This week’s task for Song Lyric Sunday is simple, at least on the face of it: a song that reached #1 in the charts. Well, hereby hangs a tale. A little over fifty years ago, I went on a first date with the most stunning girl I had (have) ever seen. Reader, I married her.…
Jim’s looking on the positive side with the keywords for this week’s Song Lyric Sunday. And if you’re looking for some good old raucous fun, there were none better than The Faces. Thought I was lookin’ good So I cycled ‘cross the neighbourhood Was invited by a skinny girl Into her high class world Left…
Well, this has been fun, hasn’t it? And now the final instalment of the 30-Day Song Challenge. 26 A song that makes you want to fall in love: ‘You Wear It Well’ “You made me feel a millionaire” Personal reasons. Nothing to add….oh, except that this comes from the album ‘Never A Dull Moment’. How…
This week, Helen at This Thing Called Life One Word at A Time has chosen the theme of ‘Obsession’ for Song Lyric Sunday. Of course, there are lots of songs that deal with obsession – mostly related to love (and lust) – and some of them are downright creepy. However, I think that this song…
When I was eleven or twelve years old, I wanted to be Billy Fury. He could sing, he was handsome, he made the girls scream. It was a very competitive field, British male soloists back then. Let’s be honest, everyone wanted to be the British Elvis. There’s no doubt that the top dog was Cliff…
For the final stage of February’s exploration of the theme of love, Helen at ‘This Thing Called Life One Word At A Time’ is looking for a song about ‘losing someone you love’. You could argue that this is a bit of a bummer to end on, but there’s no shortage of decent possibilities. However,…
the only deadhead in the hameau 