Beautiful Song Of The Week

September 2

Week 747: “747” by Luv Pug

When it was launched into service in 1970, the Boeing 747 was the pinnacle of…

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August 26

Week 746: “Georgia to Texas” by Leon Bridges

Sometimes I think that the way we celebrate birthdays is wrong. I mean, it’s nice…

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August 19

Week 745: “Instants” by Skúli Sverrisson

Here’s a weird story I heard recently. In 1977, Eric and Greg Hentzel of Palo…

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August 12

Week 744: “Drive” by moa moa

I hesitated on this one because it’s a bit louder and less traditionally beautiful than…

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August 5

Week 743: “Ben’s Sanctuary” by Harley Card

One of my very favourite places in Toronto is High Park. Torontonians sometimes like to…

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July 29

Week 742: “You My Love” by Anushka

Three weeks ago, I took a song suggestion from my son for the first time.…

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July 22

Week 741: “Houston” by Allah-Las

Houston is a huge city. It covers an area more than 28 times the size…

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July 15

Week 740: “Whisky Story Time” by Alabaster DePlume

Improvisation is an underrated skill. In fact, I think many people would benefit from taking…

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July 8

Week 739: “Death Bed (coffee for your head) by Powfu feat. beabadoobee

For the first time ever, this week I’m bringing you a song recommended to me…

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July 1

Week 738: “Golden Hour” by Dolkins

When you were a teenager, did you have that one friend who suddenly got deep…

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June 24

Week 737: “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child” arr. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

Like many spirituals with roots in the era of slavery in the United States, this…

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June 17

Week 736: “Echo Sax No. 8” by Caleb Arredondo

I’ve already confessed my love of walking on this blog – tracking my steps, following…

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June 10

Week 735: “Good Days” by SZA

If you’ve ever seen a tiny stream empty into a lake on a sandy beach,…

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June 3

Week 734: “Ascension” by Martin Rott

Let’s take a trip this week. A forty-thousand-and-a-bit kilometre trip along the famous but invisible…

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May 27

Week 733: “Open Spaces” by Johnny Greenwood

If you’re into ultra-dark movies exploring humankind’s penchant for greed, hatred, and power via the…

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May 20

Week 732: “Weighty Ghost” by Wintersleep

Everyone’s got a ghost. Not a floaty skeleton dressed in a bed sheet, but something…

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May 13

Week 731: “Weird Fishes” by Radiohead (Lianne La Havas cover)

Covering Radiohead can’t be easy. I mean, if any fan base is going to put…

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May 6

Week 730: “Mother & Child” by Todd Baker

If you’ve ever wanted to step inside a piece of art by MC Escher and…

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April 29

Week 729: “Guaranteed (Humming version) by Eddie Vedder

Everything in my demographic profile suggests that I should like Pearl Jam. My age, my…

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April 22

Week 728: “Tough Love (feat. Laura Marling)” by Flyte

If aliens were to judge human relationships based on our music, they would likely conclude…

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