When I saw the prompt for this week’s Song Lyric Sunday, I wasn’t sure which approach to take. Did I want a sentimental song, something I would use to mirror feelings for my dad and his passing? Did I want to take a more light-hearted approach that would get the listeners up and out of…
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#SLS (2nd one) “Turn Around”
I’m about halfway through the videos and this song came to mind for the prompt of Dads. Not sure how many of you remember this song from a Kodak tv commercial, but I remember thinking of it on the playground when in elementary school. If this song doesn’t get you smackdab in the feels, you…
#SLS — “Reasons for Waiting” by Jethro Tull
“Reasons for Waiting” is the 9th cut on Jethro Tull’s album, “Stand Up.” Released in 1969, it is the second studio album by the British rock band. It was the first Jethro Tull album to feature guitarist Martin Barre, who would go on to become the band’s longtime guitarist until its initial dissolution in 2011. Rounding out the quartet are…
#FFF 76 — Toadies new album, “The Charmer”
It’s been over a month since doing one of these. I’ve purchased Tedeschi Trucks Band’s new album, Toadies new one, “The Charmer,” and a couple of Toadies earlier albums, “Rubberneck” and “Hell Below / Stars Above.” Have listened to all of them once or twice, but the one I’ve had on repeat is, “The Charmer”…
#SLS — June-born — “Cody” by The Killers
Brandon FlowersBirthdate: June 21, 1981Band: The KillersInstrument: Singer / Keyboards / BassAge in 2026: 45 The Killers are an American rock band formed in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2001 by Brandon Flowers (lead vocals, keyboards, bass) and Dave Keuning (lead guitar, backing vocals.) After the band went through a number of short-term bassists and drummers, Mark Stoermer (bass, rhythm guitar, backing vocals) and Ronnie Vannucci Jr. (drums,…
dVerse Q249 — Living History
Living HistoryRemember whenyou put the hornto your ear;attached to a cordthat attached toa cabinet?Remember crankinga handle to reachan operator;where you talkedthrough a tubein the front?If you remember,you may consideryourself vintage also. I am today’s host for dVerse’ Quadrille Monday, where I ask you to write a 44-word poem using the word horn or some derivation…
#SLS — “If a Tree Falls” by Bruce Cockburn (1988/2005)
Bruce Cockburn As I was googling for a good song for this week’s Song Lyric Sunday prompt, I came across a Spotify playlist with over 130 songs to celebrate Arbor Day. How could I not find a good’n? I sampled a good half of the ones not familiar to me and chose this one out…
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