Mr. Bump, your song selection with the clarinet made me think of a song I remember fondly as a child that was written for clarinet. My aural memory must be good because I was only a toddler when it came out! from wikipedia: “Stranger on the Shore” is a piece for clarinet written by Acker…
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dVerse — quadrille — Unfixed
Unfixed show me how to live! the day I tried… fell on black days [a]live to rise my wave hunted down outshined head down burden in my hand heaven’s dead black rain rusty cage the last remaining light nothing left to say but goodbye goodbye Today is the three-year deathversary of Chris Cornell,…
#SLS — “One More Cup of Coffee,” by Bob Dylan
Jim Adams is the accountable host of Song Lyric Sunday. Jim says: This week we have the somewhat different prompt of finding a song that includes a number and hopefully this will work out for us. Here are the “rules”: • Post the lyrics to the song of your choice, whether it fits the theme…
#MM Music Challenge — Mr. Fantasy ripples…
Jim Adams is the dependable host of Mindlovemisery Menagerie’s Music Challenge. Jim says: The challenge today is to focus on “Dear Mr. Fantasy,” by Traffic, written by Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood, and Chris Wood, and use it for a short story, a piece of flash fiction, or a poem that you can share with the…
Novelty Song Friday #9 — “Marie Laveau,” by Bobby Bare
Welcome to another installment of Novelty Song Friday. Today I’m encouraging anyone who has a neat novelty song to post it in the comments section. I like this song, but I like the singer as much if not more. He’s been around for awhile, and he’s still going strong! Per wikipedia: Robert Joseph Bare Sr….
Thursday Inspiration 56 — “Long Hard Times to Come,” by Gangstagrass
The song that came into my mind on this one is the theme song from the TV series, “Justified.” I’m watching it from beginning to end again. The theme song is the chorus to a longer song. I had it memorized before but had to re-learn it. It’s not easy to sing, but once you…
SLS — “Love Boat Captain,” by Pearl Jam
Jim Adams is the solicitous host of Song Lyric Sunday. Jim says: This week we have a partner related prompt with Couple/Together/Us and hopefully this will work out 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…
