If you want to get a sense of the passing of time through the deaths of musicians, go to wikipedia and look at how long that list is. Although not all by any means, but the ones who stand out for me for 2023 are:Tom Verlaine died 1/28/23Wayne Shorter died 3/2/23Gordon Lightfoot died 5/1/23Sinead O’Connor…
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Friday Favorite Feature 19 — “Whole Lotta Rock and Roll” by The Immediate Family
I was sitting with Bon Scott backstage at an AC/DC concert. It was incredible. I was having the best time just talking to Bon when all of a sudden, my dog’s cold nose touched my back and woke me up. I shouted, “Oh no!” and then instantly grabbed my guitar and started writing. The song…
Mixed Music Bag Week 44 — Goode’s Field Road by Drive-By Truckers
I first came across Drive-By Truckers on the myspace.com platform that used to have so much good new music. Facebook knocked it out of commission, which ironically is not known for new music. I bought this album after listening to a few of the tracks and have never regretted it. From wikipedia:Drive-By Truckers are an…
#SLS — Christmas Song — “Here is Christmas,” by Heart (with The Lovemongers)
Jim Adams is the host of Song Lyric Sunday. I changed the format, with Jim’s link at the top, because of the bonus song and Christmas wishes at the end. Next week it will be back to the usual format. Jim has granted Clive’s ask for Christmas music. I was scanning Christmas songs at lyrics.com…
The Oracle Says: Symphony
“Pin on the Sun King“ day will be purple suit or it can boil as ached moanegg sun drooling juice languidly eating through screamsfingering my arm fluffing breast beneath gownplay above like moon mad mist smell blow awaylove dressed summer ship wind’s luscious peach music sing me
haiga for winter solstice and Jethro Tull’s, “Ring Out, Solstice Bells” (repost)
Now is the solstice of the yearWinter is the glad song that you hearSeven maids move in seven timeHave the lads up ready in a line Ring out these bellsRing out, ring solstice bellsRing solstice bells Join together ‘neath the mistletoeBy the holy oak whereon it growsSeven druids dance in seven timeSing the song the…
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