Make A Cup Of Tea, Put A Record On

I do wonder whether the theme Jim has chosen for today's Song Lyric Sunday might be interpreted differently depending on which side of the Atlantic you are on. The most recent significant "indie rock" era this side of the Atlantic was better known under the term "Britpop" - which I am pretty certain many rock …

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It Took Me By Surprise I Must Say

Apologies for my late submission for today's Song Lyric Sunday. We had to attend to an emergency over the past few days and was unable to set aside any time to finish off the post I had half-prepared. This week's theme is one that I was very much looking forward to. Motown means so much …

Your Lights Are On, But You’re Not Home

I started to think of all the songs that I can recognize just by hearing the first three or four seconds when I saw Jim's theme for today's Song Lyric Sunday. Some of my favourites on the list I complied I have already featured in other Song Lyric Sunday themes. I have chosen a track …

Carly Simon – Nobody Does It Better!

Where to begin with such a big theme for today's Song Lyric Sunday? Jim as asked us to pick a song from an artist or band that were featured on the front cover of the Rolling Stone magazine. There are decades of magazine covers to inspire our selection. I found it extraordinarily difficult to pick …

I Will Write You A Song

I found myself rather consumed with researching potential song choices for today's Song Lyric Sunday. We have such a very interesting theme: "Songs from artists who have famous musician parents". Initially I thought...Lloyd-Webber or Iglesias, but my research provided me with more and more ideas. In the end I chose the surprise discovery to me. …

Hold Me

I have chosen a song that embraces the theme Jim has chosen for today's Song Lyric Sunday. I thought at first that it did not contain any of the words included in Jim's little list, but it turns out it does. All the better - for once I had settled on this song, I really …

I’ll Be At Your Side Forever More

I wondered why there was no Song Lyric Sunday post on my site today, and now I recall that when Jim told us that we could choose any song we wanted, I decided to give it some thought. I clearly never did come to a decision as there is a gap in my scheduling. Jim …

The Happy Sound Of A Carousel

Jim has picked a theme for today's Song Lyric Sunday that turned out to be a little depressing. Musicians who have died at the age of twenty-seven, often due to drug abuse. I knew of around five or six infamous musicians who had succumbed to drug addiction and who suffered the consequences. I did not …

I’ve Got So Much Honey The Bees Envy Me

When I saw Jim's very sweet selection of words to inspire today's Song Lyric Sunday, one song came straight to mind, but Robert said "too obvious". While I do agree with him, as I started to think of more songs that could fit these themes, I realized that lots of them were obvious choices. So …

An Unlikely Australian Pairing

Jim has asked us to feature Australian music for today's Song Lyric Sunday. I hope it is acceptable that I am featuring two Australian musicians. Two artists that I would never have imagined would team up for a duet. This track was startling for two reasons, one was the unexpected combination of Nick Cave (&The …