Category: music

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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#SLS — “Absolutely Sweet Marie,” by George Harrison

Jim Adams is the name-promoting host of Song Lyric Sunday.  Jim also was kind enough to find a song he knew I would like to meet the prompt as it involves two of my favorite musical artists.  Jim says: This week we have feminine name prompts of Maria/Marie/Mary and hopefully this will fit for everyone….

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Novelty Song Friday #14 — “I’m in Love with my Car,” by Queen

Dedicated to Johnathan Harris, boy racer to the end. Wikipedia says: Night at the Opera is the fourth studio album by the British rock band Queen, released on November 21, 1975 by EMI Records in the United Kingdom and by Elektra Records in the United States. Produced by Roy Thomas Baker and Queen, it was…

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Tick Tock Tuesday #36 — You’ll be on my mind…

Mr. Bump talks this week about songs he thinks of when he thinks of a past lover. After I’d had a really bad breakup back in 2001 and thought I’d never love anyone else, I stepped into the dating scene again. The man I met was not Mr. Right, but he was Mr. Right Now…

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#SLS — “Hey Jack Kerouac,” by 10,000 Maniacs

Jim Adams is the man-whose-name-begins-with-a-“J” host of Song Lyric Sunday.  Jim says: This week we have the name prompts of Jack/John and hopefully this will fit 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…

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Novelty Song Friday #13 — “Thumbsucker,” by Shel Silverstein

Per wikipedia: There is a an eye-popping amount of information highlighting Shel in wikipedia. I’m including just a bit of it. If you want to learn more about his many talents, achievements, etc., I encourage you to click the link. Sheldon Allan “Shel” Silverstein (9/25/30 – 5/10/99) was an American writer known for his cartoons,…

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