Larry Glickman

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

The Perfect Intersection of Friendship & Music

I went to Washington D.C. to see a Mavis Staples concert. You may think that a trip like that is a gratuitous, silly thing to do. I mean after all, why would I travel halfway across the country to see an 82 year-old artist perform? An artist who lives the Chicago area, where I live?Continue reading “The Perfect Intersection of Friendship & Music”

The Perfectly Joyful Loneliness of “So Lonely”

“So Lonely,” by The Police

Keep On Keeping On

It was a cold, wintery Saturday morning. I was sitting on the couch in our living room with my iPad and a cup of coffee. Surfing around, I came across a YouTube video of Levon Helm playing “The Weight” at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN. I had just seen Levon Helm in concert aContinue reading “Keep On Keeping On”

The Perfect Poetry of “Tears of a Clown”

“Tears of a Clown,” by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles

The Perfect Naiveté of “Rocky Mountain High”

“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 “The Perfect Naiveté of “Rocky Mountain High””

(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”