#SLS — It’s the end of the world as we know it, by REM

Jim Adams is the creative host of Song Lyric Sunday.  Jim says: I feel that everyone should be able to find a song that features a famous person in it. Here are the “rules”: Post the lyrics to the song of your choice, whether it fits the theme or not. Please try to include the songwriter(s) – it’s…

#MM — Music Challenges — Heartbreak Hotel

Jim chose to write about, “Heartbreak Hotel,” which is full of, well, heartbreak. When I went to lyrics.com and put hotel in the search box, it came back with 6,263 songs with lyrics containing hotel. That doesn’t even include motel. Why is it that motels/hotels are so often sung about as these dwelling places of…

Coloring Club Plus — 8/9/19

From previous posts of mine, From Nonesuch Records’ website: The Black Keys’ ninth studio album, “Let’s Rock,” [was] released June 28, 2019, via Easy Eye Sound / Nonesuch Records. The long-awaited album, the band’s first in five years, is a return to the straightforward rock of the singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney’s early…

“Morning Bell,” by Radiohead — Coloring Club Plus — 8/8/19

I have Radiohead’s discography. Kid A ranks right up there. Trying to remember how I started listening to Radiohead in the first place with OK Computer, but I’ve been a passionate fan of their music ever since. There’s a glowing jewel of humanity in the center of Radiohead’s music. I feel the same way about…

Coloring Club Plus — 8/6/19

Per wikipedia: Halcyon Days is the eighth studio album by American singer and pianist Bruce Hornsby. The album, recorded with his touring band the Noisemakers, was released in 2004. It was Hornsby’s first release with Columbia Records. One song, “What The Hell Happened”, has been described as a rare example of the use of bitonality…

Coloring Club Plus — 8/5/19

Yes, late again.  My apologies.  My kids came over around 2:30 yesterday and stayed until 4:30.  I left at 4:30 to go to a cidery for ice cold cider, good food, and excellent conversation along with many laughs with friends. Got home from there and decided to watch movies instead of listening to music and…