When a Song Becomes a Homeland

Rod Stewart, Edward Said, and the Music of Exile There are songs we listen to, and there are songs that seem to listen to us. We may encounter them accidentally, on the radio, in a passing car, at a gathering, or in the solitude of a room far from the place we once called home. […]

When a Song Becomes a Homeland
Rod Stewart, Edward Said, and the Music of Exile There are songs we listen to, and there are songs that seem to listen to us. We may encounter them accidentally, on the radio, in a passing car, at a gathering, or in the solitude of a room far from the place we once called home. […]