Category Archives: Music for a Sunday

Music for a Sunday: That ice is slowly melting

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Sabina Becker

The late, GREAT George Harrison performs with an all-star backup band. I noticed Ringo Starr and Phil Collins in there, along with Jeff Lynne. Who did you see?

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Music for a Sunday: Trouble, please be kind

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Sabina Becker

A Cat Stevens classic, set to scenes from the movie “Harold and Maude”. I was in the mood for this, since I’ve got bad muscle spasms in my neck after a major headache two days ago. I’ve got medication (Tylenol … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Two for Fred Phelps

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Sabina Becker

This morning, I got the news that ol’ Fred, the biggest self-loathing hatemonger in Kansas, is not much longer for this world. Also, he’s been excommunicated by his own cult. I hereby dedicate two Danielle Dax songs to him. First … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: I photographed you with my Rolleiflex

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Sabina Becker

João Gilberto sings “Desafinado”. The title means “Off Key”, and it’s actually supposed to sound like that. But meticulous artist that he is, João is in fact perfectly on, even when he sounds a little off. He seems off-beat, too, … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: All hail King B!

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Bruce Springsteen in Auckland, New Zealand, paying tribute to a young local talent who recently got famous. Maybe you’ve heard of her? Anyway, he takes her bouncy, breezy, teenage hip-hop send-up of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, and strips … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: At the end of a double day

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Call me a purist, but I miss the skittery fall-in at the beginning, and the dreamy loop-the-loop fade-out of the original:

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Music for a Sunday: For that daughter…

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Sabina Becker

I was chuffed to find a video for this song: And look, it’s got Christina Hendricks!

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Music for a Sunday: Polyushko Polye, three ways

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Today, we ride a troika. First off, the Red Army choir doing a killer rendition of my favorite old Soviet tune: And now, the late, great Ivan Rebroff… …who, despite his stage name, was actually a German (and won medals … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: A little Santorum on your Sochi

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Sabina Becker

I somehow doubt that this will be the theme song of the Olympics: It sure is catchy, though. And so’s this one: …although I suspect it won’t be played, either.

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Music for a Sunday: Dip the fuse in the kerosene

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Two different songs with strangely similar videos came out about this time, thirty years ago. One of them appealed more to me at first: …and the other grew on me more over time: At the time there was a mini-scandal … Continue reading →

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