1960s Archives - Beautiful Song Of The Week

February 10

Week 770: “Prelude in E Minor” by Gerry Mulligan Sextet

For those keeping score at home, this is the third Prelude in E Minor I’ve…

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April 10

Week 674: “You’ll Never Walk Alone” by Gerry and the Pacemakers

In 1909, Hungarian playwright Ferenc Molnár released his play Liliom. The title character is a…

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April 4

Week 621: “My Angel (Malaika)” by Harry Belafonte and Miriam Makeba

Miriam Makeba’s story is incredible, and can’t be adequately summed up in a few-hundred-word blog…

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December 20

Week 606: “Sugar Rum Cherry” by Ellington / Strayhorn / Tchaikovsky

Most Christmas music falls into one of two categories. First, you’ve got the music written…

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October 25

Week 598: “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright” by bob Dylan (Peter, Paul, and Mary cover)

If you were under the impression that manufactured pop groups were an invention of the…

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September 14

Week 540: “A Taste of Honey” by Paul Desmond

The 33-year friendship between saxophonist Paul Desmond and pianist Dave Brubeck was as remarkable as…

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June 29

Week 529: “Embryonic Journey” by Jefferson Airplane

I was pretty sure I knew everything I needed to know about Jefferson Airplane. I…

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February 10

Week 509: “Venice” by Cannonball Adderley

I had an English teacher whose favourite activity was to plonk down two seemingly unrelated…

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September 9

Week 487: “Cotton Eyed Joe” by Terry Callier

When “Cotton Eye Joe” was released in 1994 by Rednex, a Swedish techno-country crossover act…

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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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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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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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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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November 26

Week 446: “The Midnight Sun Will Never Set” by Quincy Jones

If there is a chain that connects the music of this century and last century,…

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October 29

Week 442: “Ferris Wheel” by Gábor Szabó

If you’re the kind of person who feels weighed down by unreasonable expectations, then you…

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June 11

Week 422: “Homesickness, part 2” by Emahoy Tsegue-Maryam Gebrou

Emahoy Tseque-Maryam Gebrou has led quite a life. To be fair, most people who live…

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April 23

Week 415: “Dirty Old Bossa Nova” by The Howard Roberts Quartet

Quick quiz: It’s Friday night. You’re getting ready to go out. What song do you…

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February 19

Week 406: “It Ain’t Necessarily So” by Mary Lou Williams

A few weeks ago, I walked past a screen that was showing footage of that…

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June 12

Week 370: “The Plum Blossom” by Yusef Lateef

Shakespeare insisted that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. True as…

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November 28

Week 342: “Lonely Melody” by Dorothy Ashby

The past half-century has been tough on Detroit. Detroit’s decline has been well-documented in film,…

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