Song Lyric Sunday: The Words: ‘If I Fell’

In all honesty, there aren’t that many songs I can think of where I could be absolutely sure that I had the lyrics off pat, but that’s what Jim’s after for Song Lyric Sunday this week. Like many crusties, I probably have clearer recall of things from half a century ago than of what I…

Song Lyric Sunday: Drums – ‘Fire’

The Song Lyric Sunday tour of musical instruments reaches the drums this week. This wasn’t too difficult for me to decide on, although it certainly can’t have been easy providing the backing for the mercurial genius of Jimi Hendrix. By and large, though, Noel Redding (bass) and Mitch Mitchell (drums) did a pretty good job.…

Song Lyric Sunday: Chilling – ‘Ghost Town’

For Song Lyric Sunday this week we’re looking for something eerie. A couple of things came to mind almost immediately – ‘There’s A Ghost In My House’ and, harking back even further – to the Saturday morning children’s request show on BBC radio – ‘Ghost Riders In The Sky’. Hmm. As the French say: “Oui,…

Song Lyric Sunday: Sweetness – ‘Honey Pie’

Song Lyric Sunday this week is all about the sweet stuff – sugar, candy, chocolate and so on. If it could ever be said that there are deep cuts from albums by The Beatles, this little confection from The White Album could qualify. Produced in homage to the ‘flapper’ style of the twenties and thirties,…

Weekly Song Challenge: Round 17

I’m playing along again this week with the Weekly Song Challenge hosted by Laura at Lauravent69 Post a video of a song that makes you think of your youth. ‘Stuck In The Middle With You’ by Stealer’s Wheel is forever associated in my head with revising for my final University exams in June 1973. In…