This short, meditative, hymn-like song from U2 never gets old. It sent chills down my spine when I first heard it, and it still does today. I also like how rare this kind of song is for U2 – a…
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Cautious Man (1987) – Bruce Springsteen
I’m always partial to a Bruce Springsteen love ballad, and Cautious Man is one I listened to a lot in my youth. Since undertaking this music library project, I’ve rediscovered many of his songs that had fallen through the cracks…
Til My Heart Stops (2025) – The Beths
I’ve been looking forward to presenting another song from this talented New Zealand indie rock band The Beths. I was just singing their praises the other day here. They’re proof there’s still plenty of good music coming out these days.…
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Vacation (1982) – The Go-Go’s
Turn back the clock with a little bit of bubblegum 80s pop from the American all-female rock band The Go-Go’s. Vacation was one of their biggest hit singles, reaching No. 8 on the Billboard, and it was the lead single…
Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra, K. 364 Mov. 1 (1779) – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Returning again to the Maestro, this time at 23 years of age, with this light and airy concertante symphony written for both violin and viola. Many will recognise the passage at (4:08), even if they haven’t heard the whole movement.…
Help! (1965) – The Beatles
I always enjoyed the melody and singing in the verses of The Beatles – “Help!” more than any other part of the song. It contains a sophisticated Lead-Lag-Lead-Synchronous pattern where backing vocals (Paul and George) move between anticipating, following, and…
Kommienezuspadt (2002) – Tom Waits
Today’s featured track Kommienezuspadt from Tom Waits is a lot of fun. I can’t wipe the big grin off my face when I hear it. It came on my collection yesterday and, such was my enjoyment, I assumed I must…
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Préludes / Book 1, L. 117: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin (1909-1910) – Claude Debussy
On this wet and chilly morning here in Bogotá, I present to you this delightful little piece by the French composer Claude Debussy. La fille aux cheveux de lin is the eighth of the composer’s Préludes, Book I (1909–1910). The…
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Until I Found You (2021) – Stephen Sanchez
“I wrote this song in my bedroom for a girl I loved…That’s all it was and all I ever needed it to be, but now it’s the soundtrack for so many love stories“ – Stephen Sanchez in a Rolling Stones…
