Another one bites the dust. The connection between “Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head”, “Always Something There to Remind Me”, “Walk on […]
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RIP: Mr Tro-lo-lo
Eduard Khil, the Russian baritone that became a surprise YouTube hit as Mr Trololo, has passed away. The singer’s 1976 video of […]
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RIP: Jerry Ragovoy
The death of Jerry Ragovoy seems to have gone unnoticed by the media. This is surprising, given the incredible catalogue of hits […]
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Syria: One voice less
I’ve often deplored the death of the protest song. So it was stunning to see how big a role music and chanting […]
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RIP: Hugh Martin, writer of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
There are songs out there that have seemingly always been there. What would Christmas be without the sounds of “Have Yourself a […]
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RIP: David Weiss
Mea culpa, I missed this completely. US songwriter David Weiss died late August of natural causes at the age of 89. Weiss […]