Lost MP3 of the Week: Laura Nyro, “Gonna Take a Miracle”
There’s something so beautifully painful about “Gonna Take a Miracle.” In a way, she sounds almost happy about the hurt that her lover’s leaving has caused her. It’s a jubilant, upbeat song, and yet, she’s upset. Laura Nyro: “Gonna Take a Miracle” (download) It captures such a particular point in time, such a particular feeling....
If You Count Me, Count Me Out.
I spent most of Friday being hungover, and most of yesterday relaxing on the beach, so it is only today that I am hearing the news of Arthur Lee’s death from Leukemia. I’ve thought for a long time that Love never got enough play, and the fact that I’ve only read about Lee’s death in...
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