The baby of salsa is back! Jerry Rivera’s music almost single-handedly brought romantic salsa to a worldwide audience in the 1990s. Influenced by his musically gifted parents and mentored by icons like Frankie Ruiz, the Puerto Rican’s breakthrough came with…
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Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd (2022) – Lana Del Rey
The lyrics contain strong language. Reader / listener discretion is advised. “What can I say! I’m so grateful to be present and feeling effervescent today…With a mind full of violets and a forehead warmed by the sun as I pray…
Court and Spark (1974) – Joni Mitchell
In my last Joni post – For Free, Polly at SilverAppleQueen spoke highly of Court and Spark and I can see why. While I haven’t immersed myself in the whole album, I liked the title track a lot! It effortlessly…
Something to Talk About (2002) – Badly Drawn Boy
The instant the subject of About a Boy came up in conversation with a friend the other day – lo and behold – it appeared on my cable that same afternoon. Once that happens, there’s no turning it off for…
Right Back to It (2024) – Waxahatchee
“I’m really interested in writing love songs that are gritty and unromantic,” she said of the track (Right Back to It). “I wanted to make a song about the ebb and flow of a longtime love story. I thought it…
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Malolo (2002) – My Friend the Chocolate Cake
When I first wanted to present today’s featured track as I reached the “M” section of the music library project, Malolo wasn’t even available for sharing online. Now it is. Hurrah! Anyone familiar with this blog will know what an…
Gloria (1982) – Laura Branigan (Umberto Tozzi song)
“I always get the same reaction wherever I go, and whenever I perform it … I have to end every show with that song, and people just go crazy.” – Laura Branigan in 2003 What’s your favourite part of this…
I Can’t Be With You (1994) – The Cranberries
I Can’t Be With You comes from The Cranberries’ stellar 1994 album No Need to Argue (see image inset). Can we just all go back to the ’90s now? Despite being so young at the time, The Cranberries released so…
San Lázaro (mid 1950’s) – Celina y Reutilio
San Lázaro (Eng: Saint Lazarus) by Celina y Reutilio is one of Cuba’s most moving yet vibrant and rhythmic tributes to faith and healing. Rooted in Afro-Cuban tradition, the song calls upon San Lázaro – syncretized with the Yoruba deity…
Edelweiss (The Sound of Music) – Ft. Christopher Plummer (Rodgers and Hammerstein)
My Music Library Project wouldn’t be complete – wouldn’t even be in the same vicinity of “complete” – without today’s featured piece, which almost the whole world is familiar with: Edelweiss. Few other songs tug at the heartstrings quite like…
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