Oh-oh-oh, go totally crazyForget I’m a ladyMen’s shirts, short skirtsOh-oh-oh, really go wild, yeahDoin’ it in styleOh-oh-oh, get in the actionFeel the attractionColor my hair, do what I dare Above is the chorus of arguably Shania Twain’s most recognised song…
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Runaround Sue (1961) – Dion
It really is about a girl who was kind of loose in the neighbourhood. The word Sue just fit for the song – you couldn’t use Roberta, or Alice, or whatever. I’m not going to mention who it’s really about,…
Signore, Ascolta! (Turandot) 1924 – Giacomo Puccini
Pieces of music from the Italian composer Giacomo Puccini have featured here from his Operas: La Bohème and Tosca, but nothing from Turandot or Madame Butterfly. But hold your hats because today we have an exquisite soprano aria from act one of the opera Turandot called…
Cúlpame a Mí (2022) – Kenia Os
Cúlpame a Mí (Eng: Blame Me) by Mexican singer-songwriter Kenia Os came onto my random music player yesterday when I was getting ready to go out. I thought it was beautiful and had it on repeat until I left the…
Siege of a Nation (1982) – The Fureys
When I was a preadolescent I bought the album by The Furey’s called ‘When You Were Sweet Sixteen‘. Today’s featured track, Siege of a Nation, is the fourth song I’ve highlighted from my favourite Celtic album, which I consider a…
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Battle Without Honor or Humanity (2000) – Tomoyasu Hotei
Quentin Tarantino’s fusion of today’s featured music with the images of the arrival of O-Ren Ishii at “The House of Blue Leaves” in Kill Bill Volume 1 (2003) is perfect -pairing. It creates such a ‘badass’ scene and is a…
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Si Tú Te Vas (1986) – Juan Luis Guerra y 440
Si Tú Te Vas (English: If You Go) is one of the great successes of ‘merengue romántico’ music. It features Dominican singer songwriter Juan Luis Guerra and his group 440. Each sing a verse and it was the debut single…
Show Me The Place (2012) – Leonard Cohen
Show me the place where the Word became a manShow me the place where the suffering began Leonard Cohen has crafted some of the finest modern spiritual songs, and today’s featured track, Show Me the Place, stands among the best…
Should I Wait (1973) – Raspberries
If you the threw into a music blender The Byrds – I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better and a sped up melodic instrumental version of Don William’s – I Believe in You then Should I Wait by the Raspberries might…
Shooting Star (1989) – Bob Dylan
“The song came to me complete, full in the eyes like I’d been traveling on the garden pathway of the sun and just found it. It was illuminated. I’d seen a shooting star from the backyard of our house, or…
