Some breakup songs collapse into grief. This one stands its ground. “I’ve Seen That Movie Too” isn’t…
Elton John
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Not every song on a double album is trying to say something profound. Sometimes a track is…
Some songs are content to mean one thing. Grey Seal isn’t one of them. Built around a…
Some songs announce themselves. Others slip in quietly and do their most interesting work before you’ve noticed…
Some songs are about leaving. This one is about finally knowing where you actually belong. On the…
Some songs dress up as the thing they’re criticizing, and do it so convincingly that the disguise…
Fame has a way of consuming the people it claims to celebrate, and few songs have captured…
Grief doesn’t always announce itself with words. Sometimes it arrives as sound first, as a slow-building instrumental…