Recently readBecause self-torture is fun, I’ve been trying to think of my favourite sweet, schmaltzy, sad song. I think the Beautiful South’s Prettiest Eyes has to be near the top. (It also carries the shame of being by the Beautiful South, the coolest uncool band in the land. Well, until they broke up.) What’s yours?
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We’re going to see Nelly Furtado tonight, which should be…interesting. She’s pretty to look at, that’s for sure. I don’t like Gwyneth Paltrow’s wife (TM Greg Gutfeld) much, but it would be cool if he showed up to perform this song with her, as it’s surprisingly pleasant (though I have to acknowledge that my taste […]
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Old people break my heart, so it’s no surprise that I find this video (via The Daily Gut) awesome. Young@Heart sing Coldplay’s Fix You:
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Foo!
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…why I don’t live here anymore. You really can’t go home again. (On a related note, I’ve had this song in my head for the last six days. Enjoy, if you can, because it’s driving me batshit.)
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This is one of my two favourite REM songs (win a cookie from me if you can guess the other one). I don’t like the (homemade) video, just because I’m funny about videos, but fans of the film American Beauty may enjoy it.
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Believe it or not, this week has contained even more drama than I’ve recounted here. It’s been wild, but not all bad. That said, I am on my way out the door for cocktails and diner food with some friends, and I am SO GLAD this week is pretty much behind me. Onward and upward […]
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Oh, gosh, this is good: Two of my favourite voices, Vince Gill and Alison Krauss, sing one of my favourite Krauss + Union Station songs:
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Earwig of the moment, from a lifetime ago:
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Gosh, it must say something that I can’t help embarrassing myself like this, but: My favourite song of 1996 (when I was 18/19 years old) was Cut Some Rug by The Bluetones, whose lead singer I thought was just dreamy. I bought the album on import and played the hell out of it, wishing I […]
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I’m away all day tomorrow in Paris, getting my hair did and having a play date with Amy Alkon, so I’ll leave you with this video…which I wouldn’t watch, actually; the sound is all you need, and the visuals kind of ruin things. (Two years ago, when I used to spend all day working at […]
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Mobile expert/influencer Tomi Ahonen has chipped in on the debate I started here when I noted Tomi’s contention that Apple’s market share of the portable mp3 player market is less than 20 per cent. Tomi’s remarks and data do illustrate just how insular our views of how ‘people’ do things can be. Some highlights:
The first […]
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No matter what you’ve heard, the man was no hero or saint. Oliver Kamm shares this, from historian Harvey Klehr, referring to a favourable bio of Robeson by Martin Duberman:
In 1949 Robeson arrived in Moscow in the midst of Stalin’s notorious anti-Zionism campaign. Uneasy at his inability to find old Jewish friends, he asked to […]
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For some reason, I find myself wanting to go out a LOT lately. As in, nearly every night. When you consider that my usual idea of bliss is to be installed in a cosy spot in a warm house (preferably with rain, thunder, and lightning outside) with Antoine and a good read or a fierce […]
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