Tag Archives: Something For Thursday

Well, I suppose that having mentioned these two songs in today’s poetry post, I have to use them here. Take it away, Mr. Denver!  

If you’ve seen the great movie Amadeus, you may recall a scene toward the end when Salieri, having driven poor naive Mozart to his literal deathbed, takes him home after he collapses during a performance of The Magic Flute, and then–under the … Continue reading →

Yup, missed a day. And here it is, a day later, and I still don’t know what to post! So, here’s what I’m going to do: I’m going to sign onto my SiriusXM account, see what the first song comes … Continue reading →

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My whole life, I’ve never been able to decide which version of this song I prefer. I should default to The Supremes, because it’s the original, but I actually heard Mr. Collins’s cover (which is pretty faithful) first, back in … Continue reading →

The Telnyuk Sisters are a Ukrainian folk rock duo. I know nothing about them beyond what I’ve read on their Wikipedia page…but I’ve listened to a bit of their music today, just a bit, via their YouTube channel. I’m deliberately … Continue reading →

This song has been firmly lodged in my head for two weeks, ever since we saw it featured in a particularly good (and funny) scene on Derry Girls. Apparently this song features in a kind of line dance in which … Continue reading →

I’m not usually one to play the “Ahhh, they don’t sing ’em like that anymore!” card, but…no, they don’t sing ’em like that anymore! Which isn’t a bad thing, because there is always great music in the offing. But still, I wonder what it … Continue reading →