Just Because Music: Better Than A Dream
Judy Holliday and Dean Martin singing “Better Than A Dream,” from “The Bells are Ringing”:
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Just Because Music: Maroon 5’s “One More Night”
This song has been an ear worm buzzing in my head all day. Maybe I can shake it off by passing it on to you guys:
Continue readingJust because music: Mika’s Big Girls, You Are Beautiful
I like the melody and I like the sentiment. I appreciate that the Big Girls in the video are dressed in costumes Betty Grable could have worn without raising too many eyebrows. I wonder, though, whether the watching Muslims occasionally seen in the video agree with the last sentiment:
Continue readingJust Because Music: Melanie Amaro’s Don’t Fail Me Now
(A word of warning to migraine sufferers: the video is like watching a strobe light. You might just want to listen to it.)
Continue readingA little inspiration from Disney’s Mulan
I don’t believe it was a monster hit with the little girls, but I like Mulan. It’s an equity feminist movie, with Mulan competing at game level, rather than whining and changing the game. Here’s the best, and most inspiring, song from the movie:
Continue readingJust Because Music — Fun.’s “All The Pretty Girls”
An oldie, but a goodie (except for those appalling jeggings):
Continue reading“We Are Hungry” video; and is Fun.’s “Some Nights” a pro-life song?
How can I not show the “We Are Hungry” video that’s making the rounds? I have to: You probably recognize that the song the video parodies is Fun.’s “We Are Young.” I really liked that song. Fun. n0w has a new song out that I find equally appealing. It’s called
Continue readingDid Train inadvertently write the new song for the Democrat party?
The band Train has a charming new song out, called “50 Ways to Say Good-bye.” Aside from the usual catchy music, the lyrics are simply wonderful, as you can see from this video: Since I always have politics on my mind, when I saw the lead singer nonsensically fielding questions
Continue readingJust Because Music: Train’s Drive By
Gotta love it — a catchy song, a non-sleazy video highlighting classic American muscle cars, and lots of Bay Area scenery:
Continue readingJust Because Music: Bonnie Tyler doing my favorite overwrought song from the 80s
Bonnie Tyler bemoaning a Total Eclipse of the Heart:
Continue readingJust Because Music — Ella Fitzgerald sings Johnny Mercer’s “I remember you”
I just love this song. I think it has the most beautiful lyrics ever written for an American love song — and who better to do it justice than Ella Fitzgerald? Honestly, what can be better than this? I remember, too, a distant bell And stars that fell, Like rain
Continue readingJust Because Music: Simon & Garfunkel’s Homeward Bound
I always liked this song:
Continue readingI am spending way too much time in my car
I’ve been spending so much time in my car lately, ferrying the kids hither and yon, that I’ve thought seriously about audiobooks. My problem, though, is that I simply can’t listen to books in dribs and drabs. One complicated left turn and I’ve completely lost the thread of the story.
Continue readingVoca People
Last night I saw a performance by Voca People, a group that was making its last San Francisco appearance. When I went to the show, I knew only that it was a capella singing, which I enjoy. That was certainly a correct description as far as it went, but it
Continue readingA rockin’ Star Spangled Banner that even a purist can love
I’m a fuddy duddy when it comes to the Star Spangled Banner. I hate howling ululations and piercing shrieks. It turns out, though, that if you give me a rockin’ good anthem, sung by guys who believe in every word, I will get those familiar chills down my spine that
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