Lyrical: “Take” (Part One)

These are songs that contain the word “take” in their lyrics.

“Fearless” is a song by Taylor Swift written by Swift and Liz Rose and originally released in 2008 on Swift’s second studio album Fearless, with production by Swift and Nathan Chapman, and it functions as a thematic mission statement for the album’s idealized vision of youthful bravery, romantic optimism, and emotional openness,

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“Oh Lonesome Me” / “I Can’t Stop Loving You” – Doyle’s Space: Music Hall of Fame – SOS Award

This “Stand Out Single” was by a favorite of my mother.

The single “Oh Lonesome Me” / “I Can’t Stop Loving You” by Don Gibson, released in 1958, is one of the most iconic and influential records in country music history. Both tracks were written by Don Gibson himself and recorded in a single session on December 3, 1957, at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, produced by Chet Atkins.

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Songs and Beverages (Part One)

Musically, it features a slow, brooding tempo with haunting guitar riffs by Jimmy Page and emotionally charged vocals by Robert Plant.

Names of beverages in songs are sometimes used to symbolize emotions through a state of mind. There are no shortage of songs that have this affliction. I’m going to talk about a few of my favorites in these posts and maybe list some of the low hanging fruit as we go along. I hope you enjoy!

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Music in the Breaking Bad Franchise – Part One (Spoilers!)

Guess I got what I deserved – Baby Blue

The musical score of the Breaking Bad Franchise (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul and El Camino) was composed by Dave Porter. He is an accomplished American composer best known for his exceptional work on the critically acclaimed television series “Breaking Bad.”

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Songs That Begin and End with the Same Line (Part One)

Ziggy played guitar

I just heard a new “Diner topic” on the Jukebox Diner with Lou Simon radio show on Sirius/XM. It was to come up with songs that open and close with the same exact line of lyric. I thought this sounded fun so I started coming up with some. There are a lot more that I would have ever thought so here we go.

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