2018 Archives - Page 2 of 3 - Beautiful Song Of The Week

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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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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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 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 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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April 29

Week 468: “Wait Upon” by Hidden Land

My family used to rent a cottage that was on a quiet river, just as…

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February 11

Week 457: “bless ur heart” by serpentwithfeet

Let’s get this out of the way: Valentine’s Day cards are terrible. I mean, greeting…

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January 14

Week 453: “Chopinesque” by Jon Batiste

For a musician, it must be a mixed blessing to get a gig as a…

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December 24

Week 450: “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” by Ben Laver

Of all the Christmas standards, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” is the one I…

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November 12

Week 444: “Emily” by Mikaela Davis

Almost two years ago, my wife and I went to see The Staves in concert…

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October 22

Week 441: “Horisont” by Lars Jakob Rudjord (Kid Koala remix)

Many years ago, I left my apartment early one morning to go to work in…

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October 15

Week 440: “Weightless” by Music Within

Composers who do primarily instrumental soundtrack work are – excuse the pun but it’s actually…

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September 10

Week 435: “Brahms Intermezzo” by Joshua Spacht

It might be a bit of a stretch, but I’m going for it: Johannes Brahms…

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August 6

Week 430: “All Your Love” by Dustin Tebbutt

John Venn is the mathematician and philosopher most remembered for inventing the diagrams that bear…

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July 30

Week 429: “Ooh Child” by The Five Stairsteps (MILCK cover)

Last Sunday night, as I was going to bed and last week’s post – “City…

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July 23

Week 428: “City Nights” by Little Glass Men

There are different kinds of city nights. There are the sweltering midsummer ones, when everyone…

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May 7

Week 417: “Night Song” by Steve Davit

The spring before I turned 21, I worked the night shift in a bank mailing…

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April 30

Week 416: “Lydia” by The Magic Lantern

This blog spends a lot of time discussing beauty, but rarely in the context of…

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March 12

Week 409: “Wind” by Jamison Isaak

Many people assume that working from home is absolute bliss. Make your own schedule. Work…

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