Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music

"The Pushbike Song" by The Mixtures seems a logical choice for 'Sight and Sound'. With all due respect to The Mixtures I don't think I will be adding this track to my music collection anytime soon :-)) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ The Pushbike Song ~ The Mixtures

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) This guy was about to fly away so the obvious link for moi is "I'll Fly Away" by The Dillards :-) "I'll Fly Away" is the opening track on their 1968 album "Wheatstraw Suite". This track only lasts for 39 seconds and I am so used to "Nobody Knows" following on immediately :-) I have, therefore, found a link to the complete album. I wouldn't normally do this but I can now listen to the whole album without having to go searching for my cd :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ I'll Fly Away ~ The Dillards p.s. "Wheatstraw Suite" is one of my all-time fave albums :-)

"City of New Orleans" was written by Steve Goodman describing a train ride from Chicago to New Orleans on the Illinois Central Railroad's City of New Orleans . The closest I can get to New Orleans is my shot of a train in Swanage railway station :-) The best known version of the song is probably the one by Arlo Guthrie but I am keeping this version for a future post :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound I am using Steve's version from the Old Grey Whistle Test back in 1972 ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ City of New Orleans ~ Steve Goodman Another fave version for me is by The Highwaymen ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ City of New Orleans ~ The Highwaymen

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) I am linking my photo to "When The Leaves Come Falling Down" by Van Morrison. So far so good :-) But, Van the Man sings about leaves coming down in September. I took my photo today and September has long since gone........so, not quite so good :-) Van the Man also sings about Paris and my photo was taken in Stowe Landscape Gardens......so, not ever so good :-) However, tenuous links are good.....methinks :-))) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ When The Leaves Come Falling Down ~ Van Morrison

When I saw this sign I immediately thought of "Elvis Imitators" by Steve Goodman :-))) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Elvis Imitators ~ Steve Goodman

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) The Kinks recorded "Autumn Almanac" in 1967. My photo of The Gothic Temple in Stowe Landscape Gardens was taken in the Autumn. So, job done for 'Sight and Sound' methinks :-)) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Autumn Almanac ~ The Kinks

I don't know what this song is about.....maybe, the passage of time, a lost love..... Anyway, And the leaves that are green turn to brown And they wither with the wind And they crumble in your hand is enough of a tenuous Autumn link for me to use this song together with my Autumn photo taken in Whipsnade Tree Cathedral....methinks :-)) I am never too sure about adding soft focus to my Autumn shots but 'tis done now :-)) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Leaves That Are Green ~ Simon & Garfunkel

Maybe a slightly wayward link for 'Sight and Sound' :-) .......... In 1965 Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones, Jimmy Winston and Steve Marriott founded Small Faces. In 1966 Ian McLagan replaced Jimmy Winston as the band's keyboard player. At the end of 1968 Steve Marriott quit the band, apparently walking off the stage during a New Years Eve gig yelling "I quit". In 1969 a posthumous album, "The Autumn Stone", was issued and included unreleased tracks recorded for their intended album "1862". One of the tracks was "Autumn Stone". Tragically, Steve Marriott died in 1991 following a fire at his cottage. My photo was taken in the 'Autumn' and I'm sure 'Stone' was used in the building of Stowe House. Therefore, my 'Autumn Stone' entry to 'Sight and Sound is complete :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Autumn Stone ~ Small Faces

For a long time I've been wanting to use "In Real Life" by Steve Goodman. At last I have found a photo to go with a slightly vague link to the music :-) This Oxford shot is from way back in 2012. The song starts with the words - There she goes Well how could she leave me? Doesn't she need me? I'm sure the guy was saying these words to the girl in pink :-) If he wasn't saying this, my link is kaput :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ In Real Life ~ Steve Goodman

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) Six years ago this month Helen treated me to a very special birthday celebration in Paris. Such happy memories of a wonderful time. No words can ever make sense of the atrocity last Friday. Remembering those lost and those still suffering. On YouTube there is a cover version of John Lennon's “Imagine”. Imagine all the people Living life in peace..... If only this could be true..... Added to ~ Sight and Sound I assume the girls and boys call themselves “Cover Garden”. ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Imagine ~ Cover Garden I remember taking one of those very compact tripods with me. For this shot I placed it on a wall next to the river. I also remember that a very strong wind was blowing and I had to hold on to the tripod and the camera to stop them toppling into the water!!

My photo is mostly about Autumn. There is a group called 'Mostly Autumn'. They recorded "Evergreen" and there are some green bits in my photo. Good enough link for 'Sight and Sound' methinks :-) A while back I had the opportunity to see 'Mostly Autumn' Live in Concert but I turned it down.....daft thing to do methinks :-( Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Evergreen ~ Mostly Autumn

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) The couple in red are holding hands which brings to mind "I Want To Hold your Hand" by the Beatles. Clever link from me......eh? :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ I Want To Hold Your Hand ~ The Beatles

Levon Helm was the drummer and regular lead vocalist for The Band. Levon also had a successful career as a film actor including playing Loretta Lynn's father in Coal Miner's Daughter. In 1998 Levon was diagnosed with throat cancer and he lost his singing voice. After treatment and against all the odds the cancer went into remission and he gradually regained his singing voice. He made a comeback with his 2007 album “Dirt Farmer”.Tragically the cancer returned and on April 17, 2012 his wife and daughter announced on Levon's website that he was “in the final stages of his battle with cancer" and thanked his fans. Two days later, Levon died at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. My 'Sight and Sound' link is a bit wayward and possibly a little bit incoherent :-) But, my photo is of Chopper-style motorcycle which I am linking to “The Weight” via the cult classic 1969 film “Easy Rider”. "The Weight" was originally recorded by The Band for their 1968 debut album “Music From Big Pink”. It was used in the film but could not be licensed for the soundtrack album. For me an emotional performance of "The Weight" from the Ryman Auditorium. Great to see Levon and John Hiatt sharing the lead vocals. More emotional at the 4:48 point when Levon and his daughter, Amy, share the vocals. Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ The Weight ~ Levon Helm & John Hiatt

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) Dave Alvin recorded "Tall Trees" which, to me, seems a fair match to this Stowe Landscape Gardens scene :-) All I know about Dave Alvin is that he is an American singer-songwriter who was a founding member of 'The Blasters'. Don't know anything 'bout 'The Blasters'. Not much help, am I :-)) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Tall trees ~ Dave Alvin

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) I rarely take photos in my home-town 'cos, in my opinion, there ain't much to photograph. But, I thought this scene was okay...ish :-) The building on the left is new and is part of Bucks University/Aylesbury College. Clearly the building in the background is a Travelodge :-) This was the boat basin but the majority of narrowboats now live in a new boat basin on the outskirts of town. We only see the occasional narrowboat here now. I came across "Reflections" by Xenesthis. I don't know anything about them but as there are some 'reflections' in my photo I immediately thought of linking the photo and the music for 'Sight and Sound', as you would :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Reflections ~ Xenesthis

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) This shot, taken back on the 1st November, reminds me of "Walkin' In The Sun" by Janiva Magness. Oh for some more sunny days :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Walkin' In The Sun ~ Janiva Magness ♪ ♫ Or here - Walkin' In The Sun ~ Janiva Magness

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) A shot from last year of tourists in Oxford. The guy third from the left is clearly walking backwards and I am guessing he is also talking backwards. This leads, neatly, to "Talk Backwards" by Steve Goodman.....methinks :-)) Go out with someone and you're a little shy don't say I love you; say Uoy evol I. Uoy evol I and I always will See if doesn't take off the chill Talk Backwards Love it when Steve says "No laughing by the camera crew" :-))) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ sdrawkcaB klaT ~ Steve Goodman

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) There are probably several planes in the sky here. The main one has, most likely, just left London Luton Airport. Therefore, methinks this is a fair link to John Denver's "Leaving On A Jet Plane" :-) It was recorded by Peter, Paul & Mary and released on their 1967 Album "1700". It didn't become a hit for them until they released it as a single in 1969. Of course I musn't leave out John's version and I found one by John and Cass Elliot. Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Leaving On A Jet Plane ~ Peter, Paul & Mary ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ And here ~ Leaving On A Jet Plane ~ John Denver & Cass Elliot