Art is the music we make from the bewildered cry of being alive. ~Maria Popova
01 Apr 2016 4 Comments
in General Posts, On a Lighter Note Tags: memes, musical snobbery
01 Apr 2016 Leave a comment
in General Posts Tags: derek and the dominos, eric clapton, layla, rita coolidge
(via Purple Clover) by Kevin Haynes
You’ll never hear “Layla” the same way again. The stunning piano coda that caps Derek and the Dominos’ signature song was apparently co-written by Rita Coolidge.
“I think it’s time everyone knew that [“Layla”] also has a mother,” she says in her upcoming memoir, “Delta Lady,” available April 5.
Coolidge, 70, claims the melody was lifted from a 1970 song she had written with then-boyfriend Jim Gordon, the band’s drummer, “Time (Don’t Let the World Get in Our Way).”
Read more: http://www.purpleclover.com/blog/6289-rita-coolidge-and-layla/
01 Apr 2016 Leave a comment
in General Posts Tags: fakin' it, simon and garfunkel
(via mental_floss) by Nick Greene
When Columbia Records sent copies of Simon and Garfunkel’s “Fakin’ It” to radio stations across America in the summer of 1967, the 45s’ printed labels would have looked normal to DJs at first glance. It had the song’s title, its writing credit, and all the relevant copyright information. Had they looked closer, however, they would have noticed something funky with the runtime—it’s listed as “2:74,” not “3:14”…
Read more: http://mentalfloss.com/article/77621/why-runtime-simon-and-garfunkel-song-listed-274
Every Moment Has A Song 