Music Monday: 1998

Leon Stevens

May 27

There is a radio show on CBC here in Canada that occasionally does a feature called SYNTH: Songs You Need To Hear.

Now, I can't say to someone, "You'll like this song" (or book for that matter) because I can't presume that others will share my taste in music (or books), so it is safer to say, "You might like this" and if they don't like it, so be it.

Maybe you will find a new favorite.

CBC MUSIC, Central · Mornings with CBC Music

1998. The year the Titanic soundtrack spent 16 weeks on top of the album charts. Quick, name a song off the album that's not My Heart Will Go On.

Didn't think so.

Speaking of Celine Dion, here's another Canadian:

This song could have easily been sung by Shania Twain.

A couple more Canadian acts:

I've featured Matthew Good before. I think he has a unique voice and style. I went back and added a few new songs:

Music Monday: Matthew Good Band

Now a one-hit wonder:

Semisonic didn't fair much better.

Let's hear two songs that aren't rock, pop, alternative, or country.

I've always enjoyed Ben Folds vocals and piano playing.

1998. A pretty good year for a variety of music.

-Leon

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Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, and a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words.

My new book page: http://books.linesbyleon.com/