For a song that often gets lost in the canon of the Fabs,”Baby You’re a Rich Man” is a pretty remarkable piece of work. “How does it feel to be one of […]
Baby You’re a Rich Man: how does it feel…?
Tokyo laundromatters
“I’m down at the laundromat trying to get my washing done.” –The Pretenders Part of my S&R Tokyo Series When I travel to Tokyo I stay in an apartment building in Nakano […]
Happy 4th of July: what does “freedom” mean to you?
America is a great idea, but it’s hard to love these days. At some point tonight millions and millions of us will find ourselves sitting in a stadium or a park or […]
I’m So Tired: of a lot of stuff…
“…and curse Sir Walter Raleigh/He was such a stupid git….” – John Lennon “…and the time will come when you see we’re all one/And life flows on within you and without you….” […]
I’m So Tired: so say we all, John…
“I think it’s 100 per cent John. Being tired was one of his themes; he wrote ‘I’m Only Sleeping.’ I think we were all pretty tired but he chose to write about […]
Life sucks…
…but you do not. Part of my S&R Tokyo Series (Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo, November 2015. See my other work here and here.)
Random thoughts about the record album – part 6: one last hurrah…and into the mystic
“There hasn’t been anything real since grunge. That was the last movement led by music or an art form.” – Daphne Guinness (Read part 1, part, 2, part 3, part 4, part 5) […]
The blood-red Shimbashi dress: a photopoem
In Tokyo, the mama-san is smarter than you… Part of my S&R Tokyo Series I am the gorgeous dress of your beauty, and I have loved you for a very long time. […]
An umbrella before the sugar melts
Rain is never coming, rain is always here… (Nakano 5-chome, Tokyo, November 2015. This is sort of part of my Sunday S&R Tokyo Series. See my other work here and here.)
Dear Prudence: John’s beautiful dreamer…
The song represents an aspect of Beatle songwriting that emerged on the White Album: the album is filled with songs that offer carefully observed portraits of characters real and imagined along with […]
