Today, we choose some songs reflecting upon our nearest neighbour in the animal kingdom ‘The Ape’. “I Go Ape” is the second single by Neil Sedaka, immediately following his success with the debut single “The Diary”, and was written by Sedaka himself and Howard Greenfield. It was released in 1958, and also appears on Sedaka’s […]
Animal Songs – Hares 1
Having spent some days with the ‘Rabbit’ we are now going to visit with his larger cousin ‘The Hare’. ‘Hare Spell’ is a song recorded by Faye Hield backed by Rob Harbron, Sam Sweeney, Ben Nicholls and Ewan MacPherson. The song and tune conjure an ancient spell to become a hare…it’s totally mesmerising and is […]
Animal Songs – Fox 2
Another visit to the world of the Fox. Did you know that one of the collective nouns for the group of foxes is a ‘Skulk’ or possibly an ‘Earth’. So perhaps we shall unearth some more foxy music. “The Fox” is the title track from the fifteenth studio album by English musician Elton John, released […]
Animal Songs – Fox 1
A third animal hunted by man in this case as Oscar Wilde said “‘The unspeakable in pursuit of the uneatable!’” By this she meant the Reynard The Fox. “Dead Fox” is a song by Courtney Barnett from her 2015 album ‘Sometimes I Just Sit And Think And Sometimes I Just Sit’. Barnett describes the story […]
Animal Songs – Rabbit 2
A second trip down the ‘Rabbit’ hole for another collection of songs. “Rabbit Down the Hole” is the sixth track from Billy Talent’s fifth album ‘Afraid of Heights’ speaks about religion and addiction. Ben Kowalewicz, the frontman for the Canadian punk rock band, revealed the lyrical meaning of the tune. “Sometimes people get so blinded […]
Animal Songs – Rabbit 1
It’s now time to move underground and enter the burrow and find out more about the ‘Rabbit’ “Jack Rabbit” When “Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)” was released in June 1973 (from the forthcoming Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album), it included two previously unreleased tracks from an earlier session on the B-side. Both were written by […]
Animal Songs – Camels 1
We move now to those ‘Ships of the Desert’ the humble ‘Camel’ both Dromedary and Bactrian. “Behind My Camel” is the eighth track from the 1980 album ‘Zenyatta Mondatta’ by the British band The Police. The song was written by guitarist Andy Summers and was the first one to be composed solely by him during […]
Animal Songs – Deer 2
A second visit to the world of the ‘Deer’ A collective noun for Deer is a ‘Bevy’ and so we bring you a Bevy of songs that celebrate this animal. “Deer” is the thirteenth single by the Bay Area collective Peach Tree Rascals released in June 2020 by Homemade Projects and 10K Projects. The song […]
Animal Songs – Camels 2
Back to the world of the Camel for another collection of songs. “Camel Hump” is a track from‘Benson & Farrell’ an album co-led by American guitarist George Benson and jazz saxophonist and flutist Joe Farrell first released in 1995; both artists had previously released several albums on the CTI label and had also contributed to […]
Animal Songs – Deer 1
Moving from one species of animal hunted by man, the Buffalo’ to another the ‘Deer’. “Deer Dance” is a track from the 2001 Album ‘Toxicity’ by System of a Down. Growing up in Los Angeles, System Of A Down was familiar with police brutality and riots. In this song, they call out the cops who […]