It’s Sunday again and time for Jim Adam’s Song Lyric Sunday, today is October 17, 2021. The prompt this week is – Communication, Information, News, Telephone suggested by Di of pensitivity101. Brilliant choice Di.
I picked Telemiscommunications because it is about s couple trying to share news, information and to communicate on the phone….and due to the state of all our lives today failing!
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“Telemiscommunications” is a song by Canadian electronic music producer Deadmau5 and English singer Imogen Heap. It was released on March 12, 2013 by Ultra Records as the fifth single from Deadmau5’s sixth studio album Album Title Goes Here and the seventh single from Imogen Heap’s fourth studio album Sparks. The song is an electropopballad whose lyrics depict a dysfunctional phone conversation.
Work on “Telemiscommunications” began after Deadmau5 emailed Heap. According to Deadmau5, the two never met in person, and only sent two emails and made two phone calls to one another during the making of the song.
Below is the explanatory video of how the song and video were put together. I really think it so interesting.
“Telemiscommunications” (with Imogen Heap)
Hey babe, how’s your day been? No, you first.. Oh.. what? The delay’s quite bad Yeah, sorry.. Where are you, I can’t really hear you A taxi distracted.. Anyway you.. You were saying? Wait, uh.. Now they’re waving me over Can I call you back? Yeah, everything’s fine Why am I.. I don’t know why I probably just need sleep It’s been a busy week Sorry, I’ve got to go So, ok.. bye
This is just so unlike us Cut back to horizontalisms If we could win just one small touch Contact versus tele-miscommunications
Plan foiled The sirens pass by Kids screaming The longest public announcement Reach check-in, finally got through Running for a flight, shoes off You’re calling voicemail In joke, group laughter Closing scenes in a meeting Angel (angel) why didn’t you tell me? One second, someone needs directions Can’t you see I’m on the phone?
This is just so unlike us Cut back to horizontalisms If we could win just one small touch Contact versus tele-miscommunications
So unlike us (unlike us) Cut back to horizontalisms If we could win just one small touch Contact versus tele-miscommunications
Did I tell you I loved you today? Did I tell you I loved you today? (kiss kiss) Did I tell you I loved you today? Did I tell you I loved you today? Did I tell you I loved you today? Did I tell you I loved you today? (kiss kiss) Did I tell you I loved you today? Did I tell you I loved you today?
This week Jim Adams has past the baton for this week’s Song Lyric Sunday theme to King Ben’s Grandma ! So what is the subject she has chosen? Heavenly Bodies, Planets, Moon, Sun, Stars.
Back in 1981, two years before our third and last child was born, I was busy working and bringing up the boys, hubby was away a lot and a big hit of the time was Star. I remember the song with affection, I sang it a lot and even now it often visits me in the guise of an ear worm!
Rock’n Roller the games you play High flyer see your names in lights Temporarily social suicide Ohh don’t you tell me it’s roughAt the top you get the cream of the crop Image seekers they’re unreal to real This week breaker Well next week who knows Oh don’t you tell me it’s rough Oh don’t you tell me it’s toughStar That’s what they call you How long you’ve waited to get where you are Star That’s what you wanted This week hot shot.A video starRock’n Roller inventing in your head You cracked it once and you can do it again Who knows, who cares at where you’re coming from Oh don’t you tell me it’s roughJust a loner out there on your own Don’t let anyone get close or near Imagine that. That you believe all you read Oh don’t you tell me it’s rough Oh don’t you tell me it’s toughStar That’s what they call you How long you’ve waited to get where you are Star That’s what you wanted This week hot shot, a video starThey can build you up And they can break you down With just one word I know they’re heavy Now just how many More like you are trying, (trying), trying, (trying)Star That’s what they call you How long you’ve waited to get where you are Star That’s what you wanted This week hot shot, a video starStar That’s what they call you How long you’ve waited to get where you are Star That’s what you wanted This week hot shot, a video starStar Wohhohhoo Star Star StarSource: Musixmatch
Pauline Matthews (born 6 March 1947), better known by her stage name Kiki Dee, is an English singer. Known for her blue-eyed soul vocals, she was the first female singer from the UK to sign with Motown’s Tamla. Perfect Timing is a 1981 album by British singer Kiki Dee. The album marked a brief comeback for the singer, led by the top 20 single “Star”. It was her only album on Ariola Records and reached No.47 on the UK album charts. The title track was also released, peaking at No.66. Two further singles were released; “Midnight Flyer” and “Loving You is Sweeter Than Ever” (a duet with Elton John). The album was produced by Pip Williams.
My dad taught me a lot about classical music, some of which I remember with great affection. One of these I remember with great affection was Gustav Holst’s The Planets. My favourite was Jupiter, the bringer of Joy.
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The Planets, Op. 32, is a seven-movement orchestral suite by the English composer Gustav Holst, written between 1914 and 1917. In the last movement the orchestra is joined by a wordless female chorus. Each movement of the suite is named after a planet of the solar system and its supposed astrological character.
The premiere of The Planets was at the Queen’s Hall, London on 29 September 1918, conducted by Holst’s friend Adrian Boult before an invited audience of about 250 people. Three concerts at which movements from the suite were played were given in 1919 and early 1920. The first complete performance at a public concert was given at the Queen’s Hall on 15 November 1920 by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Albert Coates.
The innovative nature of Holst’s music caused some initial hostility among a minority of critics, but the suite quickly became and has remained popular, influential and widely performed. The composer conducted two recordings of the work, and it has been recorded at least 80 times subsequently by conductors, choirs and orchestras from the UK and internationally.
I also threw in a great rock/heavy metal version.
I always loved Donovan, so many hippy dippy memories come to life every time I hear his Scottish lilt! I can’t believe it was released in 1966 it sounds so much as if it should of come from a much earlier era say the 70s.
“Sunshine Superman” is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. The “Sunshine Superman” single was released in the United States through Epic Records (Epic 5-10045) in July 1966, but due to a contractual dispute the United Kingdom release was delayed until December 1966, where it appeared on Donovan’s previous label, Pye Records (Pye 7N 17241). The “Sunshine Superman” single was backed with “The Trip” on both the United States and United Kingdom releases. It has been described as “[one of the] classics of the era”, and as “the quintessential bright summer sing along”.
Sunshine came softly through my a-window today Could’ve tripped out easy a-but I’ve a-changed my ways It’ll take time, I know it but in a while You’re gonna be mine, I know it, we’ll do it in style ‘Cause I made my mind up you’re going to be mineI’ll tell you right now Any trick in the book now, baby, all that I can find Everybody’s hustlin’ just to have a little scene When I say we’ll be cool I think that you know what I mean We stood on a beach at sunset, do you remember when? I know a beach where, baby, a-it never ends When you’ve made your mind up forever to be mineHmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm I’ll pick up your hand and slowly blow your little mind ‘Cause I made my mind up you’re going to be mine I’ll tell you right now Any trick in the book now, baby, all that I can findSuperman or Green Lantern ain’t got a-nothin’ on me I can make like a turtle and dive for your pearls in the sea, yeah A you-you-you can just sit there a-thinking on your velvet throne ‘Bout all the rainbows a-you can a-have for your own When you’ve made your mind up forever to be mine I’ll pick up your hand and slowly blow your little mind When you’ve made your mind up forever to be mineI’ll pick up your hand I’ll pick up your handSource: LyricFind.
R.E.M. what can I say ….. simply the best?
“Man On The Moon,” which appeared on R.E.M.’s eighth album, Automatic For The People, was a massive hit in 1992 and remains one of R.E.M.’s most popular tunes. It is the only entry in this list of songs about the Moon to deal with the conspiracy theories about the 1969 moon landing being faked. Mike Mills, who was credited as a co-writer of “Man On The Moon,” said that they had deliberately written about Andy Kaufman in the song because of odd theories that the comedian had faked his death. “He’s the perfect ghost to lead you through this tour of questioning things,” Mills said in 2018. “Did the Moon landing really happen? Is Elvis really dead? Kaufman was kind of an ephemeral figure at that point, so he was the perfect guy to tie all this stuff together as you journey through childhood and touchstones of life.”
Our host for Song Lyric Sunday, Jim Adams said: Last week we had Every Dog Has Their Day, with it being Fandango Sunday and our theme was Other, That, or This. This week a rather different prompt where you are supposed to find songs where somebody is having sex, or talking about it, insinuating sex, or hinting about sex.
Well I didn’t have to think long my favourite singer/ songwriter , sound engineer and producer Imogen Heap has written two beautiful songs about Laundry?
I shall let Imogen tell you a little about how she made the album Sparks and the track Entanglement.
Here we are Blood pressure rising fast Air electric Conduct this orchestraA micro utopia born As the overture plays This prelude to life long love Our bodies entanglement takes You all over me Me all over youFearless heart I’m gonna take care of you Whether spark or spiral I’ll pull the strength of sunsIt’s home where you hold me So show me no mercy On islands of cotton Taboos get forgotten Our body entanglement wants You all over me (me, me, me) Me all over you (you, you, you) You all over me Oh, burst me into bloom I dare you to Lose yourself in our embodiment Ravage this palate of pinks and reds and Dissolve into radianceIt’s home where you hold me So show me no mercy On islands of cotton Taboos get forgotten Our body entanglement wants You all over me (me, me, me, me, me) Me all over you, you, you, you You all over
You and me, between sheets It just doesn’t get better than this The many windswept yellow stickies of my mind Or the molten emotional front line I couldn’t care less, I’m transfixed in this absolute blissHmmThe sweet sleepless tumbling night Mmm and the morning on your skin, a loved up light Tracing patterns in the maze of your back Softly softly the goose bumps, like thatAnd then a kiss Mmm, maybe another MmmAnd another mmm
This week it is Fandango Sunday and our theme is Other, That, This. Now Jim Adams (our gracious host forSong Lyric Sunday ) tells us that our Fandango is a stalwart of the WordPress community. You have to give him credit for blogging on an iPhone, that’s a definite plus in my book because I do all my blog from my Android MotoG. Everyone should be familiar with his daily FOWC, his weekly Provocative Questions and Flash Fiction photo challenges and his new Story Starter prompt. He is a very dedicated blogger who always has something to say. HAPPY SUNDAY FANDANGO.
For my part I have chosen three songs that are very close to my heart. They are songs that sing and mark my life. I am a woman with all the foibles that involves. I have had good and bad times both physically and mentally. …if I am truly honest these songs relate to my mental wellness or lack of it at times. Times I don’t drag up but the made me what I am so I own them proudly.
First up is Some Other World from The Alan Parsons Project.1977, I had two of our boys, I was lonely, insecure and to be honest struggling with hubby working away for days , sometimes weeks on end at short notice. I had always been a huge SiFi fan and was reading a lot of Isaac Asimov, so the I Robot album was right up my street. So when the children were in bed I would curl up on the sofa with a book and listen to I Robot, sometimes I’d just watch pictures in my head.
The Alan Parsons Project was a British rock band active between 1975 and 1990, whose core membership consisted of Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson. They were accompanied by a varying number of session musicians and some relatively consistent session players such as guitarist Ian Bairnson, arranger Andrew Powell, bassist and vocalist David Paton, drummer Stuart Elliott, and vocalists Lenny Zakatek and Chris Rainbow. Parsons was an audio engineer and producer by profession, but also a musician and a composer. A songwriter by profession, Woolfson was also a composer, a pianist, and a singer. Almost all the songs on the Project’s albums are credited to “Woolfson/Parsons”.
The track is from their second album I Robot released in June 1977. The album was intended to be based on the I, Robot stories written by Asimov, and Eric Woolfson spoke with Asimov himself, who was enthusiastic about the idea. As the rights already had been granted to a TV/movie company, the album’s title was altered slightly by removing the comma in “I,”, and the theme and lyrics were made to be more generically about robots rather than to be specific to the Asimov universe. The cover inlay reads: “I Robot… The story of the rise of the machine and the decline of man, which paradoxically coincided with his discovery of the wheel… and a warning that his brief dominance of this planet will probably end, because man tried to create robot in his own image.”
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Ever since childhood I have never really felt good enough. I have always put on a good show though and I really try to help others. I realise now that a lot of what I have done in my life is to please others, keep the peace and be accepted.and that’s what this Alanis Morissette track is all about.
That I Would Be Good” is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette that was first featured on her 1998 album Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie and later an acoustic live version of the song was recorded during a session for MTV Unplugged on September 18, 1999. It was released as a single from the latter album on February 8.
The constant electrical buzz that can be heard throughout the track came unintentionally from Ballard recording too close to an amplifier. He re-recorded the guitar section to correct it, but Morissette immediately noticed the change – “What happened to the original?” – Ballard told her the buzz was bothering him, but she said, “No way. We’ve lost the magic, and you’ve gotta put it back.”
“That I Would Be Good” was chosen to be the lead single of the album, being released in December 1999. The CD single features the MTV Unplugged version of “That I Would Be Good” and live versions of “Would Not Come”, “I Was Hoping” (from Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie) and “Forgiven” (from Jagged Little Pill).
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I have often felt bogged down in life but everyone has the same to deal with. This woman’s work, seems to say it all. I am not sure whether the song is written from a man or woman’s perspective to me it could be either. Apparently it about a man who wife and child are in danger due to childbirth but I feel you can read this song either way. I have had miscarriages, I very nearly lost our eldest at birth, thank god for post natal care (NICU) as it’s called these days. I love Kate Bush and hers is the original, yet I had to include Maxwell’s version because I have to admit it is my favourite.
“This Woman’s Work” is a song written and performed by the British singer Kate Bush. It was originally featured on the soundtrack of the American film She’s Having a Baby (1988). The song was released as the second single from her album The Sensual World in 1989 and peaked at 25 in the UK Singles Chart.
The lyric of “This Woman’s Work” is about being forced to confront an unexpected and frightening crisis during the normal event of childbirth. Written for the movie She’s Having a Baby, director John Hughes used the song during the film’s dramatic climax, when Jake (Kevin Bacon) learns that the lives of his wife, Kristy (Elizabeth McGovern), and their unborn child are in danger. As the song plays, a montage sequence of flashbacks is displayed, showing the couple in happier times, intercut with shots of him waiting for news of Kristy and their baby’s condition. Bush wrote the song specifically for the sequence, writing from a man’s (Jake’s) viewpoint and matching the words to the visuals which had already been filmed.
The version of the song that was featured on The Sensual World was re-edited from the original version featured on the film soundtrack. The version released as a single was a third, slightly different mix.
“This Woman’s Work” is one of several songs that were completely re-recorded on her 2011 album Director’s Cut. The new version features a sparse performance of Bush singing and playing piano.
In 1997, American R&B musician Maxwellcovered the song for the release of his album MTV Unplugged. The artist later re-recorded the song in studio for his album Now (2001). This version of the song was released as the album’s third single in 2001 and peaked in the US Billboard charts at number 58 (Billboard Hot 100 in 2002) and number 16 (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs). This version also appeared in the movie Love & Basketball.
The song was featured on week 7 of So You Think You Can Dance (American season 5) (22 July 2009). It was used as the music for a contemporary dance choreographed by Tyce Diorio and performed by contestants Melissa Sandvig and Ade Obayomi.
Hi it is Sunday evening and I am running late so without further ado let’s sort out Song Lyric Sunday.
Our theme this week for Jim Adams Song Lyric Sunday, is Delightful, Pleasant, Sweet suggested by Paula Light of Light Motifs II.
Well delightful , De-lovely cames to mind and there are so many versions to choose from , from Bob Hope to Ella Fitzgerald and many I between. Or there ‘A spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down, in the most delightful way. No I went a tad deeper and came up with Arabesque!
Arabesque was an all-girl trio formed at the height of the European disco era in 1977 in Frankfurt, West Germany. The group’s changing lineup worked with the German composer Jean Frankfurter (Erich Ließmann) and became especially popular in Japan and the Soviet Union. . More information here.
You are a very noble man Descended from a noble clan You live by the rules of your family You can’t marry me For I am just a humble girl Not born to see the great big world Our love can’t be more than a secret love For no one to see
Caballero, caballero You’re a famous man in town I must wait out of sight Till you kiss me tonight Caballero, caballero So delightful, so delightful Caballero, caballero If you ever let me down I’ll be crying and crying all night But I’ll be gone Just like the evening sun
In dreams I’m rich and you are poor And I am looking for amor I pick you up in a street cafe Where you spend your days We’re driving to my grand hotel My heart’s aflame, you’re looking swell I won’t set you free for you love must be Only for me.
Caballero, caballero You’re a famous man in town I must wait out of sight Till you kiss me tonight Caballero, caballero So delightful, so delightful Caballero, caballero If you ever let me down I’ll be crying and crying all night But I’ll be gone Just like the evening sun
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Caballero, caballero You’re a famous man in town I must wait out of sight Till you kiss me tonight Caballero, caballero So delightful, so delightful Caballero, caballero If you ever let me down I’ll be crying and crying all night But I’ll be gone Just like the evening sun.
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Pleasant was a no brainer for me, it can only be Pleasant Valley Sunday.
Pleasant Valley Sunday” is a song by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, most famous for the version recorded by The Monkees in 1967. Inspired by a street named Pleasant Valley Way and their move to suburban West Orange, New Jersey, Goffin and King wrote the song about the dissatisfaction with the life in the suburbs.
Carole King, the co-writer of the song, stated in her autobiography that, after she and her then-husband, Gerry Goffin, earned enough money from songwriting royalties, they moved from New York to West Orange, New Jersey, but Goffin disliked their suburban life and wrote lyrics to document this feeling, that would eventually become “Pleasant Valley Sunday”.The lyrics were a social commentary on status symbols, creature comforts, life in suburbia and “keeping up with the Joneses“.
There are many alternative interpretations about the lyrics of the song. In the book SuburbiaNation, Robert Beuka described its lyrics as “a wry commentary on the materialistic and anesthetized sensibilities of the adult generation in suburbia…”and Brian Ward said in The 1960’s, that the song was more associated with the New Left and the counterculture, while Michael Nesmith jokingly stated in a 1978 interview with Blitz Magazine, that the song was written about “a mental institution.” Deanna D. Sellnow, author of The Rhetorical Power of Popular Culture, commented that, despite so many definitions about the song’s meaning, its rhetorical message is actually “bleak”.
Here are the words and the Monkees.
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Finally we come to sweet , well again there were so many songs to choose from , Sweet Little Child of mine, Sweet Dreams are made of this, Fly away Sweet Sister, Sweet little sixteen, Sweets for my Sweet, and so on. Then I decided no one rocks it like Queen so I chose Sweet Lady.
“Sweet Lady” is a song by British rock band Queen, which was written by Queen guitarist Brian May.
Sweet Lady” is a distortion-driven fast rocker written by May. The song is an unusual rock style in 3/4 meter (which gives way to 4/4 at the bridge).
According to an online source, Roger Taylor once said that because of its unusual time signature, “Sweet Lady” was the hardest song for him to play live on the drums. The backing track was probably recorded live, as one can hear the wires on the snare drum of Taylor’s kit vibrating along with John Deacon‘s bass guitar riff.
It is Sunday again and time for Jim Adams to bring us Song Lyric Sunday. This week the prompt is: Devoted, Faithful, Honorable, Loyal, True and it is again suggested by Lady A. Thank you Lady A.
Right lets get to work with a tip of the hat to a blogging friend Raven, great blog do visit him. He’s a great fan of Olivia Newton John and what else could I pick delicately out of the grease than Hopelessly Devoted to you.
It reached number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number seven on the Adult Contemporary chart. On the country chart, “Hopelessly Devoted to You” peaked at number 20 and was her first top 20 country hit in two years. Newton-John performed the song at the 21st Grammy Awards.
The song was not part of the original musical production (and was replaced with the 1950s standard “Since I Don’t Have You” for the 1994 revival), but it was added to the score for the 2007 revival and was included in the 2016 Grease: Live performance, sung by Julianne Hough.
In June 2004, Farrar recalled writing the song: “‘Hopelessly Devoted To You’: I spent the longest period writing the lyrics of any song I’ve ever written. Every thesaurus and every rhyming dictionary I had, just trying to really make it work properly”.
Guess mine is not the first heart broken My eyes are not the first to cry I’m not the first to know There’s just no getting over youI know I’m just a fool who’s willing To sit around and wait for you But baby, can’t you see there’s nothing else for me to do? I’m hopelessly devoted to youBut now there’s nowhere to hide Since you pushed my love aside I’m out of my head Hopelessly devoted to youHopelessly devoted to you Hopelessly devoted to youMy head is sayin’, “Fool, forget him” My heart is sayin’, “Don’t let go Hold on to the end”, that’s what I intend to do I’m hopelessly devoted to youBut now there’s no way to hide Since you pushed my love aside I’m outta my head Hopelessly devoted to youHopelessly devoted to you Hopelessly devoted to youSource: Musixmatch.
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Next up is Loyal Brave True. A really beautiful song from the marvelous film Mulan. The Lyrics are in the video.
“Loyal Brave True” is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Christina Aguilera, taken from the soundtrack to the 2020 action drama filmMulan. Co-written by Billy Crabtree, Harry Gregson-Williams, Jamie Hartman and Rosi Golan, the song was released as a single on March 6, 2020 by Walt Disney Records.”Loyal Brave True” received a nomination for the Soundtrack Song of 2020 at the 46th People’s Choice Awards. It was also shortlisted as one of fifteen potential nominees for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. The song is a pop ballad, co-written by Billy Crabtree, Harry Gregson-Williams, Jamie Hartman and Rosi Golan. Hartman, who also produced “Loyal Brave True”, has previously worked with Aguilera on her seventh studio album Lotus (2012), writing and co-producing a dance-pop song “Army of Me”. It was Mitchell Leib, the president of music and soundtracks for the Walt Disney Studios, who opted Aguilera for the project, as she already recorded a song for the 1998’s Mulan. As Gregson-Williams disclosed, “From the demo to the final song, there was a massive leap in the intensity of the song, mainly due to the fact that Christina was going to sing it.” Hartman and Gregson-Williams incorporated classic Chinese music influences in the song—one of the instruments used during the recording sessions was guzheng.
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Okay I had True in the above song title but I’mhumour me because I do love a touch of Spandau Ballet and True is a great song. It brings back memories of going back to being the mum of a baby who was born after an eight year break between the next boy and ten from the eldest.
“True” is a song by the English new wave band Spandau Ballet. It was released on 15 April 1983 as the third single from their third studio album of the same name. The song was written by band member Gary Kemp. The song was a worldwide hit, peaking at number one in the UK Singles Chart on 30 April 1983 for four weeks, becoming the sixth-biggest-selling single of the year, and reaching the top ten in the weekly charts of many other countries. It is Spandau Ballet’s biggest hit and their only top ten hit in the U.S., reaching number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in the autumn of 1983 and topping the adult contemporary chart for one week. In 2011, it received a BMI award as one of the most played songs in US history with four million airplays.
True funny how it seems Always in time, but never in line for dreams Head over heels when toe to toe This is the sound of my soul This is the soundI bought a ticket to the world But now I’ve come back again Why do I find it hard to write the next line? Oh, I want the truth to be saidI know this much is true I know this much is trueWith a thrill in my head and a pill on my tongue Dissolve the nerves that have just begun Listening to Marvin all night long This is the sound of my soul This is the soundAlways slipping from my hands Sand’s a time of it’s own Take your seaside arms and write the next line Oh, I want the truth to be knownI know this much is true I know this much is trueI bought a ticket to the world But now I’ve come back again Why do I find it hard to write the next line? Oh, I want the truth to be saidI know this much is true I know this much is true This much is trueThis much is true This much is trueThis much is true This much is true I know, I know, I know this much is trueThis much is true This much is trueThis much is true This much is true I know, I know, I know this much is trueThis much is true This much is trueThis much is true This much is trueThis much is true This much is true I know this much is trueThis much is true This much is true Come on, come on, come on, yeahThis much is true This much is true Oh I say, ooh I say come onThis much is true This much is trueThis much is true This much is trueSource: Musixmatch
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Now to pick my Shouty song got to love some metal from the early 2000’s.
The Union of Crowns is the second studio album by British metalcore band Bury Tomorrow. The album was released on 13 July 2012 through Nuclear Blast. It was produced by Antony Smith and Pedro Teixeira. It is also the last album to feature the band’s founding lead guitarist Mehdi Vismara before he left the band in 2013. It was recorded within the first few months of 2012. The album’s release was delayed several times by the band in attempts to find a record label who could provide international distribution.Upon release, the album received mixed to positive reception from critics. With critics primarily praising the album song writing and sonic improvement from the band’s predecessor. Honourable Reign is track three on this album.
Reign upon me, show me how will I survive. Try and tell me a way to feel alive. Bring it back to life, to whole new heights And tell me what is needed. I know you’ll guide me home down this darkened road.Rain upon me, shower me with the tears of salvation. Hold me close, hold me near.I find myself another year spent facing a wall, My life, our path has never been shown, but we move on. Fighting to keep our reign from them. Fighting to keep our reign from them.We will fall into the blacker sense of reason. Choose your side. I hope to God you pick the right one this time.Reign upon me, how will I survive? Try and tell me a way to feel alive. Bring it back to life, to whole new heights And tell me what is needed. I know you’ll guide me home down this darkened road.We are The Crown! We are The Crown! We are The Crown! We are The Crown! We are The Crown! Stand up and scream it loud! We are The Crown! We are The Crown! Triumphant, immovable.In darkness we find ourselves. We find ourselves.Reign upon me, how will I survive? Won’t you test me, to carry all the strife Bring it back to life, to whole new heights And tell me what is needed. I know you’ll guide me home down this darkened road.I knew we would pursue the right path, even if it was long. We haven’t changed, we stay the same; ever strong.Show me the new day, Show me the new day, Know as long as our hearts are beating, We will always find our way.Source: LyricFind.
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Finally Faithful by Go West a seminal nineties group absolutely fab!
“Faithful” is a song by English pop duo Go West. The song is the opening track on the band’s fourth album, Indian Summer (1992), and serves as the album’s lead single. Written by the band and Martin Page and produced by Peter Wolf, the song reached the top 20 in New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Its highest chart position was in Canada, where it peaked at number two on the week of 6 February 1993. It also reached number three on the adult contemporary charts of both Canada and the United States.
Faithful”
Oooooooh, I will
Don’t cry baby Kiss me and say farewell Nothing’s gonna break the spell And if you’re thinking time will tell me girl I want you to know..
Every minute of every single day Even when I’m miles away (miles away) I’ll keep the promises I made I want you to know..
I will be faithful to my lover’s prayer Faithful – and I don’t care If the world around us gives up on love I will make you see You can count on me I will be faithful – Faithful to my lover’s prayer To my lover’s prayer
Listen baby You can lean on me Though we sail on stormy seas Nothing good comes easily But I, I won’t let you down..
I will be faithful to my lover’s prayer Faithful – and I don’t care If the world around us gives up on love I will make you see You can count on me I will be faithful – Faithful to my lover’s prayer
Baby you can lean on me You can lean on me Baby you can lean on me You can lean on me Baby you can lean on me You can lean on me Baby you can lean on me You can lean on me..
Trust me baby this is not goodbye There’s no need for you to cry What we’ve got’s too strong To be denied, yeah
I will be faithful to my lover’s prayer Faithful – and I don’t care If the world around us gives up on love I will make you see You can count on me I will be faithful to my lover’s prayer gonna be faithful to the dream we share, to the dream we share If the world around us gives up on love I will make you see You can count on me I will be faithful Faithful to my lover’s prayer ooooh ooooh faithful, awww faithful, faithful to the dream we share ooooh ooooh faithful gonna be faithful yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah ooooh ooooh faithful, oooh yeah faithful, faithful oooh oooooh faithful
baby you can lean on me ooooh ooooh faithful baby you can lean on me ooooh ooooh faithful
It’s Sunday and time for Jim Adam’s Song Lyric Sunday . This week’s prompt is September 5, 2021 – Carnival, Festival, Gala, Jamboree, Party suggested by Lady A.
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There is only one song for Carnival …and that is the Carnival is over by the Seekers . I really love this song it has so many lovely memories attached.
“The Carnival Is Over” is a Russian folk song from circa 1883, adapted with English-language lyrics, written by Tom Springfield, for the Australian folk pop group the Seekers in 1965. The song became the Seekers’ signature recording, and the band have customarily closed their concerts with it ever since its success in late-1965.
At its 1965 sales peak, the Seekers’ single was selling 93,000 copies per day in the UK and is No. 30 in the chart of the biggest-selling singles of all time in the United Kingdom, with sales of at least 1.41 million copies in the UK alone.[3] The single spent three weeks at No.1 in the UK Singles Chart in November and December 1965.[4]
The song also topped the Australian charts (for six weeks, from 4 December 1965),[5] and reached No.1 in the Irish Charts for two weeks.
Say goodbye, my own true lover As we sing a lovers’ song How it breaks my heart to leave you Now the carnival is goneHigh above the dawn is waiting And my tears are falling rain For the carnival is over We may never meet againLike a drum, my heart was beating And your kiss was sweet as wine But the joys of love are fleeting For Pierrot and ColumbineNow the harbour light is calling This will be our last goodbye Though the carnival is over I will love you ’til I dieLike a drum, my heart was beating And your kiss was sweet as wine But the joys of love are fleeting For Pierrot and ColumbineNow the harbour light is calling This will be our last goodbye Though the carnival is over I will love you ’til I dieThough the carnival is over I will love you ’til I dieSource: Musixmatch
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There is only one song to pick for Festival and that is Woodstock.
“Woodstock” is a popular song written by Joni Mitchell. Three versions of the song were released in the same year, 1970. The cover by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young appeared on their March 1970 album Déjà Vu, prior to Mitchell’s own version on her April 1970 album Ladies of the Canyon. The CSNY version has become a staple of classic rock radio and is the best-known version in the United States. Mitchell’s version was the B-side to her single “Big Yellow Taxi“. The third version, by the British band Matthews Southern Comfort became the best known version in the United Kingdom, and was the highest charting version of the song, reaching the top of the UK singles chart.
As the name implies, the lyrics refer to the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival of 1969, telling the story of a concert-goer on a trek to attend the festival. Mitchell, who was unable to actually perform at the festival herself due to scheduling conflicts, was inspired to write the song based on an account of the festival relayed to her by then-boyfriend Graham Nash, who had performed there. The anthemic song, as well as the festival it commemorates, is symbolic of the counterculture of the 1960s.
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Now we all all know and love the Bee Gees , though maybe some of us don’t but I do. This Song Party with no name , is not one of their well known songs and I am not over keen on it but it fits the bill and the video has some lovely photos of them.
The track is from their album High Civilization which is the nineteenth studio album by British pop group the Bee Gees, released on 25 March 1991 in the U.K., and 14 May 1991 in the U.S. It was their last album recorded for Warner Bros. Records, after a four-year contract (they would return to WB through subsidiary Reprise Records in 2006: after gaining the rights to their previously released material, they reissued each album through Reprise). Possibly in reaction to firm resistance from U.S. radio to the previous two albums, E.S.P. (1987) and One (1989), which had done well in other countries, the U.S.-based Warner Bros gave this one less promotion and did not issue remixes. They recorded this album and their next album Size Isn’t Everything with engineer Femi Jiya. More info here.
Let’s get started Move in for the kill So sincere I’m here to bend your will A man without a face I give you love you’ve never known We can hold each other, sight unseen Touchin’ on our darkest dream You can wish for something bad Lovers’ lips you never hadAll she wants is your love All she wants is your loveWe’re the party with no name And we go from flame to flame We’ve got one claim to fame We’re the party with no name Make those footsteps to the floor You can’t see us anymore Ain’t no time for the shame For the party with no nameEasy money Get yourself a job It’s my invitation Been alone too long A soul without a space A party with no mane Truth is there, but she don’t see Her life is just a mystery I’d give her more than I could give I’d even die that she could liveAll she wants is your love All she wants is your loveWe’re the party with no name And we go from flame to flame We’ve got one claim to fame We’re the party with no nameAll she wants is your love All she wants is your loveWe’re the party with no name And we go from flame to flame We’ve got one claim to fame We’re the party with no name Make those footsteps to the floor You can’t see us anymore Ain’t no time for the shame For the party with no nameSource: LyricFind
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Well you know me I love BollywoodI just can’t resist the joy. Yes joy even in a political thriller! Ko (transl. ’King’) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language politicalaction thriller film directed by K. V. Anand, and written by Anand and the duo Suresh and Balakrishnan. The film stars Jiiva, Ajmal Ameer, Piaa Bajpai and Karthika, in lead roles, while Prakash Raj and Kota Srinivasa Rao appear in supporting roles. The film follows Ashwin (Jiiva), a photojournalist working for Dina Anjal, who covers the TamilNadu State Election.
The fabulous soundtrack for the film is by Harris Jayaraj (born 8 January 1975) Who is an Indian film composer from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He is best known for his melodies and is nicknamed, “The Melody King”. He composes soundtracks predominantly for Tamil films, while also having composed for a few films in Telugu and two films in Hindi.
“Jumbie Jamberee” is a calypso song credited to Conrad Eugene Mauge, Jr. In 1953 Lord Intruder released the song as the B-side to “Disaster With Police”.The song is also known as “Zombie Jamboree” and “Back to Back”. The introduction to the Kingston Trio‘s version humorously credits “Lord Invader and his Twelve Penetrators” with authorship of the song instead of Lord Intruder.
The oldest versions of the song refer to a jumbee jamboree. Jumbies are evil spirits who were thought to cause wild dancing in their victims. The song’s references to Carnival also suggest a connection to the Moko jumbie, a protecting spirit figure represented during Carnival on Trinidad by stilt walkers and dancers. The switch to “Zombie Jamboree” occurred very early with King Flash’s version with those lyrics coming out in 1956, only three years after “Jumbie Jamboree” first appeared.
Like many “folk” songs, there is unclear copyright in the song and many lines are variable between versions. While many versions set the song in a New York, Long Island or Woodlawn Cemetery, some place it in Kingston or an island cemetery. The third verse is the most variable with The Charmer’s version discussing the local food at a previous jumbie carnival parade while Rockapella’s version discusses zombies and King Kong invading various New York City landmarks. The third verse of King Flash’s 1956 version further discusses the female zombie’s romantic pursuit of the singer. More info at Wiki
I have chosen the Harry Balafonte version with video simply because I love it!
It was a Zombie Jamboree Took place in a New York cemetery It was a Zombie Jamboree Took place in a New York cemeteryZombies from all parts of the island Some of them was a great Calypsonians Although the season was Carnival We get together in bacchanal And they’re singingBack to back, belly to belly I don’t give a damn, I done dead already Oh-ho, back to back, belly to belly At the Zombie Jamboree I hear you talking Back to back, belly to belly Don’t give a damn, done dead already Oh-ho, back to back, belly to belly At the Zombie JamboreeOne female zombie wouldn’t behave See how she jumping out of the grave In one hand a quarter rum The other hand, she knocking conga drum The lead singer start to make his rhyme The zombies are rattling their bones in time One bystander had this to say “Was a pleasure to see the zombie break away” And they’re singingBack to back, belly to belly Don’t give a damn, done dead already Oh-ho, back to back, belly to belly At the Zombie JamboreeI goin’ talk to Brigitte Bardot I tell her, “Miss Bardot, take it slow” All the men think they’re Casanova When they see that she’s bare foot all over Even old men out into Topeka Find their hearts getting weaker and weaker So I goin’ ask her for your sake and mine At least wear her earrings part at the time And I’m singingBack to back, belly to belly Don’t give a damn, done dead already Oh-ho back to back, belly to belly At the Zombie JamboreeA lot of world leaders talkin’ ’bout war And I’m afraid they’re going too far So it’s up to us, you and me To put an end to catastrophe We must appeal to their goodness of heart And ask them to pitch in and please do their part ‘Cause if this atomic war begin They won’t even have a part to pitch in And we’ll be singingBack to back, belly to belly Don’t give a damn, done dead already Oh-ho, back to back, belly to belly At the Zombie Jamboree I hear you talking Back to back, belly to belly Don’t give a damn, done dead already Oh-ho, back to back, belly to belly At the Zombie, Zombie JamboreeSource: LyricFind
Finally “I got a feeling, Tonight’s gonna be a good night” by the Black Eyed Peas. The ultimate party song.
Well this week we have the prompt for August 29, 2021 – Fraud, Hypocrite, Phony, Pretender, Snob suggested by Angie Trafford.
Well the first song to came to mind was The great pretender, by Freddie Mercury. “The Great Pretender” is a popular song recorded by The Platters, with Tony Williams on lead vocals, and released as a single in November 1955. The words and music were written by Buck Ram,[1] The song has been covered by a number of singers, most notably by Freddie Mercury, whose version reached No. 4 on the UK charts. Sam Cooke‘s cover of the song is believed to have inspired Chrissie Hynde to name her band The Pretenders. The Platters’ manager and producer who was a successful songwriter before moving into producing and management. The song reached No. 1 on Billboard‘s Top 100, and No. 5 on the UK charts.
The song was repopularized in 1987 by Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the rock bandQueen. Mercury’s version reached No. 4 in the UK Singles Chart. In one of his last videotaped interviews in spring of 1987, Mercury explained that the song was particularly fitting for the way he saw his career and being on stage.[14]
Oh yes I’m the great pretender (ooh ooh) Pretending I’m doing well (ooh ooh) My need is such I pretend too much I’m lonely but no one can tellOh yes I’m the great pretender (ooh ooh) Adrift in a world of my own (ooh ooh) I play the game but to my real shame You’ve left me to dream all aloneToo real is this feeling of make believe Too real when I feel what my heart can’t concealOoh ooh yes I’m the great pretender (ooh ooh) Just laughing and gay like a clown (ooh ooh) I seem to be what I’m not (you see) I’m wearing my heart like a crown Pretending that you’re still aroundYeah ooh hoo Too real when I feel what my heart can’t concealOh yes I’m the great pretender Just laughing and gay like a clown (ooh ooh) I seem to be what I’m not you see I’m wearing my heart like a crown Pretending that you’re Pretending that you’re still aroundSource: LyricFind
Robert Nesta MarleyOM (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, and musician. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, his musical career was marked by fusing elements of reggae, ska, and rocksteady, as well as his distinctive vocal and songwriting style. Marley’s contributions to music increased the visibility of Jamaican music worldwide, and made him a global figure in popular culture for over a decade. Over the course of his career, Marley became known as a Rastafari icon, and he infused his music with a sense of spirituality. He is also considered a global symbol of Jamaican music and culture and identity, and was controversial in his outspoken support for democratic social reforms. He passed away at Cedars Medical Center (now known as the University of Miami Hospital) at the age of 36 of a rare form of melanoma cancer 5 years after surviving a 2 bullet assassination attempt in his home. He also supported legalization of marijuana, and advocated for Pan-Africanism.
Bob Marley Hypocrites Lyrics
Dip for diplomatic; ‘Yp for hypocratic; Dry for dry land tourist; Tup for Topper Norris!!! See de ‘ypocrites, dem a galang deh!!! See de ‘ypocrites, dem a galang deh!!! See de ‘ypocrites, dem a galang deh!!! Man, go!!!
Dem cut cut cut ‘gainst ’em one another; Cut cut cut ‘gainst ’em one another. Oh!!! dem teach to love one another; Oh!!! dem teach to love one another. Man, go!!!
Dem a run come come wid a gravalicious; Dem a run come come wid a gravalicious; Dem a run a come a come a wid a gravalicious; Sehd, a run a come come a wid a gravalicious.
See de ‘ypocrites, dem a galang deh!!! See de ‘ypocrites, dem a galang deh!!! See de ‘ypocrites, dem a galang deh!!! See de ‘ypocrites, dem a galang deh!!! Man, go!!!
Dip a For diplomatic… A ‘yp a For hypocratic… Dry dry dry For dry land tourist… A tup pa tup pa tup pa For Topper Norris…!!! See de ‘ypocrites, dem a galang deh!!! See de ‘ypocrites, dem a galang deh!!! See de ‘ypocrites, dem a galang deh!!! Man, go!!!
M-M-MurdaI don’t need no, frauds I don’t need no, drama when you call I don’t need no, fake Soon as I wake up keep an eye out for the snakes, yeah’Cause I don’t need no, fraud I don’t no, drama when you call I don’t need no, lies Pick a side, pick a side I took the price, and lift that bitch up I took the ice, let me lift my wrist up I took the price, and lift that bitch up I took the ice, let me lift my wrist upAye yo, throw your wrist-es up, all my bitches up These niggas is pussier than what? All them dicks is up All my real niggas down to ride, throw your GSXRs up I ain’t in the projects, but all my bricks is up, rrrr You can’t be Pablo if your work ain’t sellin’ What the fuck is this bitch inhalin’? I would’ve helped you out that pit you fell in I am the generous Queen! Ask Ms. Ellen Tried to drop “Another One”, you was itchin’ to scrap You exposed your ghostwriter, now you wish it was scrapped Heard your pussy on “Yuck, ” I guess you needed a Pap What type of bum bitch shoot a friend over a rack? What type of mother leave her one son over a stack? Lil Boogie down basic bitch thinkin’ she back Back to back, oh you mean, back to wack? “Back to Back”? Me and Drizzy laughed at that They say numbers don’t matter but when they discussin’ the kings They turn around and say Lebron ain’t got 6 rings I never signed a 360, bitch you wild dumb That’s why Jay ain’t clear his verse for your album Sheneneh, you a fraud committin’ perjury I got before and after pictures of your surgery Rah took you to her doc, but you don’t look like Rah Left the operating table, still look like “nah”‘Cause I don’t need no, frauds I don’t need no, drama when you call I don’t need no, lies Pick a side, pick a side I took the price, and lift that bitch up I took the ice, let me lift my wrist up I took the price, yeah, and lift that bitch up I took the ice, let me lift my wrist upYeah, yeah, never been no fraud Why do niggas that are not involved love to get involved? Why do niggas claim the streets and act just like the law? Riddles that I cannot seem to solve, man Cristal, come at me, Weezy F and Nick All come and spoke about your shit in ’15 Man, I know you niggas saw this one comin’ My net worth sound like *brrrrrr* But they don’t pay in cash Niggas see me like, “What up, Killa?” Man, please stop bringin’ up my past I’d really love to leave that behind Sometimes I ask God, “Man, why him?” Like the team that I would never leave behind I really gotta ease off the wine Which is funny because I just saw Nick the other day And she keeps getting finer over time I just knowI don’t need no, frauds I don’t need no, drama when you call I don’t need no, lies Pick a side, pick a side I took the price, and lift that bitch up I took the ice, let me lift my wrist up I took the price, yeah, and lift that bitch up I took the ice, let me lift my wrist upUh, I am not a fraud, YM, I’m the god They don’t make ’em like me no more, man, I’m a dinosaur Blunt be tight as biker shorts, twisted like some handlebars Lil’ Tune out a cartoon or Avatar I just looked in the mirror like, “All right, all right, all right” I would let that little leaguer right there fuck my wife, word I don’t need no fraud bitches in and out my life, word Eatin’ out my pockets, they be in and out of sight, word I don’t need no drama, I just need some nana Just told my lil’ mama, “Babe, I think I love you, kinda” Feelin’ like Tune-y Montana, Weezy, he get honored Drake a headliner, and Nicki, she get finer, wordSource: Musixmatch
“No Frauds” is a song recorded by Trinidadian-American rapper Nicki Minaj, American rapper Lil Wayne and Canadian rapper Drake. The song is a diss track, made in response to American rapper Remy Ma‘s 2017 song “Shether“, a nearly seven-minute-long diss track aimed at Minaj. Produced by Murda Beatz and Cubeatz, the song was released as a single on March 10, 2017 by Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Republic Records along with “Changed It” and “Regret in Your Tears“. In the song, Minaj criticizes Ma for her prison sentence and her record sales, among other things.No Frauds” debuted and peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100. Critics compared the song poorly to “Shether” and criticized Drake and Lil Wayne’s appearances on the song. On April 19, the Benny Boom-directed music video for “No Frauds” was released, and showed Minaj, Drake, and Lil Wayne in various locations throughout London. The video garnered backlash due to a scene featuring Minaj on the Westminster Bridge a month after the 2017 Westminster attack.
Snob, well that has to be the ballerina girl who thinks she’s too good for the skater boy!
Sk8er Boi” (pronounced “skater boy”) is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne, released as the second single from her debut album, Let Go (2002). It was written by Lavigne and The Matrix (Scott Spock, Lauren Christy, and Graham Edwards), and produced by The Matrix. The song is a punk rock, pop-punk, alt-pop, skate punk, and power pop track, which lyrically tells a story told from the singer’s viewpoint about her rocker boyfriend and a girl he knew in high school who rejected him because he was a skateboarder and she was a snob. The music video for the song, directed by Francis Lawrence, features a concert on a city street with Lavigne singing on the hood of a car with a crowd rocking out around her. It was a success on TRL and was voted one of the best music videos of the decade by BT TV. The song has been performed in all of Lavigne’s concert tours to date.
Then last but not least , phony is Dedicated Follower of Fashion from the Kinks.
“Dedicated Follower of Fashion” is a 1966 song by British band the Kinks. It lampoons the contemporary British fashion scene and mod culture in general. Originally released as a single, it has been included on many of the band’s later albums. Musically, it and “A Well Respected Man” marked the beginning of an expansion in the Kinks’ inspirations, drawing as much from British music hall traditions as from American rhythm and blues, the inspiration for breakthrough Kinks songs like “You Really Got Me“. While it was quite scornful toward them, many of the fashionistas the mocks would later take its title to heart.
In the mid-1960s fashion in Britain was becoming increasingly daring and outrageous, driven by the youth-oriented culture of Swinging London. Boutiques such as Biba, designers like Mary Quant, and the television personalities like Cathy McGowan who popularised them became celebrated as much as the entertainers who wore their mod clothes.
Fashion trends changed rapidly, and the Carnaby Street shops did a brisk business from those trying to avoid seeming out of step with the latest craze. Ray Davies saw all this and satirised the hypothetical extreme, a superficial dandy whose “clothes are loud but never square / It will make or break him so he’s got to buy the best … He thinks he is a flower to be looked at … In matters of the cloth he is as fickle as can be.“
Our theme for Song Lyric Sunday from Jim Adams, this week is songs that mention, reference, or talk about sports.
Well I am going for two videos two songs that reference football.
The Tempus Quartet are based in Mexico… absolutely brilliant.
This next one has been adopted by English fans especially in the recent Euros. Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond.
Neil Diamond’s ‘Sweet Caroline’ rang out across Wembley as England fans celebrated their team’s victory in the Euro 2020 semi-final.
It has become an anthem for many sports in England, from darts to rugby league, with fans revelling in the thought that “good times never seemed so good”.
Yet its origin as a sporting anthem appears to be across the Atlantic where Major League Baseball team the Boston Red Sox lays claim to sparking its popularity.
It is claimed that during a game at the Red Sox’s Fenway Park stadium in 1997, Amy Tobey, an employee in charge of ball-park music, played ‘Sweet Caroline’ because someone she knew had just had a baby named Caroline.
For the next few years, the song would be played on select occasions but that all changed when Dr Charles Steinberg joined the Red Sox as executive vice president of public affairs in 2002 and came to the conclusion that the song had transformative powers, so ordered it to be played during every game.
On April 20, 2013, in the emotional first game back at Fenway Park following the Boston Marathon bombings, Diamond came out to the diamond to play his song live. More information here.
But for now football fan here in England love it as do I. Here is the England team and Fans celebrating after beating Denmark.
Well here we are it’s Sunday again and time again for Jim Adams. I am late but I have a pass from my dear departed mum.
So it’s August 15, 2021 and our prompts for Song Lyric Sunday are – Nightmare, Danger, Terror,Fear And Horror.
My first choice is Nightmare by Halsey, you may as why I chose such a recent song, well I do live lyrics and in a weird way this song speaks of how I often feel even now.
“Nightmare” is a song by American singer Halsey. It was released as a single on May 17, 2019 and was sent to top 40 radio on May 21, 2019 through Capitol Records. The song was written by Halsey along with its producers Benny Blanco, Cashmere Cat, and Happy Perez. The music video, directed by Hannah Lux Davis, accompanied its release the same day.
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Next up it has to be Dangerous by David Guetta featuring Sam Mark. Guetta’s fabulous creation so complimented by Sam Martin’s voice, what not to love? Plus a Si Fi video to die for💜
“Dangerous” is a song by French music producer David Guetta released as the second single from his sixth studio album, Listen. It features vocals by American singer and songwriter Sam Martin. It was released as a digital download on 6 October 2014. Both artists co-wrote and co-produced the song with Giorgio Tuinfort and Jason Evigan, with additional writing from Lindy Robbins. A remix featuring Trey Songz, Chris Brown, and Martin was released on 9 January 2015.
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“Your my my courage when I worry in the deep of night”…we all know that feeling don’t we. Again I find myself drawn to group and the only reason is they sound so good! So that’s why I picked the Afters again.
The Afters are an American Christianpop rock band founded by Joshua Havens and Matt Fuqua. Havens and Fuqua first worked together in a Starbucks coffee shop in Mesquite, Texas, where they played for customers, before deciding to form a band. They were initially joined by Brad Wigg from the same Starbucks, and drummer Michael Burden and performed under the name Blisse. When Burden left the band Marc Dodd, from the Mesquite Starbucks, stepped in. Their song “Never Going Back to OK” was the most-played song on R&R magazine’sChristian CHR chart for 2008.
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With such Night terror prompts I had to include The Eye of The needle by Sia…. No one expresses the night terrors better
Eye of the Needle” is a song recorded by Australian recording artist Sia for her sixth studio album, 1000 Forms of Fear (2014). The song was released on 3 June 2014 as a promotional single by Inertia in Australia and Monkey Puzzle and RCA Records globally. It appeared on record charts of Australia, France and the United Kingdom.
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Of course I saved the best until last….no one does it better than Kate Bush….(well perhaps Immi) with Hammer Horror. It’s wonderful lyrics and video….it so beautifully hammy!
Hammer Horror” was Kate Bush‘s fourth single release and first single from her second album Lionheart. It was released on 27 October 1978. Following the top ten success of her first two singles, the song charted at a much lower No. 44 on the UK Singles Chart. The parent album, released a few weeks later, was unaffected and charted in the top 10. “Hammer Horror” proved to be a temporary blip, for Bush’s next single returned her to the top 20. In other countries it fared better, such as Ireland, where it reached No. 10. In Australia, Kate Bush devised the dance routine for the song in her Melbourne hotel room, and performed the song on the television show Countdown.
The song references Hammer Films, a company specializing in horror movies. However, Bush conceived of the song after viewing the film Man of a Thousand Faces, a biographical film – not produced by Hammer – about Lon Chaney starring James Cagney. “The song was inspired by seeing James Cagney playing the part of Lon Chaney playing the hunchback”, Bush stated in 1979. “He was an actor in an actor in an actor, rather like Chinese boxes, and that’s what I was trying to create.” The story of the song concerns an actor who gets thrust into the lead role of The Hunchback of Notre Dame after the original actor dies in an accident on the film set. The guilt-ridden narrator of the song ends up being haunted by the ghost of the jealous original actor, who was a former friend. A promotional video was made for the single featuring Bush and a black-masked dancer performing the song against a black background.
