Music

“The Same Old Sun”….

A lovely touching song from The Alan Parsons Project in the mid 1980s. Continue reading →

“A Piece of Sky”

Yentl was a lovely movie, and the final scene in which Barbra Streisand sings to her father (who had passed away much earlier, but had encouraged her to follow her dreams even though they lived in a male dominant society)  is quite moving …. especially at the very end where those Streisand lungs prove their amazing capability! Continue reading →

“L’hymne a l’amour”

Edith Piaf was in the public’s eye long before I was born, and she died in 1963 when still in her 40’s. Even so, she was played on the radio in England during my teen years, which was how I was introduced to her.  Continue reading →

“Poor Man’s Moody Blues”

Another wonderful song and musical arrangement from the 1970’s (1977), this time by Barclay James Harvest. Those of you familiar with The Moody Blues album “Days of Future Passed”, and specifically the track “Nights in White Satin” will hear an immediate connection (beyond the title). Enjoy! Continue reading →

“And you and I”

I have listened to Yes for many years now and, while I tend to have love/hate  relationships with their material, the “love” tracks are always quite absorbing. They recorded a number of lengthy tracks with included bridges and other rhythm change sections which I find really interesting. Whereas there are occasions when I am thinking “where on earth is this going”, they suddenly pull it all together and it makes sense! Continue reading →

“Apres Toi”

Vicky Leandros won the Eurovision Song Contest with “Apre Toi” in the early 1970’s. It was released in English as “Come What May” and was very popular in England. Continue reading →

“Now We Are Free” .

I linked to a Lisa Gerrard recording on November 11,  2017**, and copied a comment about her style as ““She sings in a euphonic and emotional pseudo-language”. This is one of her more well known recordings, being a part of the “Gladiator” movie sound track. Enjoy. Continue reading →

“May it be”

From my perspective, Tolkein’s Hobbit stories are some of the best fiction ever written, and the “Lord of The Rings” movie was close to my understanding of the story line, which is in stark contrast to most book based movies that I have seen. Continue reading →

Help!

This is a call for help from any/all of you who love music of the late 60’s/early 70’s. Perhaps you lived through those years, or perhaps you were born later but can really relate to the songs of those times. Anyway …. Continue reading →