Lyrical: “Stardust” (Part One)

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

“Ziggy Stardust” is a David Bowie song written solely by Bowie and recorded with the Spiders from Mars—Mick Ronson on guitar, Trevor Bolder on bass, and Mick Woodmansey on drums—at Trident Studios in London on November 11, 1971, for The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, released June 16, 1972. The song tells the story of Ziggy, an androgynous,

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Obscure Bands – Mighty Baby

This Obscure band formed in London in January 1969 out of the remains of The Action, a highly regarded North London group.

Mighty Baby were an English psychedelic rock band formed in London in January 1969 out of the remains of The Action, a highly regarded North London group that had begun in 1963 as the Boys and had developed a strong following among the British mod and R&B audience.

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David Bowie – Doyle’s Space: Music Hall of Fame

For here, am I sitting in a tin can
Far, above the world
Planet Earth is blue
And there’s nothing I can do

David Bowie was born David Robert Jones on January 8, 1947, in Brixton, London, England, into a working-class family whose modest circumstances belied the creative intensity that would define his life. His father, Haywood Stenton Jones, worked in promotions for a children’s charity, while his mother, Margaret Mary Burns,

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Aleister Crowley

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.

Aleister Crowley was born Edward Alexander Crowley on October 12, 1875, in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, into a wealthy and intensely religious Plymouth Brethren family. His father, Edward Crowley, was a successful brewer turned lay preacher whose death in 1887 profoundly affected the young Crowley, fostering both a lifelong rebellion against evangelical Christianity and an obsessive engagement with religion in transformed, esoteric forms.

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My Favorite Songs by Elton John (Part One)

This is a series of posts that will talk about my favorite songs by Sir Elton John. See if you agree with any of these!

“Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding” is a nearly 11-minute progressive rock suite by Elton John, written by Elton John (music) and Bernie Taupin (lyrics), and released as the opening track of his acclaimed 1973 double album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. The instrumental first half, “Funeral for a Friend,”

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My Favorite Rock Operas (Part One)

This is a series of posts that will talk about my favorite Rock Operas. See if you agree with any of these!

I’ll list some of my favorite rock operas in this series of posts. A rock opera is a collection of rock songs that together tell a unified story or follow a central theme, often with characters and a narrative arc like a traditional opera. Unlike concept albums, rock operas are typically more theatrical and may be adapted for stage or film.

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Lyrical: “Salvation Army” (Part One)

These are songs that contain “Salvation Army” in their lyrics.

Hazy Shade of Winter is a song written by Paul Simon and originally recorded by Simon & Garfunkel in 1966, released as a standalone single before appearing on later compilations. The track, with its urgent tempo and melancholic lyrics, reflects on the passage of time and lost opportunities, using the changing seasons

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Shel Talmy Dies

With a keen sense of production and a deep understanding of emerging trends in rock music, he quickly established himself as a sought-after producer.

Shel Talmy is an American-born record producer and songwriter who played a pivotal role in shaping the British rock and pop scene of the 1960s. Known for his innovative production techniques and for working with some of the most iconic artists of the era, Talmy is celebrated for his contribution to hits that remain legendary.

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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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Bob Feldman Dies

My boyfriend’s back he’s gonna save my reputation
(Hey-la-day-la my boyfriend’s back)
If I were you I’d take a permanent vacation
(Hey-la, hey-la, my boyfriend’s back)

Robert C. Feldman, commonly known as Bob Feldman, was a prominent American songwriter, record producer, and musician. Robert was born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 14, 1940. He was raised in an Orthodox Jewish home and briefly studied to become a cantor.

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