December 2014 In 1972, the French singer-songwriter Michel Delpech wrote and performed the song « Que Marianne était jolie » (How beautiful Marianne was), imagining the female symbol of France as a…
November 2014 The song "Won't Get Fooled Again," by the English rock band The Who, written by Pete Townshend, is found on the 1971 album Who's Next. Many consider it…
October 2014 The expression « get the message » is used in many different ways and situations. This month’s first two Q&As raise the issue of passing information on or retaining it…
September 2014 « I’m a Long Way from Home » was composed by Hank Cochran and sung by Waylon Jennings on his third album, Nashville Rebel, released in 1966.It was also sung…
July-August 2014 According to Wikipedia, the Amazons were a nation of all-female warriors in Greek mythology and classical antiquity. Herodotus placed them in a region bordering Scythia in Sarmatia (modern…
June 2014 This is a 1992 movie staring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston. She plays the threatened pop singer and he plays the bodyguard trained to protect presidents who becomes…
April 2014 The album A Space in Time was released in August 1971 by the British blues-rock band Ten Years After. I am a fan of the music of this…
March 2014 « A Horse with No Name » is a song written and first recorded by the British band America. It was released in early 1972.The lyrics are very poetic and…
February 2014 First of all, I would like to wish all of you a very happy and prosperous 2014! French custom dictates that New Year is wishes can be expressed until…