‘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…
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Drift Away (1973) – Dobie Gray
Gray said in an interview that the song’s hook of “Gimme the beat boys and free my soul” has been misheard and incorrectly sung as “Gimme the Beach Boys,” “Gimme the wheat boys” (proposed for a cereal commercial), “Gimme the…
No Hay Nadie Mas (2018) – Sebastián Yatra
My daughter Katherine was listening to No Hay Nadie Mas (There is no one else) yesterday and I wondered if I had already added it to my music library project. I found it in my list to download, so here…
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart (1976) – Elton John & Kiki Dee
“Both Elton and I were big fans of those duets on Motown by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell and there hadn’t been any around for a bit—we thought we’d do one ourselves.”– Kiki Dee I can’t think of too many…
Nada Fue Un Error (2003) – Coti (Ft. Andrés Calamaro)
Nada Fue Un Error (None of this was a mistake) features one my favourite Latin American artists – Andrés Calamaro. My eight-year-old daughter Katherine introduced me to his music a while ago and I have been a fan ever since.…
Heaven (1984) – Bryan Adams
Yesterday I heard a rebooted, or better stated ‘hijacked’ version of Heaven by Bryan Adams on the gym’s speakers. Once my disgust subsided I reminisced how much I liked this song when I was at the Academy in my early…
Que Hay de Malo (1993) – Jerry Rivera
Que Hay de Malo (What’s Wrong) inaugurates the ‘Q’ songs in the Music Library Project. Hurray! However it will be short-lived (aww) since just 4 songs exist starting with ‘Q’. Funnily enough, two of them are by Puerto Rican Salsa…
Dry Your Eyes (1976) – Neil Diamond (The Last Waltz)
In my youth I watched The Jazz Singer which was a starring vehicle for Diamond and played the soundtrack to death. It was Neil Diamond’s biggest selling album in the United States, selling over 5 million copies reaching No 3…
Penny Returns (Interlude) 2022 – Hans Zimmer, Michael Tucker, Stefani Germanotta (Top Gun ‘Maverick’ Soundtrack)
Penny Returns (Interlude) is the second piece of music from the Top Gun ‘Maverick’ soundtrack after the previous entry – Hold My Hand by Lady Gaga. I have remarked about my fascination with this movie a few times. I saw…
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Propuesta Indecente (2013) – Romeo Santos
This Bachata track Propuesta Indecente ‘Indecent Proposal‘ was intended to follow-up the last Bachata track here Darte un Beso by Prince Royce, but I was hesitant to post it due to the vulgarity of the lyrics. During much of its history,…
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