Album cover from Blind Melon’s 1992 self-titled album Helen’s Theme for Song Lyric Sunday this week is Girls. Lost Dogs is a double-disc collection of Pearl Jam B-sides and other released and unreleased rarities that were recorded between 1991 and 2003. Lost Dogs was released on 11/11/03. The song “Bee Girl” is a tribute to…
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Song Lyric Sunday — Danny Boy
image link and more info about the song Although there were several good choices for Song Lyric Sunday’s theme of boys, I chose this one. My firstborn is named after it and it is one that makes me cry every time I hear it sung right. Joe Feeney, who sang many beautiful Irish tunes on…
Song Lyric Sunday — Last Shift
image link The theme for Song Lyric Sunday is last. In my search for the chosen song, I ran across this one. Had never heard it before, but I absolutely LOVE Richard Thompson, as a songwriter, singer, and guitarist. This is a very sad and political song. I dedicate it to Coal Miners and Their…
“Listen”
image link “Listen” is a song from musical group, Chicago’s, first LP, Chicago Transit Authority. I got this 2-LP set as a youngster and played the grooves off of it. It was music like I’d never heard before. I lost the vinyl back in ’94 but was blessed to come across it in the basement…
In Honor of Remembrance Day UK & Veteran’s Day US
image link Another one for Song Lyric Sunday, as I see it is a memorial day for the fallen in the UK. After listening to Soul Cages, I was reminded of another Sting tune that speaks to the memorial. Update: embarrassed to say I didn’t realize it was Veteran’s Day in the US! It’s for…
“Beware of Darkness, by George Harrison
In 2014, I bought the box set of George Harrison: The Apple Years 68-75, which has his first 6 solo albums, as well as a video disk with short documentary, music video, etc. Being honest here, I can’t say I’ve gotten much past the “All Things Must Pass” CD. George Harrison and his solo music…
Take Good Care of My Baby
#SongLyricSunday, the prompt for the day is take/taking. My choice for this Sunday is, “Take Good Care of My Baby”.Per wikipedia:“Take Good Care of My Baby” is a song written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin. The song was made famous by Bobby Vee, when it was released in 1961. Take Good Care of…
Tao-Talk 