The Nutcracker is an 1892 two-act classical ballet by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. It is the second entry here from the composer after the 1812 Overture (1882). The Nutcracker is set on Christmas Eve at the foot of a Christmas tree…
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Masters of War (1963) – Bob Dylan
“I’ve never written anything like that before. I don’t sing songs which hope people will die, but I couldn’t help it with this one. The song is a sort of striking out… a feeling of what can you do?” –…
Tagged with: Bob Dylan, eddie vedder, Masters of War, pete seeger, the freewheelin' Bob Dylan
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The One (1992) – Elton John
I think apart from Elton’s contributions on the 1994 Lion King soundtrack with Can You Feel The Love Tonight and Circle of Life, today’s featured song – The One – stands as one of Elton John’s finest achievements in his…
The North (1992) – Elton John
Today we have the first of an Elton John double billing – a happy quirk of the alphabetical sequence that sometimes throws up these fortuitous double features. We’re dialing things right down with this lesser known song from Elton John’s…
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (1976) – The Band (The Last Waltz)
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down is drawn from the final concert by The Band – The Last Waltz – held on Thanksgiving Day, 1976, at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom. Superlatives are scarcely suffice when describing The Band’s performance…
Tagged with: Joan Baez, Martin Scorsese, robbie robertson, the band, the last waltz, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
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The Moment (1996) – Kenny G
My other post on Kenny G was in March last year. It was about his 1992 mega-hit single Forever in Love and remains by far the most visited article on my blog according to the WordPress statistics. Why that is,…
The Mighty Quinn (Quinn, the Eskimo) 1969 – Bob Dylan
Dylan’s live rendition of The Mighty Quinn (Quinn, the Eskimo) was released on Self Portrait and later Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits Vol. II which was where I first heard it. I always dug it’s upbeat tempo and playful lyrics. It’s…
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Pentecostal Girl (2007) – My Friend the Chocolate Cake
Pentecostal Girl is already the fifth song to appear here from The Cake this year. Regular followers will know what a huge fan I am of the Australian pop chamber group and of the solo work by its founder, vocalist,…
Teach Your Children (1970) – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
No tv show pounded more at my adolescent heartstrings than the 80’s big tv hit –The Wonder Years. I wore out the soundtrack to the show which contains today’s featured song – Teach Your Children. I always had a soft…
Tagged with: David Crosby, Déjà Vu, Graham Nash, neil young, Stephen Stills, Teach Your Children Well
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