Song Lyric Sunday – I’ve Got You Under My Skin

Every Sunday Jim Adams hosts Song Lyric Sunday. This week he's charged us with picking a song that mentions bare, birthday suit, buff, exposed, liberated, naked, naturist, nude, or skin. Now I admit that there are plenty of songs to choose from. However, and call me a prude if you want, many of those songs … Continue reading Song Lyric Sunday – I’ve Got You Under My Skin →

Movie Music Monday – The Help

It was on this day in 2011 that The Help was released in theaters. It starred Emma Stone, Sissy Spacek, Cicely Tyson, Bryce Dallas Howard, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer (who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress). The film is set in the 1960's and the soundtrack features songs from that era. It … Continue reading Movie Music Monday – The Help →

The Music of My Life – 1998

Welcome back to The Music of My Life, where I feature ten songs from each year of my life. In most cases, the ten songs I choose will be ones I like personally (unless I explain otherwise). The songs will be selected from Billboard’s Year-end Hot 100 Chart, Acclaimed Music, and will all be released … Continue reading The Music of My Life – 1998 →

“Seasonal” Favorite

As the "Nostalgic Italian," I would be wrong to not mention that today is the 346th birthday of Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi. He (along with GF Handel and JS Bach) is considered to be one of the greatest Baroque composers of all time. His work consisted of many concertos for violin, choral works, and even … Continue reading “Seasonal” Favorite →

Turntable Talk #8 – Best Year In Music?

Once again, Dave from A Sound Day has asked some of us music lovers to participate in another round of Turntable Talk. This time around was a bit of a challenge for me. Dave's e-mail stated: "Put your thinking caps on and go through your stacks of records (or scroll thru that I-pod) and ... … Continue reading Turntable Talk #8 – Best Year In Music? →