All songs (well, most) tell a story, but story songs are really something special.
Deep Cuts: Story Songs
Art: A Workout For Your Empathy Muscles
What if I told you that you can solve all of the world’s problems by writing a story?
Deep Cuts: Tales Songs
Tales From the Crypt. Two-Fisted Tales. For a short period during my early twenties, “Tales” was the keyword in my working life. It’s also the keyword in a lot of music. I’m […]
From the Stacks: Harry Chapin-Cats in the Cradle
My kids and I were in the car when Harry Chapin’s “Cats in the Cradle” came up in the rotation. “Listen to this,” I said, and I turned it up a little. […]
Why Harry Chapin Matters
I was seven years old when Harry Chapin released what became his most enduring song. With mentions of silver spoons, little boys blue and men on the moon, I thought it was […]
Deep Cuts: Stop Time and Turn Up the Radio Songs
I have 33,000 songs in my pocket. I can go for three months, twenty-four hours per day and not listen to the same song twice; well, at least not the same version. […]
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