For a third time we enter the melodic ursine world for a fresh selection of songs. “Grizzly Bear” is a track from Angus & Julia Stone the third studio album by Australian singer-songwriter duo Angus and Julia Stone, released in August 2014 in Australia through EMI Music Australia, and on the same day in the […]
Animal Songs – Bears 2
A second visit to the ‘Bear’ enclosure brings another fine collection of songs. “Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear” is a song written by Randy Newman, about a sincere young man of modest means named Simon Smith who entertains affluent (“well-fed”) diners with his dancing bear. Newman wrote the ragtime-influenced song in 1964. He […]
Animal Songs – Tigers 3
Apparently the collective noun for a group of Tigers is either a ‘Streak’, a ‘Hide’ or an ‘Ambush’. Who knew? Today we go back in time to discover some ‘Tiger’ oldies. “I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail” is a song made famous by Buck Owens and the Buckaroos. Released in December 1964, the song […]