Song Lyric Sunday: The id – ‘Life In The Fast Lane’

“Everything all the time” I mean, it’s good to have something a bit on the highbrow side as an inspiration for Song Lyric Sunday every so often, but I hadn’t reckoned on an excursion into Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theories as a theme for this week. More specifically, Jim is seeking a song about ‘exhibiting instinctual…

Song Lyric Sunday: Parts of a day – ‘Tequila Sunrise’

This week’s theme for Song Lyric Sunday could be described as the edges of the day: sunrise and sunset, or dawn and dusk, for example. Which leads me to this rather lovely yet sad song by The Eagles, from the album ‘Desperado’ and written by Glenn Frey and Don Henley (him again). The epitome of…

Song Lyric Sunday: Smile -‘Lyin’ Eyes’

“And your smile is a thin disguise” This week’s theme for Song Lyric Sunday is ‘Smile’. We’re definitely spoiled for choice with this one. In fact, a whole playlist of ‘smiley’ songs came to mind straight away: lots of uplifting songs from the fifties and even earlier, Cockney Rebel, even Barry Manilow (‘I Can’t Smile…