Category Archives: Rock and Roll

Wonderful, by Everclear

“Promises mean everything when you’re littleand the world’s so big” It had been about 20 years since my parents divorce, but hearing this song put me right back in my teenage bedroom, reeling from the news that my life and the life of my family was about to change forever. Although “Wonderful” by Everclear didContinue reading “Wonderful, by Everclear”

Making the Music Perfect

My blog 1PerfectSong.com is about the music that I love. Though I set out to write about musicianship and songwriting craft, I often find myself talking just as much about my own life. Where I was when I first heard a song, or what was happening in my life at the time. My life informsContinue reading “Making the Music Perfect”

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”