Such is my fascination with the Clueso Summer Tour 2024 concert in Berlin (presented below) and my preference of the live versions over the originals, I’m going to do something I have never done before, which is present a double…
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The Lonesome Boatman (1969) – The Fureys
“The most beautiful and haunting melody I’ve ever heard” ~ Sinéad O’Connor The Fureys return here in fairly quick succession, having featured just under a month ago with their monumental hit, Green Fields of France. Today’s spotlight falls on another…
The Lonely Shepherd (1977) – James Last (Ft. Gheorghe Zamfir)
This iconic and haunting instrumental track – The Lonely Shepherd is strongly associated in modern times with the Quentin Tarantino movie Kill Bill Volume 1 (2003). It is the second piece to feature here from that movie’s soundtrack after Battle…
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The Lonely (2011) – Christina Perri
‘Big, big singer songwriters as Christina and I are, have a reputation for singing very depressing songs which is kind of why a lot of you are probably here. Because at some point at 2 o’clock in the morning you’ve…
Lose Yourself (2002) – Eminem
Every now and then, I find myself out and about – perhaps at the gym – when the music of Eminem blasts through the speakers. There’s simply no confusing his vocal delivery with that of any other rap artist; it’s…
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time (1977) – Mike Batt
The music of English singer-songwriter Mike Batt has featured prominently here, though most mentions have focused on songs from his 1979 album- Tarot Suite. It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time comes from the record he did prior…
Tagged with: It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time, Mike Batt, Schizophonia, Tarot suite
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Sonido Bestial (1971) – Richie Ray & Bobby Cruz
‘The title track Sonido Bestial remains one of the most remarkable (and recognizable) tunes of the salsa era‘– Critic José A. Estévez, Jr As I’ve mentioned in other articles on salsa music, the sub genre of salsa that initially captivated me when…
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The Last Song (1992) – Elton John
When Elton John sang Sad Songs (Say So Much) in 1984, he wasn’t kidding. That message proved to be a prelude to what would come nearly a decade later with today’s featured track – The Last Song – from an…
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La Folia (Madness) 1705 – Antonio Vivaldi (Ft. Apollo’s Fire)
In response to my post on Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, Polly MacDavid at SilverAppleQueen recommended today’s featured piece La Folia (Madness). The name refers to the frenzied way peasants twirled to the music. Interestingly La Folia is not attributed to…
The Last Great Magician (2000) – David Bridie
Two tracks in quick succession from one of my favourite singer-songwriters, David Bridie, in my Music Library Project – a happy quirk of the alphabetical sequence that sometimes throws up these fortuitous double features. Curiously, both songs hail from Bridie’s…
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