When I saw Jim’s SLS prompt this week, my first thought was Pearl Jam’s exquisitely poignant song, “Given to Fly,” but decided instead to do a repost about Lilli Lewis, whom I first heard on Spotify’s Release Radar, with her song, “Firefly.” I was not able to find lyrics. Lilli Lewis I use my voice…
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FFF 54 — Tedeschi Trucks Band — I am the Moon top 6 favorite songs
Kerfe mentioned borrowing “I Am the Moon” from the library and I found it on Spotify and have listened the pixels off of it. Today’s post will be sharing who Tedeschi Trucks Band (TTB) are, where this 4-album set rests within their discography, and what my 6 favorite cuts off of it are. I will…
#SLS — “River Run Red” by Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil Photo: Oliver Eclipse When I saw Jim’s prompt for this week, the first environmental band I thought of was Pearl Jam and the song about the whale which makes me cry every time I listen to it. Next, I thought of Cake and the song about the long line of cars. But as…
#SLS — So Much Potential!!! (previously Women Music March 2022 – Day 31 – Detroit’s Own: Karen Neal of Inside Out, Thrall, Queen Bee, and Beyond!)
I first heard Karen Neal when she was on myspace as part of the Queen Bee trio. I featured her and her musical journey as a kickass bass player, singer, and performer back in Women Music March in 2022. When I saw Jim’s prompt for this week’s Song Lyric Sunday, I immediately thought of her….
#FF — Road to Heaven
PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields Road to Heaven Susie and Derek met as young’ns. Susie’s dad was a preacher on the tent revival circuit, and Derek’s made sure the trucks kept a-going and the tent didn’t blow over in the OK winds. Every evening, before Papa Ted preached his fire and brimstone, Susie, Derek, and…
#SLS “One of These Things First” and “Pink Moon,” by Nick Drake (edited repost from 11/25/18 #SLS)
Nick Drake I searched around a bit for an album written entirely by a female artist and quickly became frustrated. My first thought was Joni Mitchell but I knew Jim was covering one of her tunes. Then I saw The Bee Gees and was going to pick one of theirs (I hope somebody else does!)…
#SLS — “No One Loves Me and Neither Do I” by Them Crooked Vultures (bonus concert video at the bottom)
Them Crooked Vulturesat the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert in Wembley Stadium on Saturday, 3rd September 2022 As temperamental as musicians are when they form groups, they are blessed if they can stay together for the duration. Much of the time the band serves its purpose and dissolves to form other groups. It’s the alchemy of…
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