Stuck in a River

A few years ago, I wrote about a weird phenomenon called earworm. It’s when a song gets stuck in your head and plays in an endless loop. It seems to effect women more than men and is very irritating. The cure is to “change the channel” so that another song takes its place. The song I’m having trouble with now is one my daughter introduced... read more

Andrea and Matteo Bocelli Together

What’s better than hearing Andrea Bocelli sing? Hearing him sing with his son, Matteo. I was catching up on some Late Show recordings when I saw they were going to do a duet together. OMG, after replaying their duet, “Fall on Me,” about ten times, I’m officially in Bocelli heaven. On their YouTube video, Andrea Bocelli makes the song even... read more

Rag’n’Bone Man is only Human After All

I was shopping in a small store the other day. How small was it? It was so small it was just me, the sales person, and the most amazing voice belting it out over the store’s speakers. Since neither of us recognized the singer, I pressed the Shazam app on my cell phone and found out the song was “Human” and the artist was Rag’n’Bone Man.... read more

Making a Connection with OneRepublic

You may have heard OneRepublic’s song “Connection” on a Jeep commercial. I heard it for the first time on a late night talk show. Regardless, the lyrics really hit me. This song is about the social media obsessed culture we live in today, and the kind of connections we are making. We may be connected to many people online, but there is a... read more

The Joke by Brandi Carlile

There’s nothing quite like falling in love with a new song. The song I love right now is “The Joke” by Brandi Carlile. I haven’t heard much about her since my post in 2013 on her hit “That Wasn’t Me.” Recently, she sang “The Joke” on The Colbert Show. There is something beautiful and haunting in the arrangement she did on... read more