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Adorándote (Soluciones Live) – Marcela Gandara & Zaira Johnson

  A few months ago I just had lunch with a friend and I was on my way back home and this song Adorandote (Worshiping You) popped up on my playlist. I had never heard it before although I recognized

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Adagio For Strings Op 11 – Samuel Barber

Adagio For Strings is one of the most recognizable mournful pieces of classical music. It was composed in 1936 by American Samuel Barber who is also one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century. He was awarded the

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‘Abandoned Love’ (revisited) – Bob Dylan

The next song in the library is Bob Dylan’s Abandoned Love which has already been explored here in Is ‘Abandoned Love’ Bob Dylan’s saddest song? Click on the image below to revisit the song and peruse the engaging conversation.

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Aad Guray Nameh – Snatam Kaur

Aad Guray Nameh isn’t so much a song as it is a mantra. It was recommended by a friend of mine at my son’s football club who also enjoys practicing Kundalini Yoga.  It was performed by Snatam Kaur and released

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A Thousand Kisses Deep (2001) – Leonard Cohen

Today’s song A Thousand’s Kisses Deep is the first song to appear in the music library from Canadian poet and singer /songerwriter Leonard Cohen. This moody atmospheric track about a downcast lover talking to the tattered memories of a faded

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A Midlife’s Tale – My Friend the Chocolate Cake (David Bridie)

David Bridie is my favourite Australian singer songwriter, so suffice to say he will feature a lot in this music project. I came across his music when he sang with legendary aboriginal singer Archie Roach in Melbourne back in the

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A Lovely Night – Justin Hurwitz (La La Land)

According to Oscar-nominated cinematographer Linus Sandgren, the roughly six-minute uninterrupted take, which was shot in September 2015 in Griffith Park overlooking Burbank, required a lot of careful planning. “We found a very remote spot — a paved road with no

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30/7 – 5/8/19 More Mass Shootings and DA Pennebaker Remembered

The idea of this new Monday weekly event post is to present my meandering thoughts and reflections on various news or ‘other event’ related topics of the past week and provoke readers into discussion. While I aim for it to

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A Day Without Rain (2000) – Enya

Such is the strong impression this song had on me I used it to conclude a family DVD I created for my son’s third birthday (image inset). Call me sentimental, but I think it is one of the most beautiful

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1812 Overture Op 49 (1882)- Tchaikovsky’s Frankenstein Monster

……although the most celebrated section of the work is inevitably Tchaikovsky’s flamboyant, proto-cinematic finale, its opening passage is equally spectacular – albeit spectacularly understated. – ClassicFM.com Let us dispel a common misconception before we begin:The idea that the overture was

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