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 […]
Animal Songs – Goats 2
Another gentle graze through the wonderful world of songs about goats. Although GOAT has also become an acronym for the phrase ‘Greatest Of All Time”. “Paddy McGinty’s Goat” is a comic song written in 1917 by English songwriters Bert Lee and R.P. Weston in collaboration with the American performing duo The Two Bobs (Bob Alden […]
Animal Songs – Goats 1
As you might expect the only way to follow a series of posts about sheep is with something featuring goats. “The Lonely Goatherd” is a popular show tune from the 1959 Rodger and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music. This song tells the whimsical story of a goatherd whose yodelling is heard from far off […]
Animal Songs – Lions 1
“Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!” is a famous line spoken by Dorothy, the Tin Man, and the Scarecrow, in the film The Wizard of Oz. While walking through the dark forest, they get scared when they start hearing noises coming from the foliage around them. The Scarecrow wonders if there are any animals out […]