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‘Daily Song’ Category
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Day 305 – Lissie – Go Your Own Way (Coachella 2012)
April 13, 2012 by Farhang
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Day 304 – honeyhoney – Turn That Finger Around (Coachella 2012)
April 12, 2012 by Farhang
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Day 303 – Mike Snow – Silvia (Coachella 2012)
April 12, 2012 by Farhang
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Coachella 2012
April 12, 2012 by Farhang
Coachella starts tomorrow, excitement is in the air, beside the big hype bands, here are a few I think you should definitely checkout
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Day 302 – Janis Joplin – Me and Bobby McGee
April 11, 2012 by Farhang
The number one single from 1971, after Janis’ death. The song was originally written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster, originally performed by Roger Miller.
In the original version of the song, Bobby is a woman; Janis Joplin, who was a lover and a friend of Kristofferson’s from the beginning of her career to her death, changed the sex and a few of the lyrics in her cover. Kristofferson states he did not write this song for her, but the song is associated with her—especially, he has said, in the line “Somewhere near Salinas, Lord, I let her slip away.
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Day 301 – Rahat Fateh Ali Khan & CBSO – Dum Mastt Mastt
April 8, 2012 by Farhang
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Day 300 – Scheherazade Symphony – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
April 4, 2012 by Farhang
My first encounter with classical music, that I could recall, happened when I was 6: It must have been a Friday and my father was working on a translation piece while listening to this symphony. I remember him calling me to his office and explaining the music and the story behind it … I wish he was here to tell me about it one last time.
For my father and in his memory:
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Day 299 – The Milk Carton Kids – Michigan
April 3, 2012 by Farhang
Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale, known as The Milk Carton Kids, are getting a lot of well-deserved buzz. When the folk duo released its second album Prologue for free online last year, more than 60,000 fans downloaded the tracks. Acoustic, soothing, rich in ballads — the signature Milk Carton Kids form of fusing two voices into one sound is mesmerizing. (NPR)
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Day 298 – Norah Jones – Say Goodbye
March 29, 2012 by Farhang
From her upcoming collaborative album, Little Broken Hearts, with Danger Mouse…
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Day 297 – Patrick Watson – Into Giants
March 28, 2012 by Farhang
Patrick Watson raises the bar yet again in his new album, Adventures in Your Own Backyard.
Into Giant’s is already on my 2012 top 10 list.
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Day 296 – Malek Jandali – Watani Ana (مالك جندلي – وطني أنا)
March 27, 2012 by Farhang
A native of Homs, the Syrian composer Malek Jandali, is known for his creativity and versatility in the Arab world. Inspired by the 9 months of uprising in his homeland, he’s written and composed several pieces including the protest song “Watani Ana” (“I am my homeland”) that has become one of the anthems of the protest movement.
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Day 295 – Aretha Franklin – Niki Hoeky
March 26, 2012 by Farhang
Happy 70th Birthday Aretha Franklin.
Here is a little hidden gem
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