I hadn’t heard Our Lips Are Sealed for years until friend Max at PowerPop featured it back in January 2020. It brought back good memories. It reminds of that neat song Young Hearts by Commuter in the Karate Kid soundtrack…
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Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, B178 “From the New World” – Antonín Dvořák
It is said “From the New World” this is one of the all top time most popular symphonies. Astronaut Neil Armstrong took a tape recording of the New World Symphony along during the Apollo 11 mission, the first Moon landing, in 1969. By the way, the…
Dreaming My Dreams (1994) – The Cranberries
We are backpedalling in the music library project to present another song from The Cranberries called Dreaming my Dreams not to be confused with their stellar song ‘Dreams‘ presented here in February. The Celtic vibes are strong with this one…
Ophelia (1975) – The Band (The Last Waltz)
Ophelia with Levon Helm at the helm as drummer is another standout in The Band’s legendary last concert The Last Waltz. Robbie Robertson in his recollection of Ophelia gave the accolades to Garth Hudson’s superior instrumental delivery working on synthesizer and…
Open the Eyes of My Heart – Michael W Smith
The thing about contemporary Christian music is that it’s hard to find information about its origen, but I will do my best here. I’m sorry I’ve been away a while. Michael W Smith is no stranger to this site. He…
Only You (1982) – Alison Moyet (Yazoo)
If you take away anything from this, then read the interview with Alison Moyet below. I have spoken about Desert Island songs before and now we are getting down to the nitty-gritty. This song, everything about it will always come…
Only Time (2000) – Enya
Two Irish lasses in a row….you could do worse. Enya’s A Day Without Rain is my favourite piece that I’ve heard from her collection and it was one of the first songs I posted on here. Today’s song Only Time…
Only a Woman’s Heart (1992) – Eleanor McEvoy
Today’s featured track has got everything that captures my musical senses: An impassioned Irish lass by the name of Eleanor McEvoy and an achingly haunting melody and lyric. I can see why Only A Woman’s Heart headlined the best-selling Irish…
Ones Who Love You (2014) – Alvvays
Like most of the songs from Alvvays spectacular self-titled debut album, Ones Who Love You is some sweet indiepop. The album topped the US college charts. I didn’t even know they had college charts until now. This is the third…
One Country (1990) – Midnight Oil
One Country by Australian rock band Midnight Oil is the ultimate call to reconciliation – “one country, one…”. It’s true patriotism, without the ‘ranting and raving’. This is the second song presented here by ‘the Oils‘ after their first entry…
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