I was first introduced to Neil’s album Prairie Wind when I heard it played in the Heart of Gold documentary directed by Jonathan Demme (Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia). In the documentary Neil Young performed Prairie Wind at the famous…
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The Only Heartbreaker (2021) – Mitski
I really like the vibe and retro sound of this modern hit song The Only Heartbreaker. It is Mitski’s most successful in the US reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Adult Alternative Airplay chart. Mitski is a Japanese-American singer-songwriter and has been…
Livin’ Thing (1976) – Electric Light Orchestra
ELO are renowned for having catchy records and Livin’ Thing is one shining example. It that has all the vocal and instrumental hooks to keep you listening. The song just radiates as it modulates upwards into a falsetto Jeff Lynne vocal and combined…
16/6/25 – 22/6/25 – Field of Dreams, Woodstock & Citizen Kane
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. Field of Dreams – Script to ScreenVideo interview at University California Television Field of Dreams is one of my favourite sporting movies and remains…
Tagged with: baseball, Bob Dylan, Citizen kane, field of dreams, Isle of Wight Festival, orson welles, Phil Alden Robinson, woodstock festival
Posted in Movies and TV, Music
Posted in Movies and TV, Music
The One I Love (2005) – David Gray
‘Just occasionally though, a song comes suddenly and out of nowhere, fully formed.’ The music of British singer-songwriter David Gray seems to make a near-annual appearance here, with today’s featured track marking his seventh entry – following Say Hello, Wave…
The Nutcracker (1892) – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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…
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
Posted in Music
Posted in Music
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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Posted in Music
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