A friend on Facebook posted a link to Adele - Rolling In The Deep, I watched it and got really hooked. I have played it many times. I later found a live version of the song at Adele - Rolling In The Deep (Live) (see video below) that I like better. Just like with Emmylou Harris in Six White Cadillacs, the possibility to listen to the entire song made me go and buy it on iTunes. Video: Adele - Rolling In The Deep (Live) Read more [...]

I am a fan of Emmylou Harris on Facebook which had a link to Emmylou Harris: Six White Cadillacs on YouTube. It's a great song (see video below) and after watching it several times I bought the song at iTunes. I found First Listen: Emmylou Harris, 'Hard Bargain', free streaming on NPR of the entire CD, through Timber and Steel. Free listening is great marketing. I had no intention to buy the CD but after listening several times to the NPR stream of it I ended up buying five more songs (six in all). Read more [...]

I found Rock Me Baby with BB King, Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy and Jim Vaughn in a tweet from @Amy Stark. It's a great tune and performed by several of my favourite musicians. Read more [...]

A friend of mine reminded me of Blue Bayou with Linda Ronstadt. It's a great song and I love her voice. There's also a version with Roy Orbison. Blue Bayou with Linda Ronstadt Read more [...]

I love blues and Norah Jones voice, what can then be better than combining the two? Norah Jones - All Your Love Read more [...]

I went to YouTube in search for Blues In The Night, a song suggested by a friend of mine. Blues In The Night from a woman's point of view: Katie Melua (live AVO Session), there's a harmonica which I love. I also found Eva Cassidy, Anne Shelton and Ella Fitzgerald (with a sax player). Blues In The Night from a man's point of view: Frank Sinatra. I also found an intrumental version, Blues in the Night, on Tenor Sax. Katie Melua - Blues In The Night (live AVO Session) Read more [...]

Lyrics SPOKEN: I remember when I was a very little girl, our house caught on fire. I'll never forget the look on my father's face as he gathered me up in his arms and raced through the burning building out to the pavement. I stood there shivering in my pajamas and watched the whole world go up in flames. And when it was all over I said to myself, "Is that all there is to a fire" SUNG: Is that all there is, is that all there is If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing Let's break Read more [...]