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Posts Tagged ‘70’s’
David Bowie: Five Years
Later this week, there will be a sort of anniversary. It will be “Five Years” (as David Bowie glumly prophesizes), since I arrived into this country. But today isn’t the end of the world. A lot has happened in the past five years, as my wife will testify – for a start, [...]
Boomtown Rats: I Don’t Like Monday’s
I don’t like Monday’s. Who does? The weekend is over, and those two days never have enough hours for you to spend time with the family and get all the jobs done you intended to do. Last week’s laundry will have to wait until next week, the grass will just have to [...]
Bad Company: Can’t Get Enough
a href=”http://www.trackaday.net/2010/05/07/chuck-norris-walker-texas-ranger-tv-theme-song/”>My last post was all about Chuck. Chuck Norris, in the role Ranger Walker of the popular 90’s TV series, Walker, Texas Ranger. But what did Chuck Do before Walker, Texas Ranger? What has he been doing since Walker, Texas Ranger? I didn’t give it much of a second thought, [...]
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Ohio
It is 40 years since the shock of the Kent State shootings in May 1970, in which 4 students were shot dead by the Ohio National Guard, an event that still shocks today. Neil Young responded to the inexcusable shootings by composing “Ohio”, which was performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. The [...]
Blondie: Picture This
t seems as if the late 70’s/early 80’s was full of Photo-related songs. Photography in the 80’s must have been what the I-Phone App craze is nowadays. Why don’t I hear any “App This” songs? Artists these days have no imagination. Anyway, here is another excuse to post about Blondie, or, [...]
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here
Okay, so Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here” is not actually a song written about being on vacation, but because of the title, Floyd’s absent-minded song (written by Roger Waters and about former band member Syd Barrett’s breakdown) is worthy of a mention whilst I am warming my toes in the sand. Why? [...]
Free Energy: Free Energy
The latest issue of the Rolling Stone magazine has a feature about the best new bands of 2010. “Free Energy”, Rolling Stone comments are “Philly power poppers who mine the best of glammy Seventies-style arena jams on their James Murphy-produced debut Stuck on Nothing.” Interesting description – but if you were looking [...]
