So I was in the cafe this afternoon after teaching my rock class, and “Like a Virgin” was playing on the radio. I was singing along with the verse, before the first chorus, and nodding my head and grinning up a storm. Go figure. It made me think of my dear friend [...]
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Madonna, Redux
Posted in Madonna, singers on September 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
1000 Years of Richard Thompson
Posted in Richard Thompson, covers, folk revival, folk rock, singers on September 7, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I just got a hold of Richard Thompson’s 1000 Years of Popular Music, and I’m delighted about it. I’m pleased partly because I think it’s great stuff–a genuinely interesting recording and a fun listen–partly because it has sparked a couple of ideas for a paper I’m working on on covers, and partly because it [...]
