The hum of his rig filled the room, a white noise louder than the city outside. Ty slumped in his chair, knuckles ghosting over the keyboard, eyes locked on a Discord server buzzing with avatars more familiar to him than his own family. He hadn’t looked away from the glow all night. A sharp ping […]| Thru Violet's Lentz
Many years before global warming became a hot topic, Marvin Gaye wrote this song about the environment and how we have an obligation to care for the Earth. For his What's Going On album (1971), Gaye got away from love ballads and explored deeper social themes.| Poetry For Healing
I must admit I was stumped this week when I saw Jim Adam’s challenge for Song Lyric Sunday. Talented With Potential But It Didn’t Pan Out. I was going to give it a miss and then I happened to be in the grocery store yesterday evening and the song ‘Breakout’ by Swing Out Sister cameContinue reading "Song Lyric Sunday – Swing Out Sister"| Poetry For Healing
The house on Ninth Street leaned like a drunken sailor. Its porch sagged, its siding peeled, and the busted screen door never closed right- but Ninth Street was the kind of place cops only drove th…| Thru Violet's Lentz
The Electric Prunes song ‘I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)’ was the opening track on their 1967 self-titled debut album, which reached #113 on the Billboard albums chart and it was written by Annette Tucker and Nancie Mantz. The song’s title is a pun on the phrase “too much [alcohol] to drink” and its lyrics describe […]| A Unique Title For Me
This week we are looking for artists and bands who had potential, but never got their due, possibly because they had abbreviated careers due to an untimely death, or were pioneers ahead of their time, or they may have been loved, but failed to find a wide commercial audience. A stumbling block prevented them from […]| A Unique Title For Me
John Fogerty's Creedence Clearwater Revival songs were, for decades, controlled by Fantasy Records, leading to a 50-year legal battle after Fogerty left the band. He eventually bought back a majority interest in the publishing rights in 2023,| Poetry For Healing
A Supergroup lives up to the sum of its parts. There are not many Supergroups who can claim the name but one in particular, The Traveling Willburys, lived up to it, and more.| Poetry For Healing
Good morning and I hope this finds you well. Welcome to another Song Lyric Sunday and a chance to share some great music as prompted by our host Jim Adams. This week Jim has asked for songs that in…| Poetry For Healing
The song Piano Man by Billy Joel tells the stories of an assortment of regulars and staff at a bar where Joel once worked as The Piano Player. It was written from a philosophical viewpoint and an observance of each persons life.| Poetry For Healing
Mockingbird, an old American folk song intended as a lullaby for babies has seen great commercial success.| Poetry For Healing
Nursery rhymes are rhythmic poems or songs designed to entertain and educate young children, primarily aiding in their language acquisition. Fairy tales serve multiple purposes, primarily offering…| A Unique Title For Me
A song that made a great opening track on an album is ‘Gimme Shelter’ from the Rolling Stones 1969 Let it Bleed.| Poetry For Healing
The opening track of an album plays a critical role in captivating the listener’s attention and setting the stage for the entire record. Like the opening line of a great novel or the first scene o…| A Unique Title For Me
“Moondance” blends rhythm & blues and country rock with noticeable jazz influences, creating a unique and sophisticated sound. Morrison initially focused on the melody, playing it o…| Poetry For Healing
A title track is a song that shares its name with the album, and this track is often seen as being the face of the album, representing its core sentiment, being a declaration of what the album stan…| A Unique Title For Me
‘Everybody Wants to Rule the World’ was written by Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley and Chris Hughes and it was released on the 1985 Tears for Fears second studio album, Songs from the Big Chair. Tears…| A Unique Title For Me
A second album by an artist or band is proof that they have already made it big but its release can be unnerving. It has to produce more hits. In the case of Homecoming by America in 1972, they pro…| Poetry For Healing
A second album is critically important for a musical group, often determining whether they achieve long-term success or fade away. It’s a crucial opportunity to build on the momentum of a debut, s…| A Unique Title For Me
This week, Jim Adams, our host at Song Lyric Sunday, asks that we find a song that makes us think about life… It’s strange, as I have very much been thinking about life this week, and i…| Brazanne Muse
This week Jim Adam’s sets a theme for Song Lyric Sunday to find a song that we remember from our childhood. This has proved quite interesting for me this week, as I immediately had a song ca…| Brazanne Muse
Hi, I am back again and Jim Adams, for this week’s Song Lyric Sunday asks us to chose a song that we know all the words to…… well, I have many, which actually makes the choice mor…| Brazanne Muse
