The Beatles last No. 1 song in the UK – The Ballad of John and Yoko isn’t typical of their music and that’s what drew me to it. It sounds less polished, more blues and American country than their usual.…
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The Angels Cried (1993) – Alan Jackson (Ft. Alison Krauss)
Are you already missing Christmas? If so, Alan Jackson’s The Angel’s Cried might offer the perfect touch of nostalgia, especially with the breathtaking contribution of Alison Krauss. Her voice possesses an ethereal beauty that is simply unparalleled, elevating the song…
The Alcott (2023) – the National (Ft. Taylor Swift) Cover – Alex and Jo Music
It’s about two people with a long history returning to a place and trying to relive a certain moment in time. It’s got the feeling of a last-ditch effort to hold onto the relationship, but there’s a hint of something…
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That’s Amore (1953) – Dean Martin
The following article is interspersed with extracts from the Wikipedia reference below: I first heard this unforgettable classic song about love in the 1987 movie Moonstruck which I reviewed back in 2021. The soundtrack is a great montage of Italian…
That Lucky Old Sun (2015) – Bob Dylan
’I don’t see myself as covering these songs in any way. They’ve been covered enough. Buried, as a matter a fact. What me and my band are basically doing is uncovering them. Lifting them out of the grave and bringing…
Thank U (1998) – Alanis Morissette
Basically, I had never stopped in my whole life, hadn’t taken a long breath, and I took a year and a half off and basically learned how to do that. When I did stop and I was silent and I…
Tell Me, Momma (Live 1966) – Bob Dylan & the Hawks (the Band)
“That tour was a very strange process…We’d go from town to town, from country to country and it was like a job. We set up, we played, they booed and threw things at us. Then we went to the next…
Tell Me That It Isn’t True (1969) – Bob Dylan
“I hadn’t realized how much you could get out of voice till I lost it in a motorcycle accident in 1966. When it came back, I had this rich, deep sound.”– Dylan in a 2004 interview Tell Me That It…
Nessun Dorma (Turandot) 1924 – Giacomo Puccini (Ft. Luciano Pavarotti)
Nessun Dorma (Let no one Sleep) from the final act of Puccini’s opera Turandot is one of Puccini’s most renowned arias. It achieved pop status after Luciano Pavarotti’s 1972 recording of it was used as the theme song of BBC television’s coverage of the 1990 FIFA…
Downbound Train (1984) – Bruce Springsteen
I think Downbound Train is one of the most unheralded songs on Bruce’s massive – hit album Born in the USA (BITUSA), yet due to its unassuming melancholic appeal it’s one of the songs from the album I now prefer…
