Very grateful to Sara Pimentel and La Región for the invitation to their podcast “Always On My Mind“, to review the 10 songs that have marked me the most. Here’s the list:

1. “Faith” – George Michael (1987)
2. “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” – Bob Dylan (1973)
3. “39” – Queen (1975)
4. “The Boxer” – Simon & Garfunkel (1969)
5. “Money for Nothing” – Dire Straits (1985)
6. “Wicked Game” – Chris Isaak (1989)
7. “Walking Blues” – Eric Clapton (1992)
8. “It Hurts Me Too” – Elmore James (1957)
9. “Wish You Were Here” – Pink Floyd (1975)
10. “Brian Boru” – Alan Stivell (1995)

Here’s my rendition of this little known instrumental gem “In the Heartland“, by Mark Knopfler, from the soundtrack of the 1998 movie “Wag the Dog”.

The piece is written in E using Open G tuning, with the capo on the second fret. The arrangement is classic fingerpicking, using an alternate bass.