Tag Archives: lyrics
Forty-Six Years Ago Lightfoot Highlighted a Racial Issue
Cherokee Bend (1975) This song has been haunting my sleep. That probably means I need to write something about it. The story isn’t new, and in this case, fictionalized, but the recent news of unmarked graves at so many Residential … Continue reading
Song Lyrics as ‘The Journey’ (Jungian Psychology)
Bruce Miller: Fairy Tales On The Highway (1975) As you may have surmised by now, I am in the middle of reading “Ego and Archetype” by Edward F. Edinger. I already knew a great deal about the subject matter, having … Continue reading
My Corona (with apologies to The Knack)
Ooh, my little pretty one, my pretty one When you gonna give me some time, Corona Ooh, you make my motor run, my motor run Got it coming off o’ the line, Corona Never gonna stop, give it up, such … Continue reading
Stranger (to myself)
I moved away from Canada in nineteen-eighty-five: I wanted to see how the other half survived; The Brits were somewhat welcoming to me, There were so many places I wanted to be. But I didn’t realize how much … Continue reading
We’ve Heard…
Some Leonard Koans I’ve heard the soul is diamond in the rough That pain must polish it to a bright display; But mine is diamond dust that’s blown away. (from “I’ve Counted What I Have”) Now I heard there was … Continue reading
It’s a Sign of the Times
Just Stop Your Crying Two things happened last night: Noah Mac was eliminated from The Voice after singing “Sign of the Times” and ‘Harry Styles: Live in Manchester’ was aired on CTV. Harry’s final tune was (you guessed … Continue reading
Hey, Cathy: think this one could be lyrics for a song?
My cousin Cathy Miller is The Singing Quilter. We discussed writing another song together. I was going to focus on the ancestry.ca work I’ve been doing since 2006. Instead, I found this one in my manuscript, “Time Defined”. It might … Continue reading
Too Many Years (lyrics)
Too Many Years I’m waiting at the station for the Sudbury bus To see my real dad, years ago: He answered my letter to meet this one time And there’s so much I need to know. But he … Continue reading
