Jim Adams is the host of Mindlovemisery Menagerie’s Music Challenge. Jim says: The challenge today is to focus on Bob Marley and The Wailers’ song, “I Shot the Sheriff” and use it for inspiration in any form of creative expression (including but not limited to short stories, poems, lyrics, artwork, photography, (etc.). After reading the…
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I Shot The Sheriff
Jim Adams is the new host of Mindlovesmisery Menagerie’s Music Challenge, which is featured every other Friday. Those who love music and those who love to write, check out Jim’s feature on “I Shot the Sheriff” and accept the challenge. The link below takes you there! via I Shot The Sheriff
“Tight Rope,” by Leon Russell — Coloring Club Plus — 5/3/19
Please note: no animals were harmed nor exploited in the coloring of this picture. Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges; April 2, 1942 – November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling pop music records during his 60-year career. His genres included pop, country, rock, folk, gospel, bluegrass,…
Coloring Club Plus — 5/2/19
I got a couple of new coloring books today, one of them with cool art deco drawings. This is the first one. I tried to think of a song that might fit it and what came to mind is the group Renaissance. “Ocean Gypsy” is a mystical song from Scheherazade and Other Stories. The vocals…
Coloring Club Plus — 5/1/19 with “A Pearl,” by Mitski
Here we go with another cut from Mitski’s latest. Be the Cowboy is the fifth studio album by Japanese-American indie rock musician Mitski, released on August 17, 2018 … In a statement, Mitski said she experimented in narrative and fiction for the album, and said she was inspired by “the image of someone alone on…
Coloring Club Plus — 4/30/19
I came across, “Cold Kisses” and was impressed by it. “Cold Kisses” is on Richard Thompson’s album, “Action Packed,” which was released in 2001. The album is a retrospective look at Thompson’s time with Capitol Records and brings together songs from each of the albums that he recorded for that label. Here I am in…
Coloring Club Plus — 4/28/19
Today’s musical selection is, “The Painted Desert,” from The 10,000 Maniac’s, “In My Tribe.” I posted about this album a few months ago. You can read about it here. There is something about the lush guitars, Natalie’s voice, and the lyrics that are irresistable. It’s simply dreamy, but it’s a deeply sad story. Stereogum…
