During this period of COVID-19 unpleasantness, many of us are not able to visiting our favourite waterholes, especially to avail ourselves of that pinnacle of British cuisine – The Full English – so I thought I would bring you a musical feast to assuage the pangs. The Full English launched in 2013 and is an […]
Pachelbel’s Canon – A Miscellany
Today we are going share a miscellany of approaches to one of the most popular pieces of classical music. It is No. 32 on Classic FM’s list of favourite pieces. Pachelbel’s Canon is an accompanied canon by the German Baroque composer Johann Pachelbel in his Canon and Gigue for 3 violins and basso continuo. It […]
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees were a British band, formed in London in 1976 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and bass guitarist Steven Severin. They have been widely influential, both over their contemporaries and with later acts. Initially associated with the punk scene, the band rapidly evolved to create “a form of post-punk discord full of daring […]
Marianne Faithfull
Marianne Faithfull is an English singer, songwriter, and actress. Faithfull began her singing career in 1964, landing her first gigs as a folk singer in coffeehouses. She soon began taking part in London’s exploding social scene. In early 1964 she attended a Rolling Stones launch party with artist John Dunbar and met Andrew Loog Oldham, […]
Sunday Songs
Finally we have arrived at the last in our series of songs for days of the week. Interestingly, whilst most of the Saturday songs focussed on the evening, the morning predominates in our selection of Sunday songs. So here we go – “Sunday Morning” is a song by American band No Doubt for their third […]
Saturday Songs
Well for some the songs for Saturday proved an embarassment of riches, for others just an embarassment! What do you think? “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting” is a song originally recorded by Elton John. John composed it with his long-time songwriting partner Bernie Taupin. It was released on John’s best-selling album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road […]
Friday Songs
So at last it is Friday, the notional end of the working week. The day for which we should give thanks to God (TGIF) and if can remember that for back ‘Crunchie’. “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)” is a song co-written and recorded by American singer Katy Perry from her third studio album, Teenage Dream. The […]
Thursday Songs
On we go into the second half of the working week with some songs appropriate to Thursdays. Interestingly all the songs today are straightforwardly related to the day. No hinkey connections today. So we begin with Jersey Thursday by Donovan from 1965. Donovan Leitch is a Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He developed an eclectic […]
Wednesday Songs
So the search for themed or appropriate songs continues. Today Wednesday. I wonder what musical delights await us? Well just to continue the tradition of beginning with a Wednesday that is not quite a Wednesday, we bring you and extract from the original TV series of The Addams Family. Here is a dance designed to […]
Tuesday Songs
After yesterday’s post of Monday songs, I wondered if it might be possible to find a selection of songs to represent Tuesday. I knew that there would be Monday songs, but I thought that Tuesdays might have been neglected. How wrong I was! Here we go with some fine tunes for a Tuesday morning, and […]