The star of this Southern rock monolith is of course Lynyrd Skynyrd’s lead guitarist Allen Collins, whose big solo takes the theme of the lyrics and soars into the heavens with it. But “Free Bird” has two unsung heroes: One ios co-guitarist Gary Rossington who plays that expressive slid...
All are welcomingly anchored by the band’s unapologetically transparent, heart-on-sleeve lyricism. “Even with how raw we were on ‘Unlike Me,’ these ones somehow feel even more personal,” offers a candid Gauthier. And while lyrics are poetry by definition, the term feels like it falls ...
Producer Jon Peters and director Franco Zeffirelli asked Lionel Richie to compose an instrumental along the lines of the theme fromLove Storyfor the movieEndless Lovestarring Brooke Shields. When Zeffirelli changed his mind and asked Richie if he would add lyrics, the Motown star agreed to write ...
Today, she's a regular fixture at the Pittsburgh Honky Tonk, where she sings and helps host the monthly gathering that celebrates the heart of country music. Distelfink: Distelfink (a.k.a. Goldfinch) is an original blend of acoustic, folk, and jazz. He sings earnest lyrics about the...
Nutshell has been voted one of the saddest songs of all time, and Cantrell’s guitar takes over as Layne Staley’s lyrics reach a peak of despair, as though the guitar speaks when mere words are insufficient. The use of delay is particularly effective at 3:34, when Cantrell slides ...
Operation Ivy - "Knowledge" I know things are getting tougher When you can't get the top off the bottom of the barrel The wide open road to my future now Is looking fuckin' narrow All I know is that I don't know All I know is... Dead Boys - "Sonic Reducer" I don't need an...
**Julia Westlinand David MeShowdo a nice acapella cover ofTALK’sRun Away To Mars(Listen to the TALK version in the previousSpace Music posting): **Space Song (Lyrics)–Beach House–Vibe Music – YouTube **An anthology of lyrics toFilk songshas been created by Chris Weber and is availab...
The Pharcyde’s “Runnin’” is the rare kind of song where the lyrics chase the beat. J Dilla’s production (arguably the best of his career) combines elements of jazz and samba to give it the sense of motion. Meanwhile, The Pharcyde’s lyrics are some of the most vulnerable of their...
The final song of “Parade,” Prince left his fans with the perfect song through which they could mourn him. It’s just that no one expected that day to come so soon. It’s Prince’s loveliest, most delicate ballad and all the more effective due to its closing lyrics: “All good ...
“Everybody’s Talkin’,” a cover of Fred Neil’s country folk ballad, bookends the film. In the beginning, the melodic jangle of the guitars captures the optimism and naïveté of a cowboy leaving the South for the big city. Yet the lyrics of escapism and new pastures—“I’m ...