Words & Music

by Mike Power

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  • I Wish I Were In Love Again – Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland

    This tune by Rodgers & Hart was performed by the late Mickey Rooney and the later Judy Garland in a film named, appropriately enough for this blog, Words & Music. https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/o9TbIcRKTLc&source=uds You don’t know that I felt goodWhen we up and parted.You don’t know I knocked on woodGladly broken-hearted.Worrying is through,  I sleep all nightAppetite and… Read more

  • Remember, This Is Supposed To Be Fun

    This is a reggae-ish twist on the song Fun that I wrote and recorded with Late Model Humans last year for our album Ain’t No Good. Remember thisRemember thisRemember this is supposed to be fun Just ask any little boyLife is meant to be enjoyedAnd sometimes it makes sense to lose your mindTo be a… Read more

  • Joe & Skirl: An Introduction

    Skirl lived in a state of near-perpetual ecstasy. Whenever he tried to pinpoint the reason for this elevated state of mind he returned to the same thought: he couldn’t find a reason to not be ecstatic. He felt tired sometimes, or hungry, or sore, but nothing could dent the impenetrable wall of joy he’d built… Read more

  • Horn & Hardart

    When I first came to New York, there was a Horn & Hardart on the corner of 42nd & 3rd.  I know I’m dating myself (but I think that’s legal in New York now). It was more than a nickel but you get the idea. They closed in 1991. It’s a Gap now. Not that… Read more

  • The Look

    It’s all written in her eyesThe look that cannot be disguisedA look of disappointment and surpriseA look to cut you down to size  A look that means moreThan words can exploreThe look that we invented words forA look that goes straight into the core A look like the scentOf lost innocenceA look so profoundYou’re afraid… Read more

  • Triangle Factory Fire (song) – James Power

    103 years ago today 146 garment workers died in the greatest loss of life in New York City until September 11, 2001: The Triangle Factory Fire. It became a galvanizing moment in the history of labor and the regulation of industry, with familiar arguments still echoing today. From Peter Dreier and Donald Cohen’s piece at Capital and… Read more