Song Lyric Sunday: Celebration – ‘Unhappy Birthday’

Jim’s key words for this week’s Song Lyric Sunday are celebratory: things to lift the spirits in these difficult times, such as ‘birthday’, ‘party’, ‘gift’ and ‘cake’. Nice try Jim. But here’s The Smiths, Manchester’s mordant miserabilists: I’ve come to wish you an unhappy birthday I’ve come to wish you an unhappy birthday Cause you’re…

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…

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From the depths of the French countryside, the miscellaneous musings of an old tie-dye wannabe

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Song Lyric Sunday: Celebration – ‘Unhappy Birthday’

Song Lyric Sunday: Driving – ‘There Is A Light That Never Goes Out’