In keeping with our theme of travelling and transport, our post for this Sunday is centred on the Christian practice of Pilgrimage with goes back to the very beginnings of the faith and continues even to this day. Geoffrey Chaucer in the 13th Century fashioned his Canterbury Tales around the practice. John Bunyan’s epic ‘The […]
Motorcycle (Sidecar)
As with the post on bicycles, I have decided to include a post on songs that are intimately connected to the motorcycle but without the name appearing in the title of the song. It is my contentionthat it is impossible to think about these songs without conjuring up an image of the motorbike. “Leader of […]
Motorcycle/Motorbike
Today we move onto our first sortie into the world of motorised transport with the Motorcycle. The Motorcycle, often called a motorbike, bike, or cycle, is a two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycle design varies greatly to suit a range of different purposes: long distance travel, commuting, sport (including racing), and off road riding. Motorcycling […]
Bicycle (Adjacent)
Whilst researching the post for yesterday about bicycle songs I realised that there are a number of what one might term ‘bicycle adjacent’ songs whereby the words bicycle, cycle or bike, do not appear in the title, there is still a strong connection with this mode of transport. I though therefore that they ought to […]
Bicycle
A bicycle, also called a bike or cycle, is a human powered vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A bicycle rider is called a cyclist, or bicyclist. Bicycles were introduced in the 19th century in Europe, and by the early 21st century, more than 1 billion were in existence. These […]
Walking (Part 2)
Today we continue our journey through the miscellany of songs about walking. Yesterday we travelled from the 1920’s to the mid 1960’s and today we move into the 1970’s and beyond. Walk on the Wild Side” is a song by Lou Reed from his second solo album, Transformer (1972). It was produced by David Bowie […]
Walking (Part 1)
Having covered the points of the compass last week, we are now going to embark on a series on modes of transport. So today we begin with the most ancient and simplest form of transport – Walking. Walking (also known as ambulation) is one of the main gaits of terrestial locomotion among legged animals. Walking […]
Steal Away
“Steal Away” (“Steal Away to Jesus“) is an American Negro Spiritual. “Steal Away” the song is a standard gospel song, and is found in the hymnals of many Protestant denominations.The song is well known by variations of the chorus: Steal away, steal away, steal away to Jesus!Steal away, steal away home, I hain’t got long […]
West
West or Occident, is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from East, and is the direction in which the sun sets. The word “west” is a Germanic word passed into some Romance languages (ouest in French, oest in Catalan, ovest in Italian, oeste in Spanish […]
East
East or Orient, is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from West. As in other languages, the word is formed from the fact that east is direction where the sun rises: east comes from Middle East est, from Old English ēast, which itself comes from […]