Stranded Album Art When I saw this week’s Song Lyric Sunday’s prompt, my first thought was a place in my home State of Michigan, and I can think of a few songs that mention it: “America,” by Simon & Garfunkel, “Brass in Pocket,” by The Pretenders, “Dancin’ in the Street,” by Martha and the Vandellas,”…
Category: Song Lyric Sunday
#SLS — Tecumseh Valley by Townes Van Zandt
Townes Van Zandt, Our Mother The Mountain album cover One day God touched me on the shoulderand said…‘SON, WRITE THESE SONGS.’So I did.—Townes Van Zandt Anyone who has heard a Townes Van Zandt song knows that he is singing from a God-ordained place. He chronicles the human condition like no other. He sings with an…
#SLS — Jump into the Fire by Harry Nilsson from Nilsson Schmilsson (1971)
I wanted to post Neil Young’s Sugar Mountain so bad for this week’s prompt but decided to look for something else, and I kept scanning until this one clicked. It is a song on a celebrated album of excellent tunes. Harry Nilsson had more talent in his pinky than most have in their entire bodies…
#SLS — “Watching the River Run” by Loggins & Messina (1973)
Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina Way back, once upon a time, I owned the, “Full Sail” album by Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina. I was at least 18 when I had it because I remember who my boyfriend was at the time and I was with him from 1976 – 1978. Maybe it was his…
#SLS — “Don Quixote” by Gordon Lightfoot
Although it does not include either of those titles, it definitely qualifies as a greatest hits, best of album. Gord’s Gold by Canadian Musical Icon, Gordon Lightfoot, has 21 most excellent tunes from various albums. It is in my top 5% of albums that I’ve listened to. It calms me instantly and puts me in…
#SLS — “Diamond Ring” by Sheryl Crow
Detours Album cover, by Sheryl Crow It took me a little bit to find a song I liked. I wanted a song about actual jewelry, and many of the songs are using “ring” and “watch” in other ways. When I heard Diamond Ring by Sheryl Crow, I liked the sound of her voice and also…
#SLS – “Cup of Tea” by The Verve Pipe from “Villains” (1996)
Before I go any further in the post, don’t think my choice of a song with tea instead of coffee means I like tea better than coffee. Both are consumed in equal measure through day and night, with hot coffee ALWAYS first thing upon waking. I think I would implode into a puff of vapor…
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