The Stories Behind Your Favourite Songs. “Old Man” is Neil Young’s second biggest selling single of his career, trailing only “Heart of Gold” *(which you can read about here). Both… Read More »Reader’s Choice…Song #9/250: Old Man by Neil Young.
As usual, I have consulted the following music charts to help me compile the songs in today’s post: BBC Radio 1, CHUM-FM and Indie88-FM (from Toronto), Spotify, Billboard Magazine and… Read More »Today’s Top 40: The Stories Behind the Hits of Today…Aug. 24, 2022.
The stories behind the greatest songs from Hollywood movies and Broadway musicals. Juno is a terrific movie. However, you needn’t take my word for that. Juno was nominated for four… Read More »Anyone Else but You by Kimya Dawson from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack of the film, Juno: Song #13/250…The Stars of Stage and Screen.
The stories behind great Canadian songs about great Canadian places and events. At 6:30 a.m. on a January morning in 1969, Saskatoon nursing student Gail Miller stepped out into the… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip: Song #14/250: Wheat Kings by The Tragically Hip
The stories behind the greatest classical compositions of all time It may seem like an unlikely source of inspiration, but nevertheless I wish to take a few moments of your… Read More »Keepin’ It Classy: Composition #12/50: Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite #3, Movement #3 (or, as it is better known as, the Opening Theme to the Film, “Barbie and the Twelve Dancing Princesses” by Ottorino Respighi
The stories behind your favourite songs Way back when I was wrapping up the Top 500 Songs in Modern Music History countdown, I sent out a request for some songs… Read More »Reader’s Choice: Song #8/250: Billy The Mountain by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
The songs listed below were all found using the following Top 40 charts: BBC Radio 1, CHUM-FM and Indie88-FM (in Toronto), KEXP-FM (in Seattle), Spotify as well as Billboard Magazine.… Read More »Today’s Top 40: The Stories Behind the Hits of Today.
The stories behind great Canadian songs that mention great Canadian places. I grew up in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. Waves from the mighty Atlantic Ocean smashed into coal-streaked cliffs that… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip: Song #12/250: Small Of My Heart by Madison Violet
The stories behind the world’s greatest classical compositions…Composition 12/50. ***Editor’s Note: most classical works are fine to stand on their own when it comes to the telling of the story… Read More »Keepin’ It Classy/The Stars of Stage and Screen: Bolero by Maurice Ravel (as used in the movie, “10”).
In this edition of Today’s Top 40, I used the following current music charts that are published weekly by BBC Radio 1, Billboard Magazine, Spotify, KEXP-FM (Seattle), CHUM-FM and INDIE88-FM… Read More »Today’s Top 40: The Stories Behind the Hits of Today.