This time they say I look like Brando but they’re looking for Charlie Sheen Another time said I resembled Keaton but wanted someone resembling Dean I’ve read the scripts! I know the lines! Give me a chance, please! One time! Dialects from Shakespeare to Bronx Struts like Astaire to a lumbering Ox Hollywood looks are…
Category: music
The Second British Invasion Music Series — Brit Box Disc 1 Track 2 — “Lorelei,” by Cocteau Twins (1984)
image link From The Brit Box, Disc 1, Track 2, comes, “Lorelei,” by Cocteau Twins from their, “Treasure” album released in November 1984. The adjective that first comes to mind while listening to it is dreamy. As it goes on it gets a little more insistent, which often happens as dreams get closer to reality….
Music that Strikes a Chord — “Crying Out of One Eye,” by Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy, 2008. Photo by Tom Beetz Before getting into the song, I need to thank Cincinnati Babyhead for recommending Buddy Guy to me. I borrowed two albums from the library and have listened to one of them so far, “Born to Play Guitar.” The whole album is full of great tunes, but this one,…
The Second British Invasion Music Series — Brit Box Disc 1 Track 1 — “How Soon is Now?” by The Smiths (1984)
image link Track 1 on disk 1 of the Brit Box is one even I know. “How Soon is Now?” is on the album, “Hatful of Hollow,” released in 1984. Oh how I love that wah-wah, train-coming that pulses throughout. Such self-absorption is to be expected in an oddball, heroic, social outcast. (My favorite kind…
The Second British Invasion Music Series — Introduction
I’ve decided to start a new music series about the Second British music Invasion based on a box set, The Brit Box, 4 CDs, from Rhino Records (2007) that has so much music I never knew about before. It will be a learning experience for me as we go through it. The plan is…
2000 followers and counting. Let’s celebrate!
I tried to think of who would be a fun person to celebrate with and the first person who came to mind was Boney M, aka Daddy Cool. Thank you to every person who follows me, especially to my regular readers and commenters. Your friendship means the world to me. I appreciate your insights and…
Hanspostcard song draft — Round 5 Pick 1 — “She Asked Me So I Told Her,” performed by T-Model Ford
T-Model Ford: a truly authentic bluesman Today’s pick has its origins for me from a soundtrack of a mediocre movie called, “Big Bad Love” (2001.) I don’t remember a lot about the plot of the film, but I do remember instant love for the music in it. I immediately bought the album. The compilation would…
Tao-Talk 