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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: ,

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: , ,

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:

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 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Shea § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – C Major Scale Visualized

This is pretty cool (even though the tone sounds like an auto-tuned hockey organ!)

Posted 29 January 2021 § FridayFunLink § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Also 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 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Secular Sunday – Voice Teacher Reacts to Garth Brooks’ “Amazing Grace” at US Inauguration

It’s like Tim Minchin says, “Some of the hymns that they sing have nice chords but the lyrics are dodgy” (though in this case, I’d say “Amazing Grace” is of the few religious songs that totally transcends its genre into an all-time classic, no matter your atheistic leanings!) 😉 Garth was good but this is […]

Posted 24 January 2021 § News § Politics § PopCulture § SecularSunday § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also 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 § MusicMonday § News § Politics § PopCulture § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,