Boys of Summer is one of the most indelible rock songs of the 1980’s and was number one on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart for five weeks. In a 1987 interview with Rolling Stone, Henley explained that the song…
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Singing the Enhanced Community Quarantine Away (Part 2) — The Open Concavity
I thought I would share the following post from Tina who is a follower of my blog. Tina and her brother have lovely voices and they introduced me to a wonderful new song, which I have shared with family and…
Boundary Rider (2005) – The Go-Betweens
It’s a toss-up between today’s song Boundary Rider and Finding You as to which Go-Betweens song I would take away with me to my Desert island. That should tell you everything you need to know about what I think of…
Murder Most Foul (2020) – Bob Dylan
There I was this morning reading the BBC news homepage…Corona, Corona, Corona, Corona, Bob Dylan, Corona. Wait, this quarantine business isn’t making me see things I wondered? After rubbing my eyes..I read ‘Bob Dylan releases first new music in eight…
Day 6 Quarantine in Bogotá (Managing our Emotions and Aeterna)
*Catching some rays leaning out from my window sill this morning in Bogotá Managing Our Emotions (Peter Attia MD): ‘Just on a personal level, I could use your help and a lot of other people can as well. Our minds…
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Posted in Music, Reflections, Health, News
Posted in Music, Reflections, Health, News
Both Sides, Now – Joni Mitchell
The title of Joni Mitchell’s 1966 album ‘Clouds‘ comes from today’s song Both Sides Now. It is one of her most adored tracks and for good reason – it’s simply a classic. ‘The lyrics explore dualities ― “give and take,”…
Born to a Family (2005) – The Go-Betweens
Born to a Family is the B side off the Go-Betweens single Finding You taken from their 9th studio album Oceans Apart (see image above). Finding You peaked at Number 17 on the Australian music charts and will feature later…
Born in Time (1990) – Bob Dylan
Born in Time is the second song to appear here off Dylan’s widely scorned 1990 album Under The Red Sky. If you would like more information about this album you can visit my 2 x 2 song post. Born in…
Bolero Falaz (1995) – Aterciopelados
This song by Aterciopelados (The Velvet Ones) topped the 1000 most important songs of Colombian rock, but I would class Bolero Falaz more as alternative rock. It’s extremely groovy and bohemian in character and beholds a catchy melody that should…
Boléro (1928) – Maurice Ravel
Boléro is a very famous musical composition composed by Maurice Ravel which premiered in 1928. It was composed as a ballet commissioned by Russian actress and dancer Ida Rubinstein. It is said the Boléro epitimizes Ravel’s preocupation with restyling and…
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