Ah – morning. A new day stretches before you like the silliest of putty. You are Captain Invincible – today, you will lose that last ten pounds, quit all of your vices, and possibly cure the common cold. Fresh from sleep, rested, and ready to greet the world, you throw back the duvet, and leap from your warm and fragrant nest, humming a cheery tune. Yes? Or maybe no.
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Roxanne Tellier: What’s For Breakfast?
Posted in Opinion with tags (Paul Young, Adam and the Ants. Streetband, Bob Segarini, breakfast, British café, Byron, Captain Invincible, Chrissie Hynde, DBAWIS, Deep Blue Something, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Frank Zappa, Jane Powell, John Belushi, Julie London, Montreal, Paris, Prince, Ray Davies, Roxanne Tellier, Squeeze. Robert Heinlein, The Four Freshmen, Tuileries, UB40, Vic Damone on March 22, 2015 by segariniRoxanne Tellier – Popping the Top off Covers
Posted in Opinion with tags 2 Live Crew, Al Green, Big Mama Thornton, Bob Marley, Bob Segarini, Brill Building, Bryan Ferry, Canadian, Carly Simon, Carole King, Charles Bradley, David Byrne, DBAWIS, Dirty Loops, Dolly Parton, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Elvis Presley, Eric Clapton, Foghat, Gerry Goffin, Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes, Howlin’ Wolf, Jake Holmes, Jason Mraz, Jay and the Americans, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker, Johnny Cash, Jose Feliciano, Justin Bieber, Kate Davis, Latin, Led Zeppelin, Levon Helm, Mambo Jimi, Meghan Trainor, Menahan Street Band, Mick Hucknall, Monkees, Neil Diamond, Neil Young, New Wave, Nine Inch Nails, NME, Patti Smith, Paul Simon, PostModern Jukebox, Punk, Radiohead, reggae, Robert Johnson, Roxanne Tellier Muddy Waters, Roxy Music, Roy Orbison's, Simply Red, ska, Smashing Pumpkins, Taj Mahal, Taylor Swift, Teddy Pendergrass, The Beatles, The Cars, The Corrs, The Cyrkle, The Diodes, The Doors, The Monkees, The Talking Heads, Thom York, UB40, Urge Overkill, Whitney Houston, Ziggy Marley on January 25, 2015 by segariniMusic’s a funny thing; sometimes a song will hide in the grooves of an album, unloved and unwanted, until someone uncovers the gem and makes it their own. A struggling songwriter may dream of the day that a megastar covers their work; in the right hands, a number one hit can make the writer a fortune in publishing.