After suggesting that it was ironic to talk about sunny days now that we are deep into October, the greater irony was that out of nowhere, yesterday was the most glorious Autumn day with clear blue skies and warm enought for us to eat lunch outside. So today I turn my thoughts to the season […]
Heat Wave
Earlier in the year we were promised a dramatic heatwave during August, this however like the benefits of Brexit proved to be illusory. For those of us who feel cheated out of our hot summer, I have selected some some songs about heatwaves and the like. “Too Darn Hot” is a song written by Cole […]
Sunshine
A slightly remote possibility considering the weather that we have been experiencing over the past few days but I thought it might brighten this Monday morning if we thought about those endless sunny days of childhood. To remind us of those days here are some songs with the theme of the sun and sunshine. “Sunrise, […]
Storm
Since we move to our new house there have not been many stormy days or nights, but I thought it might be interesting to investigate music and song prompted by storms in nature and the sturm and drang (storm and stress) of life. “Stormy Weather” is a 1933 torch song written by Arlen and Koehler. […]
Mist and Fog
It was slightly misty this morning as it so often is at this time of year, so I thought that our selection of music for today should be about mist and it’d bigger denser brother fog. “To Autumn” is a poem by English poet John Keats (1795 – 1821). The work was composed in September […]
Riding
So far all the modes of transport have been human or mechanical, but it would be remiss of me to exclude one of the oldest means that people have empolyed to move from place to another that of animal locomotion. Some animals are used due to sheer physical strength in tasks such as ploughing or […]
Space Travel
Today we undertake our second visit to space and those who travel amongst the stars. We begin with the closing theme tune to one of the seminal TV programmes of my childhood – Fireball XL5. Don Spencer released his first single, “Fireball”, on the HMV label – it was the closing theme song for the […]
Aeroplanes and Flying
A second trawl amongst the ragbag of songs about aeroplanes and we begin with a surprising entry from 1934. “On the Good Ship Lollipop” was the signature song of child actress Shirley Temple sang it in the film of 1934, Bright Eyes. The song was composed by Richard A. Whiting and the lyrics were supplied […]
Flying
Finally our transport series takes to the skies with some songs about flying. Flight or flying is the process by which an object moves through a space without contacting any planetary, either within an atmosphere or through the vacuum of outer space. This can be achieved by generating aerodynamic lift associated with gliding or propulsive […]
Boats
A boat is a watercraft of a large range of types and sizes, but generally smaller than a ship, which is distinguished by its larger size, shape, cargo or passenger capacity, or its ability to carry boats. Small boats are typically found on inland waterways such as rivers and lakes, or in protected coastal areas. […]