“She was feeling 1972 / Grooving to a Carole King tune…” Back in 2003, Josh Rouse did a whole album aiming to evoke the spirit of 1972. And why not? It was an interesting year, musically speaking. I recently noticed that I’ve purchased a lot of music produced in 1972 in the last few months….
Tag: Terry Callier
What Color Is Love?
In the weeks leading up to Valentine’s Day the store displays and decorations enticing us to buy things are predominantly the color red, with some pink thrown in for good measure. But what color is love, really? Of course love is an emotion, so the only way it can be a specific color is through…
“You Don’t Care”: Terry Callier’s Enigmatic Song About Apathy
It’s one of the strangest songs of the 70’s, but it’s no prog rock freakout, no barbed Frank Zappa commentary, no underground outsider art music. Rather, it’s a mellifluous tune, bathed in sweet harmonies, strings and horns a la Burt Bacharach. It’s the juxtaposition of the lyrics- a repetition of the phrase “you don’t care”-…
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