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: “Volcano”
Way back when, another one turned me upside down with glee, a little ditty by Jimmy Buffett. And maybe my favorite memory of this song is dancing and singing to it with my mom at cousin’s wedding decades ago, the joy still easily remembered. So FUN. Volcano" Now, I don't know, I don't know where …
Lyrics Post: “Beast of Burden”
"Beast Of Burden", The Rolling Stones. Not much needs to be said. Same old magic. The riff, the lyric, the feel...all I want... “I'll never be your beast of burden My back is broad, but it's a-hurting All I want, for you to make love to me I'll never be your beast of burden I've …
Lyrics Post: “Moves Like Jagger”
Didn’t know Maroon 5 wrote this one; knew it was catchy. Then my eight year old son started shaking it to the beat, and I was all IN. Moves like Jagger, shake it all night....GOOD. "Moves Like Jagger" (feat. Christina Aguilera) [Adam Levine:] Oh... Oh! Just shoot for the stars If it feels right And …
Casey at the Bat by Ernest Lawrence Thayer | Poetry Foundation
The outlook wasn’t brilliant for the Mudville nine that day; — Read on http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45398/casey-at-the-bat
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 …
Down the Street
End of the week, looking down the street. Weekend here, feel the beat. Make the best of it, Lift it up, Let things slow, Feel a little more, Still lots to do, One thing at a time, And breath deep, deep, Deep down, don’t frown, Smile, smile, looking down the street.
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 …
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 …