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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Our next collection of songs comes courtesy of the ‘Mule’. “Moscow Mule” is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny. It was released in May 2022 as the second single from his fourth studio album Un Verano Sin Ti (2022) following “Callaita” (2019). The song’s title refers to the cocktail of the same name. […]
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Our final collection of songs based on the connection with all things ‘Monkey’. “The Main Monkey Business” is an instrumental from Rush’s 2007 album ‘Snakes & Arrows’. It clocks in at 6 minutes and 1 second, making it Rush’s second longest instrumental, the longest being “La Villa Strangiato”. Drummer Neil Peart remarked that it took […]
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The collective noun for ‘monkeys’ will be a troop of monkeys. We can also use words such as Barrel, Carload, Cartload. So here is another barrel of ‘Monkey’ songs. “Porcelain Monkey” is a song by Warren Zevon This song is about Elvis Presley, specifically the decadence and swift decline of his later years. The title […]