Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. Mavis Staples Triumphs with Double Win at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards – Music article by Timothy Yap at Jubilee Street To be honest,…
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Insensata (Foolish) 2025 – Nathy Peluso
Argentine diva and Latin Grammy–winning artist Nathy Peluso goes crazy for love in this song – so much so that it leaves her confused and dizzy. Her obsession with an absent lover makes her act foolish, unable to control herself,…
The Water is Wide (1975) – Bob Dylan (ft. Joan Baez)
I’ve always had a soft spot for this live performance of the old British folk song The Water Is Wide. It was performed by Bob Dylan and Joan Baez during the 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue at the Boston Music Hall.…
Tagged with: Bob Dylan, boston music hall, Joan Baez, pete seeger, the water is wide
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Opening Night (2025) – Ocie Elliott
I recently heard Opening Night on someone’s random Spotify playlist, and as I cosily took it in, I quickly added it to my own project. And just now as I perused Ocie’s upcoming concerts, they will be performing in Australian…
Rave on! (1958) – Buddy Holly
You know any song that starts with “A-weh-uh-heh-uh-ell” (a drawn-out “well”) has to be pretty darn good. There are few more jumpy and exciting starts in the rock annals than Buddy’s lead utterance into Rave On! He really put his…
Tiny Victories (2019) – Christina Perri
There is no other artist I relate to more personally in her writing and music than Christina Perri. My favourite female troubadour and balladeer is back with yet another beautiful composition. Much of her music reveals itself slowly, growing stronger…
That Don’t Impress Me Much (1998) – Shania Twain
How this song wasn’t in my collection from the very beginning is anyone’s guess. What surprised me most when I revisited it after a long break was just how unfiltered and country the original studio recording sounds on its own.…
The Lonely Bull (El Solo Toro) 1962 – Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
Today’s featured instrumental, The Lonely Bull, was the first song to popularise mariachi-style horns on mainstream western pop radio. In 1962, it peaked at No. 6 in the US and No. 1 in Australia. Soon after, Johnny Cash added Mexican-style…
Tagged with: Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Johnny Cash, ring of fire, The Lonely Bull (El Solo Toro)
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I Was Only 19 (1983) – Redgum
I Was Only 19 is a testimony about the plight of an Australian soldier in the Vietnam War, and it sits as a kind of sister song to Khe Sanh by Cold Chisel. Khe Sanh is the more upbeat, melodic…
Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want (1984) – The Smiths
I’m beginning to sound like a broken record, but here’s yet another great B-side from The Smiths. On this occasion, Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want appears as the B-side to their magnificent single William, It’s Really…
Tagged with: Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want, the smiths, William It's Really Nothing
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