This posting is unusual in that we are going to focus on just one very small area in the world. Specifically Central Park in New York City. The song was intially composed in the UK but completed in New York where Lennon had lived since 1971 and it was there that John Lennon was fatally …
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Halidiki
This week’s musical inspiration is the work of two of Europe’s best known DJs, brothers, Dimitri and Micheal Thivalos aka Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike. Although of Greek origin the brothers were born and grew up in Belgium. Over the years they lived in Ibiza, Mallorca and today’s destination Halidiki as they honed their skills …
It’s a trip around the Sun in Gran Canaria
If there is one song, that will entice you to get on a plane to Gran Canaria, it has to be this one by Edward Fox and the Animal Kingdom. Information on the band is a bit sketchy but they are based in Gran Canaria with links to Poland, Italy and Denmark. They say the …
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There is no other place like Split
Nima Splita do Splita (There is no other place like Split) is the title of a song by the Croatian singer Tereza Kesovija. The lyrics talk about the beauty of the town and how it’s the most beautiful place in the world, if fact the lyrics specifically mention that Split is more beautiful than Athens! …
A Horse With No Name
Hearing the track below by America on the radio last week, made me think that it was time for a road trip to the deserts of California. The song had the working title of “The Desert Song” and writer and original band member Dewey Bunnell once said “I had spent a good deal of time …
Chariots of Fire
This edition we will be visiting the birthplace of the Greek composer Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou, otherwise known as Vangellis. He is probably best known in the UK as the composer of the soundtrack for the film “Chariots of Fire”. The 1981 film is based on the true story of two British athletes in the 1924 …
Indiana Wants Me
“Indiana Wants Me” is a 1970 song written by Canadian singer R Dean Taylor. It is reputed that he wrote the song after seeing the film “Bonnie and Clyde”. Whilst Indiana might have wanted R Dean Tayor, we want to visit Indiana and in particular the state capital of Indianapolis. The most famous event in …
Tenerife Sea
Ed Sheeran’s 2014 song “Tenerife Sea”, is a reference to the island of Tenerife which according to Sheeran, the blue colour of the sea, matched the colour of the eyes of his girlfriend at that time. Tenerife is the largest and most heavily populated of the Canary Islands which are located off the north-west coast …
Carved the walls of Grand Canyon
So goes the Grand Canyon song by Steve Goodman. He sings of how the Colorado River has carved the canyon to expose the many colours of the layers of rock and sand. Many of us will be looking to travel to destinations away from populated areas for a while and the Grand Canyon might be …
Should I stay or should I go (2).
That is the dilemma facing most of us at this time. The UK government is yet to decide whether to change the May 17th for international travel and even then the list of destinations that UK residents can travel to is likely to be limited. So we are faced with 1982 eternal dilemma of staying …