Ring of Fire is one of Johnny Cash’s most recognisable songs and is widely regarded as one of the greatest country songs ever recorded. You only need to hear it once to understand the power of his sound and voice,…
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Time After Time (1996) – Eva Cassidy
Eva Cassidy was taken from us far too young. She died in 1996 at the age of just 33. At the time, she was largely unknown outside her native Washington, D.C. area, even though she was already a remarkable singer.…
England (2010) – The National
As Matt Berninger told the Guardian, “A lot of [our songs] are sad and about death.” However, as he rightfully adds, they go about it in such a bracing way that the songs almost seem to triumph over it, “In really fun ways.”…
Caravan (1976) – Van Morrison (The Last Waltz)
Caravan is such a fantastic romp of a song, which I first saw in the legendary The Last Waltz concert by The Band. It’s a great exhibition of the depth and range of Van Morrison’s musical talent as a vocalist…
Electrolite (1996) – R.E.M.
Electrolite, as the name suggests, sounds refreshing, replenishing, and effervescent on the ears. It’s very melodic, and I love the piano – it really is a piano-based ballad. This is a song that has grown on me over time. Michael…
The Remains of the Day (Soundtrack) 1993 – Richard Robbins
Sir Anthony Hopkins, as a guest on Inside the Actors Studio (1994), said that he got tips on how to play a butler from real-life butler Cyril Dickman, who served for fifty years at Buckingham Palace. The butler said there…
The Return (Russia) 2003 – Andrey Zvyagintsev (Friday’s Finest)
The other night, while browsing my movie folder looking for something to watch, I thought about revisiting Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master, which featured at Friday’s Finest back in 2019. In my search for it, I noticed today’s film from…
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Feliz Navidad! – Christmas Countdown
I want to take a moment to wish you and your loved ones a truly joyful and Merry Christmas. This blogging journey wouldn’t be the same without you – that’s for sure! To celebrate this year’s Christmas Day, I decided…
Till All The Rivers Run Dry (1975) – Don Williams
A happy quirk of the alphabetical sequence: we’ve just had my favourite female country voice in Alison Krauss, and now we arrive at my favourite male country voice, Don Williams. I’ve written before about how Don’s music played incessantly in…
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Die Fledermaus (Waltz) Overture ‘The Bat’ (1874) – Johann Strauss II
That man you see above – Austrian Johann Strauss II was arguably the biggest music star of his era in the 1870s. He was widely recognised as the undisputed king of the Viennese waltz. His portraits were sold in bookshops;…
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