About a year and a half ago, I wrote a blog article about the great song “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant” where I shared my level of frustration regarding Billy Joel. A prolific musician for much of my youth and young adulthood, Joel has not released a new album since 1993. Although he remains oneContinue reading “Great Late Musical Careers”
Author Archives: Larry Glickman
The Beat Goes On/Switching to Glide, by The Kings
The Perfect One-Hit Wonder
Fast Car, by Tracy Chapman
“Fast Car” and the Fear of the Unknown
Will the Circle Be Unbroken, by The Carter Family
A Perfectly Unbroken Circle
A Perfectly Cool Runaround
“Run Around Sue” by Dion
Mahna Mahna, by Sesame Street
Two alien cows, and a Woodstock hippie.
Lean On Me, by Bill Withers
“Lean on Me” and the Almost Perfect Career of Bill Withers
The Big Perfection of Bruce Springsteen
“Promised Land” by Bruce Springsteen
Cliffs of Dover, by Eric Johnson
“Cliffs of Dover” and the Elusive Rock & Roll Instrumental
Great Moments in Musical Generosity
My wife and I would watch G.E. Smith lead the Saturday Night Live band in the late 1980’s and the early 1990’s. We called him “The Sharing Guy.” He was not on the stage to perform for himself as much as he seemed to be there to share the experience of performing with the otherContinue reading “Great Moments in Musical Generosity”
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