Category Archives: music

Simply the Best

I have just read that Tina Turner has passed away at the age of 83 (source). The end of an era. My thoughts are with her family and friends. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqDZOekUDzE RIP Images from google

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Song Lyric Sunday: Disco

Oh the memories of my youth and going to the disco Friday and Saturday nights. One was a twofer as it was on the same level and entrance was a little more expensive, but you had access to both. If … Continue reading

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Song Lyric Sunday : Girl Groups

This week Jim’s theme is to find music by girl groups. So many to choose from, and Jim lists A LOT in his post this week. Thanks Jim . I’m going with this simply because Robert De Niro is in … Continue reading

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Oh Boy. Boy Bands.

Jim Adams is our host for Song Lyric Sunday and has provided a lot of background to the origins of Boy Bands, the description not appearing until the 1980s. Boy Bands rarely played instruments but relied more on good looks, … Continue reading

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The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS May 6, 2023

Linda is our host for the SoCS and you can join in here. Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “a song from your childhood.” Today is a special day here in the UK as we have the … Continue reading

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Song Lyric Sunday : 30th April Gospel Music

This is my contribution to Jim’s Song Lyric Sunday challenge today. This is totally brilliant (IMO) WIKI : Origin

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Sunday Whirl Wordle #603

Welcome to Brenda Warren’s Sunday Whirl. Click here to join in heart, you, emerge, night, climb, bow, grain, mystery, clash, flashes, verge, bearing Here’s my response:

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Song Lyric Sunday : Reggae

Jim Adams is our host and this week’s theme is Reggae. I remember dancing to this with my uncle at a cousin’s wedding in 1972. It was also the first time I had met this particular aunt and cousins I … Continue reading

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Song Lyric Sunday 16th April.

Jim Adams is our host and this week our genre is FUNK. Not really my scene, but I’ve picked this from 1976 and can remember it being played at every disco in town. It still gets my feet tapping!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHcYFxU4fMoContinue reading

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Musical Pause

I sat down to play today, To try and chase the blues away, It always helped me in the past, But sadly doubt on that is cast. I cannot play as well as I did, The music eluded me and … Continue reading

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