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Song Lyric Sunday – Reality

Most songs are written about love.
Whether looking for love, being in love or lost love. We don’t always know how real the lyrics are but when we find out the truth behind them the song becomes that much more special.

Song Lyric Sunday – American Idiot – A Concept Album

American Idiot, a concept album. It is written from the perspective of a lower-middle-class suburban American teen, raised on a diet of “soda pop and Ritalin.” Jesus of Suburbia hates his hometown and those close to him, so he leaves for the city.

Song Lyric Sunday – These Days

Today, for Song Lyric Sunday, our host Jim Adams has asked for a song from a live album. In 2015 I got to see one of my favorite artists, Jackson Browne, in concert. It was one of his solo acoustic tours featuring just him with his collection of guitars lined up on statge and aContinue reading “Song Lyric Sunday – These Days”

Song Lyric Sunday – The Boxer

A song from a final album is the prompt from Jim Adams for this week’s Song Lyric Sunday. I may be wrong here because I missed last week’s SLS and I probably have that prompt confused with today’s, so I apologize and hope you’ll forgive me. Sorry Jim! I have chosen The Boxer from oneContinue reading “Song Lyric Sunday – The Boxer”

Song Lyric Sunday – The Weight

A song from a breakout album is the theme for today’s Song Lyric Sunday hosted by Jim Adams. I went down The Rolling Stone’s 100 Best Debut Albums and settled on ‘Music from Big Pink’ by The Band. recorded in 1968. There are several songs on this breakout album that are memorable. ‘This Wheel’s onContinue reading “Song Lyric Sunday – The Weight”

Song Lyric Sunday – In The Air Tonight

My choice for this week’s Song Lyric Sunday is ex-Genesis drummer Phil Collins’ first hit “In the Air Tonight”, released in 1981. It was the lead single from his debut solo album, “Face Value”. The song became a worldwide success, reaching No. 2 on the UK charts and No. 19 in the US. The SongContinue reading “Song Lyric Sunday – In The Air Tonight”

Song Lyric Sunday – Like A Rolling Stone

This week, for Song Lyric Sunday, we are to choose a song from The Rock & Roll’s list of 200 most definitive albums. I think I knew instinctively that I was going to choose one of the most iconic songs of my generation, Like a Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan. I can still remember whereContinue reading “Song Lyric Sunday – Like A Rolling Stone”

Song Lyric Sunday – Paint it Black

Welcome to another Song Lyric Sunday where this week we are asked by Melissa Lemay, of Mom With a Blog, to find a song with Black in the title. This was an easy one for me as my favorite Stones song is Paint it Black. Its hypnotic sound with Brian Jones on the sitar transportsContinue reading “Song Lyric Sunday – Paint it Black”

Song Lyric Sunday – Doctor My Eyes

Is there a doctor in the house? Jim Adams, our host of Song Lyric Sunday, has asked us to find a song with the words ‘doctor, cure, heal, treat or drugs’ in the title or lyrics. I went with one I like a lot, ‘Doctor My Eyes’ by Jackson Browne. I love his music andContinue reading “Song Lyric Sunday – Doctor My Eyes”

Song Lyric Sunday – Have You Ever Seen The Rain

I was happy to see this week’s Song Lyric Sunday prompts. We were to find a song related to a weather condition such as cyclones, floods, hurricanes, rainfall, storms, tornadoes, typhoons, or winds. I have been wanting to feature a CCR song for a while and here we are. My pick today is ‘Have YouContinue reading “Song Lyric Sunday – Have You Ever Seen The Rain”