#MMB July 2025 — “4th of July,” by Soundgarden, from Superunknown

image link takes you to info on the cover art I was first introduced to Soundgarden by my older son. After, “Spoonman” became a hit and got radioplay, he bought the album it was on, “Superunknown,” their fourth album, released in 1994. Another song that got a lot of radioplay from the album was, “Black…

#SLS Grammy Winner — “Black Hole Sun,” by Soundgarden

image link I wrote it in my head driving home from Bear Creek Studio in Woodinville, a 35–40 minute drive from Seattle. It sparked from something a news anchor said on TV and I heard wrong. I heard ‘blah blah blah black hole sun blah blah blah’. I thought that would make an amazing song…

#TSM 209 — Limbo, or Black Days

Image source Akilter, lying down — even as you see me upright – a blank in kelp bed, fathoms below, asleep, await. My fate unknown as yet. Will it be angel’s lift that buoys to sunrise? Or fey stones, that weigh and sink beleaguered, deflated organs of light? My sight occluded, my guesses gone; laced,…

SLS — Soundgarden’s My Wave

image link Jim Adams is again hosting for Song Lyric Sunday. Jim is remaining tough when it comes to getting around WP’s technical snarls to make sure we have a place to post our tunes on Sundays, and for that I am grateful. The theme of the week for Song Lyric Sunday is crying.   I…