In Spain’s searing heat
rising dust obscures the plain
Don soliloquy
Copyright Francis 2022
In Spain’s searing heat
rising dust obscures the plain
Don soliloquy
Copyright Francis 2022
David Bowie wrote this after seeing the 1968 Stanley Kubrick movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. Space Oddity is a play on the phrase “Space Odyssey.” Space Oddity was released in 1969. It peaked at #5 in the UK but only #124 in the Billboard Charts. The song was released as a single but also on […]
David Bowie – Space Oddity — PowerPop… An Eclectic Collection of Pop Culture
Gerry Marsden of Gerry And The Pacemakers famed has died of a heart infection at the age of 78. Gerry and The Pacemakers were the second group that Brian Epstein signed- you may have heard of the first- a group called The Beatles. Their first hit “How Do You Do It” was a song that […]
GERRY MARSDEN OF GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS- DEAD AT 78 — slicethelife
Billboard #1 Hits: #195: ” Hello, Goodbye”- The Beatles. December 30, 1967. #1 for 3 weeks. Single: “Hello, Goodbye”- The Beatles Record Company- Capitol Genre: Pop Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney Time: 3:27 B-side: ” I Am The Walrus: Album- Magical Mystery Tour Grade: A- Peaked at #1 3 weeks in the Billboard […]
BILLBOARD #1 HITS: #195: ” HELLO, GOODBYE”- THE BEATLES. DECEMBER 30, 1967 — slicethelife
Welcome to my rewatching of the original 79 episodes of the series that launched the franchise. Below are the bulletpointed notes I jotted down while watching “The Trouble with Tribbles.” On this date in history, “Hello, Goodbye,” by the Beatles, is the #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is going to ride […]
|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season Two: Ep. 2.15 “The Trouble with Tribbles” – (Original air date: Friday, December 29, 1967) — firewatersite
Welcome to Winter. Just moments ago Winter officially began. I used to love winter and cold weather but I realized a couple winters ago that I am now the older I get- am growing to hate it. I have a feeling this winter is going to be- to quote George Harrison ‘a long, cold, lonely […]
” A HAZY SHADE OF WINTER”- SIMON AND GARFUNKEL — slicethelife
A review of the 1997 essential compilation of Jimi Hendrix’s music.
Jimi Hendrix – Experience Hendrix: The Best Of Jimi Hendrix (1997) — The Ultimate Music Library
The Beatles – Rubber Soul Following a well deserved holiday, John, Paul, George and Ringo returned to the studios in mid October 1965, not only to record their next album but also a new single – their first double A-side “Day Tripper” and “We Can Work It Out. “ During these sessions, The Beatles […]
The Beatles — 188 Classic Rock
A review of The Rolling Stones album release in 1967 – Between The Buttons.
The Rolling Stones – Between The Buttons (UK Version) (1967) — The Ultimate Music Library
*Great review of one of the band’s perhaps less well known albums, but well worth a listen.
Crying” is a song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson for Orbison’s third studio album of the same name. Released in 1961, it was a number… … 18 more words
Roy Orbison “Crying” (1962) — AMERICA ON COFFEE
A review of the second half of The Beatles career compilation spanning from the years 1967-1970.
The Beatles – 1967-1970 (1973) — The Ultimate Music Library