This sick strange darkness Comes creeping on so haunting every time In the last few years I have witnessed and suffered so much loss. Every time I hear this song I want to skip over it, but the haunting voice at the very opening sucks me in and there I am, running through … [Read more...]
Songs That Stab Me in the Heart: “Sometimes” by Depeche Mode
Since Monday was Martin Gore's birthday, we'll start with this one. I'm the first to admit If you catch me in a mood like this I can be tiring Even embarrassing I first heard this song in college. It stabbed me in the heart, instantly. From the opening note. I … [Read more...]
Richard Marx Loves Me
Driving around the old 'hood, I was listening to the local radio station's 80's weekend. It was a Richard Marx rock block - old classics like "Don't Mean Nothin" and "Shoulda Known Better." It brought me back to the time in high school when I went to see Rich in concert. Somehow … [Read more...]
All I Want Is Nothing To Do
Last night I went to see the Indigo Girls concert in Los Angeles. Besides being the first time I've seen them live without Lisa in a many years, the show was meaningful because it always is to me, since I love their music so much. But it was this song and its great … [Read more...]
I’ll Be Sober Only For a While
So, there's this guy at work, let's call him Charlie, who's basically the office boy (we call that a production assistant in the entertainment biz) who is working here while he tries to create a career as a musician. I'd been working with him on my part-time schedule for over a … [Read more...]