“The Internet is a lot like ancient Egypt: people writing on walls and worshipping cats.”
Archive for Gilbert O’Sullivan
JAIMIE VERNON – THAT PEACEFUL EASY FEELING
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Beach Boys, Bob Segarini, Boomers, Buffalo Springfield, Canadian Music, Carole King, Commodores, Crosby Stills & Nash, David Bowie, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Gilbert O’Sullivan, Glenn Frey, Gordon Lightfoot, Guess Who, Hotel California, Jaimie Vernon, James Taylor, Jim Croce, John Lennon, love songs, Mamas & Papas, marvin gaye, Matthews Southern Comfort, music heroes, Music Therapy, Neil Young, Nostalgia, Paul McCartney, Simon & Garfunkel, Space Oddity, The Carpenters, The Eagles, vinyl on January 23, 2016 by segarini
Another week, another childhood music idol walks among the immortal choir. No sooner had we hosed off the glitter and put away our vinyl copies of David Bowie’s “Ziggy Stardust” we learned that Eagles founder Glenn Frey had passed from complications related to his dependence on medication to control severe rheumatoid arthritis and acute colitis.
Roxanne – Say It Ain’t Snow
Posted in Opinion with tags Bob Segarini, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Gilbert O’Sullivan, Glasvegas, Gwen Stefani, Joni Mitchell, Keyshia Cole, Laura Veirs, Leonard Cohen, Mephiskapheles, No Doubt, Operation Ivy, Pharrell Williams, Red House Painters, Roxanne Tellier, S.A.D., Santa Claus Parade, Stiv Bators, The Naked and Famous) on November 16, 2014 by segarini
Baby, it’s cold outside. From my window, I’m watching fat, fluffy snowflakes drift down.
JAIMIE VERNON – SUMMERTIME MUSE, Part 1
Posted in Opinion with tags Bob Segarini, Bugs Bunny, Canadian Music, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Dorothy Moore, Gilbert O’Sullivan, Herman's Hermits, hot asphalt, Hot Rods, Jaimie Vernon, KC & The Sunshine Band, Lords of London, Mashmakhan, parking cars, parking lot, Stampeders, stereo, summer, Summertime, symphony, Tammy Faye Bakker., The Beatles, The Cyrkle, The Rascals, Three Dog Night on July 5, 2014 by segarini
This week I felt the true effects of summer’s immutable power. My eyelids got sunburnt.
Roxanne Tellier: Pet Sounds
Posted in Opinion with tags Annie Lennox, Big Mama Thornton, Cat Stevens, Cats, David Bowie, DBAWIS, Dogs, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Elvis Presley, Freddie Mercury, Gilbert O’Sullivan, Harry Nilsson, Henry Gross, Iggy Pop, Jane Siberry, Joe Cocker, Johnny Cash, Led Zeppelin, Lobo, music, Nelly Furtado, Norah Jones, Patti Page, Patty Griffin, Pets, Pink Floyd, Records, Roxanne Tellier, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Shaggs, The Stooges, Tom Waits on March 24, 2013 by segarini
“The Internet is a lot like ancient Egypt: people writing on walls and worshipping cats.” Cats, kittens, dogs, puppies, horses, hedgehogs … you name it. The supply of animal pictures seems to be limitless. And nothing can draw an “awww” out of even the most hardened grouch’s mouth quicker than the sight of a tiny, helpless, pink-mouthed baby anything. We are helpless before their innocent charms.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 