April 2020 Blog Posts (9)

We continue Rockollections Goes To The Movies with that most American of Movies...The Western.

Actually, for many years now I have been making a list of tunes for a Series, The Wild West!

It's just a matter of time until I get around to it, and…

Rockollections Returns To The Movies, this time with heaping portions of Hot Buttered Popcorn for everyone.

I wonder why Movies and Popcorn go together so well?

Having established that Saturday Night is the night to go to the Movies, I'll now…

It's For The Birds in this unforgettable Spring, and I'll begin this Chapter with 3 Songs that are unconnected in any way, yet seem to Segue nicely into each other.

Then it's time for a Point/Counterpoint, I haven't done one in a while- this one regarding the Subject of…

I am here, still on my Perch, playing For The Birds.

Beginning with a Leonard Cohen song from his album Songs From A Room- the very title of that album conjuring up a loneliness we may be feeling.

The Birds are freer than we are now, more about…

In this Chapter, For The Birds takes a Look and Listen to Songs about the Majestic Eagle.

Most you should know.

Those you don't, allow me to introduce you to them!

After that, it's Birds by the Numbers-…

For The Birds moves on, beginning with a song for the Bird with the Largest Wingspan of any living Bird today!

After those Largest Wings, some Music for the Little Birds!

Then the Featured Bird in this Chapter will be the Sparrow.…

It is For The Birds, and given the World Situation even the Birds wouldn't want it!

I'll open this Chapter with a Song you probably have been waiting for me to play.

If so, I commend you for your excellent taste- it is another Classic, a staple of FM Radio in the 60's and for years after!

And perhaps like with me, there was some…

This Bird has not flown away in my For The Birds Series!

And two Birds will be featured in this Chapter.

First The Raven- common across the Northern Hemisphere and the subject of much Art and Literature.

Next, The Cuckoo, which is actually a Family Of Birds that includes one made famous by Cartoons, The Roadrunner!…

Welcome back to another sort of Birdland, and a Tribute To The Birds Of Spring!

There are indeed Nocturnal Birds, active primarily at night, the Owl is one.

Of course here in NYC you say Nightbird and one particular Lady comes immediately to mind!

So a Look and Listen to the Night Birds!

The Keas…