One-Liner Wednesday: Curiosity
”Wha’ ‘appened?” – – – – – – – Inevitable interjection by grandsons into any adult conversation taking place within earshot. Bless ‘em. One-Liner Wednesday 29 August 2018
Song Lyric Sunday: Plan – ‘The First Day In August’
Helen’s theme of ‘Plan’ for this week’s Song Lyric Sunday didn’t turn out to be as tricky as I feared it might on first glance. That’s because this song, from Carole King’s ‘Rhymes and Reasons’ album, is all about having a plan. And it means a lot to the lovely Madame and me. On the…
Song Lyric Sunday: Fear – ‘Fearless’
A lot of people seem to have found Helen’s theme of ‘Fear’ for this week’s Song Lyric Sunday pretty straightforward. I confess that I had to think about it for a while, having eschewed the perhaps too obvious ‘Don’t Fear The Reaper’. However, this Pink Floyd song eventually came to me, and famously has the…
One-Liner Wednesday: Recycling
“There are plenty of ruined buildings in the world, but no ruined stones” – Hugh McDiarmid (1892-1978), Scottish poet, journalist and essayist – – – – – – – – – – – One-Liner Wednesday 15 August 2018
Song Lyric Sunday: Driving – ‘There Is A Light That Never Goes Out’
So many songs to meet Helen’s theme for this week of ‘Drive/Driving’. Well, The Beatles were snapped up almost immediately and it was never, ever going to be the abysmal ‘Driving Home For Christmas’. But here’s a typically cheery ditty from those high priests of Manchester miserabilism, The Smiths. Take me out tonight Where there’s…
One-Liner Wednesday: You Are What You Eat
Vegetarian Chicken??? – – – – – – – Part of the menu of the Chinese take-away just around the corner from my Mum’s house. One-Liner Wednesday 8 August 2018
Song Lyric Sunday: Drink – ‘Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting’
There’s no end of songs about ‘drink’ as potential candidates to match Helen’s theme this week, including more than several from what you might call my ‘usual suspects’ rota of artistes. This time, however, I’m going for somebody who hasn’t featured here before: Elton John. This song – which comes from the album ‘Goodbye Yellow…
One-Liner Wednesday: Days Between
“Magic is what we do, music is how we do it” – Jerry Garcia (born 1 August 1942) – – – – – – – Okay, I freely admit to having lifted this from the official Grateful Dead website, but hey. One-Liner Wednesday 1 August 2018
Song Lyric Sunday: Street – ‘Positively Fourth Street’
So what if it is Bob Dylan for a second consecutive week? This is one of my Top Five Dylan pieces and bang on trend for Helen’s theme this week: You’ve got a lotta nerve to say you are my friend When I was down you just stood there grinnin’ You’ve got a lotta nerve…
Song Lyric Sunday: Speak – ‘Queen Jane Approximately’
“And you want somebody you don’t have to speak to” Pink Floyd’s ‘Speak To Me’ – the beginning of ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ – was my knee-jerk response to Helen’s theme for this week’s Song Lyric Sunday. However, it’s a bit of a stretch to describe those few spoken lines as ‘lyrics’, so I…
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