Random Notes #1
Frank Sinatra “If I Had You” 1962 In terms of the lyric, there’s no reason why this can’t be a happy song, and that’s the way Sinatra had recorded it in 1957 for his album A Swingin’ Affair. Five short...
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Richard and Linda Thompson “A Heart Needs a Home” 1975 The story goes that when the Thompson’s were halfway into the recording of their second album, Hokey Pokey, Richard was struck by some form of...
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Radioactive Cats “Bed Of Roses” 1991 I am not a fan of hair metal. In the late ’80s nothing would make me change the channel faster than Motley Crue, Poison, Skid Row, Whitesnake, or just about anyone...
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The Psychedelic Furs “High Wire Days” 1984 Music attaches itself to memory and emotion in odd ways, sometimes rising up in unexpected places, and making unexpected connections. I was a big fan of The...
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I figured Bruno Mars had the goods ever since I saw him performing Barrett Strong’s “Money” on video a couple of years ago. But his earlier records, even the best of them, didn’t prepare me for how...
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