If you like classic rock, you must love the blues – and I surely do.There’s certainly plenty to choose from, but I decided to go with this version of the Elmore James classic ‘Dust My Broom’, as performed by Fleetwood Mac when they were still good. In fact, one of the best shows I ever…
Song Lyric Sunday this week has a particularly interesting theme. Jim has challenged us to write about two associated songs in a ‘compare and contrast’ kind of way (rather like a student essay). Last week, when the theme was ‘Elevator Music’, I wrote about two versions of the same song, but this is rather different.…
This week’s theme, as set by Helen at This Thing Called Life One Word At A Time is ‘comfort’. Is it too soon for another Pink Floyd song? Probably, so that rules out ‘Comfortably Numb’. Pity. But it’s never too soon for another bit of the blues. so here’s a Willie Dixon song, as performed…
I must admit that this week I got completely wrong-footed by Helen at This Thing Called Life One Word At A Time. Based on the prompt she shared from Simply Marquessa, I thought I was well ahead of the game. Not so. But no matter.This week’s theme turns out to be the rather cheery one…
Until I was about fifteen years old I never realised that you could make music up as you go along. I mean, who knew? Virtually all my exposure to music was through records or the radio – which just played records. ‘Pop’ music came in neat two and a half minute packages that always sounded…
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