Opening Titles and Song: Trouble Man (1972)
I was recently reminded of 1972 by a few folks1, some of whom were even around back then. A momentous year no matter how one cuts…
A Song For This Day (and year): Help!
Another year is over and upon us, and like I’ve done before (alright, it’s a habit), I’m highlighting a song that just felt right at this…
Closing Song and Scene: Steve Jobs (2015)
As I’ve finished another viewing of what’s probably my favorite Danny Boyle film, thought to give this an appreciation via a specific aspect of the film.…
A Song For This Day (and year): Let’s Go Crazy
Debuting in another popular art, which launched its musical star into the stratosphere Another year over and upon us, and like I’ve done before (alright, it’s…
Friday Forgotten Song: The Rain, The Park & Other Things by The Cowsills
Bubblegum Pop [buhb-uhl-guhm pop] noun a subgenre of pop music and rock ‘n’ roll that rose to prominence in the late ’60s and early ’70s. Bubblegum…
A Song For This Day (and year): I.G.Y.
Another year over and upon us, and like I’ve done before (alright, it’s a habit), highlighting a song that just felt right at this point in…
My Top 13 Favorite Pop Instrumentals of the 1990s
This is the final installment of a series that began in September, which was sparked by the Tom Nawrocki post of his favorite pop instrumentals. Got…
Opening Titles and Song: The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
As we’re now knee-deep into what I refer to as The Slide1, am trying to clean out my drafts bin before the year runs out. This…
My Top 13 Favorite Pop Instrumentals of the 1980s
This is the continuance of the series began a few weeks back following an idea sparked by the Tom Nawrocki post of his favorite pop instrumentals.…
Opening Titles and Song: The Dead Zone (1983)
As I’ve done in past Halloween seasons, have written some appreciative pieces for a few opening titles sequences involving cinema’s darker fare. Today, it’s for one…
My Top 13 Favorite Pop Instrumentals of the 1970s
This is the continuance of the series I began a couple of weeks ago, following an idea sparked by the Tom Nawrocki post of his favorite…
My Top 13 Favorite Pop Instrumentals of the 1960s
The other day, I came across a 2015 blog post by Tom Nawrocki of his favorite pop instrumentals, which I also recommend reading. Still, it got…
Friday Forgotten Song: A Summer Song by Chad & Jeremy
As I’ve been reviewing the revolutionary period I grew up in of late, The Sixties (more on that later), stumbled upon one song that I at…
Opening Titles and Song: The Big Country (1958)
Here’s hoping we truly are in a better place at stemming the spread of COVID-191 as more of us have returned to watching movies once again…
A Song For This Day (and year): American Pie
Another year over and upon us, and like I’ve done before (alright, it’s a habit), highlighting a song that just felt right at this point in…
Friday Forgotten Song: The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot
For those of us around when the country celebrated its bicentennial, it was an extraordinary time. That it landed in the midst of a momentous, and…
Opening Titles and Song: Fargo (1996)
As Spring is about to be sprung, and we’ve lost another hour of sleep1, a certain film is soon to reach its 25th anniversary. Due to…
A Heartbreak Triple from 1971
“With the exception of grief, there’s hardly a life circumstance more painful than heartbreak.” ~ Kimberly Gillan Would have to agree with the above quote, but…
Same Song, Different Movie: London Calling by The Clash
This is the next entry in a series from early 2012 that looks at the use of “needle dropped” songs, many of them popular tunes, in movies. Specifically,…
A Song For This Day (and year): Heartlight
Another year over and upon us, and like I’ve done before (alright, it’s a habit), highlighting a song that just felt right for this point in…
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