Garmarna I went out to Spotify and found a playlist someone made of 100 of the best Scandinavian songs, but after sampling many of them I wasn’t too keen on the musical tastes of the person who put the list together. Then I put a search on Scandinavian musical artists and started scrolling until I…
Category: Song Lyric Sunday
#SLS — “Thrift Shop,” by Macklemore
I can’t remember when I first saw and heard this but do remember how tickled I was by it. As a person who loves to go yard-saling and thrift-shopping, it felt like validation and feels like an anthem for all people who do. “Thrift Shop” is a song written and performed by American hip hop…
#SLS — Musician Passed in 2023 — Tom Verlaine of Television
If you want to get a sense of the passing of time through the deaths of musicians, go to wikipedia and look at how long that list is. Although not all by any means, but the ones who stand out for me for 2023 are:Tom Verlaine died 1/28/23Wayne Shorter died 3/2/23Gordon Lightfoot died 5/1/23Sinead O’Connor…
#SLS — Christmas Song — “Here is Christmas,” by Heart (with The Lovemongers)
Jim Adams is the host of Song Lyric Sunday. I changed the format, with Jim’s link at the top, because of the bonus song and Christmas wishes at the end. Next week it will be back to the usual format. Jim has granted Clive’s ask for Christmas music. I was scanning Christmas songs at lyrics.com…
#SLS — Top 40 Charter — “Would I Lie to You,” by Eurythmics
Eurythmics 1985 When we started putting it down the song had a lot of energy and inspired Annie to come up with the great lyric, ‘Would I Lie To You” and a melody with very odd answering harmonies, ‘Now, would I say something that wasn’t true.’ These harmonies are very unusual and Annie is a…
#SLS — One and Done — “Bodysnatchers,” by Radiohead
I first got hooked on Radiohead with “OK Computer” and have been a loyal fan ever since. Besides guitar, piano, and keyboards, Thom Yorke’s voice is more a musical instrument than human sound to me. Jonny Greenwood on guitars, keyboards, and other instruments; Jonny’s brother, Colin on bass; Ed O’Brien on guitar and backing vocals;…
#SLS — Album closer — “Sad-eyed Lady of the Lowlands” from Blonde on Blonde (1966) by Bob Dylan
“Blonde on Blonde” by Bob Dylan album jacket cover Blonde on Blonde (1966) is a double album and Bob Dylan’s seventh studio album. Although I can’t nudge “Planet Waves” out of #1 Bob Dylan album for me, Blonde on Blonde comes pretty close. The album has all great songs. This one’s actually a little bit…
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