Beautiful Song Of The Week

May 11

Week 522: “10 Years Ago” by FKJ

10 years ago this week, Beautiful Song of the Week began. I already did a…

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May 4

Week 521: “Red Lights” by Sault

In 1977, a reporter for the Providence Journal picked up a record from the office’s…

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April 27

Week 520: “Lullaby” by Frantz Casseus

When I was preparing to be a dad, one of the decisions I spent the…

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April 20

Week 519: “Ficelles” by Ingrid St. PIerre

Taking my own advice, I recently went through some old photos with the intention of…

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April 13

Week 518: “Saga of Harrison Crabfeathers” by Milos Foreman

This song caught my ear when it popped up on my “Discover Weekly” Spotify playlist…

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April 6

Week 517: “The Boy in the Gap” by Martin Hayes Quartet

Despite being open to just about every genre of music, I have always had a…

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March 30

Week 516: “All Things Must Pass” by George Harrison

Who was the best post-Beatles Beatle? If we’re measuring commercial success, Paul is undoubtedly the…

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March 23

Week 515: “9” and “Circles” by AAESPO

Few instruments fall victim to typecasting as often as the trumpet. With its high, piercing…

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March 16

Week 514: “Rosewood” by Hue Honey

Recommended listening activities: Going for a long walk in an un-crowded place. Finally going through…

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March 9

Week 513: “The Swan” by Camille Saint-Saens

One of Camille Saint-Saens’ best-loved works is his 1886 suite, The Carnival of the Animals.…

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March 2

Week 512: “Liu” by Siriusmo

I have a shorter musical attention span than I used to. It’s a strange thing…

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February 24

Week 511: “Plus Tôt” by Alexandra Stréliski

When I learned, probably sometime in my teens, that the history of Western art was…

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February 17

Week 510: “Waende” by Ceeys

Toronto went through a major building boom in the 1960s and 1970s, and this means…

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February 10

Week 509: “Venice” by Cannonball Adderley

I had an English teacher whose favourite activity was to plonk down two seemingly unrelated…

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February 3

Week 508: “Green Arrow” by Yo La Tengo

In 1962, baseball player Richie Ashburn was in the final season of a hall-of-fame career.…

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January 27

Week 507: “King of The Rats” by Brock Berrigan

Not to brag or anything, but when I was a kid I helped save the…

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January 20

Week 506: “I Remember” by Molly Drake

If time travel were possible, there are a few times and places I wouldn’t mind…

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January 13

Week 505: “Qui Tollis” by Antonio Lotti

Here’s an interesting (if slightly morbid) thing I learned recently: the “Birthday Effect.” Since there…

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January 6

Week 504: “Worlds To Run (VIP Dub)” By Kenny Segal, and “Worlds To Run” by Busdriver

No Monday is more Mondayish than the first Monday after the New Year. After two…

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December 30

Week 503: “Watermark” by Art Garfunkel

I really wanted to write a post about Art Garfunkel without mentioning Paul Simon. My…

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