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I thought I’d blog about these two songs together – to me, they go hand in hand.  Thematically, they’re very similar; musically, they’re both very mournful, arguably even anguished.   One slight problem:  This may encourage an extra lengthy blog post from moi.  (Ah, I hear that collective, heavy sigh from my readers, all 2…

I’m going way back for this song.  Off of his first album, Skyline Pigeon still reigns as one of my favorites.  Can you believe this song is over 40 years old?  The lyrics are still beautiful to this day, as is the melody. Turn me loose from your hands Let me fly to distant lands…

This song came to mind while I watched the Royal Wedding back in April.  We were all honorary Brits as we followed the festivities, so in some small sense, I guess we all wished we had been “made in England,” if only for that one day. I’ve always felt a connection to this song.  No,…

My EJ collection (ok, shrine) grew by one the other day with the purchase of the Gnomeo and Juliet DVD…a little birthday present to myself.  Now, if they only had G&J memorabilia! Have you seen the movie yet?  If not, let’s just start off by saying…”The story you are about to see has been told…

I hadn’t listened to this song in quite a long (long) time.  I’m not sure why, but it hit home with me yesterday when I was driving around in the car… Sometimes you dream, sometimes it seems There’s nothing there at all You just seem older than yesterday And you’re waiting for tomorrow to call…

…An unexpected surprise!  I joined the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival via Livestream at 7:30 pm and watched the opening ceremonies.  I was hoping to catch Cameron Crowe’s film of the making of The Union, but (alas) that wasn’t being livestreamed…guess I’ll just have to buy it when it comes out! Of course, the festivities didn’t…

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Elton, happy birthday to you!!! I realize the sentiment is quite simple, but now that it’s done…I hope you don’t mind, I hope you don’t mind, that I put down in words…how wonderful life is while you’re in the world… Keep shining your light…

I’ve been wanting to write about this song – Japanese Hands – for a while.  It is one of my favorites from Reg Strikes Back.  And given the tragic events of the last few days, I felt compelled to write about it tonight. The song exemplifies the beauty and grace of Japan in a way…

…My answer to the question I am often asked (with a nod to Paul Simon): “Why do you still like Elton John?”  (Or, what they really mean, “Why do you still obsess about Elton John”)?  And, frankly, that’s not an easy question for me to answer, since there are so many reasons. If I had…

My last blog post left me feeling maternal and gushy (which doesn’t happen very often, just ask my kids!), so I’m feeling compelled to blog about the song which shares my daughter’s name (strictly coincidence, I tell you)…of course, that song would be Chloe. The first thing I’ll mention is that the lyrics were not…