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Greatest love songs ever: #39 “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”
By Tom Quiner I’m not a big fan of the notion of ‘love at first sight.’ ‘Like’ at first sight … or ‘infatuation’ at first sight, that makes sense. Love…
Read MoreGreatest love songs ever: #40 L-O-V-E
By Tom Quiner What’s the difference between Nat King Cole’s rendition of “L-O-V-E” and Olivia Rodriguez’s song of the same title? Cole’s is still being sung 59 years since its…
Read More“The world will be won by beauty”
This life is so beautiful. Yes, we know all about war, disease, abortion and man’s inhumanity and apathy regarding his fellow man. We also know of courageous heroes who risked…
Read MoreGreatest love songs ever: #41 “I’ve Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)”
By Tom Quiner Love isn’t always pretty. Duke Ellington’s “I’ve Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)” is our second ‘torch song’ in our list of “52 Greatest Love Songs…
Read MoreGreatest love songs ever: #42 “Ring of Fire”
By Tom Quiner “Love is a burning thing!” This line propels “Ring of Fire” out of the starting measure at breakneck speed. This is a love song about passion. Passion…
Read MoreGreatest love songs ever: #43 “I’m a Believer”
By Tom Quiner What a shift! From the jazz-drenched “In a Sentimental Mood” last week to this week’s rocker from the sixties, “I’m a Believer!” Baby Boomers know the song…
Read MoreGreatest love songs ever: #44 “In a Sentimental Mood”
By Tom Quiner Critics tend to disparage sentiment. They prefer Stephen Sondheim’s cynical take on love over Oscar Hammerstein’s sentimental outlook. Duke Ellington falls into a different category completely, as…
Read MoreGreatest love songs ever: #45 “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman”
By Tom Quiner Carol King is one of the greatest living songwriters. You and I could have a lively debate on which of her many love songs is the best.…
Read MoreJoin us for “An Evening of Glory”
Click to Get Tickets HERE Mark your calendar for Friday, May 2nd and experience “An Evening of Glory” at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Waukee, Iowa. Pulse Life Advocates is…
Read MoreGreatest love songs ever: #46 “I Got You Babe”
By Tom Quiner Some of you are thinking I’m nuts for including “I’ve Got You Babe”, by Sonny Bono, in our list of ‘The 52 Greatest Love Songs Ever’. A…
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