Rock Lyrics Vol. 20 – Supermans Song
A very odd song to be the first hit for a new band, but there it is. Superman’s Song was released in 1991 by the Crash Test Dummies, a Canadian band of some repute hailing from Winnipeg, Manitoba. I think …
Year: 2020
Rock Lyrics Vol. 19 – RIP Starman
Born – David Robert Jones – January 8 1947. Died – David Bowie – January 10 2016. “RIP Starman. To say we’ll miss you doesn’t even scratch the surface.” You will find 3 videos below; the first is the oft-heard …
Rock Lyrics Vol. 18 – Creep
I have been refraining from including love songs in this Rock Lyrics series, and I will continue to do so. This song comes close to that definition, however I am going to include it in the Rock Life category, simply …
Rock Lyrics Vol. 17 – Rockstar
I’m going to end off the Rock Life category (for now) with a Canadian band of some repute. Yes, it’s Nickelback. I know. I KNOW! Don’t hit me. They have struck the right note with this song, as far as describing the …
Rock Lyrics Vol. 16 – American Band
This song has long been one of my favourite tunes (you’ll see how long in a minute), but it never occurred to me that it was a song about Rock Star Life. It is! The main theme is partying while travelling, …
Rock Lyrics Vol. 15 – Life’s Been Good
Continuing on with the Rock Life series of rock lyrics posts, here is an iconic tune from 1978 that fairly drips with sarcasm about the behavior and lifestyle of many rock stars – Life’s Been Good by Mr. Guitar Riff himself, Joe …
Rock Lyrics Vol. 14 – Sunday Morning
This is the last post for my Weekday series. To review, there was Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. And now we have Sunday Morning. It’s Monday in Australia, but let’s not quibble. We are doing Sunday. Even though …
Rock Lyrics Vol. 13 – Saturday
I couldn’t decide which tune to use for the Saturday entry in my Weekday series, but because the theme of these posts is lyrics, I have decided upon Another Saturday Night by Cat Stevens (regardless of whatever name he goes …
Rock Lyrics Vol. 12 – Friday
Alright! It’s Friday! TGIF and all that. I’ve been waiting for today impatiently. This entry into my Weekday series of posts is going to blow your mind. As soon as anyone mentions Friday in a music sense, you immediately think …
Rock Lyrics Vol. 11 – Thursday
Well, we have reached Thursday, and everybody shrugs. Thursday is just the day before Friday, nothing more. I know I can hardly wait for Friday! However, it’s just Thursday, and I really can’t say anything that isn’t better described in …