Streets of Bucharest

“We danced on the streets of Bucharest” sing the Romanian pop stars Florian Rus and Maria Mirabela Cismaru, better known as MIRA.The song “Strazile din Bucuresti“ is about young lovers who meet on a Bucharest city street. Bucharest is home to the world’s biggest parliamentary building.  Originally at The Palace of Parliament but more commonly …

Abu Dhabi

The song Abu Dhabi is by Mikolas Josef, the Czech singer and songwriter.  You might know him from the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest where his finished sixth with his song “Lie to Me”.  The most successful Czech entry in Eurovision at the time of writing. If the United Arab Emirates is under your consideration for …

North by Northwest

Watching a rerun of the Hitchcock classic “North by Northwest” starring Cary Grant reminded of the lyrics from “I’m gonna shake out all that snow. Riding years ago, through the South Dakota roads.“ from the song “Shaking Out the Snow”* by Nanci Griffith the American singer and songwriter.  Those of you familiar with the song …

Santorini

No words are needed to accompany Yanni’s “Santorini”. The song is dedicated to one of the most beautiful islands in the world.  The song “Santorini” is said to be a timeless classic masterpiece since it manages to epitomise the music balance you can find in Greek Music and Greek nature. Santorini is located some 120 …

It’s the Sunny Side of Life

It’s the Sunny Side of Life is probably not on many people’s playlists, but the Maldives continues to be one of the most popular long-haul holiday destinations for UK travellers thanks to its picturesque islands, white sand beaches and crystal-clear lagoons.  The song was Official song of MATATO Maldives Travel Awards 2015.  It is regularly …

Red Poppy Flowers on Monte Cassino

This song was written shortly after the capture of the Monte Cassino, Italy on 18th May 1944. It is a tribute to thousands of soldiers who fell in the shadow of Monte Cassino Monastery. Over 1000 Poles lost their lives in the taking of the Monastery during May 1944. The words in English are: “The …

St Augustine at Night

Have you been to Florida or planning a trip to Florida? Then you are likely to have been to Orlando or Miami.  How many of you have ever considered St Augustine?  This is where our song takes us this time. “St Augustine at night” was a single released in October 2020 by the Californian based …

Gibraltar

Maybe not the best known song containing Gibraltar but in this post we start off with Gibraltar by Maxi Priest. You might be more familiar with “Rock of Gibraltar” by Frankie Laine.  If you would like to reacquaint yourself with this song about a brush salesman, click here . The video below was recorded in …

Kiss Kiss – Turkish Delight

“Kiss Kiss” is probably the most famous song to come out of Turkey but you didn’t realise it.  The original song “Şımarık” was a hit for Tarken, a German born Turkish singer.  You are probably more familiar with the versions by the Greek-American singer Stella Soleil in 2001, which was itself covered by the Australian …