Unfortified Castle

Jim Croce's ballad is never an easy listen for me, especially now as I think of major life changes coming in the short term.

Simon & Garfunkel's hit from The Graduate is a reflection of their thoughts on mid-60s America.

Ed Sheeran's tale of one Angel grapples with connection, addiction, and its subject's all-too-likely fate.

What can I say? It's a winter's day.

As Don McLean captured, "The Day the Music Died" was only the beginning of a period of sweeping cultural change in the United States.

No song is more appropriate for a musical discussion on February 2 (or 3).

Malvina Reynolds' Daly City-inspired song seems to have been taken to heart soon after by students of her alma mater.

With the employment of a mandolin, Blue Merle gave a sound I love a twist I never expected, but one I thoroughly enjoy.

A lyrical analysis displays why and then some.

R.E.M. portray a man whose hindsight reminds him of painful mistakes in love and trust.

Twenty-nine men and the ship with which they went down are memorialized each November 10, with this song serving as a backdrop.

Few songs haunt like Chris Isaak's signature hit and the unavoidable attraction it describes.

A quarter-century after its release, Björk's ethereal dream sequence song still sounds like it's ahead of our current musical era.

"Trying to make sense of it all" (read: this tune) led me down some pretty interesting paths.

Tracy Chapman speaks of lost potential, but there might just be a light at the end of the tunnel.

Nick Drake presents the difficulty of looking past the negativity that lies on the world's surface.

George Harrison's reflection on the ephemeral nature of life and the world takes on a more profound meaning on this day.