It was called the Traitor. It was about the feeling we have of betraying some mission that we were mandated to fulfil and being unable to fulfil it and then coming to understand that the real mandate was not to…
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The Traitor (2005) – Martha Wainwright (written by Leonard Cohen)
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Boots Of Spanish Leather (Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary – Live 1992) – Nanci Griffith & Carolyn Hester
There are very few Bob Dylan covers I prefer over the originals, but the Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Concert (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, October 1992) featured two exceptions: Lou Reed’s Foot of Pride and today’s song, Boots…
Carolina in my Mind (2006) – Alison Krauss & Jerry Douglas (James Taylor song)
When God gets tired of listening to the angels and their harps, I am convinced he puts on Alison Krauss… – Anonymous There are certain female voices that, the moment I hear them, make my eyes go a little glassy…
Cocaine Blues (Live at Folsom State Prison, Folsom, CA – January 1968) – Johnny Cash
Here is Johnny going all gangster…singing a song about murder and cocaine inside a prison…to thunderous applause.“I thought I was her daddy but she had five more.” Gotta love that line….. Also, is there a better way for a prison…
4/8/25 – 10/8/25 – Zhukov, Upcoming Movies & Joel on Dylan
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. Zhukov – Marshal of the Soviet Union DocumentaryVideo documentary at The People Profiles Since studying political science and the Russian Revolution at University, I…
The Times They Are a-Changin’ (1964) – Bob Dylan
Dylan biographer Clinton Heylin describes how musician Tony Glover stopped by Dylan’s apartment in September 1963, picked up a page of the song Dylan was working on, and read a line from it: “Come senators, congressmen, please heed the call.” Turning to Dylan, Glover…
Creep (1992) – Radiohead
A friend and I were listening to this song on the way home from seeing F1: the movie last night at the cinema. I kept remarking how much the shredding guitar sets the song apart, particularly the three “blasts” of…
Aprender a Amar (2024) – Nathy Peluso
Aprender a Amar (Learn to love) Winner – Best Rap/Hip Hop Song (2024) at the Latin Grammy Awards Since most of my small readership are English speakers, I hope the video below of today’s rap and hip-hop track Aprender a…
The Time Warp (1975) – Richard O’Brien (Rocky Horror Picture Show)
For the rhythmically challenged among us, it’s always a blessing when the lyrics double as dance instructions, like it does in The Time Warp: “It’s just a jump to the left / And then a step to the right /…
The Tender Trap (2003) – David Bridie
We are treated to another understated gem from Australian singer-songwriter David Bridie. The Tender Trap comes from one of my favourite Australian albums Hotel Radio (image inset). It is one of Bridie’s most fragile and intimate songs – its mood,…
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