Just Like a Wavin Flag
When I get older I will be stronger
They’ll call me freedom, just like a wavin’ flag – K’naan singing ‘Wavin’ Flag’ off of the Troubadour LP
A Gulkin Gazette Little Ditty
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I’m Not Playing With You
FUGAZI – ‘Blueprint’
Fugazi on The Gulkin Gazette. Little Ditties. For those who enjoy copyright infringement, and intellectual property theft… And hopefully still enjoyed by the rest! 😉 -Alexandra E. Gulkin and/or Alex Press
(Fall 1987 – present)
Ian MacKaye – vocals, guitar
Guy Picciotto – vocals, guitar
Joe Lally – bass
Brendan Canty – drums Continue reading I’m Not Playing With You
Don’t Write Me Off Just Yet: Music and Lyrics- Written by Adam Schlesinger
Don’t Write Me Off Just Yet: Music and Lyrics-
Written by Adam Schlesinger
It’s never been easy for me… To find words to go along with a melody…
But this time there’s actually something on my mind… So please forgive these few brief, awkward lines… Continue reading Don’t Write Me Off Just Yet: Music and Lyrics- Written by Adam Schlesinger
Fiona Apple, Elvis Costello – “I Want You”
Elvis Costello and Fiona Apple. I Want You. 2006.
One of the most talented and emotionally driven female recording artists and exception lyricist, Fiona Apple. In this clip, the natural talent in melancholy melodies with strong interludes of almost angered expression, are recognizable even in her very first composition. A gift that was seemingly existing in the artist even before her fingers met their first instrument. Continue reading Fiona Apple, Elvis Costello – “I Want You”
‘America’ by Simon & Garfunkel, and an Alex Press Top Notch Update
In unrelated to this classic song by Simon & Garfunkel, first released in 1971, I’ve been experiencing wonderful new joys within the Jewelry Industry! Writing and Coordinating the Social Media for a select group of extraordinary Jewelers and Jewelry Professionals. It’s quite exciting, and I’d love to share with you where my attention has been residing within… Continue reading ‘America’ by Simon & Garfunkel, and an Alex Press Top Notch Update
Against All Odds
I was previously frustrated beyond rational belief in regards to the publishing of one of my personal all time top-five favorite songs. This was due to being denied embedding rights to the video footage of Phil Collins during Live Aid, Wembley Stadium, London, England, July 13, 1985 singing ‘Against All Odds (take a look at me now)’. Continue reading Against All Odds
The Lovin’ Spoonful’s Summer in the City 1966
This song was intentionally recorded with a background series of car horns,during the instrumental bridge, starting with a Volkswagen Beetle horn, and ending up with a jackhammer sound, in order to give the impressions of the sounds of ‘the summer in the city.’
This little ditty ranks at a proud number 393 on Rolling Stone’s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time! Continue reading The Lovin’ Spoonful’s Summer in the City 1966
The Killers ‘Live from Abbey Road’ Perform ‘Romeo and Juliet’: Justice to a Dire Straits Classic
The November gig where The Killers will be co-headlining is the Citrus Bowl Inaugural Orlando Calling Festive Celebration.as part of an impressive collection of performers (including the Raconteurs, Pete Yorn, Bob Segar and the Silver Bullet Band and the Pixies) at the Citrus Bowl Inaugural Orlando Calling Festive Celebration.-Little Ditties, The Gulkin Gazette. Continue reading The Killers ‘Live from Abbey Road’ Perform ‘Romeo and Juliet’: Justice to a Dire Straits Classic
Hold the Line
This classic little ditty is one of the cherished American pop rock productions of American Band, Toto.‘Hold the Line’ was a single off of their self-titled debut album released in 1978, and remains one of the band’s top three hits. Continue reading Hold the Line
A Gulkin-Boone Mustang Overhaul
Oh, you got to love her (love her)
And tease her (tease her)
But most of all you got to please her (please her)
You got to hold her (hold her)
And want her (want her)
And make her feel you’ll always need her (need her)
You know a woman (woman)
Is sentimental (woman)
And so easy (woman) to upset (woman)
So make her feel (feel)
That she’s for real, yeah (real)
And she’ll give you happiness
Whoa-oh strange as it seems
(treat her like) (you got to treat her like)
You know you can’t treat a woman mean
(treat her like) (you got to treat her like)
So my friend, there you have it
I said it’s the easy, simple way
If you fail to do this
Don’t blame her if she looks my way
‘Cause I’m gonna
Treat her like a lady
So affectionately
I’m gonna treat her like a lady Continue reading A Gulkin-Boone Mustang Overhaul
‘Gonna have to change that some day’- Restless, Alison Krauss
Alison Krauss & Union Station – Restless
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Music video by Alison Krauss & Union Station performing Restless. (C) 2004 Rounder Records. Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group, Inc. Continue reading ‘Gonna have to change that some day’- Restless, Alison Krauss
Viva Las Vegas
The Gulkin Gazette. Little Ditties. The Wannadies. You and Me Song. Swedish Pop Punk. Continue reading Viva Las Vegas
The Smiths: Musical Discovery via Sucker Punch Movie
Songwriters: Morrissey, Steven, Marr, Johnny, “Sing Me To Sleep”, ‘The Smiths’
FlickChart Review on Sucker Punch
Little Ditties Entry by The Gulkin Gazette. Alex Press.
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Drinking the Ink from My Pen
Bright Eyes: Landlocked Blues
Songwriters: Oberst, Conor M; Continue reading Drinking the Ink from My Pen
…ah ha ha… Come and take my hand
“I’m waitin’ for the day, waitin’ for the day that you come my way…” Waiting for Somebody By Paul Westerberg on the Singles soundtrack 1992; Directed by Cameron Crow about a grunge-era Seattle, life, love and all the gray in-betweens… Continue reading …ah ha ha… Come and take my hand