Lyrics Post: “Free Your Mind”

Quite unexpected, not really a genre I partake from too often; too often that’s where the gems lie. Lots of folks know these ladies rock it, knowing the beats, words good too, message good too. Whether you’re en vogue or not, free your mind all the same. Maybe now more than ever. “Prejudice, wrote a …

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Lyrics Post: “Where The Streets Have No Name”

This tune came to mind recently, and I was pretty well immediately taken back to when I first heard it three decades ago. The riff, the lyric, the vibe of the late 80’s...U2 cut through all the layers and delivered essential, guitar-laden soul music, words that went to the deep places; especially with Joshua Tree …

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These Songs, These Words, Closer to God

Talking to a good friend recently, talking about my struggles of late, my thoughts and feelings therein, and how my writing relates... For better or worse, I lay a lot of it out here, you see... It’s a blend of diary and journal and blog, giving me both the personal and creative outlet, together, I …

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Lyrics Post: “Lovin’ Every Minute of It”

Way back when -- think, two score (40 years) -- there was a bit of a Canadian invasion of the American pop / rock music scene. Loverboy was one of those bands that squeezed everything they could out of their time on that scene. I've not thought about them for years, but then somehow my …

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Glimmer

A glimmer of hope, that’s what I find; That’s what I find when I look up close, when I’m open, eyes, arms, wide. A bit of hope, a friendly tone, an unexpected embrace, literally, figuratively, over a screen, A glimmer of hope, glimmer, not dimmer, brighter still, in a friend’s voice, my kids’ joy, gentle …

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