The perfect spiciness of “El Scorcho”
Category Archives: Song
The Song is Over, by The Who
Windswept perfection of “The Song is Over”
Keep Me in Your Heart, by Warren Zevon
Warren Zevon’s perfect goodbye
Bohemian Rhapsody, by Queen
A perfect Bohemian fantasy
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”
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”
A Perfectly Different Drum
Different Drum, by the Stone Poneys
Surrender, by Cheap Trick
The Weird, Eternal Truth of “Surrender”
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”
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant, by Billy Joel
The Saga of Billy Joel, and “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant”