A friend, Tatiana – who has a deep fascination with German culture and language – first introduced me to Clueso back in 2017 with the song Wenn Du Liebst (When You Love). It was love at first listen, truly. So much…
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This Magic Moment (1997) – Lou Reed
If you don’t mind, I’ll take the meandering route to today’s song by tracing a little circle of coincidences. The other day there was a small art fair in the bottom floor of the building where I train. As I…
Tagged with: David lynch, Doc Pomus, lost highway, Lou Reed, the drifters, this magic moment
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This Is The Life (2007) – Amy Macdonald
I was in this kitsch little restaurant near where I live in Bogotá a few years ago, having breakfast, when today’s featured song came on the speakers – and it blew me away. I scribbled down some of the chorus…
Tagged with: amy macdonald, never marry a railroad man, scotland, shocking blue, this is the life
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This Guy’s in Love with You (1968) – Burt Bacharach (Ft. Herb Alpert)
If there’s one song I’ve learned to appreciate with age, it’s today’s featured track. Heck, I doubt I’d have cared much for This Guy’s in Love with You even ten years ago. It’s from my parents’ time – the kind…
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For (1987) – U2
This song title might as well be the tagline of my solitary, middle-aged existence and longing. But hey – we’ve got a blog to run here! I’m not about to crumble into some “woe is me” dirge and let that…
Tagged with: daniel lanois, I still haven't found what I'm looking for, the edge, the joshua tree, U2
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Hey Mickey (1981) – Toni Basil
This article contains descriptions of sex which may offend. Reader discretion is advised. The compilation album Raiders of the Pop Charts (left) was where I first heard, as an eight-year-old, the infamous one-hit wonder Hey Mickey by Toni Basil. Man,…
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out (1975) – Bruce Springsteen
Yesterday afternoon I was strolling on my way to check out a newly opened cultural centre and cinema called Lumina. I went to see The Mastermind, which was just released here two days ago. I’m already eyeing the new Springsteen…
This Charming Man (1983) – The Smiths
“Where has all the wildness and daring got to? Some of it has found its way onto the Smiths’ record, ‘This Charming Man’. It jangles and crashes and Morrissey jumps in the middle with his mutant choir-boy voice, sounding jolly…
Brooklyn Soundtrack (2015) – Score by Michael Brook
Last night, I watched a moving romantic period drama called Brooklyn, starring the wonderful Saoirse Ronan – whom you might remember from other standout performances in Lady Bird, Little Women, and The Grand Budapest Hotel. One of the aspects of…
All Night Long (All Night) 1983 – Lionel Richie
This is another one of those songs I heard endlessly growing up – and if you’d asked me back then whether I liked it, I’d have told you to take a flying jump. Maybe it was because it saturated the…
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