Category Archives: Music for a Sunday

Music for a Sunday: I’ll say you let me be your friend

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Sabina Becker

I had forgotten who sang this one, but not how much pure unadulterated fun it was. I will not forget it again!

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Music for a Sunday: I’ll have what he’s having!

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Sabina Becker

I don’t know what’s in that test tube, but having seen my share of withdrawn and morose drunks, I doubt very much that it’s booze.

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More Music for a Sunday: Also, FUCK the Grammys.

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Wanna know just how badly the latest top 40 radio shit sucks? Listen to this… …and weep: No lip-synching, no autotune, no bullshit. Just great sounds from a great Canadian band. CRANK IT.

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Music for a Sunday: Friends of Mr. Cairo

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Now that one gangster is out of Cairo, let’s hope the rest soon fall, too. And while we’re on the theme of Cairo, here’s another one for you: Burn, baby, burn.

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More Music for a Sunday: RIP Gary Moore

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Others eulogize his Thin Lizzy days; I’ll cry over this one today. Goodbye to a great bluesman, gone much too soon.

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Music for a Sunday: Possibly the coolest anti-racism song ever

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Sabina Becker

In honor of Black History Month, I present to you an old fave of mine: Here’s Martha Johnson’s explanation of what it refers to: I was driving around in the band van listening to some pop radio station when I … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: The sands run red in the lands of the Pharaohs

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Yes, I know there’s a “real” video for this one. Unfortunately, it’s too campy for my liking. And right now, what with developments over there, “campy” is not the effect I’m looking for. This slideshow fits the mood of the … Continue reading →

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More Music for a Sunday: Venezuela!

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Sabina Becker

No, I’m not being escapist (although some warm weather would suit me fine about now); this is actually in keeping with the big freedom march in the 23 de Enero (January 23) neighborhood in Caracas. On this day in 1958, … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: I took in Yonge Street at a glance

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Bruce Cockburn’s song is an essential for a day like this. And if you read the weather forecast for the Toronto area today, you’d know why. Stay warm, y’all.

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Music for a Sunday: It’s some kind of voodoo

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Sabina Becker

I didn’t like the “real” video for this wonderfully weird, deceptively understated tune; nerdy café waiters spoil it for me somehow. Really, all it needs is a live performance. But trust Thomas Dolby to put a twist on it. (Spoiler: … Continue reading →

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