I’ve wondered this for a long time… how do artists decide if their song should fade to silence or have a definite, clear ending? It used to bother me when a song just faded out because I thought, “It’s still going! You can’t just turn it down!” Songs that ended on a guitar strum orContinue reading “Song endings- to fade or not to fade?”
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Leap Year in music and movies
In honor of Leap Day (Year), here’s a list of a few movies and a few songs that are about (or mention) Leap Day or Leap Year…. or any kind of leaping 🙂 Movies… Leap Year (2010) Pirates of Penzance (1983) February 29 (Korean, 2006) Music… “Circle of Life” (Elton John) …it’s the leap ofContinue reading “Leap Year in music and movies”
11 song titles that are (or are not) about race and ethnicity
Every once in a while I like to come up with Top 10 lists, so here I am again with one that could be miles long! Because there are so many song titles that are (or could be) thought of as titles having to do with race or ethnicity, I’m limiting them to whatever I’veContinue reading “11 song titles that are (or are not) about race and ethnicity”
Niall Horan “Nice to Meet Ya”…worst lyrics ever?
My experience with Mr. Niall Horan is limited to the One Direction hits, and a couple of his songs as a solo artist. I actually like “This Town” and “Too Much To Ask,” but a single he released at the end of 2019 has the worst lyrics I’ve ever heard in both my ears. IfContinue reading “Niall Horan “Nice to Meet Ya”…worst lyrics ever?”
Do you like any cover songs better than the originals?
There are quite a few songs I’ve heard that were simply remakes of an older version. An easy one to use as an example is “Can’t Help Falling In Love.” Everyone and their mother knows this song was made popular by Elvis Presley. But this isn’t the version I heard first. For me, it wasContinue reading “Do you like any cover songs better than the originals?”
Out of the Wilderness 