Alfred Hitchcock famously advised, “Always make the audience suffer as much as possible,” but while this may work in the Cinema, in the realm of Music, the composer may wish to reconsider that tack.
– Porridger’s Almanack (Breakfast of Ganglions)
Am I part of the cure, or am I part of the disease?
— Coldplay “Clocks”
— Coldplay “Clocks”
The Coldplay song (2002) predates the pandemic, yet it poses a question upon which perhaps every adult on the planet might well reflect, in our day.
I have only nudged The Heart along, these past few days, amid various non-musical demands.
The Contrarian Playlist
10. Boston: “Less Than a Feeling”
9. Queen: “Slender-Hipped Girls”
8. Bachman-Turner Overdrive: “ You’ve Seen This Already”
7. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: “You’ve Got to Live Like a Refugee”
6. Carly Simon: “You’re So Modest”
5. Jim Croce: “Sure, Go On, Mess Around With Jim”
4. Joe Jackson: “It’s About the Same for Girls”
3. The Bee-Gees: “Buyin’ the Farm”
2. The Talking Heads: “Death During Peacetime”
1. U2: “Found It”
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