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 …
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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 …
King of Mallorca
Some of you long standing visitors to Mallorca might remember the song by Jürgen Drews called König von Mallorca*. His version of Mallorca is about as far from our version as you can imagine. We like to get away from the beaches and up into the hills. There are three hotels that we would recommend. …
I Love LA
For our musical inspiration we head back to 1983. “From the West Side to the East Side / Everybody’s very happy / ’Cause the sun is shining all the time / Looks like another perfect day / I love L.A. (we love it)”, so sang Randy Newman. Randy says that the sun is shining all …
One Night in Dubai
“One Night in Dubai” is the title of a song by the Swedish-Iranian singer Arash. The video to accompany the song was filmed in Dubai and mainly features its most iconic hotel, the Burj Al Arab. Arash sings his lyrics in Farsi, whilst the english lyrics are sung by the Swedish singer, Helena Josefsson. His …
Starwood in Aspen
“Starwood in Aspen” was a song that John Denver wrote about his home in Aspen, Colorado. His house in the gated community of Starwood was built in 1972 and he lived there until his tragic death in 1997 when the experimental airplane he was piloting crashed into Monterey Bay, California. There are many reasons to …
I, I was ready for Cancun
The lyrics “I, I was ready for Cancun” are from a song called Mexico* by the Nigerian born British singer Jacob Banks*. Though released two years ago some of the lyrics could have been written for this Covid year. “And these breaking news consume my mind, couldn’t wait to leave the London smoke, make a …
Jerusalema
“Jerusalema” was originally recorded in Johannesburg in November 2019, by the producer Kgaogelo Moagi (aka Master KG) and the singer Nomcebo Zikode (she uses only her first name). The song is now one of the most downloaded songs on the digital charts worldwide. Sung in Zulu and with a religious theme “Jerusalem, my home. Protect …