It must be hard to be the child of a star. The expectations of following in your famous parents’ footsteps must be suffocating, and if you decide to pursue the career they pursued, then a decision needs to be be made. Do you try to develop a career completely on your own (risking potential failureContinue reading “These Perfect Boots”
Author Archives: Larry Glickman
The Forever Perfection of “Dancing Queen”
Breathe in deep, and fill your lungs with air. Look up to the sky, and raise your hands up above your head. Smile, and wear your flashiest dress or your widest lapels. Twirl around. Strap on those platform shoes. You know you look good. “Dancing Queen,” the shimmering, bombastic, amazing 1976 disco manifesto is playingContinue reading “The Forever Perfection of “Dancing Queen””
In Search of Fine
“Closer to Fine” by Indigo Girls
Pancho and Lefty
Art lives and breathes in the details. And in the mystery. Stories are told in the words on the page, and in the spaces between. Is the woman in the painting smiling for the artist, or laughing at an intimate joke in her head? What happened to the lead characters before the story line ofContinue reading “Pancho and Lefty”
The Perfect Anarchy
“Anarchy in the UK” by the Sex Pistols
The Beach Boys to The Beatles to “Good Vibrations” and Beyond
“Good Vibrations” by The Beach Boys
The Perfect Simplicity of “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?”
“Have You Ever Seen the Rain” by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Perfectly, Tragically Gray
“I Try,” by Macy Gray
The Perfect Improvisation of “The Harder They Come”
“The Harder They Come,” by Jimmy Cliff
From City Slickers to The Pretenders
“The Middle of The Road,” by The Pretenders
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