Song Lyric Sunday: Sleep – ‘When The Music’s Over’

In most cases, my response to Helen’s Song Lyric Sunday theme will contain the keyword in the title, thereby displaying a regrettably typical lack of imagination. Which is why my first thought on seeing this week’s theme of ‘Sleep’ was John Lennon’s ‘How Do You Sleep?’ But then I asked myself why forego an opportunity…

Song Lyric Sunday: Glass – ‘Breaking Glass’

Not the longest or most profound set of lyrics this week, but this song by David Bowie from the ‘Low’ album definitely meets Helen’s theme for this week. This song is said to have prompted Nick Lowe to write the much more widely known ‘I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass’. Baby, I’ve been breaking…

Song Lyric Sunday: Photograph – ‘Old Friends’

“Preserve your memories/They’re all that’s left you” Usually, for Helen’s Song Lyric Sunday challenges I end up going with the first or second title that comes to mind. However, for this week’s theme of ‘picture/photograph’ I had to delve down to number four on my list. Number one was ‘Photograph’ by Ringo Starr; if that’s…

Song Lyric Sunday: Cars – ‘Fun, Fun, Fun’

This week for her Song Lyric Sunday challenge, Helen is looking for something on the theme of ‘Car/Cars’. Obviously – as with ‘driving’, which came up about a month ago – there’s no shortage of potential candidates. There’s always Gary Numan’s ‘Cars’, of course, but my first thought was Dylan’s ‘From A Buick 6’. However,…