“We are playing a game. The game runs like this: the only things you really know are what you can put into words.”
Alan Watts
Patches by Clarence Carter
I found this song completely by accident. I was very interested in soul and R&B from the 60s and 70s, listening to artists like the Temptations, Spinners, Al Green, Withers, Main Ingredient, and Sly & The Family Stone. I found Clarence Carter while searching up “Patches,” thinking it was an Al Green song (I have…
May/June Summary
I want to share some songs I don’t put on posts. I’ve written down some notes on them, and I hope you discover something new. Paris 1919 John Cale was an incredibly important part of the Velvet Underground. Coming from a classical background like myself, I found that I enjoyed many of his songs after…
Ain’t No Sunshine by Bill Withers
I know I’m late to the party, but I’ve been thinking about Withers these past few days, and decided to say something about my favorite song of his: “Ain’t No Sunshine.” I tried making a short film driven by this song, but the pandemic hit, and I wasn’t able to shoot it. In general, I…
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