“Don’t Forget About Me.”

Last year, I spent two weeks on our West Coast (Vancouver area) … being my annual visit to see my son and daughter. Last year was a little different in that it was also an opportunity to meet Blogger Carolyn (joyroses13.wordpress.com) and her family! Continue reading →

“Old and Wise”

I love pretty much everything about this song – the melody; musical arrangement; vocal presentation and, best of all, the lyrics are interesting and rather thought provoking! Continue reading →

“Windmills”

Sometimes the most perplexing lyrics can prove the most interesting, and put those same perplexing lyrics with a lovely melody and vocals and ……………………….! Continue reading →

“All I Need”

Sharon den Adel and the band Within Temptation produce an incredibly powerful sound seemingly based around a very distraught young lady who sees herself in an unstable and challenging relationship. Enjoy!

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“She used to be mine”

One very surprising bonus from Blogging, is the possible indirect connections that can be made, and which can be very rewarding.  I was introduced to the songs of Sara Bareilles by the partner of one of my regular Followers (thx Brad), and loved this particular one. Continue reading →

“Storms”

It would seem quite natural for each of us to have connections with music from our past, after all … isn’t that all part of the joy of nostalgia? Continue reading →

“Dancing … … …”

“Dancing with tears in my eyes” (by Ultravox) was a product of the mid 1980’s, and its attraction to me was mainly the relentless beat, but I also liked the title line! Continue reading →

“Forever Autumn”

I have always been a Moody Blues fan, and particularly liked Justin Hayward’s vocal and song writing contributions. I came across “Forever Autumn”  quite by accident, as it was sung by Justin Hayward on the “War of the Worlds” album (Jeff Wayne) – an excellent album to listen to, by the way, in complete darkness! Continue reading →

“Needle of Death”

You have probably never heard of Bert Jansch, unless you are aware of the Contemporary English Folk band Pentangle. He was a guitarist with Pentangle, but also pursued a solo career. Continue reading →