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Ramblings of a retiree in France
I’ve kicked off 2023 with a series of my favourite cover songs. It’s quite amazing how many artists cover one another’s songs. Last week I wrote about a cover of a Lenny Kravitz song, this week I’m featuring another one, Are You Gonna to… Continue Reading “Musical Monday: Cover songs #15”
I’ve kicked off 2023 with a series of my favourite cover songs. It’s quite amazing how many artists cover one another’s songs. Fly Away, the fourth single from Lenny Kravitz‘s fifth album, was one of his biggest hits, and the biggest since Are You… Continue Reading “Musical Monday: Cover songs #14”
As a big music fan I’m much enjoying taking part in Bee’s ” Love is in Da Blog” Challenge for the month of February. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Bee for hosting a very enjoyable challenge and helping to broaden our… Continue Reading “Musical February : Day 28”
As a big music fan I’m much enjoying taking part in Bee’s ” Love is in Da Blog” Challenge for the month of February. Today’s prompt is another free choice so it’s yet another track by Lenny Kravitz (and Craig Ross) called I’ll be Waiting from… Continue Reading “Musical February : Day 26”
I’m a big music fan so thought it might be nice to take part in Bee’s ” Love is in Da Blog” Challenge for the month of February. Today’s prompt is another free pick so I’m going with yet another Lenny Kravitz song. Here to… Continue Reading “Musical February : Day 19”
I’m kicking off 2023 with a series of my favourite cover songs. It’s quite amazing how many artists cover one another’s songs. Sometimes they’re not artists you might expect, sometimes they are and often we’re more familiar with the cover than the original. Like,… Continue Reading “Musical Monday: Cover songs #6”
I’m a big music fan so thought it might be nice to take part in Bee’s ” Love is in Da Blog” Challenge for the month of February. I get a free choice today so I’m going with – no great surprise here –… Continue Reading “Musical February : Day 1”
In the run up to Easter, I’ve been celebrating all things chocolate! Today, I’m going to be celebrating those artists whose voices have frankly rich, chocolatey tones. In all three cases, I’ve chosen videos from NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concerts, a video series of… Continue Reading “Musical Monday: Chocolate Voices”
Yet another of my musical heroes who is no longer with us. I first encountered Prince in the early 80s when he performed a limited set including Little Red Corvette at The Camden Palace in London. The audience were enchanted! Prince’s career was marked… Continue Reading “Musical Monday: Prince”
I’ve seen Lenny Kravitz in concert many times and he’s never disappointed. I’m going to feature two of my favourite tracks – no mean feat because I pretty much love them all – enjoy! Lenny wrote Thinking of You in honour of his mother,… Continue Reading “Musical Monday: Lenny Kravitz”
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