“30,000 Pounds Of Bananas,” sometimes spelled “Thirty Thousand Pounds Of Bananas,” is a folk rock song by Harry Chapin from his 1974 album, Verities & Balderdash. The song became more popular in its live extended recording from Chapin’s 1976 concert album, Greatest Stories Live that started the phrase “Harry, it sucks.” The song is based…
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#SLS — “Better Man,” by Pearl Jam
Jim Adams is the sparkler-wielding host of Song Lyric Sunday. Jim says: This week we have the delightful, lovely, magnificent, marvelous, splendid prompts of Best/Better/Good/Great and hopefully this will fit for everyone. Here are the “rules”: • Post the lyrics to the song of your choice, whether it fits the theme or not. If it…
Novelty Song Friday #16 — “Pink Shoe Laces,” by Dodie Stevens
Thanks go to Jim Adams at A Unique Title for Me for finding this little gem of a song to feature for this week’s Novelty Song Friday. Per wikipedia: “Pink Shoe Laces” (or “Pink Shoelaces”) is a song composed by Mickie Grant that was recorded by Dodie Stevens, accompanied by Bobby Hammack and his Orchestra,…
Thursday Inspiration 63 — Still, beginning
There beside me on the roof Fur to fur gaze on the Earth Together sharing love’s berth Wonder how the time has flown Purred with warmth in purple skies On Mars, marveled hows and whys We woke here to begin our tenth lives Paula Light is the host of Thursday Inspiration. Paula…
#SLS — “Cool Water,” by Joni Mitchell and Willie Nelson
Jim Adams is the cool host of Song Lyric Sunday. Jim says: This week we have temperature prompts of Cool/Freeze/Heat/Melt and hopefully this will fit for everyone. Here are the “rules”: • Post the lyrics to the song of your choice, whether it fits the theme or not. If it does not fit, then please…
#MM Music Challenge — “Nothing Compares to U,” written by Prince, covered by Chris Cornell
Jim Adams is the music-loving host of Mindlovemisery Menagerie’s Music Challenge. Jim says: The challenge today is to focus on [The Breakup Song by the Greg Kihn Band] and use it for a short story, a piece of flash fiction, or a poem that you can share with the WordPress writing community. When I think…
Novelty Song Friday #15 — “Daddy Cool,” by Boney M.
My x-boyfriend is the one who directed me to the video. He was convinced that Bobby Farrell of Boney M. was the prototype for Prince as far as fashion goes. When I saw this video, I had to wonder also. Beware, the song is an earworm! Per wikipedia: Boney M. is a Euro-Caribbean vocal group…
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