Category Archives: Music

Song of the day

Posted on October 2, 2008 by pgold

Catching up from the two days off. Here are three Rosh Hashana Songs. I am working on the translation of the Hebrew one. Enjoy! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOTOdBzSpYc] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZLq_JB8H44] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwKROOPXUS8]

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Song of the day

Posted on September 24, 2008 by pgold

Continuing a look at some beautiful Hebrew songs, I am including a beautiful song called Livkot Lekha, or To Cry for You. As I said many of the beautiful poetry songs of modern Israel come from the fact that Israel … Continue reading →

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Song of the day

Posted on September 23, 2008 by pgold

I missed the song of the day yesterday and I am sorry about that. This week I am gearing up for Rosh Hashana, so my posts may have that as a theme. In terms of my song choices I am … Continue reading →

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Favorite Lyric Friday

Posted on September 19, 2008 by pgold

It’s time once again for favorite lyric Friday. Today’s song was actually mentioned during covers week. One of my favorite songs (certainly in the top 10) is American Pie by Don McLean. This song is perhaps the most iconic of … Continue reading →

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Song of the day

Posted on September 18, 2008 by pgold

On September 18, 1970 Jimi Hendrix, one of music’s greatest musicians died in London from a possible overdose of sleeping pills. The world lost perhaps the greatest guitar player of that generation. Hendrix was a major influence for later guitarists … Continue reading →

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One Hit Wonder Wednesday

Posted on September 17, 2008 by pgold

Welcome back to one hit wonder Wednesday. There are hundreds and hundreds of one hit wonders out there and sometimes I just browse through lists of them to find one for this blog. When I browse these lists I try … Continue reading →

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Song of the day

Posted on September 16, 2008 by pgold

When talking about music and songs, a frequent question is what is your favorite song? For many people this is a very simple question. But for those of us who truly love music it is not such a simple question. … Continue reading →

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Song of the day

Posted on September 15, 2008 by pgold

Being a native of New Jersey it is no surprise that I grew up listening to a lot of Bruce Springsteen. I think he is forever intertwined with the History of New Jersey. His most famous album, Born in the … Continue reading →

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Covers day 5

Posted on August 22, 2008 by pgold

We now reach the end of our trip through the wacky world of cover songs, and as promised, today I am revealing what I believe to be the best and worst covers songs of modern music. I say modern music, … Continue reading →

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Covers day 4

Posted on August 21, 2008 by pgold

I never realized when I began this that I would want to extend this as there are just too many bad covers out there. No fear, I am not going to go beyond this week, but I want to include … Continue reading →

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