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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #1829
Song of the Day: Happy Christmas (“War is Over”) features the words and music of Yoko Ono and John Lennon. Lennon was tragically killed forty years ago on 8 December 2020, but this 1971 Christmas song remains one of the artist’s signature post-Beatles tracks (with the Harlem Community Choir), a…
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Continue reading →: Ski and Me: An Update
For those who don’t know Ms. Ski—also known as Elizabeth Sciabarra, my sister—she is one helluva human being. So, when life throws us a curveball, and suddenly, emails, texts, and phone calls are unable to be answered, it’s not unusual that so many people would begin to worry about her.…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #1828
Song of the Day: Ode to Joy, composed by Ludwig van Beethoven, constitutes the fourth movement and finale of his Ninth Symphony (in D minor, Op. 125). It is one of the most performed works from the corpus of the great composer, the 250th anniversary of whose birth is being…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #1827
Song of the Day: Symphony No. 6 in F-major (Op. 68) was composed by Ludwig van Beethoven, who was baptized on this date in Bonn, Germany, 250 years ago. The piece made its debut this very month in 1808 [22 December] at the Theater an der Wien. Also known as…
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Continue reading →: Pearls Before Swine Strikes Again!
From my favorite comic strip, courtesy of Stephan Pastis in today’s New York Daily News:
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #1826
Song of the Day: Come Rain or Come Shine, music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by Johnny Mercer, made its debut in the 1946 musical, “St. Louis Woman.” The song first hit the pop charts in a rendition by Margaret Whiting with the Paul Weston Orchestra. Other notable recordings include those…
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Continue reading →: Happy Hanukkah!
Happy Hanukkah to all my Jewish friends! Lord knows, we all need a Festival of Lights!
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #1825
Song of the Day: See Love [lyric and song link], words and music by Jodi Arlyn, appears on the artist’s 2012 album, “Stars Up On the Ceiling.” I’ve known Jodi for umpteen years as both a colleague and friend at NYU. I had no clue that she had another life…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #1824
Song of the Day: Girlfriend, words and music by Jason Kasher Hindlin and Charlie “Perfect Pitch” Puth, who turns 29 today. This is really a fun song with an adorable music video (even with the Old School Tube Socks!). Check out the video single, the Haywyre Remix and a live…
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Chris Sciabarra, April 2022 Coney Island Parachute Jump, Brooklyn, New York
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