Ending my Valentine blog series with the song "You Don't Love Me Anymore" originally performed by the late country singer Eddie Rabbitt. This has got to be the ultimate break-up song, but just like "Have You Ever Been in Love", this classic is hardly played on various radio stations. It's a bit understandable as the … Continue reading You Don’t Love Me Anymore
Have You Ever Been in Love
February has always been known as the love month with lovers from all around the world celebrating the beauty and the wonder of love. Yet, the truth is that love isn't always a beautiful thing because it can also create lonely hearts, broken hearts, and hearts that refuse to heal and move on. There are … Continue reading Have You Ever Been in Love
Jim Brickman, Mr. Valentine
Let's continue talking more about Jim Brickman. Jim is one of the few songwriters in the world who gets to have his name credited on the songs that he creates. Not sure if this was by design but it has worked wonders for ths music genius. Yet, Jim doesn't really sings his own songs. Instead, … Continue reading Jim Brickman, Mr. Valentine
Iconic Ingram
James Ingram is dead at 66. This is the sad news that greeted me Wednesday morning when I turned on the TV set. Unlike other singers, James decided to delve more into the lonely side of music. RnB or Rhythm n Blues is how they call this genre and James established a successful career in … Continue reading Iconic Ingram
Valentine
With Valentine's Day just around the corner, let's take a look at one of the songs that best describes the feelings that seem to overflow whenever this special day is celebrated every year. "Valentine", with Martina McBride on vocals and Jim Brickman on piano, has come to be known in recent years as among the … Continue reading Valentine
Lines of a Song volume 3
It's time to have a look back again at some of the songs that helped shape us into the persons that we are today. The songs below deal with the fear of seeing a love slowly dying away even as there's still the hope that it can be saved somehow. If you went through the … Continue reading Lines of a Song volume 3
The New Year Song 2
It just occurred to me that there's one other song fit to sing during the New Year celebration. Entitled "It's Just Another New Year's Eve", the song was composed and performed by singer-songwriter Barry Manilow and first came out in 1977. Unlike Auld Lang Syne, this classic has a rather slow and lonely tempo which … Continue reading The New Year Song 2
The New Year Song
So many songs have been written about Christmas, but when it comes to celebrating the New Year, there's only one song that comes to mind - Auld Lang Syne The song, written by Robert Burns, was originally a Scottish poem when it first came out in 1788 but eventually given the tune similar to many … Continue reading The New Year Song
The Lonely Side of Christmas
Christmas has always been known as the most joyous of all occasions. Yet, this is not the case with some people, especially those who had their hearts broken during the holiday season. The experience is naturally painful and often leaves bitter memories of Christmas. The British pop duo Wham! with the late George Michael on … Continue reading The Lonely Side of Christmas
The Magic of “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”
Only three days to go before the most joyous day of the year is celebrated. Yet, in some parts of the world, Christmas is hardly a day worth celebrating. In 1984, a great famine struck the land of Ethiopia resulting in the destruction of lives and properties described in one news report as biblical in … Continue reading The Magic of “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”
