Pophistory: music, movies, history, and life.
In 2013, while everyone was dancing to Pharrell Williams’s song “Happy” from Despicable Me 2 (2013), another artist quietly released a song with the same name. Singer-songwriter John Fullbright’s “Happy” may not be quite as upbeat and instantly memorable as Williams’s song of the same name, but it is an outstanding song you should check … Continue reading “John Fullbright and the Other Song Called “Happy””
Greg Trooper passed away on January 15, 2017 at the age of 61. Although he had been dealing with pancreatic cancer for some time, the singer-songwriter lived up to his last name, performing shows up until the end. Chimesfreedom is a big fan of Trooper’s work, and we posted about his songs in the past. The recent … Continue reading “A Tribute to Greg Trooper”
One of the most beautiful songs of 2013 is “The Sea & the Shore,” written by Amy Speace and Robby Hecht. On the album How to Sleep in a Stormy Boat (2013), Speace performs the song with John Fullbright, who we had previously featured covering Steve Earle’s “Me and the Eagle.” “The Sea & the … Continue reading “What Did the Sea Say to the Shore?”
Last year, along with John Fullbright’s cover of Steve Earle’s “Me and the Eagle,” we posted a live feed of a bald eagle and its eaglets in a nest in Iowa. Well, those babies have flown off, but the feed now has a bald eagle with some new eggs, so we check in on the … Continue reading ““Bird on a Wire” and the Return of the Bald Eagle”
The eagle looked down on the river below, And he wrapped his wings round him and he fell like a stone. And the big salmon fought but the talons held true, And he shuddered as the world turned from silver to blue. I stood there in awe though I’d seen it before, I was born … Continue reading “Me and the Eagle”