we are backtracking as it starts with an ‘A’ and we are well into the ‘E’s of the song-list… What entails the ‘Music Library Project’?Gaga performs ‘..Always Remember…
E Lucevan Le Stelle (Tosca) 1900 – Giacomo Puccini
Just the other week I caught a sensational documentary on one of my favourite channels ‘Film and Arts‘ called Magical Moments in Music: Maria Callas & Tosca. It tells the wondrous comeback performance in 1964 of American-born Greek Soprano Maria…
Duncan and Brady (2000) – Bob Dylan
I saw Bob in Sydney opening with Duncan and Brady in 2001. The night later he won the Oscar for ‘Things Have Changed‘. Dylan’s execution of this old ballad with the sync-rollicking guitars and intonation and timbre of voice as…
Dreaming (2015) – Smallpools
My eldest son Jesus Mateo is a footballer and a mighty good one at that! I have videos of him running rings around teams here in Colombia. Oh and ‘soccer’ is spelt ‘futbol’. Since COVID struck nearly 2 years ago…
Dream Weaver (1975) – Gary Wright
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…
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…
