YOU WILL SURELY LOVE AGAIN by CHRIS WILSON Tribute by John Butler
We mourn the dead, but if they touched us in some way they never really die.
SOUND OF SILENCE by DISTURBED Story by Sandy Kavanagh
A friend had brought his portable record player to our camp site, a dry creek bed. Sitting in front of that roaring fire, toasting marshmallows, we were introduced to the songs of Simon & Garfunkel.
THE SAME THING COULD HAPPEN TO YOU by LAZY LESTER Story by Peter Crossing
Lazy Lester sang in a compelling, rough-hewn voice and played harmonica, guitar and various percussion devices. Not blues from the delta, not the electric blues of the big cities but blues with a looser feel.
RUNNING by RYAN DOWNEY Story by David Oke
For the first time in years, after hearing a song for the first time I had to listen to it again, and again, and yet again.
HARD ON THINGS by CORIN RAYMOND Story by Luke Davies
The song reached in hard and touched me. That night I have a fan moment and purchase three of Corin's CDs during the interval.
FEELING WHITNEY by POST MALONE Story by Sean Mortell
The crooning chant you hear in the background pings and pangs as you slump on the floor, hands in your head.
BETTER BE HOME SOON by NEIL FINN Story by David Oke
You can tell by the catch in Neil Finn's voice that it was a tough gig to play and sing this song for his former band mate.
I DRINK by MARY GAUTHIER Story by Luke R Davies
Mary Gauthier entered my little world and reinforced the notion that songwriting is a great art form as worthy of any other. To me, she was, until then, an unknown master of songwriting.
I’VE GOT A PLAN by MY FRIEND THE CHOCOLATE CAKE Story by Vin M
Save for the weeds, not much grows in our front yard. The soil is rubbish, almost literally. “What’s the plan?” my neighbour says cheerily, as I'm weeding.
MILES AND MILES OF TEXAS by ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL Story by David Oke
We saw miles and miles of flat plains of farmland from horizon to horizon. A big blue sky above the endless cotton fields, cattle ranches and oil wells pumping up that black gold –Texas tea. We discovered where the saying ‘As big as Texas’ came from that day.