The Wavelength
Monday November 20th, 2023 with Joe Reilly
Welcome Mica - Songs about babies, children and parenting from many different perspectives. For my new grand daughter Mica (and her Mom and Dad!)
Tonight a set of songs all about babies, children and parenting. All of these songs present different perspectives on bringing children into the world and raising them. It's a set of music to celebrate children and all they bring us and it's to mark the birth of my first grandchild, Mica, who was born on November 9th. Some of these songs are quite touching as they depict some of the challenges of raising children. I really think all of them speak to the beauty and mystery of children and these artists all find extraordinary ways to express these ideas. I hope you enjoy this mix.
Here is the link to the incredibly negative review that Pitchfork handed the Clem Snide album "Soft Spot." I'm partially loathe to share it... but at the same time I'm sharing it as an example of how a music reviewer can get completely over the top negative about a song or album... and completely miss the point. Clem Snide's "Soft Spot" features a lot of beautiful, touching, personal songs about how having a child changed Eff Barzley... and the reviewer simply cannot go on the journey with Eff and so he mocks the artist. I think it's the reviewer who then comes off badly. Music appreciation - it's all very personal!
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1499-soft-spot/
Here's a more balanced assessment of the album from Pop Matters:
https://www.popmatters.com/clemsnide-softspot-2495854397.html
You can decide. Take care and thanks for listening.
Isn't She Lovely Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life |
Little One Peter Katz - Still Mind Still |
I Can't Always Be There Caroline Marie Brooks - Everything At The Same Time |
Still Fighting It Ben Folds - Rockin' The Suburbs |
Happy Birthday Clem Snide - Soft Spot |
Fontanelle Clem Snide - Soft Spot |
Sleep Little Queen Sarah MacDougall - All The Hours I Have Left To Tell You Anything |
Lullaby For Nola Esmerine - Lost Voices |
Can't You See Matthew And The Atlas - Temple |
Bedtime Gord Downie - Introduce Yerself |
The Early Days Old Man Luedecke - Domestic Eccentric |
Kooks David Bowie - Hunky Dory |
Warrior Rachel Beck - Stronger Than You Know |
Happy Children Lori McKenna - 1988 |
No Happy Birthday Hayden - Hey Love |
Scorn Not His Simplicity Sinead O'Connor - Universal Mother |
This Is To Mother You Sinead O'Connor - Gospel Oak |
Happiness Does Not Wait Olafur Arnalds - Invincible |
Grown Up Now (Acoustic Version YouTube) Lori McKenna - YouTube Acoustic Songs |
Snowflake (2018 Remaster) Kate Bush - 50 Words For Snow |
Dans Ma Main Jean-Michel Blais - Dans Ma Main |
Time Stand Still Rush - Hold Your Fire |
Enjoying the show. Some of these tunes are getting me all choked up... Congrats on the grandchild!
11:13 AM, November 21st, 2023