Tag Archives: Something For Thursday

It’s getting hard to remember if I used things before or not, but in this case, I don’t care, because it’s one of my favorite works of classical music. I was a trumpet player, and in that vein, my favorite … Continue reading →

Sticking with songs pertaining to all our fine local watering holes, here’s one of my favorite country songs. I’m not a big fan of the Oak Ridge Boys, but “Y’All Come Back Saloon” is really pretty terrific.

I’ve probably used this before, but I don’t care. Sometimes only Mr. Sinatra will do, so here’s “One For My Baby (and One More for the Road)”.

I enjoy jazz, and many times I’ve wished I had more of an ear for it. I gave jazz a game effort in high school and college, but I inevitably had to conclude that from a performing standpoint, I just … Continue reading →

Suiting my mood lately, here’s “Abraham, Martin and John”.

For some unknown reason, The Daughter has been listening to this song a lot the last week or two. I wish I knew why…but the damn thing is stuck in my head, and I figure the best way to get … Continue reading →

My favorite of Antonin Dvorak’s symphonies is actually not the 9th, known by its nickname “From the New World”. Wonderful as that symphony is, I adore the exuberance and wit of the Eighth. Here is the fourth, and final, movement … Continue reading →

I’m in a John Williams kind of mood, so here is the End Title music from the silly, but enjoyable, “Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman as Irish immigrants” potboiler Far and Away.

In honor of Elizabeth Taylor’s passing yesterday, here is the love music Alex North wrote for Cleopatra. I may watch that movie this weekend….