As I have often observed while doing Covid Island Discs, it is amazing that even after over a year of citing songs, I suddenly remember a super rock classic that I have forgotten to include. I only remember this one because I was preparing a brief biography on the musician and music producer Alan Parsons. […]
Day 387: The Year of the Cat, Al Stewart Read More »
What better way to open week 56 with a song from the Cranberries. I still feel a little sadness that Delores is no longer with us. Like Kate Bush, she had quite a unique a instantly recognisable voice.
Day 386: Dreams, The Cranberries Read More »
Well this song really should have been cited all the way back in week 5 of Covid Island Discs when the theme was crazy tunes, although that theme was tunes of the 1980s and this song came out all the way back in 1977. I am sure it will bring back lots of memories for
Day 385: Hit me with your rhythm stick, Ian Dury and Blockheads Read More »
I like this song and it contains lyrics that are timeless and pretty much apply as much today as when the song was first published in 1970. I think I’m so educated And I’m so civilized ‘Cause I’m a strict vegetarian And with the over population And inflation and starvation And the crazy politicians I
Day 384: I am an ape man, The Kinks Read More »
I remember when Foreigner 4 was released. I was 15 at the time. My friend Robert really liked the album and this was one of the hits on this album that was played regularly on Sydney radio stations. Sadly this live version is not nearly as good as the album version with some quite “on
Day 383: Jukebox Hero, Foreigner Read More »
So poor old Little River band has thus far only be cited once in Covid Island Discs and that was all the way back in April 2020 when it was my 20th wedding anniversary. The song I cited that day was Happy Anniversary Baby which I must confess is not what I would call one
Day 382: It’s a long way there, Little River Band Read More »
Another song from the band America. This live version of the song is not quite as polished as the studio version but still a pretty good rendition. A song that many a young teenage boy and girl have probably related to as they look for partner to walk with them on this very odd journey
Day 381: This is for all the Lonely People, America Read More »
This song captures the hope that Christians have in terms of what Easter Sunday means in terms of redeeming our present universe from all the pain, suffering, death and wickedness that so many people experience on a day to day basis. I’ll admit that sometimes it feels almost impossible to hold onto this hope but
Day 380: There is a day, Lou Fellingham (Easter Sunday) Read More »
My late mother used to relate to this song in that she felt that my own father spent too much time with his mates to the cost of his relationship with his own children. Sadly this view was largely correct because when I had my first child Grace, as I enjoyed my own father/daughter relationship,
Day 379: Cat’s in the Cradle, Harry Chapin Read More »
Well I never thought I would be doing a second Covid Island Disc post on Good Friday. Given it is Good Friday, it seems only appropriate to share a song that is related to the Christian story of the creator God who redeems humanity via the death of his son Jesus of Nazareth around AD
Day 378: El Shaddai, Amy Grant (Good Friday) Read More »
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