The Artful Good (pt. II)
Art- and artist-inspired songs for the New Year
Art of the twentieth century offered new ways to view our world — both the highest reachings of humanity and our lowest lows. What lessons in health, law, and ethics are to be found in these visions? Can they speak to our moment and the strain of omicron, as we hold hope for healthier times? Like its divine namesake, in January we look back and ahead … and so does Leigh as she continues to explore how art-inspired songs might be helpful this New Year.
(Photos © FreeImages/melodi2 and 1234)
Because of copyright, songs played in this episode cannot be included in the attached recording.
To skip the intro, fast forward to the 2:15 mark.
- 2:07pm 16 Shades of Blue by Tori Amos on Unrepentant Geraldines (Mercury Classics)
- 2:15pm Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me) by Denny Laine on Performs the Hits of Wings (Scratch Records)
- 2:22pm Bones in the Sky by Dan Fogelberg on The Wild Places (Full Moon, Epic)
- 2:32pm Eggs and Sausage (In a Cadillac with Susan Michelson) by Tom Waits on Nighthawks at the Diner (Asylum)
- 2:41pm René and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog After the War by Paul Simon on The Complete Albums Collection (Sony Legacy)
- 2:49pm Viva la Vida by 2CELLOS on 2Cellos (Sony Masterworks)
- 2:55pm Mona Lisa by Guster on Parachute (Ocho Mule)
