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My favourite recording artists are all pretty big names: Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen. I occasionally discover someone new, but pretty soon I'm back listening to the classics. Most of the new stuff is usually just a pale imitation of the greats, right? So why not cut out the middle man and go straight to the source? That's what I do.

The problem, as I'm sure you know, is that the big names only have a certain amount of good material, and one can listen to a song too much. Fatigue inevitably sets in, and while I may still get a rush listening to Like a Rolling Stone, I've just heard it too many times over the years to still enjoy it like I used to.

But every now and again, you have the fortune to discover a new song by one of your favourite artists. Something that passed you by, a b-side, a hidden collaboration with David Bowie, or a little-known track that gathered dust in a record company storeroom before being released on an overpriced box set.

I was in Portugal a couple of weeks ago when a Bruce Springsteen song came on the radio. It provoked the simultaneous feelings of gritty strength and sincere melancholy that I've come to expect from the Boss, but I had never heard the song before, and was curious. I memorised some of the lyrics, and on my return to Spain, a little internet research brought up the name of the song: Sad Eyes. Within minutes, I was downloading the 18 Tracks album from whence it came, and a little later, possessed an MP3 of the song on this computer here.

Here's a link to a Sad Eyes video on YouTube. It's not his best song, but for a Springsteen fan who's looking for something new, I can't recommend it enough.

Please note: if this website doesn't get updated much this week, it's because Faracy and I are getting married on Friday. Photos will be on my flickr page sometime after the wedding.