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Special: European Music
Here's my review of three different European songs, all sung in their native language. We cover a range of genres in this episode, from German pop to Norweigian folk. ...
Time Machine - Margo Price
Here is my review of Time Machine by Margo Price, taken from her 2023 album Strays. This is a wonderfully nostalgic song, with the music and lyrics conjuring up a love...
Blood Red Skies - Judas Priest
Here's my review of Blood Red Skies by Judas Priest, taken from their 1988 album Ram It Down. This is one of Priest's epics; it's got a wonderful vocal performance fro...
Strangers by Nature - Adele
Here is my review of Strangers by Nature by Adele, taken from her 2022 album 30. This is a great opening song that does a wonderful job of setting the dour yet optimis...
Tunnel of Love - Bruce Springsteen
Here is my review of Bruce Springsteen's Tunnel of Love, taken from its eponymous 1987 album. This is one of the more pop/rock songs on the album and features quite a ...
Last Train Home - John Mayer
Here is my review of Last Train Home by John Mayer, the lead single from his upcoming album SOB Rocks. This is a funk 1980's esque track which has some great guitar an...
Walking on a Wire - Richard and Linda Thompson
This is my review of Richard and Linda Thompson's Walking on the Wire, taken from their critically acclaimed 1982 album Shoot Out the Lights. This is a fabulous song a...
Songs I Wish I'd Written: Fleetwood Mac's Songbird
My review of Fleetwood Mac's Songbird, one of the finest songs ever written in my opinion. Its warm and elegant and utterly charming in its own bliss. I highly recomme...
Songs I Wish I'd Written: Tom Petty's Room at the Top
My review of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers's Room at the Top, Petty's finest work in my opinion. This has some fantastic lyrics and some excellent musicianship on th...
Songs I Wish I'd Written: Bruce Springsteen's Reason to Believe
This is the first episode of my Songs I Wish I'd Written miniseries, and today we are looking at Reason to Believe by Bruce Springsteen taken from 1982's Nebraska. Thi...
I'll Remember You - Bob Dylan
My review of I'll Remember You by Bob Dylan, taken from his 1985 album Empire Burlesque. This is a complicated song which I have mixed opinions on, and attempt to mak...
Valerie - Patti Scialfa
Here is my review of Valerie by Patti Scialfa, a wonderful pop rock song with some deeply moving lyrics about a relationship gone bad and a powerful vocal performance ...
Hungry for Heaven - Dio
My review of the song Hungry for Heaven by Dio, taken from his third solo album Sacred Heart. This is a great optimistic rock song with a great guitar solo and is one ...
A Beginners Guide To: Genesis
This is my beginners guide to Genesis, one of the best selling prog rock / rock bands of all time. With each individual member being famous in their own right, and whe...
Golden Hair - Syd Barrett
Here is my review of Golden Hair by Syd Barrett, a great and very odd song that is a retelling of a poem in a dark and foreboding way. Hope you enjoyed this episode, p...
A Case of You - Joni Mitchell
My review of the song A Case of You by Joni Mitchell, taken from her acclaimed 1971 album Blue. This is a gem of a song about the dangers of an unsuitable love and how...
Mirrorball - Taylor Swift
Here is my review of Mirrorball by Taylor Swift, a nice 3-minute indie pop song which tells the magical and mysterious story of two people with one of them being very ...
Wildflowers - Tom Petty
Here is my review of Wildflowers by Tom Petty, an acoustic song telling the story of the end of a relationship and coming to terms with it enough to wish the best for ...
The Static Age - Green Day
Here is my review of the Static Age by Green Day, an upbeat rock song which is about commercialism and how the world has changed and how it isn't a good thing. It has ...
Behind the Sun - Eric Clapton
Here is my review of Behind the Sun by Eric Clapton. This is a slow moving ballad underpinned by Claptons emotive lyrics and his acoustic guitar work.Hope you enjoyed ...