“People all over the worldJoin handsStart a love train, love train” Written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, Love Train was a hit single released by the O’Jays in 1972. In early 1973, it reached number one on R&B Singles and the Billboard Hot 100 and was the O’Jays only number one hit on the…
Tag: 1970s music
Song Lyric Sunday – Floor/House/Roof/ Walls – Our House (Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young)
“Our house is a very, very, very fine house with two cats in the yardLife used to be so hardNow everything is easy ’cause of you” Written by British singer-songwriter Graham Nash, Our House was recorded in 1970 by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young on their album Deja Vu. It took Nash only about an…
Song Lyric Sunday Theme: Haunted/Magic/Mystery/ Supernatural/Trick – “They Caught the Devil and Put Him in Jail in Eudora, Arkansas”
I said: Miss Johnson could you tell meWhat are you shaking forShe said: Lord, they caught the devilAnd they got him in jail in Eudora, Arkansas We called it “Swamp Rock” in my day, and singer-songwriter Tony Joe White was known as “Swamp Fox”. He is perhaps best known for the song Polk Salad Annie….
Song Lyric Sunday Theme: Cards/Dice/Gamble/Lose/Win – “The Gambler”
You’ve got to know when to hold ’em Know when to fold ’em Know when to walk away And know when to run A train “bound for nowhere” becomes the meeting-place of a man down on his luck and another man known only as The Gambler. In exchange for the narrator’s last swallow of whiskey,…
Song Lyric Sunday Theme: Burn/Fire/Flame- “Oak Fire”
“Oak fire running through my brainEverybody looks just about the same“ Oak Fire, written by Lee Michaels, was included on his album “5th,” released in 1971. He is best known for Do You Know What I Mean and Can I Get a Witness, both of which also were released in 1971. I’ve always liked this song,…
Song Lyric Sunday Theme: Animals- “Tennessee Bird Walk”
“Take away the trees and the birds All have to sit upon the ground“ Tennessee Bird Walk is undoubtedly one of the craziest songs I’ve ever heard. Written and recorded by country music husband and wife duo Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan, it was released as a single in 1970 and went to Number One…
Song Lyric Sunday Theme: New- “You Make Me Feel Brand New”
“God bless you You make me feel brand new “ Recorded in 1974 by The Stylistics, one of my favorite R&B groups of the 1970s, You Make Me Feel Brand New was written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed. The recording sold over a million copies globally, reached number 5 on the Billboard R&B chart, and was…
Song Lyric Sunday Theme: First- “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”
“The first time ever I saw your face I thought the sun rose in your eyes “ Because I spent much of my youth listening to folk singers and groups such as Peter, Paul and Mary; The Chad Mitchell Trio; The Kingston Trio; The Brothers Four; and Gordon Lightfoot, all of whom recorded this song, I…
Song Lyric Sunday Theme: Take/Taking- “Take Me to the Pilot”
“Take me to the pilot of your soul…” I always liked this song, but in many ways it makes no sense whatsoever. The lyrics speak of danger, fearlessness, and betrayal, but the lyricist himself, Bernie Taupin, said even he didn’t know what the lyrics really meant. Apparently, he threw some words together and thought they…
Hummingbird, don’t fly away, fly away
Now that October has arrived, the hummingbirds are fewer in number. Only one or two seem to still remain, and it won’t be long before they, too, have flown away. I have found it very difficult to photograph hummingbirds, although I was successful once or twice this summer and have posted those photos here: https://unexpectedincommonhours.wordpress.com/2013/06/07/weekly-photo-challenge-fleeting/…
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