Beautiful Song Of The Week

December 23

Week 502: “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” by Sarah Spring

I’ve featured a fair bit of Christmas music over the years, and I’ve tried to…

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December 16

Week 501: “Wrapped” by Ola Szmidt

In most ways, I’m a fully-functional adult. I pay my bills. I do my laundry.…

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December 9

Week 500: “These Days” by The Black Keys

By 2010, The Black Keys had been together for nearly a decade. They were doing…

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December 2

Week 499: “Edge Hill” by Groove Armada

I’ve always liked the title of this one. There’s something about this track that feels…

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November 25

Week 498: “Lilac” by G Mills

Lilacs have a pretty limited blooming period – sometimes as brief as two weeks –…

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November 18

Week 497: “Sunny Road” by Emilíana Torrini

If you’ve ever been inside a store that sells incense, or received a gift from…

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November 11

Week 496: “Flickering Darkness” by Tom Richards

In the late 1980s, as the Cold War faded, the American military began allowing scientists…

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November 4

Week 495: “Impromptu V” by Jean Sibelius

It’s tempting to look at the lives of composers and turn them into parables. Mozart’s…

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October 28

Week 494: “Praise You” by Fatboy Slim (Maribou State remix)

Many turn-of-the-millennium DJs and electronic acts liked to counterbalance their dance floor anthems and manic…

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October 21

Week 493: “The Border” by Nicolas Godin

Nicolas Godin’s homeland of France shares a 623km border with Spain, and for something as…

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October 14

Week 492: “Harvest Moon” by Neil Young (SYML cover)

Given that today is Canadian Thanksgiving, I’m going to be thankful for Neil Young. He…

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October 7

Week 491: “Sherwood Stroll” by Funkmammoth

Not only is this a beautiful song, but it also gives me the rare and…

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September 30

Week 490: “Part 1 – Opening” by Kenny Wheeler

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the experience of singing in a choir during…

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September 23

Week 489: “Tales of Africa” by Saib

Depending on which travel blog you choose to believe, Casablanca is either the best or…

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September 16

Week 488: “Garbage Day” by Daniel Koestner

I can confidently state that “Garbage Day” is the only song on this list that…

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September 9

Week 487: “Cotton Eyed Joe” by Terry Callier

When “Cotton Eye Joe” was released in 1994 by Rednex, a Swedish techno-country crossover act…

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September 2

Week 486: “Long May It Sustain” by A Winged Victory For The Sullen

I grew up in a house that was mostly free of junk food, and where…

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August 26

Week 485: “While You Dooooo (Extended)” by Teebs

I like having art on my walls. I’m just really bad at picking art that…

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August 19

Week 484: “Oscarine” by Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Segal

In my 20s, I was in the early days of a relationship with a woman…

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August 12

Week 483: “Life In Mono” by Mono

In my mid-teenage years, I had inexplicable and simultaneous crushes on Ethan Hawke and Gwyneth…

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