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. […]
Sea Shanties
So now our musical journey brings to travel over water, so i thought i would start with some ‘Sea Shanties’. Sea shanty songs are traditionally belted out by sailors, hard at work on the open seas on ships and boats. Typically, a true sea shanty (or chanty, as it is sometimes called) is sung as a team. And […]
Trains – 3rd Stop
I thought at this point that I might be able to move forward in time to the 1980’s and beyond but researches have uncovered that Wikipedia lists more than 1000 train/railway related songs and at a quick glance I noticed that I have missed some classic songs from the past. So our third stop is […]
Trains – The Second Stop
Today we continue our exploration of songs related to trains and the railways. So far we have barely made it into the 1960’s and so beginning there, we move on to explore the 1970’s. “Rock Island Line” is an American folk song. Ostensibly about the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, it appeared as a […]
Train – Departure
A train is a form of rail transport consisting of a series of connected vehicles that generally run along a railway track to transport passengers or cargo (also known as “freight” or “goods”). The word train comes from the Old French trahiner, derived from the Latin trahere meaning ‘to pull, to draw’. “Freight Train” is […]