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September 6, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Gerald Murnane: Words In Order
Gerald Murnane Words In Order Culture Sack Last year word started to really travel about Gerald Murnane. Which is almost ironic, given the small-town Australian author doesn’t really travel himself. He lives in a town with a population of around 600 (Goroke) and has only been outside of the state of Victoria a handful of […]Archive
March 16, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Filth Doesn’t Need To Be Filthy: They Did Dirt Better, Smarter In The 30s, 40s and 50s…
The old Coasters song Poison Ivy is about a woman that carries a dose of the clap – “you’re gonna need an ocean of calamine lotion” – there are warnings the whole way through the song, most obviously “you can look but you better not touch”. But even in the song’s opening line the overtly […]Archive
January 15, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Setting Up The Story Within The Song: What Is Your Favourite Opening Line?
Did you ever wonder what Mick Jagger was on about when he talked about being born in a crossfire hurricane; about howling and such? Or did you just sing along, hum along with Keef’s riff and then next thing it’s alright (“in fact it’s a gas”). I reckon a lot is riding on the way […]Archive
January 4, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
To Her Door: A Favourite (Ever) Song Lyric
I’m not expecting everyone to have one definitive/favourite song lyric – but, in a sense, that is (exactly) what I am asking for right now. I’m going to keep it brief. I want you to name your one favourite song lyric. Today it’s time to stump up with a song story that blew you way […]Archive
January 1, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 143 Frida – Part Two
When I wrote the song in the 90s it was really just the lyrics and those rolling chords and chorus. The coda was always part of it as it catalyses all the yearning in the words and the eventual meaning of the song. It could be strummed out on acoustic like any folk song and […]Archive
December 10, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Silent Lucidity: A Place I Like To Hide
In 1990 a song was released called Silent Lucidity. Essentially it is answer to the question could anyone take the career of Pink Floyd more seriously than Pink Floyd? Enter Queensryche. The progressive metal act formed in 1981 and had released three albums and an EP before 1990’s Empire (which featured Silent Lucidity). Two years […]Archive
October 27, 2016 by Simon Sweetman