I had always viewed it as a silly song that is simply fun to listen to. I never tried to make any sense of it. This article looks a little closer into what the song might be about.

Another favorite song from my past.

One of my favorite Beatles songs.

Live in Central Park.

I like this song. Why it is accompanied by photos of actress Sue Lyon I have no idea.

I usually don’t like covers of Beatles songs but this version of John Lennon’s song performed by Rufus Wainwright, Moby, and Sean Lennon is really well done.

(Via Nicole Belle at Crooks and Liars.)

Five-time Oscar-winning composer John Barry died recently. He was the man who orchestrated (though did not compose) the famous James Bond theme and also composed the soundtrack for eleven of the Bond films and numerous other acclaimed films.
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(Thanks to Randy)

As a follow up to the previous post, the great film O Lucky Man (1975) is the story of Mick Travis, a Candide-like character played by Malcolm McDowell, poor but ambitious, who wants to get ahead and is willing to do anything that he thinks capitalism requires of him but is manipulated by rich people who take advantage of his naivete to serve their own ends.

The film has a wonderfully cynical sound track by Alan Price, especially this song Look Over Your Shoulder.

If you didn’t follow it, the last verse goes:

Hope springs eternal in a young man’s breast
And he dreams of a better life ahead
Without that dream you are nothing, nothing, nothing
You’ve got to find out for yourself that dream is dead.

I was not familiar with his name until his death yesterday but some of his songs are very familiar to my generation, especially the unforgettable saxophone riff on Baker Street.

Also a hit was Stuck in the Middle with You.

And finally Right Down the Line.