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Growing Pains (2022) – Tough on Fridays
Yesterday, I travelled early to my children’s school for their festival of dances. On the Transmilenio (a bus rapid transit system that serves Bogotá, the capital of Colombia), I plugged the earphones in and put the Music collection on autopilot. Out came…
Double Dare (1980) – Bauhaus
‘This song is a challenge to be true to yourself and your ideas’ – Don’t cower in night fright ‘Daring fake politicians to actually act like real people instead of the conservative little muppets they can be’ – In the…
Donna (1958) – Ritchie Valens
Donna first learned about Donna when Ritchie called her and told her that he wrote a song for her. He sang her the first part of Donna. She said: “of course I cried. It was just very, very touching. He…
Oh Boy! (1957) – Buddy Holly and the Crickets
If I was to go back to the dawning of it all, I guess I’d have to start with Buddy Holly. Buddy died when I was about eighteen and he was twenty-two. From the moment I first heard him, I…
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (1967) – Nina Simone
Nina Simone. I used to cross paths with her in New York City in the Village Gate nightclub. She was an artist I definitely looked up to. She recorded some of my songs that she learned directly from me, sitting…
Ode To My Family (1994) – The Cranberries
Ode To My Family is the third song to appear here from The Cranberries after their previous entry Linger. It is about singer’s Dolorus O’Riordan’s yearning for her simple life as a child after having achieved success. Her heavy Irish…
Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) (2017) – Elenyi (Hillsong United Cover)
As I drink my first Colombian rich black coffee this morning (5:20 am) I notice the blinds shine a hazy orange. I open them up and see a Vanilla sky. I put today’s featured track on and realize right now,…
O Holy Night (2009) – David Hobson
‘O’….Listen to how good that letter sounds….’O’….just think about it will you? ‘O’ is even very circular in how it sounds. Guess what? O Holy Night is the first ‘O’ song to feature here in the ‘O’ mighty Music Library…
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Husband & Wife ft. lyrics by Grace (2023) – Benjamin Grossman
This song is part of a collaboration with Grace (who showed me these incredible lyrics). It was really fun working on this project with her, which was a month in the making; and I’m lucky to call her a friend. – Benjamin…
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