As soon as I saw that his week’s theme was ‘Dads and Grads’ I realised two things. The first was that it must be Fathers’ Day today. Secondly and more importantly that I knew exactly which song I wanted to feature. I knew I had posted about this before, but as it was over nine…
If my contribution to SLS last week was pretty mainstream (and none the worse for that), this one’s a bit out there. The theme for this week is dependence and/or trustworthiness. I dismissed the idea of ‘He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother’, good song though it is, because the first thing that came into my…
The first Sunday of the month, so it’s time to find something by an artiste with a June birthday. As ever, there’s no shortage of possibilities, but I didn’t have to look very far this time. It just had to be Macca: Paul McCartney, born on 14 June 1942 – in Liverpool, of course. But…
“They’re a band beyond description” When I saw that this week’s SLS prompt was about expressing appreciation for music, singing and radio, there were three obvious songs that sprang to mind: Abba’s ‘Thank You For The Music’, Barry Manilow’s ‘I Write The Songs’ and ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’ by Buggles. Perhaps too obvious though.…
It would be fair to say that the themes we’ve been asked to choose from for Song Lyric Sunday this week comprise an eclectic bunch. For those who might not have seen Jim’s post, here is the list in its entirety: bike, asparagus, strawberries, eggs, mental health, elderly and military. Surely, you’d think, there must…
It’s the first Sunday of a new month, so this week’s task is to feature something by an artiste born in May. As ever, the choice is extensive, but I decided to focus my attention on those born on May 6th, for no other reason than that it happens to be my birthday too. Bingo.…
For this week’s Song Lyric Sunday we’re asked to feature something that links to Earth Day. It has to be said that rock musicians were aware of, and producing music about, climate change and other damages that we as a species have been wreaking on the planet for a long time – certainly from the…
This week for Song Lyric Sunday we are asked to feature a song that involves a family member. This was the first idea that popped into my head. I had to check that I hadn’t used it before, and happily I haven’t. A staple of Grateful Dead live shows throughout their career, this bouncy little…
SLS this week has proved to be a bit of a tricky one for me. Jim is looking for a song by an artiste I have just discovered. Fair enough, but the problem is that there aren’t any I could think of. That’s because almost all contemporary popular music leaves me cold. For research purposes…
So, who do we know from the world of music who was born in the month of April? Quite a few artistes, as it turns out, although most of them, it must be said, have passed me by. Nonetheless, there were some worthy nuggets that panned out. One in particular called to me, however: Jack…
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