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The Music Tag
The Hopeful Pen at With Joy for the Work has very kindly tagged me for the Music Tag! I love tags and I love music, so this is a perfect combination. Here are the rules: Write ten songs that come…
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Vintage Fashion with Judith Durham
What's one thing I love above all else? ...not vintage fashion, actually, if we want to get technical. But I am quite fond of vintage fashion. I'm also quite fond of Judith Durham, lead singer of the Australian '60s band…
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The 30 Song Tag
The lovely Maidens of Green Gables have tagged me for The 30 Song Tag! (Thanks awfully, Maidens!) Like most people, I do listen to songs from time to time. Therefore, I thought I was sufficiently qualified to give the 30…
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Tuneful Tuesday: Don’t Sleep in the Subway by Petula Clark
I'd like to share a song with you by Petula Clark, called (as you'll never guess, since it's not as though it's explicitly mentioned in the post title or anything) Don't Sleep in the Subway. "You wander around On your…
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Tuneful Tuesday: Darling Can’t You Tell by The Clusters
This Tuneful Tuesday, I'm skipping forward a few decades from last time, to 1958 and the era of doo-wop. "Darling Can't You Tell" is by The Clusters (who apparently, from my admittedly limited research, had only one picture taken of…
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Tuneful Tuesday: You’re the Cream in My Coffee
For Tuneful Tuesday today, I'm sharing a song from a genre I've only recently really started exploring: 20s-30s jazz. My fondness for the TV show of Jeeves and Wooster sparked the decision to start exploring the genre. It's a good…
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Tuneful Tuesday: When Snowflakes Fall in Summer by The Everly Brothers
Welcome back to Tuneful Tuesday! Sadly, I missed the boat on sharing a Christmas song, as my blog took an unexpected hiatus...ah well. Such is life. In any case, I'm sharing a song today from another of my favorite bands,…
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Tuneful Tuesday: The Actor by The Moody Blues
Welcome back to Tuneful Tuesday! Last time I shared a song with you from my first favorite band, The Seekers. Today, I'll share a song from another band I fell in love with: The Moody Blues. From left to right:…
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Tuneful Tuesday: Come the Day by The Seekers
Welcome to the first installment of Tuneful Tuesday! The premise here is quite simple - every other Tuesday I'll post a song that I'd like to share. These songs will usually be on the older end of the spectrum (as…