The instant the subject of About a Boy came up in conversation with a friend the other day – lo and behold – it appeared on my cable that same afternoon. Once that happens, there’s no turning it off for…
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Right Back to It (2024) – Waxahatchee
“I’m really interested in writing love songs that are gritty and unromantic,” she said of the track (Right Back to It). “I wanted to make a song about the ebb and flow of a longtime love story. I thought it…
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Malolo (2002) – My Friend the Chocolate Cake
When I first wanted to present today’s featured track as I reached the “M” section of the music library project, Malolo wasn’t even available for sharing online. Now it is. Hurrah! Anyone familiar with this blog will know what an…
Gloria (1982) – Laura Branigan (Umberto Tozzi song)
“I always get the same reaction wherever I go, and whenever I perform it … I have to end every show with that song, and people just go crazy.” – Laura Branigan in 2003 What’s your favourite part of this…
I Can’t Be With You (1994) – The Cranberries
I Can’t Be With You comes from The Cranberries’ stellar 1994 album No Need to Argue (see image inset). Can we just all go back to the ’90s now? Despite being so young at the time, The Cranberries released so…
San Lázaro (mid 1950’s) – Celina y Reutilio
San Lázaro (Eng: Saint Lazarus) by Celina y Reutilio is one of Cuba’s most moving yet vibrant and rhythmic tributes to faith and healing. Rooted in Afro-Cuban tradition, the song calls upon San Lázaro – syncretized with the Yoruba deity…
Edelweiss (The Sound of Music) – Ft. Christopher Plummer (Rodgers and Hammerstein)
My Music Library Project wouldn’t be complete – wouldn’t even be in the same vicinity of “complete” – without today’s featured piece, which almost the whole world is familiar with: Edelweiss. Few other songs tug at the heartstrings quite like…
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Absolutely Sweet Marie (1992) – George Harrison (Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Concert)
As much as I love you, Bob, George Harrison owned this song. George always brought a lucid, sunny disposition to whatever he touched, and that’s absolutely the case with his rendition of Absolutely Sweet Marie. He channels pre Dylan –…
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A Matter of Trust (1986) – Billy Joel
76-year-old Billy Joel is recovering from hydrocephalus (NPH), a condition in which cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in the skull and exerts pressure on the brain. He described his balance problems as feeling “like being on a boat” and noted that the…
La Traviata: ”Libiamo Ne’lieti Calici” (Brindisi) 1853 – Giuseppe Verdi
So I raise today’s piece to you, dear reader. It’s been waiting 172 years to get here. Libiamo ne’ lieti calici in Italian means Let’s drink from the joyful cups. I don’t know how cups can be joyful, but don’t…
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