The Book Of Coincidences

Sintra, Portugal. Songs and views.

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Saturday, October 19, 2024

A-ha - take on me, 1985

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"Take On Me" is a song by the Norwegian synth-pop band a-ha. The original version, recorded in 1984 and released in October of t...
Friday, October 18, 2024

Neil Young - till the morning comes, 1970

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"It’s all about the morning, the next day, just getting through one more day, taking it day by day, all those clichés used by addicts...

Moby - porcelain, 1999

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"I was involved with this really, really wonderful woman, and I loved her very much. But I knew deep in my heart of hearts that we ha...

Electronic - reality, 1991

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"The bulk of Electronic was written in 1990, with sessions beginning that January at Johnny Marr's home studio in Manchester. ...

Phantom Youth - promises, 2023

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"Phantom Youth, Currently München, Bayern, Germany, Member of Stray Fossa, Also Known As William Evans, Will Evans, Genres Noise Pop...
Thursday, October 17, 2024

The Beatles - every little thing, 1964

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"Every Little Thing" is a rare example of a Lennon–McCartney song in which one member of the partnership was primary composer (h...

Beirut - scenic world second version, 2007

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"Now, there are two versions of "Scenic World" by the band Beirut. One is a blippity electronic version appeared on Beirut...

Slowdive - star roving, 2017

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"Star Roving" is unlike anything Slowdive have released before, first of all it's furiously fast which screams hit - hit in ...

The Style Council - the whole point two, 2007

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"Many people dislike them for the musical genres they dabbled in and the dilution of their original Mod(ernist) leanings. Others love...
Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Buffalo Springfield - expecting to fly, 1967

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"Expecting to Fly" is a song written by Neil Young and performed by Buffalo Springfield. The song appeared on their 1967 album, ...

Morrissey - reader meet author, 1995

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"the ambiguity of both paths, that of the writer and that of Morrissey, the misunderstood artist so criticized for his lyrics from da...

The Style Council - council meetin, 1984

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"The Style Council was formed in early 1983 and their first single was Speak Like a Child peaked at Number 4 in March 1983. I kept a ...

The Radio Dept - it's personal, 2005

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"The title says it all. It's as if someone has asked, "what's wrong?" and the answer is, "it's personal...
Tuesday, October 15, 2024

The Beatles - misery, 1963

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"We've called it 'Misery', but it isn't as slow as it sounds, it moves along at quite a pace, and we think Helen will...

The Weather Station - tried to tell you, 2021

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“Tried To Tell You,” which is about “reaching out to someone; a specific person, or maybe every person, who is tamping down their wildest ...

The Go-Betweens - spring rain, 1986

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"just the music and the way that chorus is especially. And there’s a simplicity to it; a beauty to it. It’s one of those happy things...

Bright Eyes - make war, 2002

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"This is an album haunted by a foreign war, by the tale of the midwesterner’s broken New York fairy tale, by figures of love and pain...

Beirut - elephant gun, 2007

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"That sound is how I feel when I’m honest about my life, that juxtaposition of melancholy and loneliness with the absolute enjoyment ...
Monday, October 14, 2024

My Sad Captains - the sum total of everything, 2009

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"Wallis discovered the book 'sitting on a shelf unattended, when I was looking for a name, and it seemed to capture some element ...

The Style Council - blood sports, 1985

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"I find it shocking how so many fans of The Jam (and Paul Weller) have never even heard a song from The Style Council. Alright, alrig...
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