When I was 14, I owned the Australian cassette release of today’s featured song (image above), Second Chance by 38 Special. I had completely forgotten both the song and the fact that I even owned it – until yesterday, when…
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These Days (1973) – Jackson Browne (inc. version by Nico)
I was watching The Royal Tenenbaums a few weeks ago with my daughter Katherine, enjoying its superb soundtrack, which includes today’s featured song. But it’s not Jackson Browne’s original – it’s a version by Nico (pictured left). Today’s post will,…
15/9/25 – 21/9/25 – Positively 4th Street, Emotional Support Alligator & Hemingway
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. Bob Dylan Performs, Positively 4th Street, at Outlaw Festival, Saratoga Springs 2 August 2025Concert video at Music Legend Two blogger friends – Max (PowerPop)…
Tagged with: alligator, Bob Dylan, depression, desolation row, ernest hemingway, outlaw music festival, Positively 4th Street, the sun also rises, Under the Red Sky
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Posted in Music, News
Inspiração (1947) – Aníbal Augusto Sardinha (Interpreted by Camilo Giraldo Angel)
My new favourite place to frequent in my adopted home city of Bogotá, Colombia is the Cultural Centre – Julio Mario Santo Domingo, which houses both a massive library and mayor theatre. Last Saturday evening I had the good fortune…
Tagged with: Aníbal Augusto Sardinha, Camilo Giraldo Angel, Cultural Centre - Julio Mario Santo Domingo, Inspiração
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Posted in Music
Simple Life (1992) – Elton John
Simple Life is yet another great song from Elton John’s underrated 1992 album The One (image inset). It is more restrained and introspective than his high-energy, piano-driven music of his 1970s and 1980s peak. The song – the final single…
Go Your Own Way (1976) – Fleetwood Mac
The classic break-up rock song Go Your Own Way by Fleetwood Mac had inexplicably flown under my radar for decades – until a friend put it on last weekend. Although I’m far from well acquainted with Fleetwood Mac’s full discography,…
Nebraska (1982) – Bruce Springsteen
(Referring to the album – Nebraska) This is not about the charts. This is about Bruce Springsteen. And these are the songs that he wants to work on right now. Let me tell you a little story when Bruce was…
Pagan Baby (1970) – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Pagan Baby is a stellar guitar rocker, laden with smokin’ riffs that get you pumping. It’s mostly instrumental interspersed with John Fogerty’s raw and energetic voice that conveys a sense of urgency. Also his unique regional accent contributes to the…
There She Goes (1988) – The La’s
There She Goes is a juicy Power Pop song which comes in an assortment of flavours since it was so widely covered. It was the theme song for the Gilmore Girls pilot, but I first heard it in the alternative…
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (1986) – The Smiths
“I didn’t realise that ‘There Is a Light That Never Goes Out’ was going to be an anthem, but, when we first played it, I thought it was the best song I’d ever heard.” – Johnny Marr’s (guitarist) comment on…
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