This is the first Green day song to make Covid Island Discs. I didn’t realise how long ago this band formed which was all the way back in 1987 while I was till just an undergraduate at the University of Sydney. This song was released in 2004 and was on their American Idiot album (interesting […]
Day 295: Boulevard Of Broken Dreams, Green Day Read More »
Time to finish the first week of 2021 with another classic song from arguably the greatest Australian wordsmith Paul Kelly. A great story about a guy struggling with alcohol addiction who ends up splitting up with his wife while he receives inpatient therapy for his addiction. The story then covers the nervousness of his returning
Day 294: To her Door, Paul Kelly Read More »
So as I write these words the USA state capital has just been stormed by pro-Trump supporters trying to organise a coup to prevent Joe Biden from being certified as the 46th president of the United States. A good German friend of mine wrote the following on my Facebook page: It’s not over, and this
Day 293: History never Repeats, Split Enz Read More »
Second song in Covid Island discs by the Verve. I particularly like the string instruments in this song and the line: “trying to make ends meet, you’re a slave to money then you die” Not the most cheery line I must confess.
Day 292: Bitter Sweet Symphony, The Verve Read More »
Phew! All I can say is that the band Evanescence takes musical intensity to another level. And if you think that was intense, try the live version out!
Day 291: Bring me to life, Evanescence Read More »
Second song from Guns N’ Roses. I think this is their most best known hit and certainly would sit comfortably in a Hard Rock Café playlist.
Day 290: Sweet Child of Mine, Guns N’ Roses Read More »
Another classic from Kate Bush. I remember when this song was released as the radio track for her “Never for Ever” album. Certainly this song tells an interesting story of a woman “who wanted to test her husband’s fidelity”. The word “babooshka” means an elderly Russian or Polish woman especially one who is a grandmother.
Day 289: Babooshka, Kate Bush Read More »
Following on from yesterday’s song from U2 for New year’s day this one from U2 also covers the Christmas season. A song by a band from a land that saw way too much conflict in the 20th century. Sadly the heart of humanity seems always intent on conflict and division rather than unity and love.
Day 288: Peace on earth, U2 Read More »
Really there was no other song to choose was there?
Day 287: New Year’s Day, U2 Read More »
Staying with the comedy, I think this is the song to finish the year on as it summaries the UK Tory government nicely. Let’s hope 2021 is a better year but it feels like an impossibly long time to wait before this current crop of cabinet charlatans (I mean ministers) are finally prised from the
Day 286: Do they know it’s Covid Time, Joe Read More »
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