“If a bomb hits this building today, John Denver’s back on top.”Paul Simon, during the recording of “We Are the World,” January 28th, 1985 Paul Simon was with the most popular artists of the day, recording a song that would raise millions of dollars to support efforts to feed the hungry in Africa. Paul joinedContinue reading “Rocky Mountain High, by John Denver”
Author Archives: Larry Glickman
(Nothing But) Flowers, by The Talking Heads
It was 80 degrees here in Chicago the other day, Friday, October 20th. On the same day in 1988, the year “(Nothing But) Flowers” by The Talking Heads was released, it was 50 degrees. Whether you believe in global climate change or not, that is a difference of 30 degrees in 30 years. The Talking HeadsContinue reading “(Nothing But) Flowers, by The Talking Heads”
Pictures of You, by The Cure
The perfect Cure
Three Flights Up, by Nanci Griffith
In memory of Nanci
Dock of the Bay, by Otis Redding
The perfect impressionism of “Dock of the Bay”
A Perfectly Short “Little Wing”
Little Wing, by Jimi Hendrix
Louisiana 1927, by Randy Newman
Louisiana 1927, and a people perfectly forgotten.
We Gotta Get Out of This Place, by The Animals
Gritty, Honest and Perfectly Placed
U Li La Lu, by Poi Dog Pondering
The Perfect Gift of Poi Dog Pondering
Spanish Bombs, by The Clash
The Punk History Lesson of “Spanish Bombs”
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