My brother Brad is currently spending a year-long retreat in Colorado as part of seminary. As a result, I have been sending him a bunch of snail-mail letters. This week, I’m honoring seven songs that remind me of him. My reflections will be in epistolary form, and I’ll actually print them out and mail them.…
Brian mostly writes about movies and TV, but he’s contributed some music commentary over the years. This week, I’m revisiting seven some of his song reviews and recommendations. “Saying Goodbye” from Muppets Take Manhattan – From “10 Things Brian Likes – Honorable Mentions (2 of 2)” (2014) Failing to be overly verbose has never been a problem for…
Brian mostly writes about movies and TV, but he’s contributed some music commentary over the years. This week, I’m revisiting seven some of his song reviews and recommendations. “We Are Number One” — From a Facebook message on 10/23/16 at 10:36 pm thought this might be up your alley [link to hour-long loop of “We are Number One”]…
Brian mostly writes about movies and TV, but he’s contributed some music commentary over the years. This week, I’m revisiting seven some of his song reviews and recommendations. “The BBQ Song” by Rhett and Link – From “10 Things Brian Likes #4 – Rhett and Link” (2014) I know I’m not normally one of the “music”…
Brian mostly writes about movies and TV, but he’s contributed some music commentary over the years. This week, I’m revisiting seven of his song reviews and recommendations. “Nasty Dan” by Johnny Cash – From “10 Things Brian Likes – Honorable Mentions (2 of 2)” (2014) This one qualifies as probably the most egregious omission in the entire…
Brian mostly writes about movies and TV, but he’s contributed some music commentary over the years. This week, I’m revisiting seven of his song reviews and recommendations. “8 Awesome Angles of YouTube” – From “10 Things Brian Likes – Honorable Mentions (2 of 2)” (2014) In 2009, Jack Black guest-starred on Sesame Street. One segment features Black explaining…
Brian mostly writes about movies and TV, but he’s contributed some music commentary over the years. This week, I’m revisiting seven of his song reviews and recommendations. “The System is Down” by Strong Bad From an email to me and Colton at 12:05 AM on May 23, 2015 Guys… [link to song] Reply to the…
Brian mostly writes about movies and TV, but he’s contributed some music commentary over the years. This week, I’m revisiting seven of his song reviews and recommendations. “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” by The Mystic Moods Orchestra — From “Mix This: Rainy Day Songs” (2014) Maybe “mood music” is a little too hippy-dippy for…
“I See the Light” from Tangled – #23 from “The Top 50 Disney Songs” (2014) Tangled features an innovative style of computer animation, meant to evoke the aesthetic of rococo oil paintings. Every frame abounds with lush detail, but, with the amalgamated eye-poppingness of tall ships, still waters, castle spires, and ten thousand glowing lanterns taking flight,…
Brian mostly writes about movies and TV, but he’s contributed some music commentary over the years. This week, I’m revisiting seven of his song reviews and recommendations. “Thneedville” from The Lorax – From “Five for Five: Brian’s Picks” (2014) God I love this song… While I would love to launch into a sprawling defense of [The Lorax] as…