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”
Category Archives: Folk Rock
Two Perfect Sides
Both Sides Now, by Joni Michell
Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes, by Paul Simon
The perfect arrangement of “Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes”
Please Do Not Go, by The Violent Femmes
Research tells us that the music a person likes when they are 17 to 21 years old is the music they will most likely listen to the most for the rest of their life. Though in my case, I believe the music of my late teen/early adult years formed more of a basis for musicContinue reading “Please Do Not Go, by The Violent Femmes”
Friend of The Devil, by The Grateful Dead
The Perplexing Zeitgeist of “A Friend of the Devil”
Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters, by Elton John
Sometimes, a song is just so lovely. Even for Elton John. Many of Elton John’s songs are lovely. Early in his career, in partnership with lyricist Bernie Taupin, John would release sparse love songs and ballads, a troubadour sitting at his piano delivering songs that were at once lush and sparse, ethereal and dense. ThereContinue reading “Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters, by Elton John”
The Perfect Protest of “We Shall Not Be Moved”
“We Shall Not Be Moved” by Mavis Staples
Into The Mystic, by Van Morrison
The Perfect Atmosphere of “Into the Mystic”
The Perfect Imagination of “Angel from Montgomery”
Angel from Montgomery, by John Prine
The Perfect, Gentle Anger of “Don’t Think Twice, it’s All Right”
“Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right” by Bob Dylan