Poor Poor Pitiful Me by Warren Zevon is an exuberant upbeat country – rock track. In terms of intensity, liveliness, and even in its impropriety this song reminds me of the penultimate song to feature here from Zevon called Excitable…
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Bittersweet (1993) – Big Head Todd and the Monsters
Time to head to the ’90s with a neat track by Big Head Todd and The Monsters, which is right up my alley and hopefully yours as well. This Colorado rock band was formed in 1986. After two albums in 1989…
Tagged with: Big Head and Todd and the Monsters, Bittersweet, Christian's Music Musings, Sister Sweetly
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Golden Brown (1982) – The Stranglers
I was reminded of how much I like this song when I was watching the 2000 film Snatch in which this song appeared. I always found the unconventional harpsichord sound in Golden Brown alluring, but at the same time slightly…
Political World (1989) – Bob Dylan
“One night when everyone was asleep and I was sitting at the kitchen table, nothing on the hillside but a shiny bed of lights – all that changed. I wrote about twenty verses for a song called ‘Political World’ and…
Dream (2008) – Priscilla Ahn (Alex and Jo Music)
Hi! Here’s our new cover of wonderful song I Had a Dream by Priscilla Ahn. This song means so much to us and holds special place in our hearts. When we listen to it we always come back to nostalgic…
Please Please Me (1963) – the Beatles
I was more than likely rekindled with this song from Max; a huge Beatles fan; at his PowerPop blog page. I admire so many of the earlier hits of the Beatles including today’s featured track – Please Please Me. It…
Please Mr. Kennedy (ft. Justin Timberlake, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver) 2013 – From Inside Llewyn Davis
Please Mr. Kennedy is the fourth song to be presented here from the Inside Llewyn Davis soundtrack. In the scene below, Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac) is roped into performing on a recording session with fellow folksingers played by Justin Timberlake and Adam Driver.…
Tagged with: Adam Driver, Coen brothers, Inside Llewyn Davis, Justin Timberlake, Oscar Isaac, T Bone Burnett
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Please Forgive Me (1998) – David Gray
When a friend in Melbourne introduced me to the music of David Gray, I was puzzled why I’d never heard of him before. It was music that struck me right off the bat which would explain why Please Forgive Me…
Planetarium from ‘La La Land’ (2016) – Justin Hurwitz
What I love most about this scene (and you could say the whole movie) is that you can’t really tell where reality ends and fantasy begins. The Planetarium scene from La La Land is one of my favourite scenes in…
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