Mckenna Grace is an American actress and singer/songwriter. She began acting professionally at the age of four, with her earliest roles including Jasmine Bernstein in the sitcom Crash & Bernstein (2012–2014) and Faith Newman in the soap opera The Young and the Restless (2013–2015). In 2018 and 2019, The Hollywood Reporter named her one of […]
Music for March
March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the second of seven months to have a length of 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March. The March equinox on the 20 or 21 marks the […]
Animal Songs – Horses 7
The last animal song post for the moment. A final visit to the corral for a further collection of songs. “High Horse” is a song written and recorded by American country music singer and songwriter Kacey Musgraves for her fourth studio album, Golden Hour (2018). Musgraves co-wrote the song with Trent Dabbs and Tom Schleiter, […]
Animal Songs – Horses 5
A further visit to the stables for yet another collection of songs about ‘Horses’ “Just Like Them Horses” is a song recorded by American country artist Reba McEntire. It was composed by Liz Hengber and Tommy Lee James. The song was issued as a single via Nash Icon Records in 2016 and was the second […]
Animal Songs – Horses 4
A further visit to the paddock for another collection of ‘Horse’ related songs. “Heavy Horses” is a song written by Ian Anderson and performed by his band Jethro Tull. The song was released on the 1978 album of the same name. Written as a tribute to horses, the song features folk rock elements that rebelled […]
Animal Songs – Horses 6
More equine songs for your delectation. “Wild Horses” is a song written by the British rock band the Rolling Stones. It was first released in 1970 by The Flying Burrito Brothers as the Stones didn’t think the demo was worth recording fully. It was subsequently recorded by the Stones for their 1971 album Sticky Fingers […]
Animal Songs – Horses 1
Our final series of animal song collections we turn our attention to the ‘Horse’, after which we shall take a break from animals to look at another song series. “(Get Off Your) High Horse Lady” is a song by Oasis from their 2008 album ‘Dig Out Your Soul’. This was written by Noel Gallagher, who […]
Animal Songs – Donkey 1
And now it is the turn of another member of equine family ‘The Donkey’ to provide the inspiration for a collection of songs. “Dominick the Donkey” is a Christmas Song written by Ray Allen, Sam Saltzberg and Wandra Merrell, and was recorded by Lou Monte in 1960, on Roulette Records. The song describes Dominick, a […]
Animal Songs – Horses 3
While herd is the most common collective noun for horses, a group of horses is also called a harras. So now I am going to ‘harras’ you with some more ‘Horse’ related songs all performed by women. “Dead Horse” is a song by Hayley Williams in which she sings about betrayal and everything that led […]
Animal Songs – Horses 2
A second visit to the stables results in another fine collection of songs about ‘Horses’. “Bring On the Dancing Horses” is a single by Echo & The Bunnymen which was released in October 1985. It was the only single from their 1985 compilation album Songs to Learn & Sing, and was recorded for the John […]