2002 Archives - Beautiful Song Of The Week

June 15

Week 840: “Make You Feel That Way” by Blackalicious

One of the wonderful things about gratitude is that if you practise it enough, after…

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September 22

802: “Acid Raindrops” by People Under the Stairs

There was a time in the mid-2000s when my hip-hop listening centred on three groups…

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August 2

Week 586: “Finally We Are No One” by mùm

The music on mùm’s second album, Finally We Are No One, is slow-moving. Mysterious. Playful,…

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July 3

Week 373: “Consequence” by The Notwist

Some albums are constructed through meticulous planning and and granular focus on songwriting. Others are…

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September 19

Week 332: “In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning” by Frank Sinatra (Jamie Cullum cover)

Many of the cover songs posted on this blog are of the “so different they’re…

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July 25

Week 324: “Autumn Wake” by Early Day Miners

More than 40 000 years ago, in what is now Swaziland, some pre-historic human decided…

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June 22

Week 267: “I Bloom Blaum” by Coldplay

The term “b-side,” doesn’t even really mean anything anymore; it’s a linguistic relic of an…

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November 4

Week 182: “November” by Max Richter

November can be a pretty drab month. By the end of the first week, your…

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October 24

Week 76: “Ghostwriter” by RJD2

Some songs are hard to love. They take multiple listens and an open mind before…

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August 29

Week 68: “Anthems for a Seventeen-Year-Old Girl” by Broken Social Scene

For several years, I lived just up the street from a major university. And every…

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July 18

Week 62: “Lost Cause” by Beck

The leaf blower was invented in the late 1950s, at a time when sales of…

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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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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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August 9

Week 13: “My Invitation” by Sarah Slean

Although she’s often categorized as folk, Sarah Slean is infinitely more musically talented than most…

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