Indelible mark of Zevon: 10 more from the songwriter's songwriter
Surreal, darkly comic tale of revenge from the 1978 album Excitable Boy and the last song Warren Zevon played live, on The Late Show with…
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Thanks for stumbling upon my retirement project and labour of love, Here Comes The Song. Here you'll find the latest blogs from music fanatics about their favourite songs and the artists who wrote them. It really is about the music that moves us...
They say it's your birthday: 10 songs for a best wishes list
From their debut album Life’s Too Good. The Icelandic band fronted by Bjork are classed as alternative/indie; it's certainly alternative but
London Recalling: 10 songs with capital locations in their title
There are fine homages to the pretty hilltop spot in NW3 by Madness and John and Beverley Martyn, but the former Mr Kate McGarrigle edges it
The name-droppers: 10 songs that put the list into playlist
This strange 1991 single by the Irish indie band A House starts with the ‘singer’ recalling a quote: ‘All art is quite useless according to…
Meet The Parentheses: 10 songs with brackets in the title
History tells us the Faces were falling apart by 1974, brought low by Ronnie Lane’s departure. Tellingly, for this final single they were…
Welcome Mr Trump: A Playlist For The New President
‘There are those who build walls,’ sings Browne on Standing On The Breach, ‘and those who open doors.’ Don’t know which person or what part…
Wish They Were Still Here: Cherished Songs Of The Departed
One of the all-time great storytellers, the Texan elder statesman paints extraordinary pictures about ordinary people and situations. This…
Got It Covered: My 10 Favourite Renditions
One of the greatest pop songs of all time by one of the greatest singers covering yet another all-time great in Otis Redding. It couldn’t…
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