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…
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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…
My Father’s Daughter (2021) – Olivia Vedder
That’s some kind of musical artistry you have right there in the above image with Glen Hansard, Olivia Vedder and Eddie Vedder. Glen and Eddie have featured here a bunch, but today’s featured track, ‘My Father’s Daughter‘ is the debut…
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My Beautiful Reward (1992) – Bruce Springsteen
As I wrote in my previous entry Lucky Town, reflecting on the dual album – Human Touch / Lucky Town ‘The more stripped down, folk-based sound on the Lucky Town record is my preferred of the two and contains many…
Mutineer (1995) – Warren Zevon
I know Lawyers, Guns and Money and Werewolves of London gets all the plaudits and deservedly so – they are unforgettable songs even after first listen, but Warren Zevon’s Mutineer as presented on the Dave Letterman show (10-30-02) is my…
Must Be Santa (2009) – Bob Dylan
In case you were wondering at the time of my drafting this article how many days there were until Christmas: That’s nothing. It’s like a nanosecond of a dream within a dream. What I look forward to most of all…
Musetta’s Waltz (1896) – La Bohème / Giacomo Puccini – (Moonstruck Soundtrack)
Have you ever seen a full moon as big as this one in Moonstruck? It’s comparable to the one presented in The Truman Show. I haven’t seen any like those; they are so big and illustrious. Take for example the…
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Elastic (2023) – Chief Springs
‘The Time to Take Time, to Take Time’ Elastic by Chief Springs was recently released on Jeff’s Eclectic Music Lover blog. What stood out for me first-listen was the singer’s striking voice and I asked Jeff who it was. He…
Munjana (1990) – Archie Roach
Australian Aboriginal singer Archie Roach has appeared here before with his song about the homeless called Down City Streets. I have written about him also in conjunction with other Australian music – artists David Bridie and Paul Kelly. If there…
Mujer Amante (1990) – Rata Blanca
Mujer Amante (Lover Woman) is by Argentinian hard rock and heavy metal group – Rata Blanca (White Rat). It is one of the most famous songs by the group. The song was composed by Adrián Barilari (see image inset) in…
