Tag: Music
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The weird things the songs in my head keep telling me about life and love
You can learn a lot by listening to your inner music.
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The hit song that opened my soul to the power of being a woman
I was in my teens when I first heard it, and it changed me forever.
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House is where the heartbeat is
My love affair with the mesmerising beat of South African House music.
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Cracking the secret code of Hallelujah, Leonard Cohen’s hymn for the broken-hearted
It’s the song that makes the world go round, but what does it really mean?
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How the power of music moves your heart and moulds your brain
Music is emotion in motion, helping us get in tune with ourselves.
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Here’s to the gender-bending heroes who set me free to be me
It wasn’t just their music that changed my life.
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I don’t want to Bragg, but I got a “hi” from Billy!
His music spoke to me, so all I wanted to do was speak to him.
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How the old Holy Man of rock ‘n roll wrote my back pages
Reliving the memory of seeing Dylan for the first time still brings a tear to my eye.
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Why I’ve chosen to make sweet music from the lemons life has thrown at me
It’s never too late to start a new overture.
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The Secret Rugby Life of Francois van Coke
If he hadn’t picked up the guitar and became an award-winning musician, Francois van Coke probably would’ve set his sights on a career in professional rugby.