This is a bit late but last week, the whole world celebrated Mother's Day. Tributes in the form of gifts, lunch-outs, and greeting cards were given out.to honor mothers and all the sacrifices they have made and continue to make for their children. A song, however, is extra special. Boys II Men proved that when … Continue reading A Song For Mama →

Discovering love in summer is both exciting and unforgettable. This is the message shared by this theme from the movie of the same title. Released in 1971, the film dealt with a subject considered as intriguing,  if not controversial at the time. Briefly, "Summer of '42" was about a young teenage boy having his first … Continue reading Summer of ’42 →

Summertime is always a fun time. The experiences that come with the season are varied but at the same time unforgettable. That's what this song from Bryan Adams is all about and some of the lines here were actually inspired by true events. Adams composed the song along with Jim Vallance. During their high school … Continue reading Summer of ’69 →

Some songs speak the truth, making use of actual events and personalities to urge people to take action and make the needed change.  "Used To Be", a duet by Stevie Wonder and Charlene in 1982, is one of those songs. The song talks of wars taking place in remote and unknown places, creating unwilling refugees … Continue reading Used To Be →

Love songs come and go but a few linger in our hearts because of the melody and the words used to create them. Below are three of them. What makes them stand out ftom the others is that they look into the beauty of love songs, and not of love. If I sing you a … Continue reading Lines of a Song Volume 4 →

Ending this blog series on women and songs with "Lea". Sometime in 1986, the band Toto came up with the song "I'll Be Over You". Shortly after that, they followed this up with "Lea". The song obviously refers to a girl, but it was never confirmed if "Lea" is a real person. Toto gave no … Continue reading Lea →

Heavy metal rock bands have always been known to dish out the hard music stuff. Every now and then, however, these bands come up with a song or two that's way different from their usual music output. KISS, a heavy metal rock group from the 70s, did this with "Beth". It's a song written by … Continue reading Beth →

When this song first came out in 1972, it spawned a few intriguing questions. Chief of these is who Aubrey is or was. The song was written by David Gates and recorded by his group Bread. David explained that actress Audrey Hepburn was the inspiration behind "Aubrey" after the singer-songwriter saw her in the movie … Continue reading Aubrey →

Sandra, the main character of this song, is a great mystery, at least to me. The name was never mentioned all throughout the song, but that is its title. Even Barry Manilow, the voice behind this song, has kept mum on who Sandra is, or was, or if she did exist at all. Sandra, the … Continue reading Sandra →

We welcome the month of March with a blog series that focuses on songs that have women as subjects. March, in case you don't know, is celebrated as International Women's Month. We begin by looking into an original Billy Joel song.  For me, this is one of the best songs ever written for and about … Continue reading She’s Always a Woman →