Tag Archives: pop

Longing for an Impossible Love

Posted on November 21, 2024 by mitchteemley

Music From My Movies The song “Impossible Love” plays a key role in my feature film Healing River. And indeed in my life. Early in the movie, 17-year-old songwriter and drug addict Alec has a melody stuck in his head. He tries … Continue reading →

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Why The Beatles Are Still Relevant

Posted on October 26, 2022 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Max (a.k.a. Badfinger) of Power Pop…an Eclectic Collection of Pop Culture. Max is a true aficionado, with an unending supply of fascinating bet-you-didn’t-know stories. He’s a songwriter/musician himself, as well as a fan of … Continue reading →

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Thursday Song

Posted on October 5, 2018 by mitchteemley

So 50 years ago I did this. Dang, I’m old…ish.

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Be a Falsetto!

Posted on March 19, 2018 by mitchteemley

No, I’m not referring to the old HBO crime drama. I’m referring to the vocal technique epitomized by Mickey Mouse (originally voiced by Walt Disney himself), produced by using the soft outer edges of the vocal chords. It’s a natural, … Continue reading →

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Earworm!

Posted on February 11, 2017 by mitchteemley

Behold I had the song “Dancing Queen” stuck in my head I wept I repented of all that had brought me to this piteous place Verily, did I gnash my teeth and pray for deliverance Yet naught would avail me Finally, … Continue reading →

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Thursday Song

Posted on September 29, 2016 by mitchteemley

(Music Video below) Marc was a skinny Polish-American Jew. I was a Euro-American mutt who’d decided he was Irish after playing a leprechaun in the high school musical. Our first band was clunky. If the chords to the song went, … Continue reading →

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