Another classic from the band Talking Heads. I must confess I am getting writing fatigue as I never thought this covid nightmare would continue on and on and on and on.. Therefore best just to enjoy the music. The video clip is also pretty cool.
This song I guess is a bit dated now, but it captures the nervousness of a potential nuclear war that hovered over all us during the cold war. As someone who loves lyrics this song certainly is a good example of the wordsmith’s art as it captures in lyrics the hope that nuclear war will …
The dark theme of Lana Del Rey’s song Chemtrails over the country club reminded me of this Aussie classic by Hoodoo Gurus. A really rocky song with the rather dark chorus: “All my friends are dead or they’re dying and our laughter turns to crying, it’s death defying“.
Another great song from a great Aussie band. A joyous song celebrating young love.
Time for another song from Talking Heads. Perhaps in the covid year of 2020 many felt like life was in some sort of suspended animation as everything appeared to be put in hold. Obviously we had hoped that life would be returning to normal by the time we got to 2021 but sadly for the …
The next song is of course the soundtrack to the Mel Gibson movie Thunderdome. Tina Turner also produce a theme song for the James Bond movie Golden Eye which I am not posting. However, over the next few days I will post some of the best James Bond theme tunes produced by various artists.
After all the letters Sting received from couples saying how “Every Breath you take” was such a romantic song that captured the dynamics of their relationship Sting apparently in dismay exclaimed “why do people misunderstand my bloody music?”. In order to make the point that “Every breath you take” had nothing to do with young …
Day 131: If you love someone, set them free, Sting Read More »
“You are my sword your love is its own reward…“ PS Take some ear defenders if you see these guys in concert they record and play very loudly!For you Simon Beard
OK I will admit this wasn’t going to be my original entry but then Anthony Holmes reminded me of this album in one of his posts. It makes sense to post it today because it also fits with my rock collaboration theme where Sting does the “I want my MTV”. However, another reason for posting …
Day 16: Money for Nothing by Dire Straits (and Sting) Read More »
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