“I’ve Got The World On A String” - Michael Bublé
From the album Call Me Irresponsible
I’ve Got The World On A String…
In my 33 years of life I’ve learned a couple of things, maybe. One of them is that no matter how incredible it seems, not everyone likes the same music I do. […]
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“Chicken With Its Head Cut Off” - The Magnetic Fields
From the album 69 Love Songs
A Chicken With Its Head Cut Of…
When I was younger, and much more single I used to promise myself that when I found love I would do everything in my power to keep it. I understood that relationships needed […]
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I’m putting my music collection on shuffle and talking about what comes up. I’m less interested in a critical analysis of these songs than I am in discussing my emotional connection to them. When I hear these songs stories come to mind, not reviews.
“Dancing Queen” - ABBA
From the Album Arrival
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I forgot to mention that I did recently write a new Random Shuffle piece. I don’t feel like doing the formatting to fit it in here, so I’ll just link to the article over on Blogcritics. Enjoy!
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“Forever and Ever Amen” - Randy Travis
From Always and Forever
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I have an uncle, he’s one of those uncles. He’s never been married. He lived with his parents until they died. He frequents a local bar enough that when he arrives the crowd cheers him on Norm-like, etc. I make him sound pathetic there, […]
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“The First Fall of Snow” - Hank Williams
From Mother’s Best Radio Transcriptions
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This comes from a Hank Williams boxed set of a radio show he used to do many years ago. The show was sponsored by Mother’s Best flour. At the end of each song Hank and an announcer sit around talking about […]
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It has been far too long since I wrote a Random Shuffle and I hope that this is the beginning of a renaissance for its return. Thanks for returning if you’ve read this column before, and if you haven’t, well thanks for coming now. Each week (or as I get around to it) I put […]
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“Love and Marriage” - Frank Sinatra
From Sinatra Reprise: The Very Good Years
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Am I the only one who thinks of the old TV show Married…With Children, when I hear this song? That show, trashy as it was, became my introduction to Sinatra. I suspect I’m not the only one who found old blue eyes […]
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“Fidelity” - Regina Spektor
From Begin to Hope
My wife and I are different people when it comes to music. My wife is a radio listener. When we got married she had maybe 30 CDs. When it comes to naming her favorite bands, I’d have a hard time coming up with a list. I think she would […]
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“Hello Dolly” - Louis Armstrong
From The Definitive Collection
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I wouldn’t begin to call myself a theatre buff. I performed in a few plays in high school. I worked for a dinner theatre in college where I did everything from run the box office, served as a waiter, ran the […]
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