The song has its origins in the summer of 1989 just prior to the collapse of communism. At a local festival Dežo Ursiny sang John Lennon’s Imagine. This was followed by a Slovak version written by Ivan Štrpka. The Slovak version became “Predstavujem Si Krajinu” (I imagine the country). At the time it symbolised living …
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Spanish Bombs
Strangely enough I came across this song, just a couple of days after returning from Madrid, where on my list was a visit to the Museo Nactional Art Reina Sofia. The museum is housed in a former hospital and provides a great space for view modern and contemporary art. It is most famous for the …
Travel the Canadian Dream. Letting the Train take the Strain.
Since 1990, Rocky Mountaineer, the world’s largest privately owned luxury tourist train, has welcomed more than 2 million guests to inhale the mountain air and let nature take their breath away. So to celebrate 30 wonderful years of service on board and experience historic storytelling, world-class cuisine, a first-hand look at the vast and untouched …
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Warszawa
For this posting we highlight another track by David Bowie featuring the title of another European City. “Warszawa” was released on the album “Low” in January 1977 and was regularly used as the opening number on his live shows. Part of the melody is said to be based on a Polish folk song and was …
Budapest with George
George Ezra wrote his song Budapest despite not having actually been there. He was touring Europe and it was on his list of places to visit but he got a little hung over and missed his train. The video below was when George actually made it to Budapest. The British have had a big influence …
Lights out.
The new Formula One season is almost upon us. After last season’s dramatic end conclusion, things are gearing themselves up to a really explosive year of racing. We have looked at Formula One destinations previously, but today we are off to Montreal for the Grand Prix du Canada at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve from Friday June 17th …
Imagine
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 …
It Always Rains in Wuppertal
No words or video in today’s track. Everything is in the title. Pyrolater aka is a German musician and record producer. . Wuppertal is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany located in the Wupper Valley. east of Dusseldorf. It is best known these days for its suspension railway or Schwebebahn as it is known locally, …
Kentucky Rain
“In the cold Kentucky Rain” is probably not the best way to entice visitors to visit the state of Kentucky. Recorded in 1969 and released 11 months later in 1970, for many, this is their favourite Elvis song, so much so that it earned a place on the CD “Elvis with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: …
It was in Prague not so long ago
So goes the opening line of 1965 released song Prague by Rika Zaraï, an Israeli singer who not only sang in French, but English, Hebrew, Spanish, Italian and German. Rika lived most of her life in Paris where she made a career as a singer, songwriter, musician and author. Prague is a great place to …