Renaissance 2.0
All these years I’ve never understand what in the world “Man in Motion” was all about. It’s the theme song from one of my favorite movies, “St. Elmo’s Fire” by John Parr and David Foster. It was a big number one hit song and it made a nice music video with clips from the movie…
I always liked Danny Gokey from American Idol season 8 where he finished 3rd which was very good. I was very happy to see/hear his new song called “My Best Days Are Ahead of Me” which he performed tonight on American Idol. It’s such a personal song for him because he feels as if his…
Being a dreamer, I’ve always loved “Spread Your Wings” by Queen written by bassist John Deacon. It tells the story of Sammy the dreamer who’s stuck in a dead-end job. I remember even as a kid relating to this wonderful song. I like how it shows the negative forces that keep us down and prevent…
Here’s my Valentine to the world. One Tribe by the fantastic Black-Eyed Peas! What a wonderful song and beautiful message. Despite all the differences we see and hear every day, underneath it all, we are all one tribe…one family. It might sound corny and naive but we are all part of the human race. Crank…
Soul Meets Body by Death Cab for Cutie is an infectious tune that grabs my attention whenever it’s on. I didn’t know what it was all about until I read the lyrics but it’s a great song all the same. It reminds me of Jon Anderson and YES in a lot of ways. They’ve…
Here’s the official theme for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics called “I Believe” by Nikki Yanofsky. I love Olympic themes which are usually inspirational and majestic and this one does not disappoint. My favorites of all-time were from the Atlanta Summer games in 1996 (yes, my home town so I am biased). We had not…
Here’s the original version of John Hiatt’s classic “Have a little faith in me” which has been covered by many artists such as Michael English, Joe Cocker, Delbert McClinton, Chaka Kahn, Mandy Moore, Patty Larkin, Bill Frisell, Jo-El Sonnier, Ilse DeLange and Jewel for the 1996 film soundtrack Phenomenon. It is also featured on the…
I’ve always liked Jim Brickman but I never heard of Adam Crossley who sings on “Beautiful World”. I heard the song today while shopping for a new suite and had to use Shazam to identify the song because I really liked it a lot, especially the singer. What a joy this is. Checkout the live…
No matter how bad things seem, deep down I know it’s still a wonderful world. This song called “WONDERFUL WORLD” by James Morrison always snaps me out of any funk I find myself in. It’s just a beautiful reminder of how great things really are. It’s all about how we look at things. We just…
I’m such a big fan of The Script, an Irish band that I first experienced thanks to the movie “P.S. I Love You”and their wonderful “The Man Who Can’t Be Moved” Here’s another touching song called “Breakeven” where lead singer Danny O’Donoghue pours out his emotions in a beautiful music video. I love the scene…