Tag Archives: Something For Thursday

Emmylou Harris just turned 70. Like many a great artist, I actually haven’t heard that much of her music over the years. As I’ve noted before — just last week! — my relationship with country music is complicated, and Harris … Continue reading →

You all need an earworm. I’m here to provide. Or, if former teen idols are more your speed: Hey, if your musical life doesn’t include the occasional bubblegum song once in a while, you’re doing it wrong.

Oops. Time got away from me yesterday. So what to do? Resort to the old favorites, of course. Lerner and Loewe, performed by Maurice Chevalier. Here is “I’m Glad I’m Not Young Anymore” from Gigi.

What’s neat about really great songs is that they can be remade from one genre to another. “The Long Black Veil” started as a country ballad, but here it is recorded by Celtic supergroup The Chieftains and sung by Mick … Continue reading →

I’ve featured this piece before, but it’s turned up a number of times recently in my life — a couple of times on the radio, and the other night two movements from it featured in The Daughter’s school concert. So … Continue reading →

When in doubt, go with Lerner and Loewe.

I heard this interestingly hypnotic work on the drive to work this morning. Composer Ludovico Einaudi is someone I’d never heard of before. He has apparently done a lot of different work in a lot of different genres. Primarily a … Continue reading →

Two minutes of soul perfection. Here’s Sam Cooke with “Touch the Hem of His Garment”.

Vera Lynn, singing “A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square”.

Ye Gods, I’m getting worse and not better at posting stuff. Usual disclaimers: busy, two writing projects, lots of stuff going on at work right now (good stuff, but lots of it!), and I’m making a point to read more … Continue reading →