Benjamin KasselMar 27, 20223 min"Where is the Love": seventies soul done rightRoberta Flack and Donny Hathaway's duo is my favorite of the multiple songs with this title.
Benjamin KasselMar 20, 20224 min"Enjoy the Silence": fitting music for an ironic titleDepeche Mode's most successful song is an inner monologue, formed in a moment when the outside world is quiet.
Benjamin KasselMar 19, 20224 min"(Don't Fear) The Reaper" is more than a meme...but the meme's wide reach means that's how most think of the Blue Öyster Cult's classic tune.
Benjamin KasselMar 11, 20223 min"Stars": searching for an answerI reflect on a song I had trouble finding which itself asks a question of its lyrical subject in light of infatuation.