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Continue reading →: Jonathan Rauch on the History of LGBTQ Erasure
Over the years, Jonathan Rauch’s prolific work has delved into many provocative political and cultural topics. The openly gay author, who is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, has been a strong proponent of same-sex marriage and a gallant critic of attacks on free thought. His newest contribution to…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2084
Song of the Day: Swing 39, composed by jazz violin virtuoso Stephane Grappelli, was first performed with jazz guitar pioneer Django Reinhardt in their days with the Quintette du Hot Club de France. Check out the sweet 1939 original and a swinging 1972 rendition off Grappelli’s album, “Homage to Django”…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2083
Song of the Day: Better Call Saul (“Boulevard of Broken Dreams”), words and music by Harry Warren and Al Dubin, is performed by Juan Garcis Esquivel, in BCS, Season 1, Episode 2 (“Mijo“), which aired on February 9, 2015. Check out the BCS scene in which this track is used,…
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Continue reading →: Happy New Year: Holiday Vids!
Happy New Year 2024! On Facebook, I’ve posted a total of nine Holiday Videos. Here, for Notablog readers, are my own site links to each of these videos. Holiday Vid #1: Charlie Brown & Snoopy (Jingle Bells) Holiday Vid #2: The Christmas Song Music Box Holiday Vid #3: Peanuts Christmas…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2082
Song of the Day: MacArthur Park Suite [YouTube link] includes the Jimmy Webb-penned song in a medley with “One of a Kind” and “Heaven Knows“, composed by Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte, and Donna Summer, who delivers this nearly 18-minute dance extravaganza on her #1 1978 album, “Live and More“. Today’s…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2081
Song of the Day: I’m Playing the Field features the words and music of Steve Allen, who was born on this date in 1921. Allen was the original host of “The Tonight Show” (1954-1957). Much more than that, he was a multitalented artist—a comedian, composer, musician, and actor (most notably…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2080
Song of the Day: The Secret of Christmas, words and music by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy van Heusen, was written for Bing Crosby, who performed this song in the 1959 film, “Say One for Me“. Check out the film’s rendition, by Bing, with assistance from Debbie Reynolds and Robert Wagner…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2079
Song of the Day: Merry Christmas, words and music by Fred Spielman and Janice Torre, made its debut in the 1949 musical, “In the Good Old Summertime“, sung by Judy Garland. This film was a musical adaptation of “The Shop Around the Corner” (1940), and both films were shown back-to-back…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2078
Song of the Day: The Look of Love, words and music by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy van Heusen, is featured on the 1964 album, “Softly as I Leave You“, sung by Frank Sinatra, who was born on this date in 1915. The swinging arrangement is by Nelson Riddle, and the…
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Continue reading →: Philosophical Christmas
I saw this circulating on Facebook … to add to our holiday cheer!
Chris Sciabarra, April 2022 Coney Island Parachute Jump, Brooklyn, New York
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