You might think this one is from the 80's because YOU HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN IT, and also, his hair. But in fact, it was released in 1993. Thank you, internet. I mean, really. She asked me how the cat's been, I said, "Moses, he's just fine. We used to think about you all … [Read more...]
Songs That Stab Me in the Heart: “Like a Friend” by Pulp
I have - or now I should say had, because I digitized and am selling them all - a shit ton of movie soundtracks on CD. At first I would simply buy them after I saw a movie whose music moved me, and then when I started working in Hollywood I just seemed to acquire them from press … [Read more...]
Songs That Stab Me in the Heart: “On My Own” From Les Misérables
I am the only person on Earth who hasn't seen the recent film version of Les Misérables, but that only means that the Hollywood-ized version hasn't interested me. After the Golden Globes my curiosity was piqued but only just. Who am I kidding? I never get to go to the movies. … [Read more...]
Songs That Stab Me in the Heart: “Notre Dame, Our Mother” Alma Mater
I think I've known at least the last line of this song my entire life. Of course we sang it in college on many occasions, but most memorably after every football game. Whether or not the team wins, the players and team staff gather at the base of the student section of the … [Read more...]
Songs That Stab Me in the Heart: “Not Alone” by Patty Griffin
I first heard Patty Griffin on KCRW when I moved to the Los Angeles area from Connecticut in 1995. I was 24 years old and adventurous and stupid and thank God, because at 41 I know all about the things that can go wrong, and if I tried to do something like that all by myself I … [Read more...]
