Category: Song Lyric Sunday
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Song Lyric Sunday | 01/19/25
It’s that time again…Song Lyric Sunday! This week our host, Jim Adams of A Unique Title for Me blog has tasked us with choosing a song by a forgotten band. I’ve chosen Chick-A-Boom by Daddy Dewdrop. The Story Daddy Dewdrop is the pen name for veteran singer, songwriter, and actor Richard “Dick” Monda (b. 1940)…
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Song Lyric Sunday | 01/12/25
It’s time for Song Lyric Sunday again. This week Jim has asked us to choose a song that includes the word “work” or “hard”. I decided on Hard to Love, by Lee Brice. The Story The lyrics to Lee Brice‘s new single (2012) and title track to his latest album, ‘Hard to Love,’ were penned by…
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Bobby and Beyond
This week on Song Lyric Sunday (SLS) Jim has asked us to find a song that features nautical terms, words connected with ships, sailing, sailors, maritime or navigation. I’ve chosen “Beyond the Sea” by Bobby Darin. According to Wikipedia, “Beyond the Sea” is the English-language version of the French song “La Mer” by Charles Trenet, popularized by Bobby…
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The Best of the Best: E.C. Was Here
It’s Sunday again, which means it’s time for Jim Adams’ Song Lyric Sunday. This week we are to choose an artist who has won the Brit Award for and Outstanding Contribution to Music. I’ve chosen Eric Clapton who was the recipient of the BRIT Award in 1987. The songs Sunshine of your Love, (Cream), Layla…
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Montenegro Street
Yay! It’s Song Lyric Sunday again. This week Jim Adams has asked us to explore elevator music. One song immediately comes to mind: The Girl from Ipanema. The Story The song was inspired by Heloísa Eneida Menezes Paes Pinto (now known as Helô Pinheiro), a seventeen-year-old girl living on Montenegro Street in Ipanema.[11] Daily, she would stroll past…
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