Beautiful Song Of The Week

July 22

Week 480: “As We Go Along” by The Monkees

For the most part, The Monkees are remembered as a bit of a joke, mostly…

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July 15

Week 479: “So Far, Not Close” by Square Peg Round Hole

If you can believe it, we’re less than six months away from a year that…

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July 8

Week 478: “Mountain Path” by WMD

Years ago, when my wife and I had zero kids and infinite free time, we…

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July 1

Week 477: “Love For Sale” by K.D. Lang

The 1990s were a bit of a golden age for Canadian divas. They were many,…

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June 24

Week 476: “Impressions in F Major” by Brian Green

What’s the best way to listen to music? It’s the kind of question that would…

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June 17

Week 475: “Washed Ashore” by Monster Rally

Slightly shameful admission as we head into the first week of summer: I’ve never really…

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June 10

Week 474: “Solfeggio in C Minor” by CPE Bach (Eugen Cicero cover)

Summing up Bach’s legacy and influence on following generations of composers, Mozart once said, “Bach…

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June 3

Week 473: “I Carried This For Years” by Ibeyi

A good friend of mine has two siblings: his twin brother, and their older sister.…

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May 27

Week 472: “Serenade For Clarinet and Strings” by Derek Holman

When I was nine, I joined a church choir. I wasn’t especially religious or prodigiously…

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May 20

Week 471: “Child Falling Asleep” by Robert Schumann

Robert Schumann’s lifelong struggle with mental and physical illness has been written about and analyzed…

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May 13

Week 470: “Bitter Sweet Symphony” by The Verve

A bit of a long post this week, but to compress this story any more…

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May 6

Week 469: “Love Cubes” by Animal Feelings

If three-dimensional shapes were a family, the sphere would probably be the favourite child. From…

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April 29

Week 468: “Wait Upon” by Hidden Land

My family used to rent a cottage that was on a quiet river, just as…

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April 22

Week 467: “Stormy” by Classics IV (The Meters Cover)

With all due respect to Classics IV, their 1968 hit “Stormy” is a terrible song.…

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April 15

Week 466: “Childhood” by TVSN

If you’re looking for a reason to feel pessimistic about humanity, animal extinctions are a…

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April 8

Week 465: “Spring 1” by Antonio Vivaldi (recomposed by Max Richter and Daniel Hope)

There are three people behind this beautiful and tantalizingly brief piece of music, and two…

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April 1

Week 464: “Illusion of Seclusion” by Photay

In many areas of life, we’re asked to pick a side. The most obvious arena…

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March 25

Week 463: “When It’s Time To Go” by Buddy Fo and His Group

Plenty of countries around the world have separatist movements within them. Would-be breakaway states like…

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March 18

Week 462: “Forever Spring” by Kris Bowers

Where I live, this has been an unrelenting monster of a winter. Snow. Ice. Eyeball-freezing…

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March 11

Week 461: “Sample Hat” by Richard Houghten

Do you have a friend who’s always doing cool stuff? You know, that person who…

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