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The Pogues – Live at the Town & Country Club (1988)

¶ Posted 17 March 2021 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: holiday

The Roud Folk Song Index

Doing some quick research about yesterday’s post led to me to discover the Roud Folk Song Index which I don’t think I’d heard of before but which reminds me once again (as if I need reminding!), why librarians and archivists are so vital to society (and also interesting, witty and funny!): The Roud Folk Song […]

¶ Posted 16 March 2021 § Humour § Library § PopCulture § UK § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, history

Music Monday – “And if anyone can aid me ‘t is my brother in the army/If I can find his station in Cork or in Killarney/And if he’ll go with me, we’ll go rovin’ through Kilkenney/And I’m sure he’ll treat me better than my own a-sporting Jenny”

“Whiskey in the Jar” – Irish Rovers

¶ Posted 15 March 2021 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: holiday, language

R.E.M.’s “Out of Time” Turns 30

“Out of Time” is probably one of the most significant albums of my youth which always seemed to be playing in the background of some of the memorable parties and events of my life when I was in Grade 11/12. Hard to believe it’s been out for 30 years which means I’m 47 going on […]

¶ Posted 10 March 2021 § Humour § MemoryLane § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Music Monday – “Ooo, your kisses/Sweeter than honey/And guess what?/So is my money”

“Respect” – Aretha Franklin

¶ Posted 08 March 2021 § MusicMonday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, holiday

Music Monday – “Mark my words/This love will make you levitate/Like a bird/Like a bird without a cage”

Guest DJ is Sasha today: “Dark Horse” – Katy Perry

¶ Posted 01 March 2021 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Sasha § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Freedom To Read Week 2021 – Day Two – Music Monday – “Mama said, she’s my brothers daughter/And I don’t even know who’s my father/I guess she’s my cousin/But she needs some sweet lovin’ anyway” – #ftrw

I posted this song in June 2019 with only a brief reference to the controversy around the song’s contents which evoke incest and rape. But I thought it might be worth revisiting for FTRW, especially in light of the news that came out in August 2020 that the band’s bassist had subsequently been accused of […]

¶ Posted 22 February 2021 § Censorship § MusicMonday § News § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: freedomtoreadweek, language, saskatchewan

Music Monday – “But I don’t need no friends/As long as I gaze on Waterloo sunset/I am in paradise”

Watched “Juliet, Naked” this weekend with Shea (who thought the tale of an obnoxiously nitpicky music obsessive hit a bit too close to home for her!) 😉 Anyhow, this song played a pivotal part of the movie… “Waterloo Sunset” – The Kinks

¶ Posted 15 February 2021 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: movies

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 […]