Stuck on You is just a beautifully conceived and executed love ballad. It sounds on the surface simple and conventional, but it is deceptively well crafted and contains fantastic songwriting with a country flavour distinct from his previous R&B. My…
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Strangers When We Meet (1995) – David Bowie
Strangers When We Meet is recognised as one of Bowie’s very best late period songs, some even arguing it is of equal stature to his 70s classics. Since it wasn’t a mainstream hit, it certainly seems one of his most…
Crocodile Rock (1972) – Elton John
Crocodile Rock was one of the first songs I remember grooving to and letting loose on the living room floor during my youth. So many here will have such fond memories of this song as well, such was its immense…
Streets Of Your Town (1988) – The Go-Betweens
The quintessential Australian indie pop sound is back. Streets Of Your Town is the eleventh song to be presented here from The Go-Betweens and it might well be the one that most nearly caught them stardom. Despite the lukewarm reception…
Streets of Philadelphia (1994) – Bruce Springsteen
Streets of Philadelphia by Bruce Springsteen and sister song Philadelphia by Neil Young are from the Jonathan Demme movie of the same name. Bruce Springsteen won best original song at the 1994 Academy Awards while Neil Young was nominated. Both are exemplary ‘atmospheric’…
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Strawberry Blonde (1997) – Ron Sexsmith
My friend Ron told me about this Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith from St. Catharines, Ontario. I listened to this song and it’s a beautifully written song. His name seemed familiar and there is a good reason for that. My friend…
Strange Weather (2023) – Luke Sital-Singh
I’ve since learnt that it takes skill and often a little bit of courage to keep things bare, leaving things so exposed and raw. There’s an honesty to that that I love. – Luke Sital-Singh I believe I found today’s featured…
Hurricane (1975) – Bob Dylan
Hurricane was the tag given to the middleweight boxer Rubin Carter (image left) and is the subject of one of Dylan’s most recognisable post 60’s songs. It is also his fourth most successful single of the 70’s, reaching No. 33…
Romeo and Juliet (1980) – Dire Straits
Romeo and Juliet is an epic love tale adapted for two clandestine star crossed lovers brought up on ‘streets of shame‘. Juliet who once had a genuine thing for Romeo has fallen out with him, and Romeo feels jilted that…
Straight to You (1992) – Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Straight to You is the second song to appear here from Nick Cave in the last week. It is my favourite song from his seventh studio album Henry’s Dream and one of the first Bad Seeds tunes that really caught…
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