Steeleye Span - Saucy Sailor

I always had a soft spot for Steelye Span. I love their old world style combined with modern instruments. Many of their songs are old folk from all over the Isles and to listen to them often takes me back in time to a different world and way of life.

Moyra Melons Captivating Ear Rings

Moyra Melons husband came downstairs into the living room and saw his lovely wife sporting her new ear rings. His darling wife was always full of surprises, especially when posing with new ear rings. She always managed to flick a switch. Strange that - don't you agree.

"Are these subtle dear," asked Moyra turning sideways so that her husband might be able to see her ear rings to maximum effect.

He, of course, coughed slightly and was taken unawares upon entering the room, where his darling wife posed as you, the reader, can see in the photo opposite. Perhaps any man might cough at the captivating sight of such fine ear rings.

He dithered a little before stuttering. "Most elegant Moyra - very alluring darling - very compelling indeed."

"Oh good," she responded. "I was wondering if they might be for the more acquired taste - perhaps take a little time to get used to."

"Perhaps take a little time to notice would be more appropriate Moyra," grinned her husband warming to the sight of such fine ear bling. "There are more things about you then just fine ear rings my little petal."

She smiled back at him enthralled by such kind words. "Really? tell me what else."

"I can show you if you would like Moyra," he smiled enthusiastically.

"Oh please do darling," she replied.

He closed the door and BOY did he show her what he thought of her fine ear rings and other things too. Could you, the reader, be as complimentary as Moyra Melons' husband - would you like to be Moyra's husband?

Her fabulous ear rings are, after all, very enticing - don't you think.   

North Korean 75th Aniversary Parade - Old Style Communist Nation

North Korea celebrates its communist roots with a very spectacular parade. Yet the leaders of this nation seem to follow a more monarchy type rule. I know this might seem a bit rich coming from a Brit, who lives in a country where there is a queen. It is however, true of this communist nation. The leaders inherit the rule of this country upon father to son basis - yet they celebrate Socialism in a strange and bizarre way.  They also have a very different view of their history concerning the Korean war and don't seem to mention China's help during this conflict. The state controls everything including history that can be fashioned to what they decide it must be.

I think the parade looks spectacular but is this all that the nation has to look forward too? I've watched other communist nation's parades and with the exception of China; North Korea seems to be the most compelling. They really seem to pull out all the stops. I'm not sucked in by the prospect of living in such a place, however. They seem like robots. Not the soldiers, but the obedient audience. The commentator talks of joy under the glorious leadership of these strange (regal type) communist rulers. I wonder how other communist nations view North Korea.

Thomas The Rhymer song by Steeleye Span

Thomas the Rhymer is also a favourite from Steelye Span in the 1970s. I like some of the old Brit folk songs jazzed up on modern day instruments and blended with old authentic as well. Steelye Span were very good at doing this.

Moyra Melons Swimming Ear Rings

"Do you think people will notice these?" asked Moyra Melons, pleased with her choice of swimming ear rings.

"Well," replied her attentive and amused husband. "I'm sure that any chap would be hard pressed to miss such fine attributes."

"Only the chaps? What about the women? After all ladies like to see fine ear rings too. I often look at other ladies ear rings. Haven't you ever noticed."

"Err - no Moyra - I can't say I have, but I've a sneaking feeling that most woman would be rather envious of yours."

Moyra Melons smiled at her husband. "You always seem to know what to say. You're a rascal, but also; a good and kind flatterer."

"Oh I find it just comes naturally when I look at you Moyra and I never tier of observing you in various poses, especially with such splendid pairs of ear rings."

"I always try to make sure I have a nice pair to flash off," she replied.

"And you always succeed beyond your wildest imaginations," replied her appreciative husband.

"Yes but there might always be another that could succeed better then I at this," countered Moyra cheekily.

With complete confidence her husband replied. "There is only one thing that springs to mind when thinking of something that might succeed better then you Moyra."

"Really?" said Moyra inquisitively. "What could succeed better then me?"

"A parrot with no beak," he replied with a broad grin. "But then the poor thing would have to."   

  

Judie Tzuke - Shoot From the Heart (1983)

I think Judie Tzuke had a great dreamy and haunting voice because her songs take me back to the early eighties when I was in my early twenties. My life stretched out before me and I was always going to do something great tomorrow. But tomorrow never came and a slow realization that the world was not my oyster did. However, discovering these things is all part of growing up and these lovely songs and singers lost their appeal as I got older. Not Judie Tzuke, of course, because she is captured in my mind's eye and in a time when I was a youth, like many artists of that time. I mean that today's good artists don't touch me in the same way because I'm happily biased and protective of my past retro memories. Her voice and song takes me back to the dreamy years when I was full of optimism and ill deserved confidence.

I like the way I came of age and would not change the way I lived over the past few decades. These songs let me reach back and touch one of those retro moments of my bygone younger days. And for a moment; I can indulge myself with a smile at how wonderfully naive, I'm glad to say, I was. You can't be a youth without enjoying some of your mistakes. After all; they were not bad errors - just a drop of youthful self indulgence to wear, if you can reach back through a nice dreamy song, like Judy Tzuke from 1983 - Shoot From the Heart. Smashing stuff to lean back and close your eyes to and then walk about London in the 1980s as I was then in those little moments of eternity. They are always there and can never go away because in liner time you are frozen in such moments like a photograph and somewhere, somehow; you'll always be able to wrap yourself in such kind things.

Silly Sisters - My Husband's Got No Courage in Him

Maddy Prior and June Tabor did this wonderful folk album and the above track; 'My Husbands Got No Courage in Him,' refers to the lack of lead in the said husband's pencil. In this particular case; his penis. This info is for people not of Brit persuasion who might not understand. It means he is not sexually capable of pleasing his wife. It is a comical song and would have probably been more for the ale houses of the time or at a village gathering when all were inebriated and being frivolous and naughty.