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Another Little Sparks Fan Post

Hi guys, welcome back to Big Blog Theory, I hope you’re all doing well. Today I thought I’d write another little post talking about Sparks. I’ve talked about them quite a lot on my blog in the past in numerous blog posts and things, I’ve always been a huge fan of them and their work. It’s nice to see them still doing their thing. They’re still really demented, hilarious and brilliant since when they first started out in the seventies. Their music just always makes me smile and they’re also one of my long term creative inspirations who inspire me creatively every single day. I’d like to meet them some day, they seem really nice and just very interesting individuals. I’m still listening to their music and I love going back to their old albums they’re really wonderful and fun to listen to. I forgot how good they were, actually no scratch that, I never forgot how good they were. These guys are just brilliant in every single way and it’s a blessing to have them in this world with us. I can’t imagine a world without Sparks, it would be horrible. Their music is magical and I’m going to be honest with you, I am going to dread the day when they both stop making music and releasing albums, they’re just awesome. I’m looking forward to hearing their new album Live On The Moon, I think it’s going to be out very soon.

The title of the album is so funny and very witty. My mum actually believed in it thinking that they were actually live on the moon but then my dad was like ”No, they’re not really on the moon, it’s just a wind up, even real astronauts couldn’t get on the moon and Sparks can?” it was so funny. If you know Sparks you’ll know they’re just busting your chops, but wouldn’t it be something if they were on the moon? I could just imagine them floating around, haha.

That’s all for this post, I hope you all have a wonderful day wherever you are. Love you all and stay tuned for more work here on Big Blog Theory.

The Traveling Wilburys

Hi everyone, welcome back to Big Blog Theory, I hope you’re all doing well. Today I’ve got another music post for you. Still talking about my recent music obsessions and just things I’ve been loving lately music wise.

And this one is going to be about a group called The Traveling Wilburys.

If you don’t know who they are, basically they were a British and American super group which featured artists and musicians such as Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, George Harrison and Jeff Lynne. I just love how there are so many legends in this band , so many big names and it’s like they were handpicked from all these different places/ bands just to make music together. Whoever had this idea is a genius in my book. These guys are just wonderful and there is so much chemistry between them, the way they perform and sing together is just pure magic. Sadly some of them are no longer with us. But their music is here to stay and they’ve made their marks on the world.

You had so many talented musicians, you had Jeff Lynne from the group The Electric Light Orchestra, you had George Harrison, you had Tom Petty, you had Bob Dylan, you had Roy Orbison, just so many legends in one room you couldn’t make this up, it’s just wonderful.

I haven’t listened to much of their music but I think my two favourite songs of theirs are End Of The Line obviously but also Handle With Care which is a song that I really adore, it’s a really beautiful song. You’ve got so many wonderful voices just harmonising and performing together, it just feels like they’re a bunch of friends singing and making music together. This group is an absolute gem. You’ve got everyone jamming and doing their thing and then there’s Bob with his guitar, it’s just so wonderful, I’m loving it. I can’t wait to discover more of their music.

I totally recommend that you check them out if you haven’t already, because honestly you won’t be disappointed.

That’s all for today’s post, I hope you all liked it, I hope you all have a wonderful day wherever you are, I love you all and stay tuned for more work on Big Blog Theory.

My Favourite Simon And Garfunkel Albums And Songs

Hi guys, welcome back to Big Blog Theory, I hope you’re all doing well. As you all know I really love Simon And Garfunkel and I’ve been really falling in love with their music all over again I’ve been wanting to talk about some of my favourite albums of theirs. I’ve talked about some of my favourite songs but not albums so I’m going to get into that today.

One of my favourite albums is The Sound Of Silence, I’ve played and listened to this album so many times, it’s just such a great album with so many great songs. It’s one of those albums, records that are on my list to buy, I would love to have it in my record collection.

One of my absolute favourite songs is The Leaves That Are Green. No matter how many times I’ve listened to this song it always sends a shiver down my spine and I start getting a bit emotional. The lyrics are very powerful and beautiful.

I’ll write down some of the lyrics down below so that you’ll know what I’m talking about

I was twenty one years when I wrote this song

I’m twenty two now but I won’t be for long

Time hurries on

And the leaves that are green turn to brown

I’m sorry but, these have to be some of my favourite words and lyrics in any song that I’ve listened to. I also have Paul Simon’s book of lyrics and I love it so much. Paul Simon was such a great talent and he really had a way with words, I love the way he wrote his songs. A huge inspiration to me.

I’ve also got a few other favourite songs from this album, including The Sound Of Silence, obviously but also  Somewhere They Can’t Find Me, Kathy’s Song, that one is also really beautiful especially the lyric ” The only truth I know is you” always has me tearing up every single time, also there’s Richard Cory, A Most Peculiar Man, April Come She Will, that’s another song that always makes me cry every time I listen to it when Art starts singing about the days of the month, it was a very beautiful song and his voice is so beautiful when he sings that and it will always be one of my favourites. Another song I love is I Am A Rock, I love that song. I just love the whole album, it’s so beautifully put together and crafted. It’s one of those albums I keep going back to. I’ve also got a book written about them, it’s called Together Alone, I’m so looking forward to reading it.

I also have a few other favourite albums too. I plan on giving Bookends a listen some time this week, one of their popular albums. That album also features the song Mrs Robinson from the film The Graduate, such a great song and I always find myself smiling and dancing to it every time it comes on. I just love Simon And Garfunkel so much, they’re one of my comfort listens and I find their music very healing. I’m still going back and watching their concert in Central Park, New York 1982, I love it so much, probably one of the best concerts ever. Paul Simon was such a wonderful talented songwriter and Art Garfunkel had such a beautiful voice. I would love to hear people’s stories and memories of when they went to that concert, it looked like so much fun.

If you haven’t listened to the album The Sound Of Silence yet, please do go and check it out, you will not be disappointed at all.

That’s all I have time for today, I hope you all liked my post, I hope you all have a lovely day wherever you are right now. Love you guys, stay tuned for more work on Big Blog Theory.

Linda Lewis: A Fan Post

Hi everyone, welcome back to Big Blog Theory, I hope you’re all doing well. Today I thought I’d write another music post, just talking about some of my music interests, obsessions and what I’m currently listening to in terms of music. Today I’ll be talking about Linda Lewis

If you’re not very familiar with her, basically she was the first black, British female singer/ songwriter to enter the UK singles chart. She made some great music in the seventies and also the eighties. I just love her so much, she was so pretty, fabulous and she had such a wonderful, beautiful, angelic singing voice, she was such a great talent. She has always been one of my favourite singers.

Her 1977 album Woman Overboard I absolutely adore, I’ve played it so many times. In fact I also have the vinyl of it in my record collection, it’s such a wonderful album. Every single song on there is just gold dust. It’s sort of a cross between disco, soul but there’s also some blues and folk going on there too with the Harmonika and guitar in one two of her songs.  Some of my favourite songs on the album are You Came, Shining, Bonfire, The Moon And I, My Friend The Sun, Light Years Away, So Many Mysteries To Find and Never Been Done Before, which is almost the whole album except for maybe one or two songs that I’ve missed but really I do love the whole album in it’s entirety. It’s one of my comfort albums that I always go back to. It’s feel good music but it’s also just really beautiful stuff. No matter how many times I’ve listened to the album, I never seem to get sick of it, it’s perfect in every sense of the word.

If you haven’t yet listened to her music, I do recommend you check her out and listen to it because honestly, you won’t be disappointed at all. She was just a star and a wonderful talent, I don’t think we’ll see the likes of her again, she was truly a once in a generation talent. I’ll always be listening to her music, she was just wonderful, wasn’t she?

That’s all I’ve got time for today, thank you so much for reading this post, I hope you liked it, I hope you all have a wonderful day wherever you are right now, love you all  and stay tuned for more posts here on Big Blog Theory.

The Seekers: A Fan Post

Hello everybody, welcome back to Big Blog Theory, I hope you’re all doing well. It’s such a warm, hot day today, the sun is out and I think it’s time for another music post.

Today, I thought I would talk about The Seekers. If you don’t know who they are, basically, they were an Australian pop group from the sixties. They created so much beautiful music and they did so many wonderful songs. I just love them so much, I really do. Such wonderful music, very healing to one’s soul, I feel like I have to listen to their music every single day, they just sounded so good together. All the other members of the group are all playing instruments and their voices all harmonise with one another, it’s pure magic. They were always one of my absolute favourite pop groups from that decade. In my opinion the sixties is such a wonderful time for music.

Judith Durham was the lead singer of this group, she had such a beautiful angelic singing voice. Probably one of the loveliest voices we’ve ever had in the music game. Sadly, she is no longer with us but her work lives on. She had one of the most beautiful voices I’ve ever heard, she truly had the voice of an angel. I think we are truly so lucky to have had her.

I think it’s rather difficult to have to choose a list of favourite songs because they’re all so wonderful in their own ways, but I think if I had to, I’d say my favourite songs are I’ll Never Find Another You, Georgy Girl, A World Of Our Own, Mornington Ride, Emerald City, The Carnival Is Over, Red Rubber Ball and many more. All such wonderful songs.

If you’ve never heard their music before, go and check them out because honestly, you won’t be disappointed. Their songs all have such beautiful stories and they bring me joy but they also make me feel kind of sad and they make me feel so many different emotions at once. It’s sort of like a silent goodbye.

That’s all I have time for today, thank you so much for reading this post, I hope you liked it. I hope you all have a wonderful day wherever you are right now, love you all, stay tuned for more work here on Big Blog Theory.

Bob Dylan: A Fan Post

Hi guys, welcome back to Big Blog Theory, I hope you’re all doing well. Today, I’m going to be talking about Bob Dylan. I’ve been wanting to talk about him for a while now.

If you don’t know who Bob Dylan is or perhaps you’ve never heard of him before, basically, he was an American Folk singer/ songwriter/ street poet who became really famous in the sixties. He was very unique and a bit of an odd character. For me, he always wrote the most powerful , crazy lyrics in his songs and they all tell wonderful, beautiful stories. For me, the words speak for themselves and as he sings he just really brings them to life. I really love his music. Nobody can do it like Bob Dylan, he really has a way with words. What I also love about his songs is that there are no direct plot lines for the songs and what they’re about, the songs have different meanings, they mean different things to different listeners.  The guitar, the harmonica, the vocals and lyrics are so poetic, he has such a distinctive voice, it just sounds so wonderful and you can’t get enough of it.

I’ve been getting into his music very recently, I just really love him. He just sort of did his own thing and he just wouldn’t fit into a certain mould, he was constantly changing as a songwriter/ musician, he just didn’t care. He is also a big inspiration to me as a 19 year old aspiring songwriter/ composer and musician. Even though the two song writing styles are very different, his music just always brings out the creativity in me. I’m forever thankful to have access to his music and I’m always listening to his albums. I think my two music obsessions at the moment are Simon And Garfunkel like I’ve mentioned before and Bob Dylan and a few others too but mostly these two. These two have opened my brain these past few weeks and I just love their music so much, I’m always listening to them. Their music is brain therapy for me, it’s kind of healing in a way. I just want to find them and thank them for leaving all this wonderful music for us.

As someone who writes poetry, writes songs and is also currently learning how to play the piano, I love nothing more than putting my headphones on or blasting some Bob Dylan or Simon And Garfunkel at loud volume on my radio and I’ll listen to the music with a lovely cup of tea or having a bit of a dance around the room, that’s my happy place right there.

Some of my favourite songs of his are The Times They Are A Changin, Blowin In The Wind, Mr Tambourine Man, Like A Rolling Stone, It Ain’t Me Babe, Farewell Angelina, Just Like A Woman, She Belongs To Me, Love Minus Zero, Subterranean Homesick Blues and many more. It’s silly because I love a lot of his music, I can’t choose a favourite. Another one of my favourite songs of his is Baby Stop Crying, it’s slightly newer it came out in the early eighties but that is also a brilliant song, me and my dad love it, we’ve played that song so many times.

I’ve also been listening to Bringing It All Home, it is such a good album, I’ve listened to it so many times, there are so many good songs on that album. It’s when he first went electric. Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream is also a good song, especially right at the beginning of the studio version where he suddenly starts laughing and he has to start all over again, that was so funny and it caught me off guard. I totally recommend you check the album out, you will not be disappointed.

I’m so glad I discovered his work when I did because it is truly wonderful and he will always be an inspiration to me as a young person. I also have some of his books which I am so excited to read, I’ve got two copies of his song lyrics, volume one of his autobiography and his interviews, I’m so excited to read them.

That’s all for this post, thank you so much for reading this post, I hope you liked it, I hope you have a wonderful day wherever you are right now. Love you guys, stay tuned for more work on Big Blog Theory.

My Simon And Garfunkel Fan Post

Hi guys, welcome back to Big Blog Theory, I hope you’re all doing well. I’ll admit it’s been a while, so sorry if I have not been posting on here, I’ve just been very busy. But I’m here now and that’s all that matters

Today I thought I would talk about Simon And Garfunkel. I know I might have mentioned them on my blog once or twice before. These guys really mean so much to me as a young, 19 year old aspiring musician, poet and songwriter and someone who just loves music in general.

If you don’t know who they are, basically they are an American musical duo, mostly famous within the sixties and beyond. Paul Simon is the singer/ songwriter so he writes all these beautiful songs and Art Garfunkel is a singer. Even though Paul Simon is known for being the songwriter and the main force of the duo, I still think Art is just as important. They have the most beautiful voices and when they harmonise together, magic happens.

I’ve been really getting into their music lately, getting to know them as a duo. I just think they’re wonderful. I’d probably say that my favourite songs are Mrs Robinson, The Sound Of Silence, I Am A Rock, April, Come She Will, A Most Peculiar Man, Kathy’s Song, The Leaves That Are Green, Scarborough Fair, The Boxer, Bridge Over Troubled Waters and many more. It’s just silly because all the songs are wonderful, I can’t choose a favourite.

Also, The Graduate, which is a very good film, starring a very young Dustin Hoffman. The entire soundtrack is the music of Simon And Garfunkel. The film introduced me to Simon And Garfunkel and it made me fall in love with their music.

Their music inspires me to continue writing poetry and inspires the creativity in me, it just brings me so much happiness. I just love them so much, I can’t imagine a world where Simon and Garfunkel don’t exist. I can’t imagine a world without music in general, to be honest.

I’m just so happy to have discovered these two, they are so important to me in every way and I’m so glad that they exist. I’ve also been watching their Concert at Central Park in New York it is incredible. I wish I was alive to witness such a historic event at that time, I’m sure it was wonderful. They were just rocking it up there

Yeah, how can you not love these two? they’re wonderful. I understand that they split but I think they made up and I’m so glad they did. Or at least I hope they did, it would be such a shame if they didn’t.

If you haven’t already listened to their music then I suggest you check them out, you won’t be disappointed. Every single song will take you on a journey that you won’t forget and when it’s over, you will feel like something has left you like it did with me. When certain songs come to an end, it feels like I’ve just lost a friend and you’re desperately trying to find that friend again but you can’t, it’s gone forever.  That’s the magic and the beauty of this music and I’m honoured to listen to this music and let it be part of my life.

I’ve also been getting into listening to Bob Dylan who I also love, I’ll write a post about him too, coming soon so stay tuned.

That’s all for now, I hope you all enjoyed this short but sweet post, I hope you all have a lovely day, thank you for stopping by, you’re all welcome here. I love you all, stay tuned for more work here on Big Blog Theory