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Something for Thursday

 Here is a selection from John Williams’s score to JFK that seems to match my mood regarding the present and future of America. I don’t know, folks. I just don’t know. There is no law of nature that says we have … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday

 Because he would have been seventeen today.

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Something for Thursday

 I know I’ve featured this in the past, but it’s my blog and I can do re-runs if I want! And it seems to me that this past week in particular has left a real need for some real beauty. … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday

 There’s something to be said for rock dance anthems that have great tunes, a fantastic beat, amazing rhythm…and, well, if the lyrics make sense I guess that’s a bonus, but let’s be honest: when you’re looking for something to play … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday

 Last week, Dusty Hill died. He was the bass player for ZZ Top. ZZ Top is one of those bands that has been a part of the soundtrack of my life pretty much ever since early-adolescence, when I first became … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday (Friday edition)

UPDATE: The video for the performance I chose, for some reason, won’t embed here, so click through to hear the music.  A day late, but not my usual excuse this time! I wasn’t too busy…in fact, I was all set to post, … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday

 For some reason I have Jim Croce on the mind, so here are two of my favorite songs of his. Both are sad songs about the endings of relationships. “Operator (That’s Not The Way It Feels)” is the better known … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday

 Here’s a deep cut from a classic musical! Singin’ in the Rain would be my favorite musical of all time if not for My Fair Lady, and like all the greatest musicals, it is packed with songs and numbers, some of … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday (Friday edition)

 Maybe I should just start calling this feature “Something for Friday”…but then I’ll start screwing it up and it’ll just become “Something for Friday (Saturday edition)”, so why not stick with what’s kinda-sorta working… …anyway, here’s a song by Taylor … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday

 Two selections from the vocal group VOCES8: One is “May It Be”, from the score to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, and the other is a setting of a piece called “Nyepi” by Icelandic musician … Continue reading

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