Anyone familiar with my blog will know what a huge fan I am of David Bridie (far left above image) and My Friend the Chocolate Cake. I first came across Bridie’s music when he sang with legendary aboriginal singer Archie Roach in…
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Maybe (1980) – Thom Pace
We are following our trip down nostalgia lane with the classic television-show theme song Maybe by Thom Pace. I mentioned in yesterday’s article about how John Denver’s Country Roads and today’s featured track conjured memories of childhood and nature. To…
Take Me Home, Country Roads (1971) – John Denver
My son Jesus Mateo and I just got back from a four day holiday in Melgar, Tolima – jungle country, a four hour trip from where we live in Bogotá, Colombia. I’ve sent a video below of a ride we…
Tagged with: john denver, maybe, Take Me Home Country Roads, The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams
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Take All of Me (2004) – Hillsong
Take All of Me embodies everything I cherish about Christian music – a melody that flows gently like a river, weaving through deeply contemplative lyrics and a choral backing steeped in pure worship. It builds steadily, gaining momentum with Marty…
Tabaco y Chanel (2000) – Bacilos
Tabaco and Chanel inaugurates all songs (approximately 200) starting with ‘T’ in the alphabetical listing of the music library project. I don’t know how the smell of tobacco conjures sweet romantic memories of the smell of someone’s skin, but it…
It Ain’t Me Babe (1964) – Bob Dylan
I like this photo of Bob. You know that standard Elizabethan image of Shakespeare we all see (with the large lace collar which encircles his neck – called a ‘ruff’), well I could imagine something like the above being the…
Tagged with: a complete unknown, Another Side of Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan, It Ain't Me Babe, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, june carter
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It’s In The Rain (2005) – Enya
Please excuse my recent hiatus from WordPress, but I went on an impromptu vacation for four days with my daughter Katherine Rose to Melgar, Tolima – jungle country, not too far from here – Bogotá, Colombia. Oh and also forgive…
Tagged with: Amarantine, enya, it's in the rain, katherine, melgar, Piscilago, tolima
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[Nothing But] Flowers (1988) – Talking Heads
My friend Nancy over at The Elephant’s Trunk postscripted her January 10th article: ‘By The Side Of The Road‘ with today’s featured song [Nothing But] Flowers by Talking Heads: I don’t know whose idea it was and I don’t care but having Dunkin…
Tagged with: David Byrne, Johnny Mar, naked, talking heads, the smiths, [Nothing But] Flowers
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Piano Concerto No. 10 (Concerto For Two Pianos), K. 365; 3rd Movement (1779) – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
I let this jubilant and playful finale play in the background this morning as I tended to a few things and I couldn’t help feel more buoyant and lightness. I first heard it as a teenager in the Amadeus movie…
Tagged with: 3rd Movement, Concerto For Two Pianos, K. 365, Piano Concerto No. 10, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Sympathy For the Devil (1968) – The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones received serious heat with Sympathy for the Devil. They were accused by many of it being devil worship. Yet, the point of the song is clearly more about the flaws in mankind as it documents events through…
