Tag Archives: Something For Thursday

Still thinking of her. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w9RKYDhBf4  

In honor of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, 54 years ago today, a selection of music about the moon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LwFI2E1zQk  

A month ago I shared a new song and accompanying video by Canadian singer-songwriter Shannon Dooks. Now she has posted a new version of the same song, this time just piano and voice. It’s still a wonderful song, and I … Continue reading →

I haven’t seen the movie yet, and likely won’t until it hits a streaming service, but I’ve heard the music, and I can say that in that department at least, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Distiny fires on all cylinders. … Continue reading →

Having the Titanic on the mind for obvious reasons, here’s some music from a movie about the wreck…but not the famous movie. This is the rather less famous movie from 1980 or 1981 called Raise the Titanic. I watched this movie years ago … Continue reading →

I don’t have a lot to say about this, other than to note that this is one of my favorite psychedelic pop songs of the 1960s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBFY1-eEhdU

A two-fer, because I couldn’t decide which of these to post. That’s when I remembered, “Hey, it’s MY blog, I can post two things if I want!” So, here are two things: The first track on the brand new album … Continue reading →

Canadian (Toronto!) singer-songwriter Shannon Dooks released a new song recently, and last week she released the song’s official video, which is also partly a short film. I’ve been following Dooks online for several years now, and it’s nice to see … Continue reading →

Today begins Pride Month, which I enthusiastically support and will continue to do so, for all members of the LGBTQ+ community. I start with a work by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, whom most scholars agree was almost certainly homosexual. He had … Continue reading →