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 […]
Animal Songs – Tigers 2
A second visit to the Tiger cage this morning for another collection of songs. “Secret Life Of Tigers” is a song by N.E.R.D from their album ‘No One Ever Really Dies’ released in 2017. Pharrell Williams says ‘This song is called ‘Secret Life of Tigers’ and it is the revenge to the sickness that’s going […]
Animal Songs – Tigers 1
Having thoroughly exhausted the songs about ‘Lions’ we move onto the second creature in the refrain ‘LIons and Tigers and Bears Oh My’ with a first selection about ‘Tigers’. Tiger Rag” is a jazz standard that was recorded and copyrighted by the Original Dixieland Jass Band in 1917. It is one of the most recorded […]
Animal Songs – Lions 5
Finally a selection of songs referencing ‘Lions and Tigers and Bears Oh My!’ “Lion and Tigers and Bears Oh My” This line is spoken by Dorothy, the Tin Man, and the Scarecrow, played by Judy Garland, Jack Haley, and Ray Bolger (respectively) in the film The Wizard of Oz, directed by Victor Fleming (1939). While walking through the […]
Animal Songs – Lions 4
“The Lion’s Roar” is the title track of the album The Lion’s Roar by the Swedish folk band First Aid Kit. Written by Klara Söderberg and Johanna Söderberg, the song was released as the first single from the album and entered the Swedish Singles Chart at No.38, and then rose to No.#34 the following week. […]
Animal Songs – Lions 3
Our third collection of songs of ‘Lions’ brings together several pieces that use ‘Lion’ in the singular rather than the plural. “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” is a song originally written and recorded by Solomon Linda under the title “Mbube” for the South African Gallo Record Company in 1939. Linda’s original was written in isiZulu, while […]
David Crosby
Once again another 20th Century musical icon has left the stage and so I am interrupting my Animal Songs series (in which I recently featured one of his recordings) to pay tribute to the late David Crosby. David Crosby was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. In addition to his solo career, he was a […]
Animal Music – Lions 2
A second visit to the Lion enclosure brings us another fine selection of songs. “Gold Lion” is the first single by American indie rock band YeahYeah Yeah’s from their second album, Show Your Bones. Distinct in the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ discography, it features acoustic guitar and a more slowed-down pace in contrast to earlier works […]