What We Talk About When We Talk About (What We) Love
I love hearing someone discuss a topic that they themselves love passionately. We are never more likable than when we are...
top of page
Search
Daniel Messé
- Dec 19, 2020
- 3 min
My Baby, She Wrote Me a Letter
There are a bunch of great songs that use phone calls as a framing device; Jim Croce’s “Operator”, ELO’s “Telephone Line”, Todd...
204 views0 comments
Daniel Messé
- Oct 21, 2020
- 2 min
Spellbook: Teleportation
We're all feeling pretty cooped up right about now, but no worries – just put one of these amazing tunes and travel to your heart's...
82 views0 comments
Daniel Messé
- Sep 16, 2020
- 2 min
In Praise of John Darnielle (aka The Mountain Goats)
John Darnielle is one of those songwriters with such a specific and singular lyrical voice that his songs are unmistakable even without...
80 views0 comments
Daniel Messé
- Sep 2, 2020
- 2 min
Flight Delayed
"Pink Flamingos" by Rickie Lee Jones: Here is a song that will take you to church. Eventually. The service may take place in a seedy...
53 views0 comments
Daniel Messé
- Aug 22, 2020
- 1 min
Repetition in Song
"The Waters of March" by Antônio Carlos Jobim: I absolutely love this song. Jobim’s lyric feels almost stream-of-consciousness, as if he...
36 views0 comments
Daniel Messé
- Aug 13, 2020
- 1 min
Spellbook
Music has always felt more than a little witchy to me, and songs have always felt more like spells in their power to conjure and...
30 views0 comments
Daniel Messé
- Jun 29, 2020
- 2 min
When I Was Drinking
Okay, it’s no secret that I like a good "drunk song" (not to be confused with a "drinking song," which is something you sing while...
64 views0 comments
Daniel Messé
- Jan 14, 2020
- 2 min
What's a line like you doing in a song like this?
January 14, 2020 Just how hard it is to come up with a strong opening line for your song? Somehow, you have to grab the listener's...
22 views0 comments
Daniel Messé
- Jan 13, 2020
- 3 min
Happy Birthday!
December 25, 2019 Tis the season. Here is a run-down of some of my favorite songs about a certain carpenter from Bethlehem. These songs...
27 views0 comments
Daniel Messé
- Jan 13, 2020
- 2 min
Personal Mythology
I can’t remember the first time I heard the term "Personal Mythology" – maybe it was in an interview with Rickie Lee Jones – but it...
31 views0 comments
bottom of page