Rock Lyrics Vol. 4 – The Life
When you are 15 and hear this tune for the first time, you laugh it off. It’s like, you can’t comprehend ever being 64. When you get to school, you joke about it with your friends, kibitzing and chuckling at …
Rock Lyrics Vol. 3 – The Weird
Here is another of my rock anthems that set my head to bobbing, especially when Rick starts windmilling on his guitar. But when you dig into the lyrics, well, it’s just weird. Like, just what the hell does this mean: …
Rock Lyrics Vol. 2 – The Sorrow
How many songs evoke the sorrow experienced in life? Thousands? Tens of thousands? This has always been one of my favourites, not because I have blue eyes, but rather because of the rich harmonies and change of pace from soft …
Rock Lyrics Vol. 1 – The Anthem
I LOVE ROCK and ROLL Joan Jett and the Blackhearts This has long been my rock music anthem. The steady if uncomplicated beat, straight ahead guitar, strong vocals, it is the prototypical rock song. But as I mentioned in the …
Change Of Perspective
[Originally posted August 31, 2015] When doing the Rock Music Lyrics series of posts, I have been doing just that … concentrating on the lyrics alone. Upon reflecting over the summer, I’ve decided that a change of perspective is in …
A New Beginning
Wait. Hasn’t that title been used before? In some sort of movie franchise or something? Maybe. But we’ll leave it as is for now. Onward ho!