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Music Monday – “And I know that I gotta be above it now”

“Be Above It” – Tame Impala

Posted 13 July 2015 § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “Should I stay or should I go?”

Damon Albarn, lead singer of Blur & Gorillaz, was led off stage by security after refusing to stop performing after a five-hour set with the Africa Express Project at a music festival in Europe!  

Posted 06 July 2015 § PopCulture § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “Uri Gagarin/Flew into the sun/The angels in heaven/Look down where he lay”

I think I posted this in a long ago Music Monday but heard it recently and felt the need to post it again. Such great memories of my undergrad exchange to England during the height of the Britpop/Cool Britannia years with a song that pretty much defines the “Britpop” sounds for me… “Angel Interceptor” – […]

Posted 22 June 2015 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Why do you build me up (build me up) buttercup baby/Just to let me down (let me down) and mess me around?”

Highway sing-a-long YouTube channel. Greatest idea ever or car crash waiting to happen? 😉 “Build Me Up Buttercup” – The Foundations

Posted 08 June 2015 § Humour § Meme § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – “Cottonwood fallin’/Like snow in July/Fireflies poppin’/Like the fourth of July.”

Country music always makes me think of summer and camping and all that good stuff wrapped up all in one. Literally…

Posted 01 June 2015 § Humour § MemoryLane § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “So I looked at the scenery/She read her magazine/And the moon rose over an open field.'”

“America” – First Aid Kit

Posted 25 May 2015 § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Take one last look/At the place you are leaving”

Tom Waits with a song that’s a perfect tribute as David Letterman heads towards his final show this Wednesday. Also from Rolling Stone… Top Ten Profound Letterman Moments Six Iconic Letterman Interviews  Top Ten Repeat Guests on Letterman Highlight From Each Year of Letterman’s Run …and How David Letterman Reinvented TV. “Take One Last Look” […]

Posted 18 May 2015 § List § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Wishin’ I had money/Wishin’ for the time to spend it all/Wishin’ I was pretty/Wish that I could twist the world ’round my finger”

Stumbled across this folk/Americana version of “Wish I Was Skinny” by 1990’s Britpop band, Boo Radleys, which makes one of my favourite songs possibly even better! 😉  

Posted 11 May 2015 § MemoryLane § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “When the night has come/And the land is dark/And the moon is the only light we’ll see” (RIP Ben E. King)

Is there a better coming-of-age movie than “Stand By Me”?  And the title song of that movie is part of the reason it had such an impact on me. I remember seeing “Stand By Me” in the theatre in Indian Head when I was about 13 years old then walking out into the street and […]

Posted 04 May 2015 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “My boy’s gonna play in the big league/My boy’s gonna turn some heads/My boy’s gonna play in the big league/My boy’s gonna knock ’em dead.”

Important Blog announcement: Hockey themed posts shall continue as long as the Flames are in the playoffs. One of the greatest hockey songs of all-time…  (Hmm, maybe that could be my theme for Music Mondays until the Flames win the Cup in June?) 😉 Based on a true story… “Big League” – Tom Cochrane

Posted 27 April 2015 § PopCulture § Sad § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: