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Music Appreciation

Prosody and God’s Will

Something about that Martina McBride song “God’s Will” (written by Tom Douglas and Barry Dean) gives me chills, but it’s not the lyrics, interestingly enough. I find the lyrical story a bit of a turnoff, actually, since I’m not a

Kate ONeill January 2, 2005 Music Appreciation, Song Reviews, Writing Songs 2 Comments Read more

Lighten up!

How very amusing. I was trying to find information on when The Mattoid will be playing anywhere in town next, and I stumbled across this review of the “Hello” CD, which starts with the heading “Definitely Not Lionel Richie” and

Kate ONeill November 24, 2004 Song Reviews, Songwriters & Musicians 2 Comments Read more

Wish I’d written that…

I was flipping radio stations while driving home this evening and came across “Live Like You Were Dying” so I stopped and listened for a while. Man! Not only does that song pack a particularly powerful punch in my life

Kate ONeill October 1, 2004 Music Appreciation, Writing Songs 5 Comments Read more

Great song

I have to say, “Where Is The Love” is still absolutely one of the best songs I’ve heard in years. Also, that woman in Black Eyed Peas is incredibly hot.

Kate ONeill July 24, 2004 Music Appreciation No Comments Read more

Lessons in great songwriting

“Everybody always laughs at love but what they want is to be proven wrong” – Allen/Hall/Oates, “Did It in a Minute” It isn’t just that this is a great lyric (though I certainly think it is). It’s the way they

Kate ONeill July 24, 2004February 5, 2015 Introspection, Karsten, Music Appreciation, Song Reviews, The Craft, Writing Songs No Comments Read more

30th birthday mix CD

For fun, I’m putting together a 30th birthday mix CD. It includes some fun songs, some reflective songs — all stuff I think will be good just to listen to on Tuesday and ponder. For example, I’ve got: Happy Birthday

Kate ONeill December 15, 2003 Birthday Musings, Mostly For Fun, Music Appreciation 16 Comments Read more
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