Second Chance
December 2020 “Second Chance” is the seventh track on Bay of Kings, the seventh studio album from English guitarist Steve Hackett and his first entirely instrumental one, released in 1983. He was…
Imagine
November 2020 Imagine there's no countriesIt isn't hard to doNothing to kill or die forAnd no religion, tooImagine all the peopleLiving life in peaceYou, you may say I'm a dreamerBut…
The Last Waltz
October 2020 The title of this month’s column can be understood in many ways. As an expression, it has come to mean the end, after which people leave. I admit…
School’s out
September 2020 Well, we got no choiceAll the girls and boysMakin’ all that noise’Cause they found new toysWell, we can’t salute yaCan’t find a flagIf that don’t suit ya, that’s…
I’m Gonna Get Me A Gun
July-August 2020 I would like to wish all of you a great summerand a very nice vacation whenever it is possible;I will start mine in less than three weeks “I’m…
The Winner Takes It All
June 2020 “The Winner Takes It All” is a song by the Swedish pop group ABBA, the first single from its Super Trouper album, released on July 21st 1980. My faithful readers…
Money for Nothing
May 2020 From Wikipedia:““Money for Nothing” is a single by British rock band Dire Straits, taken from their 1985 studio albumBrothers in Arms. The song's lyrics are written from the point…
We Shall Overcome
April 2020 From Wikipedia:“ ‘We Shall Overcome’ is a gospel song which became a protest song and a key anthem of the Civil Rights Movement. The song is most commonly…
Don’t fear the reaper
March 2020 From Wikipedia:“(Don't Fear) The Reaper” is a song by American rock band Blue Öyster Cult from the band's 1976 albumAgents of Fortune. Also from Wikipedia:Death is frequently imagined…
There is a war
February 2020 New Skin for the Old Ceremony (1974) is the fourth studio album by Leonard Cohen. “There Is a War” is the first song on side two. There is a…