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We Can Work it Out (1965) -The Beatles
[Verse 1]Try to see it my wayDo I have to keep on talking till I can’t go on?While you see it your wayRun the risk of knowing that our love may soon be gone [Refrain]We can work it outWe can…
Treaty (2016) – Leonard Cohen
By the time this music library is complete, almost all of the songs on Leonard Cohen’s last record, You Want It Darker, will have featured here. That goes to tell you what I think of this record. It was recorded…
We Didn’t Start the Fire (1989) – Billy Joel
We Didn’t Start the Fire is a song which spiels off historical figures and events (with a heavy North American slant) from the mid to late 20th century. The meaning and suggestion of the title reminded me of comments by…
Tropic Morning News (2023) – The National
It became a song about having a hard time expressing yourself, and trying to connect with someone when the noise of the world is drowning out any potential for conversation. – Matt Berninger I like the manic and restless nature…
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Tú Estás Aquí (2004) – Jesús Adrián Romero (Ft. Marcela Gándara)
Tú Estás Aquí (Eng: You Are Here) is the second Christian worship song written by Mexican Christian singer-songwriter Jesús Adrián Romero to feature here in succession after Un Viaje Largo (Eng: A Long Trip). Both songs showcase my favourite Latin…
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We Are All Made Of Stars (2002) – Moby
“On a basic quantum level, all the matter in the universe is essentially made up of stardust.” – Moby Like the picture above and the title suggest, We Are All Made Of Stars has this airy, space-like feel. Despite seeming…
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (1965) – Bob Dylan
You can see Dylan holding his sunnies there on the Highway 61 Revisited cover. I bet he didn’t find them broken like I did mine this morning when I took them out of their case. I didn’t dwell on it…
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Ways To Be Wicked (1985) – Lone Justice
There is passion aplenty and it is all pretty carnal in Ways to Be Wicked. It’s smokin’! Tzzz. Sometimes it is better not to mince words and just come right out and say it. There is so much energy and…
Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key (1998) – Billy Bragg & Wilco (Woody Guthrie)
In 1998, Billy Bragg & Wilco released Mermaid Avenue, an iconic album built around previously unheard lyrics written by American folk singer Woody Guthrie. They did a wonderful job breathing music into these words and bringing them into the light…
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