Tag Archives: music to write by

As The Music Plays #13 — Bridge Over Troubled Waters

Posted on 06/02/2024 by Andrew Reynolds

This is a series of posts about the music I listen to while writing. This time I’m back to a Simon and Garfunkel song — Bridge Over Troubled Waters. Paul Simon is among my favorite song writers, poets, musicians and … Continue reading →

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As The Music Plays #8

Posted on 01/20/2024 by Andrew Reynolds

This is a series of posts about the music I play while writing. This time looking at The Band Played Waltzing Matilda by Eric Bogle about the Australian experience during the WWI Gallipoli campaign where ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand … Continue reading →

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As The Music Plays #6

Posted on 08/01/2023 by Andrew Reynolds

This is a series of posts about the music I play while writing. This time we move on to The Moody Blues and their song, “Nights in White Satin.” Written by Justin Hayward, this song first appeared on the 1967 … Continue reading →

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As the Music Plays #4

Posted on 06/11/2023 by Andrew Reynolds

This is a series of posts about the music I play while writing. The next on the play list is Gordon Lightfoot’s “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.” I first heard this song when I was 16 and working in … Continue reading →