“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 …
Monthly Archives: February 2021
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 …