In case you haven’t heard him, I’ll introduce you to David Wilcox the same way he was introduced to me back in 1989: with the song that relates the experience of falling a little deeper for someone than they fell for you. “Language of the Heart” shows off both his lyrical gift and his gift for lyrical guitar playing.
This isn’t a perfect performance–Wilcox was quite ill on this particular night, almost to the point of passing out onstage. But fortunately he wasn’t playing “Won’t Get Fooled Again”.
“The thinking man’s James Taylor” was something a writer slapped on Wilcox early in his career. It’s a fair description.
David Wilcox: “The Thinking Man’s James Taylor”
17 May 2012 Leave a comment
Songs You May Have Missed #101
14 May 2012 Leave a comment
Pulp: “Something Changed” (1996)
Jarvis Cocker and company explore the role of Fate’s fickle hand in love. This one may bring a tear if you’re so inclined:
I wrote this song two hours before we met/I didn’t know your name or what you looked like yet
I could have stayed at home and gone to bed/I could have gone to see a film instead/You might have changed your mind and seen your friend/Life could’ve been very different but then: Something Changed
Do you believe that there’s someone up above?/And does he have a timetable directing acts of love?
Why did I write this song on that one day?/Why did you touch my hand and softly say/Stop asking questions that don’t matter anyway/Just give us a kiss to celebrate here today: Something Changed
When we woke up that morning we had no way of knowing/That in a matter of hours we’d change the way we were going
Where would I be now if we’d never met?/Would I be singing this song to someone else instead?/I don’t know but like you just said: Something Changed
Songs You May Have Missed #97
07 May 2012 Leave a comment
Morcheeba: “Way Beyond” (2002)
London-based Morcheeba is fronted here by Skye Edwards, whose physical beauty is exceeded only by the mellifluous calm of her voice. Like a lullaby for stressed-out adults.
See also: https://edcyphers.com/2012/07/29/songs-you-may-have-missed-154/
Video of the Week: Linda Ronstadt–Long Long Time
07 May 2012 2 Comments
Certain things make me prouder than others of being “from the ’70’s”…
This is a great song and performance.
Songs You May Have Missed #94
01 May 2012 Leave a comment
ABBA: “My Love, My Life” (1977)
One of the great album tracks from ABBA’s strongest record, 1977’s Arrival. Never before or since ABBA has the sadness of marital disintegration been related in such bittersweet pop music. The lyric aches, the melody is pure resignation.
“Pop” music can, at its best, be fine art.
See also: https://edcyphers.com/2020/10/28/songs-you-may-have-missed-670/
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Every Moment Has A Song 