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
Aug. 15 brought with it one of the best breakup albums heard yet this year, pop sensation Conan Gray’s “Wishbone.” If you haven’t done so yet, pop in those headphones and buckle up for an emotional rollercoaster of an album about heartbreak, bitterness and overcoming. The post Review: Conan Gray’s ‘Wishbone’ makes heartbreak sound beautiful first appeared on The Baylor Lariat.| The Baylor Lariat
Bohemian Rhapsody, By Queen, has one of the most memorable song openings. When you break down the lyrics it becomes clear that it was a song describing Freddie Mercury's struggle of coming out and how that would affect his deeply religious, but loving parents.| Poetry For Healing
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
New York, New York, Frank Sinatra's iconic song about the city that never sleeps. So good they named it twice.| Poetry For Healing
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
Even on my worst day, did I deserve, babe All the hell you gave me? 'Cause I loved you, I swear I loved you 'Till my dying day I didn't have it ...| Hello.
PLASTIC WORLD * Pass me a very sharp Stanley Knife I want to cut Plastic right out of my Life! It’s poisoning the Water the Earth & even Air, after just Sixty years you find it every- fucking/ every- fucking -where! Take Tissue Samples (just for example) you find it in your Colon You find […]| Reverend Hellfire's Sunday Sermon
I’ve launched a new Substack newsletter called Teach Truth & Sing the Blues—and I’d love for you to be part of it. This is a space where truth-telling meets soul-singing. A space where I can share not just the public work I do—articles, essays, podcasts, and speeches—but also the creative work that doesn’t always fit into academic journals or op-ed pages.| I AM AN EDUCATOR
Image is from Pexels Typically, Sunday nowadays, since I don’t have any posts scheduled and had to restart my current read twice since I didn’t pay attention to what it was reading to me. I listene…| Mybookworld24
This may form part of the introduction to a forthcoming monograph, provisionally titled Digital Flows: Internet-Based Hip Hop Music and Culture. Hip-hop artists get a bad rap for writing about the same old things. Often, criticism is levelled at lyrics associated with materialism, consumerism, misogyny, drugs, and violence. Although these themes – and the racial,…| Dr Steven Gamble
Jim is our host for Song Lyric Sunday. Here’s a list of upcoming posts. Today’s topic: October 30, 2022 – Embrace, Hug, Kiss 👄💋💌 s.w.a.k. The upcoming prompts will be: November 6, 2…| Sparks From A Combustible Mind
Today’s prompt: October 16, 2022 – A song by a band that you wish were still together Upcoming music topics: October 23, 2022 – A song that reminds you of yourself October 30th, 2022 – …| Sparks From A Combustible Mind
While there’s no guarantees on how to make the world’s next catchiest tune, one of my favorite places to start is with a hook.| Better Songs
The outro of a song can be a difficult thing to define, simply because there are so many different ways to go about ending a song.| Better Songs