Music Monday: In Dulci Jubilo
To help get into the Christmas mood here on the blog, this Music Monday is brought to you by Mike Oldfield and his rendition of the old Christmas carol, “Good Christian Men, Rejoice.” If...
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Music Monday: (Just Like) Starting Over
This past Friday (October 9th) was John Lennon’s birthday. Had he lived, he would be celebrating his 75th year. When I began my Beatles fandom (see “Hey Jude” for more about that), John started...
Music Monday: Hey Jude
Sad to say, I became a Beatles fan as a result of John Lennon’s assassination in 1980. Of course I knew who The Beatles were. I’ve always known. I recall a German boy coming...
Music Monday: While You Wait
The music bug caught me seriously in 1979. I was interested before then, but it was in 1979 that I started listening to the radio for myself, and expressing an interest in actually owning some...
Music Monday: Dancing Girls
It’s 1984. Imagine, if you will, an old classroom, not particularly large, with high ceilings, and walls painted light blue on the upper half, dark blue on the lower. There are posters depicting ancient Greece...
Music Monday: Boom Bang-a-Bang
This odd-titled song was the UK entry in the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest. Sung by young Scottish sensation Lulu, it ended up joint winner along with three other songs–the first (and, I believe, last) time...
Music Monday: Question
In last week’s comments, Carolynnwith2Ns–2Ns as I call her–asked if I had featured The Moody Blues on a Music Monday. My response: not yet! I probably would get to The Moodies at some point,...
Music Monday: The Boxer
This is the second Music Monday to feature a Simon and Garfunkel song, and it won’t be the last. “The Boxer” is from their fifth, final, and arguably greatest album, “Bridge over Troubled Water.”...
Music Monday: Ommadawn
I can’t say I’m a big Mike Oldfield fan, though I have a lot of respect for him as a musician and composer. Of all the work he’s done over the last 40+ years, however,...
Music Monday: The Friends of Mr Cairo
Since I recently finished THE MALTESE FALCON by Dashiell Hammett, I thought this would be an appropriate song to share for Music Monday this week! Jon Anderson, former lead vocalist for the band Yes,...
