Back in the days when songs were something you would have or not have, I had this song by NYC’s Kicking Giant on a compilation cd. As I played it to a friend, he pointed out that she (Rachel Carns) sang “really out of tune”. Yes. Yes she did. So what? I loved the song and 30 years later I still do and that is what matters. And also, did you note the title? So it seemed appropriate to chose that title (in a more internet friendly version) as the name of this music blog.
Oh hi, welcome to this blog. I took a two decade hiatus from writing about music, but as I really gotten back into seriously listening to music in the past year or so, I thought I’d try blogging again.
Despite its title, there will be a few rules. First, each post will be about a single song. For me, the song has always been the essence of music. I may occasionally refer to a full album, but what I post here – and link to – will always be a single song. A song that may be brand new or very old, well-known or super obscure, from the US or from sub-Saharan Africa and one or ten minutes long.
Secondly, each post will be no more than 100 words (a meta-blurb like this being an exception, obviously). That keeps it fun for you to read and manageable for me to write.
And thirdly, this is not a review blog. Unless we know each other, please don’t send me new music to listen to and to possibly include. I’ve been there, I’ve done that and it was fun for a bit, but also got tiring after a while. This is just about what I like.
That’s it. Just enjoy!