Summertime in Venice

“Summertime in Venice” was the theme song from the film “Summertime” where Katharine Hepburn travels to Venice on her own. The song was released as a single by a number of artists including her co-star Rossano Brazzi. The version below is by Connie Francis issued 5 years after the film hit the big screen in …

The Northern Lights are in my Mind

In 2019 we pointed you in the direction of the Northern Lights. In fact in 1978 the group Renaissance were singing about the Northern Lights in their only hit single. The beauty of the song matches the sight of the lights. The Northern Lights or to give them their technical name, the “Aurora Borealis” are …

My girl and I went walking

by the Caribbean sea. So wrote Jimmy Buffett in his track Pre-You. Buffett is multi-talented American singer–songwriter, author, and businessman. His songs often make reference to an “island escapism” lifestyle.  I think that many of us could do with some of that right now. His songs are full of references to various Caribbean islands and …

Cyprus is my island

“Cyprus is my island. When the going’s rough I would love to find you Somewhere in a place like that… ” David Bowie once again provides our musical inspiration for our travel destination this week. The lyrics above come from the track “Move On”. Bowie’s first wife Angie was actually born on the island and …