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Monday Music: Film Scores

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The 2013 Academy Awards presentation is now over, but here’s a fan’s (Tim De Decker’s) collection of the thirty most famous film scores. One’s bound to agree with his selection of quite a few of them, and recognize almost all of them. Enjoy.

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Monday Music: ‘James K. Polk’ by They Might Be Giants

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You’ve probably been waiting, as so many others have, for a Presidents’ Day Song about James K. Polk. Your patience is rewarded: here’s They Might Be Giants with their original, definitely B-side song, ‘James K. Polk.’ As one can guess, it’s a tongue-in-cheek tribute, as Polk’s policies met with significant opposition (Lincoln and other Whigs,…

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Monday Music: Valentine’s Holiday Edition

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Monday Music is a weekly feature at my websites, and here are a few songs with a Valentine’s Day connection, with choices suitable for those in love, those hoping for love, and those who are now (but I would hope only temporarily) broken-hearted. For those falling in love: Something in the Air Between Us For…

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Monday Music: Heather Rigdon, Young and Naive

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Sometimes one hears a song, or singer, of whom one has (sadly) never before heard. The world’s a big place; so very many fine singers and songs too long escape one’s notice. For me, here’s a find like that… Heather Rigdon. Enjoy.