Favourite Song Friday – Same Old Lang Syne

This is my final Favourite Song Friday (have a look at my others here) because it is the second last day of this year, and coincidentally my daughter’s 20th birthday, and I shall start another episodic topic next year (stay tuned for that – pun intended…) Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve and people will be…

Favourite Song Friday – The Snowman

It is Christmas time and whilst I have never been a lover of many of the traditions surrounding this feast that are associated with a cold climate, e.g. plum pudding, mince tarts, eggnog and hot roast dinners on a sweltering summer day (in Australia), there are some things I do love and one of them…

Favourite Song Friday – Cohn

The year is rapidly coming to a close and during this countdown to Christmas everyone seems to be rushing around, driving badly, jumping queues and generally raising my anxiety levels. So this Friday’s Favourite Song is one of my calming tunes and hopefully it will lower your blood pressure too. Walking in Memphis by Marc…

Favourite Song Friday – Ronstadt

Yesterday I learnt of the deaths of two people – both were elderly gentlemen so had lived long and fairly full lives but both had been a part of my life; one was a wonderful neighbour on the street where I grew up and the other was my first neighbour in Melbourne when I moved…

Favourite Song Friday – Gabriel

Today is my wedding anniversary so this is a mushy Favourite Song Friday: In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel Who remembers John Cusack in the very forgettable movie Say Anything, standing with his boom box held high playing this song, wearing his heart on sleeve trying to impress his young love? Peter Gabriel’s album SO…

Favourite Song Friday – Braithwaite

This Friday’s Favourite Song is a little bit late because sometimes life gets very busy, so here is the aptly named,  As the Days Go By, written and performed by Daryl Braithwaite. When I was young Daryl Braithwaite lead a band called Sherbet.  I was probably the only teenage girl in Australia who didn’t follow…

Favourite Song Friday – Roger

Wow, what a week, especially in American politics. With a little of bit of irony (that I hope my American friends and readers will appreciate) this week’s Favourite Song is Get Used To It by Roger Voudouris. I just loved this song when I first heard it and it has been on my favourite list…

Favourite Song Friday – Cat

I love, love, love this song and I always have.  It is my favourite song for everyday, not just a  Friday – Remember the Days of the Old Schoolyard by Cat Stevens. The artist ‘formerly known as’ Cat Stevens – now Yusuf Islam – (born Steven Demetre Georgiou) has often generated controversy with his religious…

Favourite Song Friday: Phil

This week’s favourite song is by Phil Collins – Something Happened on the Way to Heaven. This song has specific memories for me (as many favourite songs do) but is yet another song that inspires me to walk, dance or just move. Strangely I had never seen the official film clip until today when looking…

Favourite Song Friday: Carly Rae

Here is today’s Favourite Song – Carly Rae Jepson’s Call Me Maybe Whilst I thought her song, released in 2012, was pretty catchy it took on a while new level of enjoyment when I saw the Harvard Baseball Team doing their own moves to the song on YouTube. They are on a journey in a…