Just on three more pop songs (will return to textual comments soon)
“She’s Gone” by Hall and Oates. This one of the more beautiful songs from my youth, Based on an interview I read a few years back, it was inspired by a brief meeting that I think Oates had with woman that did not work out romantically. I have found this group one of the most mellow and calming but also intelligent ones recently. Their “Best of,,,” collection is very good.
“Lucky” by Aurora. She is one of my favorite current pop singers. She is Norwegian, and I have never been to Scandinavia. But this song expresses the simple satisfaction of life, even if it is not going well for you. Norwegians interest me because they seem so Christianly religious in a way but different in other ways.
“Dreams” by The Cranberries and Faye Wong in cover version. This song was originally written and sung by Dolores O’Riordan of the aforementioned group, who died prematurely in the past few years. I think Wong’s cover version from the film Chungking Express actually sounds better, even though it is in Chinese, and I don’t speak the language.