Ralph Brown, aka magicman, has been playing the game for a long time. When the call went out for volunteer gurus, he was the second to stickhandle the blog for Songs About Bravery on Aug. 30, 2012. He’s taken the helm 35 times now.
Date Topic Where Column Blog 1 Aug. 30, 2012 Bravery The Guardian Column Blog 2 Mar. 14, 2013 Disappointment The Guardian Column Blog 3 June 6, 2013 Falsetto The Guardian Column Blog 4 Jan. 2, 2014 A Cappella Songs The Guardian Column Blog 5 Feb. 20, 2014 Stops and Starts The Guardian Column Blog 6 Oct. 2, 2014 Flutes, Pipes or Whistles The Guardian Column Blog 7 Nov. 27, 2014 Sampling The Guardian Column Blog 8 Jan. 1, 2015 Vibrato, Tremolo or Oscillations The Guardian Column Blog 9 April 30, 2015 Ambition The Guardian Column Blog 10 Oct. 22, 2015 Songs That Contain Talking The Guardian Column Blog 11 Feb. 24, 2016 Songs That Trigger Dancing The Song Bar Column Blog 12 Dec. 28, 2016 Spiritual Songs The Song Bar Column Blog 13 Jan. 3, 2018 Great Backing Vocals The Song Bar Column Blog 14 Jan. 25, 2018 Great Drumming The Guardian Column Blog 15 Mar. 21, 2018 Harmonica Song Bar Column Blog 16 June 6, 2018 Electronic Music to 1983 Song Bar Column Blog 17 Oct. 17, 2018 Harp, Lyre or Zither Song Bar Column Blog 18 Dec. 12, 2018 Influenced by Gospel Song Bar Column Blog 19 July 17, 2019 Ambiguity Song Bar Column Blog 20 July 24, 2019 From New York City Song Bar Column Blog 21 Nov. 6, 2019 Stalking, Following & Chasing Song Bar Column Blog 22 Dec. 11, 2019 Great Arrangements Song Bar Column Blog 23 Mar. 11, 2020 Quoting Shakespeare Song Bar Column Blog 24 May 27, 2020 Covid-19 Song Bar Column Blog 25 Sept. 2, 2020 Choirs Song Bar Column Blog 26 Dec. 30, 2020 Dance Instrumentals Song Bar Column Blog 27 Mar. 24, 2021 Adultery & Infidelity Song Bar Column Blog 28 Aug. 11, 2021 Trombone Song Bar Column Blog 29 May 25, 2022 Heartbreak Song Bar Column Blog 30 Aug. 31, 2022 From New Orleans & South Louisiana Song Bar Column Blog 31 Nov. 16, 2022 Orgasms Song Bar Column Blog 32 Feb. 15, 2023 Everlasting Love Song Bar Column Blog 33 May 2, 2023 Resilience Song Bar Column Blog 34 Sept. 6, 2023 Songs in Spanish Song Bar Column Blog 35 Dec. 28, 2023 Fictional Commercials Song Bar Column Blog