Tag Archives: music

Life Is But a Song…And Dance

Posted on July 30, 2018 by pegoleg

Some people think they were born at the wrong time; adventurers wish they had lived in 900 AD when Vikings sailed the seas, and fleshy women yearn for the 1600s when their bodies would have been the feminine ideal in … Continue reading →

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Music Is A Time Machine

Posted on July 1, 2015 by pegoleg

I have discovered the secret to time travel. I was in a store the other day when the radio played Build Me Up Buttercup by The Foundations.  I wasn’t the only person who started singing along.  I could hear some … Continue reading →

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Kanye Krashes Kompetition

Posted on February 9, 2015 by pegoleg

The music industry’s elite were astonished to see history repeat itself yesterday at the Grammy’s when Kanye West rushed the stage to demand winner Beck forfeit his Album of the Year award in favor of Beyoncé. “It was Deja vu … Continue reading →

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Song Lyrics I Got Horribly Wrong #387

Posted on July 23, 2014 by pegoleg

Elton John, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road …back to the howling old owl in the woods, humpin’ the horny back toad.   Have you ever discovered you were totally messing up a song’s lyrics?

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Did You Get Your Songfluenza Vaccination?

Posted on February 18, 2014 by pegoleg

I’ve been humming the theme song from “Gilligan’s Island” all day.  This brain worm reminded me of the time I got Songfluenza so bad, I barely escaped with my life… ========================================================== I’ve picked up a nasty virus.  It’s just getting … Continue reading →

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The Wal-Mart Christmas Musical

Posted on December 17, 2013 by pegoleg

Art lovers like to revisit their holiday favorites at this time of year.  Ballet enthusiasts flock to The Nutcracker and classical music lovers go to Handel’s Messiah. Me?  I’m a musical theater buff.  Last weekend I caught my favorite show … Continue reading →

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Pavlov’s Wayne Newton

Posted on January 15, 2013 by pegoleg

I’m a serial singer of songs. I’m not talking about great songs necessarily, and I don’t perform them well, either.   I’m no Wayne Newton.  It’s just that my brain is wired for song stimulus and I respond like one of … Continue reading →

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The REAL Sounds of The Season

Posted on December 18, 2012 by pegoleg

My favorite classic rock radio station switched to an all-Christmas-music-format the day after Thanksgiving.  They call it “The Sounds of The Season”.  This annoys me for two reasons. 1) Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer instead of Another Brick … Continue reading →

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The Day The Music Died

Posted on May 22, 2012 by pegoleg

Last week saw the passing of music legends Donna Summer and Robin Gibb.   Robin and his fellow Brothers Gibb formed the wildly successful group the Bee Gees who, along with Donna,  defined the music phenomenon known as disco. This was the week that … Continue reading →

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How I Did My Groove Thang With Earth, Wind & Fire On Cloud Nine – Almost

Posted on August 25, 2011 by pegoleg

The local YMCA is being renovated.  I’m sure it will end up being a workout Mecca the likes of which we have never seen.  In the meantime, it’s a pain in the butt. They closed the main rooms and moved … Continue reading →

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