Not actually random, other than the misfiring of my addled neurons, but here goes…. Remember the Donovan song Colours? I may have the lyrics slightly wrong, but I seem to recall the following: Yellow is the colorOf my True Love’s teethWhen we rise, when we riseThat’s the time I love best.Red is the colorOf my […]
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Here’s a poem by Graeme Edge that has stuck with my most of my life. Departureby Graeme Edge of the Moody BluesBe it sight, sound, smell, or touchThere’s something inside that we need so muchThe sight of a touch or the scent of a soundOr the strength of an oak with roots deep in the […]
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Accordion Covers
WLBOTT brings you a curated list of the best accordion covers. Organ Fugue ”Little” in g minor, BWV 578 Vanja Krajnov Black Dog Accordion Rock Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 Canadian accordionist Alexander Sevastian “Que sube y que baja” Los Bañales Juniors DESDE EL RANCHO Vivaldi Concerto for violin No. 4 in […]
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Sweet Judy
This morning, as turned my free will over to the Spotify randomizer, I was enjoying my usual favorites of Tibetan throat singing, Alpine yodels, and Those Darned Accordions, up popped one of my favorites: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes. Is this the perfect love song? It embraces the euphoria of early love, the idealization of beauty, […]
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Our Vinyl Collection
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Ina Mina Dika
Friends, this video will improve your life by an estimated 7.3%. What is going on? That was a clip from a 1957 Hindi RomCom called Aasha. Aasha (transl. Hope) is a 1957 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by M. V. Raman. It stars Kishore Kumar and Vyjayanthimala. The film was a critical and commercial success. […]
We’ve gone down an interesting rabbit hole today. It all began with a visit to our local Ukrainian and Eastern European market (a delightful store called Borderless European Market. Having never tried sturgeon, I purchased a sturgeon meal-in-a-can. Due to push-back among the anti-piscatorial faction at the home office, I’ve had to delay the opening […]
I am the eggplant,they are the eggplant,we are the aubergine,See how it glistens in vegetable dreams,Purple as midnight tea,goo goo g’joob.Elementary chicken singing Constrictive BoxersSlice of the eggplant / grill of the eggplant / over easy deep fat fryer,Watch as it sighs on a cast-iron pan,Smells like philosophy,goo goo g’joob.Sitting in a WLBOTT garden, waiting […]
I was reflecting on a line from Paul Simon’s American Tune this afternoon. And I don’t know a soul who’s not been batteredI don’t have a friend who feels at ease I remember being brought to tears when I saw Paul Simon’s solo version of American Tune in the very darkest days of Covid. Not […]
We’ve loved this song for many years, but only yesterday realized that Red is the Rose is based on the melody of Loch Loman. Red is the RoseRed is the rose that in yonder garden grows,And fair is the lily of the valley;Clear is the water that flows from the BoyneBut my love is fairer […]