Song Lyric Sunday

  • Guns & T-shirts

    Guns & T-shirts

    Today for Song Lyric Sunday, Jim has asked us to choose a song that references another group. Easier said than done, but I chose T-shirt by Thomas Rhett. “T-Shirt” is a song recorded by American country music singer Thomas Rhett. It was released on February 16, 2016 via Valory Music Group as the third single

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  • Marlon Brando

    Marlon Brando

    This week for Song Lyric Sunday, Jim has asked us to choose a song that has a famous person’s name in it. I chose Little China Girl by David Bowie. Here’s what Wikipedia has to say about it: Paul Trynka, the author of David Bowie’s biography, Starman, explains the song was inspired by Iggy Pop’s

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  • Honeymoon Gone Wrong

    This week for Song Lyric Sunday, Jim has chosen a wedding theme, songs that include the word/s Wedding/Marry/Diamond/Ring/Cake. I’ve chosen Band of Gold, by Freda Payne. There is some mystery to this song. Some people think it is about an impotent man, while others think it is about a frigid woman. In a Songfacts interview

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  • Unrequited Love

    Unrequited Love

    This week’s theme for Song Lyric Sunday is Haunted/Magic/Mystery/Supernatural/Trick. I chose Walk Away Renee by Left Banke. It’s an old one, from 1966 and one of my all-time favorites. To me, both the lyrics and melody are rather haunting; mesmerizing even. It was written by 16-year-old Left Banke member, Michael Brown (of blessed memory) for

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  • The prompt this week at Song Lyric Sunday is doctor/health/medicine. I immediately thought of this old Robert Palmer tune:

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