Diary of Musical Thoughts

"Its soldiers' daily duties included observing and patrolling the mix", 102 minutes I can't believe it took me this long...

1962.  Isabelle Aubret, "Un premier amour" (France). With its third winner in five years, France established itself as the power...

1960.  Jacqueline Boyer, "Tom Pillibi" (France).  Apparently the early years of Eurovision were all about big fluffy ballads and...

"They mix the path of these strange steps", 55 minutes My latest attempt at a "fun", super-clubby mix.  Lots of proggy...

This post was inspired by "It's Blitz", which was released ten years (!!) ago this week.  I hadn't listened to the full al...

1958.  Andr é  Claveau, "Dors, mon amour" (France) This is ostensibly a lullaby from the singer to his sleepy lover, although th...

Eurovision is coming to Tel Aviv, and I'm starting to get swept up in the excitement.  As a prelude to the competition, I've decided...

 Hearing about unexpected death of Mark Hollis left me shocked and saddened, and my immediate reaction was to play "Spirit of Eden...

I didn't watch this season of "Kokhav HaBa L'Eurovision" until the finals.  Whereas Netta Barzelai's win last year was...

Most of this post will be a series of unanswered questions.   Is the rate of change of music slowing down?  Are new innovations and the e...