Melodicwisdom

LATEST ARTICLES ( 239 )

• In Memory of Mindy McCready (1975-2013).

  

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  Posted on 18 February 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Landslide by Fleetwood Mac.

  Landslide is one of those songs we understand more and more as we get older. I knew this song as a child but of course, I didn’t really understand it. Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Too Close by Alex Clare.

  And it feels like I am just too close to love you, there’s nothing I can really say. I can’t lie no more, I can’t hide no more, got to be true to myself. Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Try by Pink.

  I don’t really listen to Pink very often but I do think her musical style has gotten better overtime. A friend from college sent me a couple of her songs a few... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Sweet Surrender by Sarah McLachlan.

  It doesn’t mean much, it doesn’t mean anything at all. The life I’ve left behind me is a cold room. I’ve crossed the last line from where I can’t return, where... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Stutter by Joe.

  I haven’t written about an R B or Hip-Hop song in a while so here’s one from way back when about a guy who suspects his girlfriend of cheating on him. I... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• A Groovy Kind of Love by Phil Collins.

  

  Track of the week has to be the massive collaboration from legendary hip-hop producer Just Blaze (Jay-Z, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar) and upcoming Trap sensation... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• What About Love by ‘Til Tuesday.

  Living on silence, living by the book. You get it to a science of living on one good look. So put out all the fires and blow away the smoke, I’m getting pretty... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Erase/Rewind by The Cardigans.

  Tonight’s song is self-explanatory. It’s about changing your mind about something after realizing it’s not right for you. Don’t you always wish you would have... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Can’t Take My Eyes Off You by Heath Ledger.

  Okay, so Heath Ledger obviously didn’t write this song but hey, neither did the original performer, Frankie Valli. However, it was brought to my attention that... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• A Sorta Fairytale by Tori Amos.

  Girls, do you believe in fairytales?…Or have you left those to the movies? Many of you roll your eyes at even the mention of such a word. But it’s also... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• No More by Three Days Grace.

  Three Days Grace…not really in a good place right now. When the news broke that Adam Gontier had abruptly left the band last week, fans were scratching their... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye

  I saw “Gotye” plenty of times on Sirius radio but because I didn’t recognize it, I went to the next station. It wasn’t until I was streaming a Dublin radio... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Voices Carry (Acoustic) by Aimee Mann.

  I already wrote about the 1985 version of Voices Carry back in April of 2011. But 20 years later, iTunes asked Aimee if she’d come in and record an acoustic... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Change of Heart by Cyndi Lauper.

  The first new song I’ve heard in 2013 even though new means from 1986. I somehow missed this song on the radio until yesterday and like usual, I could relate... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Nocturne by Wild Nothing.

  I think the music in this song is really beautiful. Jack Tatum of Wild Nothing has a gift for making dream pop. Every time I hear one of his songs, my mind... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Round Here by Counting Crows.

  Step out the front door like a ghost into the fog where no one notices the contrast of white on white. And in between the moon and you, the angels get a better... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Love the Way You Lie by Eminem Ft. Rihanna.

  This song was so popular when it first hit the airwaves and now I can’t believe it’s already two years old. Time really does fly, doesn’t it? Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Baby Love by The Supremes.

  I bet a lot of people who listened to this song were reminded of an old flame. I can picture a girl in the 60′s putting the vinyl on and crying over a break-up. Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• When the Lights Go Out by Naked Eyes.

  Posted on December 17, 2012 by melodic wisdom I heard this song for the first time on Sirius yesterday. I knew the band from their two biggest hits,... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC