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Music Monday – “‘Cause I’ve been lost on them back roads/And many times, I’ve gone blind/Losing faith in my family/Had drew me out my damn mind”

Shea and I are hooked on “Yellowstone” right now and a big part of that is realising how many songs on the soundtrack are already part of the “Camping Faves” playlist we listen to non-stop every summer (including a few by Ryan Bingham who also stars in the show as a singing cowboy.) “Southside of […]

Posted 01 February 2021 § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Shea § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “I still remember momma walking down the living room stairs/And daddy saying with a smile, “that’s my girl right there”/They had their share of ups and downs/And I saw the best, and the worst, and the work, and the worth it.”

It’s a long way from the stage of the “Cancer Jamboree” at Nickle Lake outside Weyburn (where we’ve camped for years and now have our own seasonal campsite) to the American Country Music Top 20 airplay charts…   “Somebody Like That” – Tenille Arts

Posted 25 January 2021 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – “I’m gonna tell you fascists/Sure might may be surprised/There’s people in this world/And we’re getting organized”

Happy Inauguration Week! “All You Fascists (Bound To Lose)” – Billy Bragg

Posted 18 January 2021 § News § Politics § PopCulture § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – “Marched into the capital brooding duplicitous/Wicked and able, media-ready/Heartless, and labeled/Super US citizen, super achiever/Mega ultra power dosing, relax/Defense, defense, defense, defense”

Originally about the Reagan years but the sentiment applies to most right-wing governments including Trump’s… “Ignoreland” – R.E.M. (Side note: “Ignoreland” is my least favourite song on probably my most favourite album of all-time.  Wish it had been on “Monster” instead.)

Posted 11 January 2021 § MemoryLane § News § Politics § PopCulture § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

Music Monday – “Spent last year like you’re under a curse/Better get better cuz it can’t get worse/Unless you’re riding in the back of a hearse”

“Everything’s Gonna Be Better Next Year” – The Rescues

Posted 04 January 2021 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “It’s been a hell of a year/How did you see/Who I was and who I was gonna be/I could’ve been right was probably wrong/So many nights wishing I could go home”

This is a song about the end of a relationship but man, that title is perfect for the final “Music Monday” of 2021… “Hell of a Year” – Parker McCollum

Posted 28 December 2020 § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

Music Monday – “Oh I’m/Staying home this Christmas/For friends and for strangers/And for family”

“Staying Home This Christmas” – Dillon Currie

Posted 21 December 2020 § Family § PopCulture § Video § Wisdom § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Music Monday – “But that world is gone/It’s all disappeared/It’s just me and the ponies/For Christmas this year”

With the announcement of stronger Covid restrictions for Saskatchewan, just in time for Christmas, this song has been going through my head non-stop… “Just Me and These Ponies (For Christmas This Year)” – Corb Lund

Posted 14 December 2020 § Family § News § Saskatchewan § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

Music Monday – “Mistletoe’s off/Don’t even ask/You won’t be kissing me/Because I’m wearing my mask/But we might as well smile/Because we’ll be here for awhile/On this Covid Christmas”

“Covid Christmas” – Dara Schindelka

Posted 07 December 2020 § Humour § PopCulture § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – “I ain’t taking you home, I found a little place that’ll do/It’ll never match the beauty of a Tennessee spring/But it’s something new”

One of my favourite things about listening to music is hearing a song that catches you just right and you like it so much, you end up playing it repeatedly. That was me with this song this past weekend… “One More Night in Brooklyn” – Justin Townes Earle

Posted 30 November 2020 § MemoryLane § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,