I was remarking of Dylan’s nasty curve ball with the track – Lenny Bruce on the Christian record – Shot of Love; it’s just like what he did with today’s track Neighborhood Bully on the 1983 Infidels secular record. As I wrote…
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Nation (Of the Heartless Kind) (2003) – David Bridie
Nation (Of the Heartless Kind) is an Australian protest song by David Bridie released on his 2003 Hotel Radio album. This is the fourth song to appear from Bridie’s obscenely underrated Hotel Radio record. No information seemingly exists about this…
Naima (1959) – John Coltrane
Naima is composed by John Coltrane in 1959 that he named after his then-wife, Juanita Naima Grubbs. Coltrane first recorded it for his 1959 album Giant Steps, and it became one of his first well-known works. Naima featured in a scene in the…
My Oh My (2014) – Leonard Cohen
This blues track My Oh My is the second song presented here from Leonard Cohen’s thirteenth studio album album Popular Problems (2014). The previous entry was Did I Ever Love You. Popular Problems flies by, with only nine songs in 36…
My Love is Like a Red Red Rose (1982) – The Fureys & Davey Arthur
This is the third song to appear from the Furey’s 1981 album ‘When You Were Sweet Sixteen‘ (see inset) and appears on the above compilation. As I wrote ‘I bought this album as a preadolescent on a whim based on…
Fighter (2022) – Christina Perri
Rarely a day goes by when I’m feeling a bit in a rut and not think, ‘Have I heard a Christina Perri song today‘? Her songs and lyrics touch so deep like it’s the first time listening to her. Her…
Piano Concerto No.1 in F sharp minor, op.1 – II. Andante (1891) – Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff
‘I am a Russian composer and the land of my birth has influenced my temperament and outlook.’ Hearing this exquisite piece from Russian composer Rachmaninoff this morning was the perfect antidote to the post effects of a horrendous dream I…
My Sacrifice (2001) – Creed
I have no idea how I encountered this song – My Sacrifice, nor any knowledge of the band – Creed. I was tossing up whether to include it in the project. Basically, I needed three targets ‘green’. I had two…
My Island Home (1987) – Warumpi Band (& Christine Anu version)
My Island Home is not just a great narrative about Australian identity but captures the yearning essence of my home country. I went and saw Christine Anu in Melbourne when this song came out. Apart from her voice and the…
My Hometown (1985) – Bruce Springsteen
My Hometown showcases the panoramic view Bruce got from that big old Buick on his dad’s lap as he steered and drove through town. When you hear this synthesizer-based, low-tempo number you can’t help but reminisce of those ol’ times being…
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