As we move through the numbers from 11-19, it is inevitable that there would be a cluster of songs around the number 16. Sixteen being the magical age of consent, and when people can get married at least in the Western world. I sadly suspect that the majority of the songs will be taken from […]
9
Having arrived at 9, we are nearly at the end of of our first tranche of numerical lists of songs, I am expecting there to be several songs which reference the use of 9 for emergencies and also because of its’ rhyming possibilities. So let’s have look and see what we can find. “Love Potion […]
5
So we come to my personal favourite number – 5. Why it has always been my favourite I do not know except to say that there is something just so elegant about it and especially the way it it makes counting easy – 5,10,15 etc. So let’s see if others have the same affinity towards […]
3
As I begin to research the number three and the songs that have been inspired by it, I must admit that I have no idea where my searching may lead because I very few songs come readily to mind. So, I am prepared to be surprised as I so often am by this blog. “Three […]
1
A new series begins today. We are going explore numerical songs from 1-10 and then see where it goes from there. Which number is the favourite of song writers? Which unusual numbers will make it into the lists? This will be another voyage of discovery in which as usual forgetten gems are recalled and unexpected […]
Glory
“Glory” is a song by American rapper Common and American singer John Legend. It was written by John Legend, Common, and Rhymefest. The song was released in December 2014, by Columbia as the theme song from the 2014 film Selma, which portrays the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches. Common also co-starred in the film as […]
Autumn
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. […]