Nicholas Bruner
Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Young Adult Author
Tag: cities
Place Names in Rock Lyrics: Pop Muzik
We’ve previously done Sweet Little Sixteen, Dancing in the Streets, Night Train, and Rock’n Me, so tonight let’s add M’s Pop Muzik. This was an international number one hit in late 1979 for English band M, basically consisting of singer Robin Scott and studio musicians. The song… Continue Reading “Place Names in Rock Lyrics: Pop Muzik”
Place Names in Rock Lyrics: Rock’n Me
In this feature, we’ve previously done Sweet Little Sixteen, Dancing in the Streets, and Night Train. Tonight, as promised, we’ll balance out the East Coast-centric Night Train with a song with lots of West Coast cities. The song is Rock’n Me, released in 1976 by the… Continue Reading “Place Names in Rock Lyrics: Rock’n Me”
Place Names in Rock Lyrics: Night Train
In this feature, we’ve previously done Sweet Little Sixteen and Dancing in the Streets. Now let’s add Night Train. It’s a very East Coast-centric song, basically consisting of James Brown shouting out the stops the Night Train is taking. (Next week, to make up for that,… Continue Reading “Place Names in Rock Lyrics: Night Train”
Place Names in Rock Lyrics: Dancing in the Streets
In this feature, we’ve previously done Sweet Little Sixteen. Now let’s do Dancing in the Streets. Originally by Martha and the Vandellas in 1965 (and co-written by Marvin Gaye), this song also charted in the 1980s in a version by Van Halen.I might add this song… Continue Reading “Place Names in Rock Lyrics: Dancing in the Streets”
Place Names in Rock Lyrics: Sweet Little Sixteen
Here’s something I’ve been wanting to do for a while. I’ve always liked it in rock songs when they sing about different places in the chorus. If you don’t realize what I mean, I think you’ll see in the lyrics below. My plan for… Continue Reading “Place Names in Rock Lyrics: Sweet Little Sixteen”
What I’m Reading: The Race Underground
The Race Underground by Doug Most is an account of the race at the end of the 19th century between Boston and New York to build America’s first subway. Actually, the title is somewhat of an exaggeration–it wasn’t much of a race, as Boston won… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: The Race Underground”
What I’m Reading: City of Scoundrels
City of Scoundrelsby Gary Krist is historical non-fiction covering the story of a particularly horrific week-and-a-half in the history of Chicago, specifically, July 21st to July 31st 1919. The experimental flight of an airship kicked the eleven days off when it caught fire above… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: City of Scoundrels”
