There's a version that Cher sings as well but this is waay better IMHO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgRafRp-P-o
Songs Of My Youth- Day Two
The Fine Young Cannibals were an early 80s British pop-rock group. This song of theirs is the most anthologised- She Drives Me Crazy circa 1988. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtvmTu4zAMg
Owning Your Solitude
The word solitude often conjures up images and notions of being lonely and morose but that's far from the truth. The word is derived from the Latin word 'solus' meaning alone but as many of us have discovered, alone does not necessarily equal being lonely. Our lives, even the ones orchestrated and managed by us,... Continue Reading →
The Music In My Life…
There has always been music around me as far back as I can recall. Mum is one of those people who hums and sings while she potters around the house and while I'm profoundly grateful that my father doesn't, he enjoys having music around him even more than she does. We had a record player... Continue Reading →
Hug It Out
Am not the nicest mother- it has to be said. More like the willling bad-cop who thinks that telling it like it is never hurt anyone. I wonder where I get it from (looks askance at my parents' room) but it is what is is. My parents continue to be the extremely loving and demonstrative... Continue Reading →
Pet Peeves: Continued
It's been a long time between rants, this one especially. Last time I grumbled about this was three years ago. And while this irritant has raised its annoying head on and off, there are certain days when the peeve gets elevated to a different status: in ALL CAPS, bold, italicised and underlined for good measure!... Continue Reading →
In Livin’Color
I first colored my hair while in the fag end of my 30s. It wasn't to cover up the greys (which am convinced are a sum total of the number of years I've been married and how old TO is) but to see if a different color was my thing. It was. And while my... Continue Reading →