Eastern US Archives - Page 4 of 8 - Beautiful Song Of The Week

July 27

Week 533: “Lullaby for String Orchestra” by George Gershwin

George Gershwin was a musical turning point. He was born in 1898, a year after…

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July 20

Week 532: “New South Africa” by Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn

The term “power couple” was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2016, and defined…

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July 13

Week 531: “Breakfast in Bed” by Jazzinuf

Having breakfast in bed isn’t as fun as it sounds. In fact, on the list…

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June 15

Week 527: “Willie the King” by Dan Wilson

Most weeks, I have a shortlist of at least a half-dozen songs that I know…

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March 16

Week 514: “Rosewood” by Hue Honey

Recommended listening activities: Going for a long walk in an un-crowded place. Finally going through…

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February 3

Week 508: “Green Arrow” by Yo La Tengo

In 1962, baseball player Richie Ashburn was in the final season of a hall-of-fame career.…

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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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December 30

Week 503: “Watermark” by Art Garfunkel

I really wanted to write a post about Art Garfunkel without mentioning Paul Simon. My…

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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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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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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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July 15

Week 479: “So Far, Not Close” by Square Peg Round Hole

If you can believe it, we’re less than six months away from a year that…

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May 6

Week 469: “Love Cubes” by Animal Feelings

If three-dimensional shapes were a family, the sphere would probably be the favourite child. From…

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April 1

Week 464: “Illusion of Seclusion” by Photay

In many areas of life, we’re asked to pick a side. The most obvious arena…

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March 4

Week 460: “The Struggle” by The Dead Texan

The Dead Texan was a one-off audio-visual project by ambient musician Adam Wiltzie and filmmaker…

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February 18

Week 458: “Chaconne In G” by Moondog

For 30 years, people walking 6th Avenue between 52nd and 55th streets in New York…

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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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December 3

Week 447: “In Ear Park” by Department of Eagles

This song has made so many accidental appearances in my life that I don’t think…

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November 26

Week 446: “The Midnight Sun Will Never Set” by Quincy Jones

If there is a chain that connects the music of this century and last century,…

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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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