Category: music

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,…

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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…

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#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…

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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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