Category: Music

It’s 3:30 a.m. on Friday night, and I’m doing a bit of a Billy Joel marathon on my Google Home. I grew up in the seventies and eighties, and Billy Joel was one of the top dogs. I’ve always loved his music,.… Continue Reading

It’s about 9 p.m. on Thursday night, and I’m listen to The Cranberries on my Google Home. The late great Dolores O’Riordan is belting out her powerful and at times emotionally wrought lyrics.

 

The first song that comes on is 21, a classic from their megapopular No Need to Argue album.… Continue Reading

It’s 3:18 am on Saturday night, and I should be asleep. I’m planning to visit my father tomorrow, and I want to be rested.  But instead of sleeping I’m listening to “Soldier” by Eminem, blasting through my Google Home. The song is from 2002, and it features a young 29-year old Eminem.… Continue Reading

 

 

Dolores O’Riordan died on Monday. She was 46, she was the lead singer of the Cranberries, and she was one of my heroes. The way she belted out her lyrics in that wailing, soulful, Irish Brogue was a thing to behold.… Continue Reading

 

The other night I was listening to Pandora, and I popped on a Neil Young radio station.  It had been a pretty stressful day, but as soon as “Heart of Gold” came on, I felt a chill state of mind descend over me.… Continue Reading

 

I’m sitting in my living room listening to “The Final Countdown” by Europe on Pandora. It’s 11:42 pm on a Saturday night. This song is incredibly evocative for me. It was released in 1986, when I was twelve years old.… Continue Reading