Author: Sweeperlutze

Paris is the capital and most populous city of France. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world’s major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its early and extensive system of street lighting, in the 19th century, […]

Interestingly in Spain it is not the capital Madrid but second city Barcelona, that has inspired songwriters. Barcelona is a thriving city best known for its lush beaches, art museums, sports culture, and towering architecture. Some common song motifs include emphasizing Barcelona’s cultural side or expressing a desire to return to the city to find […]

In the classical period, Athens was a centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, home of Plato’s Academy and Aristotle’s Lyceum, Athens was also the birthplace of Socrates, Plato, Pericles, Aristophanes, Sophocles, and many other prominent philosophers, writers and politicians of the ancient world. It is widely referred to as the cradle of Western Civilization, […]

To celebrate Easter Day, I have chosen to bring you one of my favourite Easter Hymns, even though it is not one that will be regularly sung on this day. I hope it proves a suitable background to your celebrations of Jesus being Alive! “Now The Green Blake Rises” John MacLeod Campbell (J.M.C.) Crum (1872-1958) […]

The Saturday between the tragic events of Good Friday and the miracle of Easter Sunday has always been marked by the Christian church as a period of waiting. Obviously for the disciples, they thought that all their hopes had ended, even though Jesus had promised to return. So today our music selection reflects that sense […]

In honour of it being Good Friday I am pausing the current series to bring you an ancient hymn which I have always found to be very moving at this time of year, although I must say it seems to have fallen out of favour these days and I have found it less frequently sung […]

Moving on again, this time from the Austrian capital Vienna to the Italian capital Rome. Rome’s history spans 28 centuries. While Roman mythology dates the founding of Rome at around 753 BC, the site has been inhabited for much longer, making it a major human settlement for almost three millennia and one of the oldest […]

Moving on from Berlin in Germany we find ourselves in Vienna the capital of Austria. It is known as the ‘City of Music’due to its musical legacy, as many famous classical musicians such as Beethoven and Mozart called Vienna home. Vienna is also said to be the “City of Dreams” because it was home to […]

Today we begin a new series – ‘Songs About Places’. Songwriters have frequently been inspired by their hometown or places that they have visited to capture them in words and music. So, we will follow in their footsteps on a journey that will no doubt take us around the world to discover the best songs […]

A second trawl through the songs inspired by the month of April. “Pieces of April” is a ballad written by Dave Loggins which became a Top 20 hit for Three Dog Night in January 1973. First recorded by Loggins himself for his 1972 debut album Personal Belongings, “Pieces of April” was recorded for the 1972 […]