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Greatest Love Songs Ever: #4 “As Time Goes By”
The American Film Institute ranks “As Time Goes By” as the 2nd greatest movie song ever, even though you only hear 51 seconds of this love song on screen. And yet those few seconds define the entire film. Without it, Casablanca wouldn’t be the classic film that it is.
Read MoreGreatest Love Songs Ever: #5 “The Way You Look Tonight”
“The first time Jerry played that melody for me I went out and started to cry. The release absolutely killed me. I couldn’t stop, it was so beautiful.” That was reaction Dorthy Fields had to hearing the music to “The Way You Look Tonight” the first time. Her lyrics made it even better.
Read MoreThe ‘multiplier effect’ of marriage
The remarkable script that follows appears in a variety of short videos on Instagram, Tik Tok, and YouTube. It challenges the premises that underpin modern feminism, which portray male/female relationships as adversarial and transactional.
Read MoreGreatest Love Songs Ever: #6 “At Last”
“At Last’s” lyrics and music seamlessly become a single whole, much like two become one in a marriage, to proclaim the meaning of life, which is to love. We can’t find fulfillment in wealth and fame. It is only love that can do that. So on that day when love arrives, our heart has a simple response: “at last.”
Read MoreGreatest Love Songs Ever: #7 “Dance Me to the End of Love”
The soulful lyrics & Jewish-inflected music of “Dance Me To the End of Love” intertwine to take you on a journey into the very heart of love. This is the most gut-wrenching song on our list of the 52 Greatest Love Songs Ever.
Read MoreGreatest Love Songs Ever: #8 “When I Fall in Love”
By Tom Quiner, Board President, Pulse Life Advocates We live in a restless world. Just this past week, a famous Hollywood actor and his wife had their throats slashed in…
Read MoreTop Ten Christmas Movies Ever!
People look for different things in Christmas movies. Fun. Nostalgia. Romance. Jesus. My list of the top ten Christmas movies touches on a number of these themes. I prefer the films that focus on Christmas (in other words, Christian) values, even if they are not overtly religious.
Read MoreTop Ten Christmas Songs
I love Christmas songs. Over the years, I have produced a dozen Christmas Galas, arranging much of the music for these shows. I have hosted Christmas sing-along parties in my home as well as attending parties at friends where party goers gather ‘round the piano to sing their favorite Christmas songs. Here are my top 10 Christmas songs.
Read MoreGreatest Love Songs Ever: #9 “I Say a Little Prayer”
For me, “I Say a Little Prayer” is the most fun song in this list of the 52 Greatest Love Songs Ever. (“Happy Together” is a close second.) The first three lines of the song suck you right in, and everyone knows them:
Read MoreThe American Dream is about continuity
By Tom Quiner, Pulse Life Advocates Board President I write this post from Budapest, Hungary. My wife and I, along with two of our grown children, are on a 5…
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