A Month Of... Famous People...
Last of this month's theme, and it's Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, with "Stagger Lee"... warning - there are some bad words in this...
Showing posts with label Theme: Famous People. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Theme: Famous People. Show all posts
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
A Month Of... Famous People...
Neil Diamond, inspired by President John F. Kennedy's daughter (aged 11 at the time), Caroline, and "Sweet Caroline"...
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
A Month Of... Famous People...
Carly Simon today, and a song that is mostly thought to have been written about Warren Beatty, although other possible inspirations seem to be Mick Jagger and James Taylor...
"You're So Vain"...
"You're So Vain"...
Wikipedia Links:
Carly Simon
Warren Beatty / Mick Jagger / James Taylor / Cat Stevens / Kris Kristofferson / William Donaldson / Daffy Duck (!?)
Monday, February 23, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009
A Month Of... Famous People...
The last Pattie Boyd inspired song I'm featuring (although apparently she inspired others... bit like the face that launched a thousand songs), and it's Eric Clapton again... this time he's suffering from (at that stage) unrequited love for George Harrison's wife...
Derek & The Dominoes and "Layla"...
Derek & The Dominoes and "Layla"...
Saturday, February 21, 2009
A Month Of... Famous People...
Second song about Pattie Boyd now... although I've done these in the wrong order chronologically, as this should have been the first one...
The Beatles and "Something"... written by George Harrison when Pattie was his wife, before Eric Clapton won her...
The Beatles and "Something"... written by George Harrison when Pattie was his wife, before Eric Clapton won her...
Friday, February 20, 2009
A Month Of... Famous People...
First of 3 songs about the same woman now...
"Wonderful Tonight" by Eric Clapton, about Pattie Boyd, his then partner...
"Wonderful Tonight" by Eric Clapton, about Pattie Boyd, his then partner...
Thursday, February 19, 2009
A Month Of... Famous People...
Don McLean features again today, but this time as inspiration, rather than inspiree (yes, I know that's probably not really a word)...
Roberta Flack and "Killing Me Softly With His Song"...
Roberta Flack and "Killing Me Softly With His Song"...
Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly... - 1988
Uploaded by thegirlstheyrock
Wikipedia Links:
Roberta Flack
Don McLean
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
A Month Of... Famous People...
Billy Joel with "Uptown Girl", about his then girlfriend (and now ex-wife), Christie Brinkley...
BILLY JOEL - UPTOWN GIRL
Uploaded by hushhush112
Wikipedia Links:
Billy Joel
Christie Brinkley
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Saturday, February 14, 2009
A Month Of... Famous People...
Brian & Michael and "Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats & Dogs", about the artist L S Lowry...
Friday, February 13, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Monday, February 09, 2009
A Month Of... Famous People...
One for Viki today... Madness name-check Maurice Micklewhite... aka "Michael Caine"...
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