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I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker…

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Two things combined this past weekend to make today’s music offering completely self-obvious, self-evident and virtually unavoidable. For one, it was the Glastonbury Festival. I didn’t get to go, but I watched my favourite bands avidly via the ongoing, almost real-time and therefore quasi-life footage over on the Beeb.

For another, the amazing Jane Risdon wrote an outstanding piece of flash fiction titled Summer of Love and published over on Morgen Bailey’s blog last Friday. Well, after reading this, I was so very much in the mood for a festival and nostalgic for an era I didn’t get to experience that I simply had to bring you this song…

That about captures it, don’t you think?

Have you ever experienced nostalgia for something you didn’t even get to experience in the first place?

Runaway

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I’m in a greatest-bands-of-all-time kind of mood. So I strolled through my archives to see who and what I had posted before and to my immense surprise I found that this band hasn’t been on Music Monday yet! They’ve been to one my launch parties, of course, but they’ve never had the spotlight. Well, I had to fix that, didn’t I?

Bringing you a classic, if perhaps not an obvious one, but certainly one of my personal all time favourites! Rock on!


 

So. You all now I’ve run away in a manner of speaking, if perhaps not for quite as sinister reasons as Mr JBJ’s heroine.
You know Sophie runs. But what about you?

Have you ever gone on the run?

Boston Square

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It’s Music Monday indeed! Last week, I brought you a classic; this week, I’m going exploring. I’ve been reading my Kerrang! and I’m checking out some bands that I’m not familiar with — yet. I chanced upon this ensemble and I’m asking myself, where have I been? I love the sound, the voice, the rhythm, the melody, the lot. This could be the makings of a great new love-affair.

And you know what? They’re only from down the road from here! Yes, this lot is from Norfolk. I don’t know why that’s significant but I think it’s exciting! Plus they’re playing Nottingham in October… I feel a gig coming on! Check them out….


 

What do you think????

 

 

Whole Lotta Love

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I feel inspired to bring you another classic today. I don’t think it needs much introduction, considering that even some of the world’s biggest rock singers consider this their all time favourite song, according to a recent issue of Kerrang! magazine. Are you ready to rock?


 

Aaaaaaaw-right!
Did you rock’n’roll, baby?

Two Princes

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Today I have a guest-poster by proxy. Yes, today’s choice comes via my beloved other half. He put this song on in the car the other day and guess what? The kids totally rocked out to it. They’re only six and eight and they knew it, goodness knows how. You should have heard the gleeful shouts of “Just Go Ahead Now!” So it must be a classic. And I’m certainly grooving as I’m posting it.

*Sings* If you…want to buy me flowers… just go ahead now!

Plus, of course, my leading lady Sophie seems to be faced with two princes in her life, at one point or another. Which one would her Dad approve, I wonder? (Actually, I don’t wonder that at all, I know her Dad’s a pretty cool man and he goes with his heart; he’d be cheering Dan on from the sidelines if he could!)

Without further ado, I give you:


 

Now then. Two princes ~ which one do YOU chose?

 

Should I Stay Or Should I Go?

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First of all, wishing all my readers all over a world a lovely holiday Monday if, indeed, it is a holiday with you. It’s certainly a Bank Holiday in the UK and it’s Memorial Day in the US…so if you are enjoying a long weekend, I hope it’s a fab one. And if you’re not: have a rocking day anyway!

Today I’m posting a classic, timeless song that’s seen me through many a decision, albeit in a roundabout way! To me, this is the celebration of indecision and uncertainty, and it’s absolutely priceless if you are facing a personal crossroads. It gives you a great sense of not being alone with a difficult decision, PLUS you get to rock out while you ponder. On a few memorable occasions, this very song has swayed me towards the ‘go’ option (like…leaving Germany, leaving a boyfriend, leaving a terrible flat). Then again, in different circumstances, I’ve come out on the side of ‘stay’ (Stay on a course, stay with a boyfriend, stay in a flat…). Life goes in circles, but that takes me onto a different song for a different time.

Today, I’m probably going off to the seaside with the family, and as the afternoon draws to a close and the promised rain clouds brew up, the song will take on a very… practical dimension indeed. So here goes:

 

So, what about you? Have you ever faced this conundrum? And which way did you turn ~ did you stay or did you go? I’d love to hear from you!

 

 

Smells Like Teen Spirit

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Now, I’m not normally a grunge kind of person. It’s not that I dislike it. It’s just that most of the time, I like other things better. But. Evidently grunge rock didn’t pass me by! And there are classics that you cannot fail to love.

Last week, while I was working fast and furiously on my mini-WiP, this particular song carried me through. It is perfect on so many levels… you’ll have to way until a little later in the year to fully understand, but let yourselves be intrigued by this notion. Why would Nirvana suddenly inspire Nicky Wells, rock star romance author extraordinaire?

Guesses welcome!

Broken Wings

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This week’s song choice is an appropriate theme song for one of the subplots of my new WiP, aka Book 4. I  even have two interpretations for you! Here’s number one; it’s a classic and you’re bound to know it.


 

Aha, and here goes the second. You’ll need to click through but it’s well worth it. It’s hard and fast and lyrical and one of my ALL TIME FAVOURITES!

EUROPE ~ ON BROKEN WINGS

I’ve always adored the metaphors in these two songs; the idea of flying again, of starting afresh, of never giving up. The whole ‘broken wings’ idea just gets me, appeals to me and gets me writing.

 

So. Broken Wings ~ what do YOU with yours?
And how do you think these songs are inspiring my writing? What am I ‘on’ about?

 

Pompeii

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Wishing everyone in the UK a Happy Bank Holiday Monday on this fine morning. At any rate, I am going to be an optimist about this!

I’m posting a song today that’s been on the radio for a while. It’s by an alternative rock band from London whose lead singer is called Dan. #Justsaying. And just for the record, let me point out that I started writing the Rock Star Romance Trilogy long before this band ever came into existence. Still… It’s a nice fit, isn’t it? And I happen to adore the voice and the song.

 

There you go. Wasn’t that fab?

Have you got a song that’s an after-the-fact accidental and-probably-not-perfect-fit with your mood or your work but that captivates you nonetheless?

I Will Wait

It’s Music Monday!

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Hello, you! Have you had a great weekend? Good. Good! Me, too. 🙂

I was going to continue with the ‘hot’ theme this week but I couldn’t find legal versions of the songs I wanted. Plus, of course, my lovely husband had a birthday last week and one of his gifts has dominated our house these past few days. The music, while not perhaps usually my cuppa and completely devoid of any kind of electrical guitar whatsoever, has been slowly permeating my brain and… I quite like it. I’d love to hear what you think about the phenomenon that’s Mumford and Sons!

So. What do you reckon? Thumbs up?