2000s Archives - Page 7 of 8 - Beautiful Song Of The Week

July 4

Week 60: “It May Take Forever (but time is running out)” by The Outlanders

Composing original music that is actually original is very difficult, especially within the jazz genre.…

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June 13

Week 57: “Your Song” by Groove Armada (Tim Lee remix)

People often talk about “remix culture”, referring to the interactions between users and content on…

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June 6

Week 56: “The Dream” by Garage A Trois

Usually, bands that rely on a clever name to grab your attention have little talent…

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May 23

Week 54: “Bedshaped” by Keane

Keane’s music, especially on their first album Hopes and Fears, is music brimming with emotion.…

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May 16

Week 53: “Comme Des Enfants” by Coeur De Pirate

This week marks this blog’s first birthday. They grow up so fast, don’t they? Before…

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May 2

Week 51: “Nightvision” by Daft Punk

Picking a Daft Punk song for a list like this might seem like a surprising…

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April 18

Week 49: “Blow Out” by Radiohead (L.O. Freq cover)

Cover songs are tricky. If you stick to the original, you get criticized for trying…

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April 11

Week 48: “I Get A Kick Out Of You” by Ella Fitzgerald (Cinematic Orchestra remix)

Every so often, for reasons I can’t fully understand, I feel compelled to rent an…

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March 21

Week 45: “Your Love Means Everything (part 2)” by Faultline feat. Chris Martin

Faultline is British producer David Kosten, and one of those musicians who leaves a frustratingly…

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February 28

Week 42: “I Am Trying To Break Your Heart” by Wilco

In early 2000, photographer Sam Jones contacted the band Wilco to ask if he could…

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February 14

Week 40: “Vittoria” by Charles Spearin

The Happiness Project was a brilliant experiment in the music of everyday life, created by…

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February 7

Week 39: “Mrs. Lee” by Patrick Lee

Over the past ten years, Patrick Lee has released 25 albums. I repeat, this time…

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January 31

Week 38: “What Would You Do With A Million?” by Giant Jnr.

If you like music enough to be reading this, you’re probably familiar with the psychological…

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January 17

Week 36: “Whirlpool” by Tim Fagan

If you were giving advice to someone trying to make a name for themselves in…

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January 10

Week 35: “Casimir Pulaski Day” by Sufjan Stevens

There are some things that, for reasons you can’t fully explain, make you cry like…

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January 3

Week 34: “Dynamite Walls” by Hayden

In an earlier post (this one) I declared Sarah Harmer’s song “Lodestar” to be the…

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December 27

Week 33: “His Majesty King Raam” by Lemon Jelly

And now, a brief story about why I like sample-based music. Many years ago, I…

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December 13

Week 31: “Despertar” by Aisha Duo

Sometimes beautiful songs show up in the least likely places. A couple of years ago,…

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November 15

Week 27: “Ramparts” by John Frusciante

Sometimes your enjoyment of a particular band has more to do with one particular band…

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November 8

Week 26: “Marching Bands of Manhattan” by Death Cab For Cutie

Picking which Death Cab song to include on this list is like being asked to…

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