The cool room âThe purpose of rhythm, it has always seemed to me ⌠is to prolong the moment of contemplation ⌠by hushing it with an alluring monotony.â â William Butler Yeats, The Symbolism of Poetry âOh Lordâ â … Continue reading →
We rarely give more than one week to a song so young and as so closely identified with just one artist as âLinden Arden Stole the Highlights.â Our post last week on this Van Morrison song struck a chord with our readers. … Continue reading →
âLinden Arden Stole the Highlightsâ Van Morrisonâs album Veedon Fleece (1974) on which todayâs song appears, represents a bookend to an artistic period in his career; a period that began with his seminal Astral Weeks (1968). Songwriter Glen Hansard once commented to NPR that Astral Weeks made … Continue reading →
The Frankie and Johnny mural in the House Lounge at the Missouri State Capitol âFrankie and Johnnyâ or âFrankie and Albertâ is the most popular and commercially successful murder ballad. I canât think of a song that really comes remotely … Continue reading →
