One-Liner Wednesday: Say What You See
“‘Storage solution’ my arse. It’s a shelf.” One-Liner Wednesday 15 November 2017
Song Lyric Sunday: Apology – ‘Jealous Guy’
I’m British and saying ‘Sorry’ is what we do. Besides, experience has taught me that it’s always best to apologise, even if only as a precaution. More seriously, has there ever been a better song about regret for causing unintended pain than this? I was dreaming of the past and my heart was beating fast…
One-Liner Wednesday: Overthinking
“I worry that I’m neurotic” – let’s just say ‘Anon’ and leave it at that, shall we? One-Liner Wednesday 8 November 2017
Song Lyric Sunday: Fire – ‘Fire On The Mountain’
There’s almost an embarrassment of riches when it comes to songs about ‘Fire’, the theme set this week for Helen’s ‘Song Lyric Sunday. And not just any old songs about fire – really good ones. I thought about James Taylor’s ‘Fire and Rain’, but after last week’s rather gloomy offering, I finally decided on something…
My Music Lexicon: V is for Velvet Underground (and The Ventures)
As a teenager in the late sixties and the beginning of the seventies, the Stones or Led Zeppelin were your go-to sources of vicarious debauchery. But if you wanted to crank it up another notch – to vicarious decadence – then it had to be the Velvet Underground. Narcotics and BDSM: I mean, c’mon. But…
Song Lyric Sunday: Partying – ‘All Tomorrow’s Parties’
I was never a party-pooper, you understand – at least I hope not – but at most of the parties I went to in my youth I’d most likely be the one on his own in the corner, crippled by tongue-tied shyness, avoiding eye contact and trying not to be noticed. ‘Twas ever thus. So…
Song Lyric Sunday: Peace – ‘The Aftermath’
“War is over and battles are gone After the war no one has won” Well, this was a lot harder than I initially thought it would be. Helen’s theme for this week is ‘Peace’. Lots of songs about, or including the word ‘Peace’, of course – and peace could mean the absence of war or,…
My Music Lexicon: U is for Undertones (and U2)
Throughout this year of stately progress through my music lexicon, it’s become pretty clear that the late teens is the most important time for the development and fixing of musical tastes. Much of that, naturally, has to do with the music that was current during that period of seething hormones and general angst. So, lucky…
Song Lyric Sunday: Bragging – ‘Dedicated Follower Of Fashion’
“He thinks he is a flower to be looked at” An interesting challenge from Helen for Song Lyric Sunday this week: a song about bragging. That set me thinking, as I wouldn’t naturally pay much attention to any song about imposing an ego on others. But with a bit of lateral thinking I came up…
Song Lyric Sunday: Travelling – ‘I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)
“Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles To fall down at your door”” Lots of songs about travelling out there to fit Helen’s theme for this week, of course. My first thought – as it usually is – was something by the Grateful Dead, and there’s certainly no shortage of them either.…
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