Nicholas Bruner
Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Young Adult Author
Tag: cities
Place Names in Rock Lyrics: America
For this feature we’ve previously done Sweet Little Sixteen, Dancing in the Streets, Night Train, Rock’n Me, Pop Muzik, Girls, Girls, Girls, Fire Down Below, Truckin’, Everywhere That I’m Not, Mess Around, Back in the USA, and Back in the USSR. Our song today is America, by Simon & Garfunkel. It came out in 1968 on… Continue Reading “Place Names in Rock Lyrics: America”
What I’m Reading: Town, City & Nation: England, 1850-1914
Working on my newest novel (it’s going well, thank you!) has taken its toll on my posting frequency lately, that and that my most recent book doesn’t lend itself to much light discussion. Town, City & Nation: England, 1850-1914 is a real academic book. But… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Town, City & Nation: England, 1850-1914”
Place Names in Rock Lyrics: Back in the USSR
For this feature we’ve previously done Sweet Little Sixteen, Dancing in the Streets, Night Train, Rock’n Me, Pop Muzik, Girls, Girls, Girls, Fire Down Below, Truckin’, Everywhere That I’m Not, Mess Around, and Back in the USA. Our song today is Back in the USSR by the Beatles. It was released as a song… Continue Reading “Place Names in Rock Lyrics: Back in the USSR”
Place Names in Rock Lyrics: Back in the USA
For this feature we’ve previously done Sweet Little Sixteen, Dancing in the Streets, Night Train, Rock’n Me, Pop Muzik, Girls, Girls, Girls, Fire Down Below, Truckin’, and Everywhere That I’m Not, and Mess Around. Tonight’s song is Back in the U.S.A., by Chuck Berry, the second song by Chuck Berry we’ve done. (The… Continue Reading “Place Names in Rock Lyrics: Back in the USA”
Place Names in Rock Lyrics: Mess Around
For this feature we’ve previously done Sweet Little Sixteen, Dancing in the Streets, Night Train, Rock’n Me, Pop Muzik, Girls, Girls, Girls, Fire Down Below, Truckin’, and Everywhere That I’m Not. Today’s song is Mess Around by Cage the Elephant. I had this on the radio the other day and noticed it… Continue Reading “Place Names in Rock Lyrics: Mess Around”
Place Names in Rock Lyrics: Everywhere That I’m Not
For this feature we’ve previously done Sweet Little Sixteen, Dancing in the Streets, Night Train, Rock’n Me, Pop Muzik, Girls, Girls, Girls, Fire Down Below, and Truckin’. Tonight’s song is a fairly obscure New Wave song from 1982 by the San Francisco band Translator. According to Wikipedia, this song was a… Continue Reading “Place Names in Rock Lyrics: Everywhere That I’m Not”
Place Names in Rock Lyrics: Truckin’
For this feature we’ve previously done Sweet Little Sixteen, Dancing in the Streets, Night Train, Rock’n Me, Pop Muzik, Girls, Girls, Girls, and Fire Down Below. Tonight’s song is Truckin’ by the Grateful Dead. It was released in 1970 and only reached 64 on the US charts, though its a… Continue Reading “Place Names in Rock Lyrics: Truckin’”
Place Names in Rock Lyrics: Fire Down Below
For this feature we’ve previously done Sweet Little Sixteen, Dancing in the Streets, Night Train, Rock’n Me, Pop Muzik, and Girls, Girls, Girls. Tonight, let’s do Fire Down Below, a song by Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band. It was released as a single in 1977 but didn’t… Continue Reading “Place Names in Rock Lyrics: Fire Down Below”
