Okay, yes, I know what you're thinking. It's Coldplay. Whatever, KTP - manipulative and obvious, and I'm never going to take you seriously again. Hear me out. Chris Martin's singing is indeed cringeworthy at the beginning of this song, like at that point in his career he … [Read more...]
Songs That Stab Me in the Heart: Naked As We Came by Kina Grannis (Iron & Wine Cover)
I can't listen to any Iron & Wine songs without getting very still and contemplative, and there are many that make me misty. Somehow I stumbled on this cover of "Naked As We Came" by some girl a few years ago. Huh. That "some girl" was featured in a video on McDonald's … [Read more...]
David Tobocman: the One-Man Children’s Band
Once in a while a really nice guy comes along, and when you see him doing good things and creating art, you just want to cheer for him from the sidelines. That's how I feel about David Tobocman. This musician's first children's album, Very Helpful Songs, is a … [Read more...]
Songs That Stab Me in the Heart: A Thousand Years by Christina Perri
And all along I believed I would find you Time has brought Your heart to me I have loved you for a Thousand years I'll love you for a Thousand more 1. I just...I can't even. 2. A long time ago I wrote in my journal that I knew I was destined for a great love. I … [Read more...]
Songs That Stab Me in the Heart: Chains of Love by Ryan Adams
I heard the first two lines of this song played as an interstitial on a radio show. I sang them in my head for three days before I finally looked up the lyrics and found the song. Walk away slowly You don't have to take this In the spaces in between Sadness on the … [Read more...]