Barbara Ann is the first song by the Beach Boys to appear in the music library project and it is also one of the first songs I can ever remember hearing. I am still in awe of it, mainly because…
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Bapa (2008) – Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
Geoffrey Gurrumul wrote and performed some of the most beautiful world music of this millennium so far. Geoffrey was an Australian blind aboriginal singer who played the guitar upside down. After the release of his debut album – (pictured above)…
Bajo el Agua (2015) – Manuel Medrano
Bajo el Agua (underwater) is the first song to appear from a Colombian music artist. I was shopping in ‘Exito’ (a large supermarket store) here in Bogota on the 53 (Calle / street) and I heard the song come on…
26/11 – 2/12/19 Movie Stars, Little Books, The Moon, The Buddha and Jazz
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. Deepfake Roundtable: Cruise, Downey Jr., Lucas & More – The Streaming Wars | Above the Line Roundtable video discussion at Collider Videos: With the…
Bad as Me (2011) – Tom Waits
You’re the head on the spear You’re the nail on the cross You’re the fly in my beer You’re the key that got lost You’re the letter from Jesus on the bathroom wall You’re mother superior in only a bra…
Backstreets (1975) – Bruce Springsteen
No other Springsteen song springs to mind which encapsulates more fervently the idealism and escapism of youth than Backstreets. It is one of my favourite songs from my most cherished Bruce Springsteen album – Born to Run. It is the…
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 – Heitor Villa-Lobos
Today we explore Brazilian composer’s Heitor Villa-Lobos – Bachiana Brasileira No. 5 of his 9 suites written between 1930 and 1945. Bachiana Brasileira No. 5 was scored for soprano and orchestra of cellos and is the most famous of his suites.…
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19/11 – 25/11/19 Elton John, Down Under and Wild Geese
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. Me, me, me – Elton John Book review by Richard Williams at thebluemoment: Big disappointment, that Elton John. I’d been expecting his autobiography, Me,…
Bachata Rosa (1990) – Juan Luis Guerra
Bachata Rosa is an iconic modern Latin song by one of my favourite Latin artists – Juan Luis Guerra. It was released in 1990 on his 5th studio album of the same name. The record has sold over 5 million…
Babylon (2000) – David Gray
When a friend in Melbourne introduced me to the music of David Gray, I was puzzled why I’d never heard of him before. It was music that struck an immediate chord and drew me in. Babylon is a good appetizer…
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