Music Monday: Now and Then
Billed as the last new Beatles song, “Now and Then” dropped onto streaming platforms, social media, and music retailers this past week. It’s the last Beatles song because it’s the last time John, Paul,...
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Music Monday: Here, There, and Everywhere
Once again I’m featuring a Beatles song on Music Monday. This is one I’ve been meaning to talk about for a while, and since Paul McCartney celebrated his 80th birthday recently, I thought now...
Music Monday: I Call Your Name
This song has been buzzing around my head recently for no particular reason so I figured I would do a Music Monday on it and get it out of my system. Some people pay...
Music Monday: McCartney III
For today’s Music Monday, I’m going to share some of my thoughts about Paul McCartney’s latest album, McCartney III, recorded during the pandemic lockdown in the UK (or “rockdown” as McCartney calls it). This...
Music Monday: Abbey Road
I haven’t done a “Music Monday” post in a while, and this one is a little different. Usually, I pick a song, talk about it, and then provide some performance notes, sheet music, lead...
Music Monday: Dear Diary
Back on January 4th, Ray Thomas, flautist, singer, songwriter, and founding member of The Moody Blues died. No cause of death was given, but he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2013, so...
Music Monday: Senses Working Overtime
XTC* were one of those British bands that had some successes, and had a following, but were never on the mega-star level. The first song of theirs I heard was “Making Plans for Nigel”...
Music Monday: Golden Brown
Oops–so I accidentally posted this a day early. Oh well. It’s Monday in South Korea and Australia… 🙂 “Golden Brown” is a song by The Stranglers that got to number 2 on the British...
Music Monday: Starman
The entertainment world is still reeling from the death of David Bowie on Sunday, January 10th at age 69. He had been battling cancer for 18 months. I can’t say I was ever (or am)...
Music Monday: Long the Night
For our Christmas Music Monday, I want to present a little-known song of Ukrainian origin set to English words, and here sung by Hereford Cathedral Choir. According to the CD notes, Dr. Roy Massey (who...
