Month: August 2010

Song of the Century

August 27, 2010
60's MusicPop Music
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What’s the greatest song of the 20th century? Rolling Stone says it’s “Like a Rolling Stone.” Many days I’m inclined to agree. But it depends on the day, on my mood. When I’m down and want commiseration it’s “A Case of You.” When I’m up it’s “Chelsea Morning.” And “Let’s not forget the motor city!”…

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Practice Makes….More Practice

August 17, 2010
ComposingWriting
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FLOW I’ve long been fascinated by the mystery of creativity. I witnessed the home births of my sons, the uncanny, inexplicable, OK, miraculous fact of holding against your chest a being that a half hour ago was invisible, silent, sightless, unbreathing. Something you helped make, that’s part of you, yet also completely separate. The ultimate magician’s…

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Nothing’s Good Enough

August 11, 2010
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Nothing’s Good Enough Posted by John Manchester on August 11, 2010 at 3:00pm View Blog EDITOR’S PICK AUGUST 11, 2010 7:02AM RATE: 24 Flag  I quit. I give up. Nothing’s good enough for anybody else it seems. -Edie Brickell, “Circle of Friends.” Everyday just as I was getting to work composing my boss came in and started…

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Dusty Springfield

August 10, 2010
60's MusicPop Music
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The oldest stained glass windows of Chartres Cathedral, made in the 12th century, glow with panes of a deep special blue. It’s a color whose formula no artist or scientist has been able to recreate…

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Music Maker

August 2, 2010
Memoir
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Music Maker We are the music makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams – O’Shaughnessy, Elgar When I was young I burned with desire to make things with my hands. I wanted my father to teach me to hammer and saw but he showed me his big hands and said, “All I can do…

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