Songs You May Have Missed #852

10 Jul 2026 Leave a comment

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Manu Chao: “Tu Te Vas” (2024)

Listening to 2024’s Viva Tu is a bit dizzying: Spanish, French and English, all within the first three songs of Manu Chao’s 2024 release. A half-dozen languages across an album that mixes the personal and the political, the intimate and the anthemic.

Remarkably, it was the singer’s first studio album in 17 years, but his unique formula remained intact, much to the appreciation of fans he’d kept waiting for new material.

See also: Songs You May Have Missed #760 | Every Moment Has A Song

Songs You May Have Missed #851

10 Jul 2026 Leave a comment

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Connie Converse: “House” (2026)

We elsewhere told the tale of singular folk songwriter Connie Converse, her inspired music, disappointing career and mysterious disappearance.

To the 2026 reissue of her How Sad, How Lovely album was added this bonus, previously unreleased track.

It’s one more example of her lyrical gift, and a heartfelt reminder of all the things “home” can mean.

See also: Recommended Albums #110 | Every Moment Has A Song

Video of the Week: The Justin Hayward Problem The Moody Blues Couldn’t Survive

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Video of the Week: (I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long – Leonid & Friends (Chicago cover)

07 Jul 2026 Leave a comment

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List of the Day: Songs with Storylines that Revolve Around Obsolete Technologies

03 Jul 2026 Leave a comment

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Operator (That’s Not The Way It Feels)–Jim Croce

Hey Western Union Man–Jerry Butler

Sylvia’s Mother–Dr. Hookand the Medicine Show

Take a Letter, Maria–R.B. Greaves

Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair–Sheena Easton

Western Union–The Five Americans

Songs You May Have Missed #850

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Talk: “Run Away to Mars” (2021)

Canadian Nicholas Durocher, professionally known as Talk, specializes in soaring, emotionally-charged choruses and songs about isolation and disconnectedness.

During a COVID-era stint as an out of work musician living in his parents’ basement, a lonely, depressed Durocher wrote “Run Away to Mars” after watching the movie Interstellar.

The song went viral on TikTok a year after its release. It appears on Talk’s 2023 debut album, Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees, which was nominated for multiple Juno Awards.

Durocher, ironically, has connected with a large audience by singing about feeling disconnected, and become a star by continuing to sing like that young man in his parents’ basement.

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