On this day… in 1997 (28 June), the song ‘I’ll Be Missing You’ by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans was number one on the UK singles chart. This song means a lot to me – I remember hearing the lyrics when it first came out and it’s one of those songs that still moves me […]
Author: Sophia
Happy World Music Day!
Happy World Music Day! As today (21 June) is World Music Day, I thought I’d share a recent poem I wrote about how I feel about music. Enjoy and stay musical.Sophia Whenever I need some cheering up And I’m feeling down or lowI can always count on my favourite songsTo make my bad mood go […]
Soul
As June is National Soul Food month (as I found out thanks to daysoftheyear.com) I thought a great topic for my blog this week would be my favourite genre of music: Soul. I grew up with Soul, Jazz and R&B music, thanks to my mum who always used to play George Benson, Lionel Richie, Michael […]
Hope
Well, what a year 2020 has been so far! It’s strange to put into words and I’m sure people everywhere are experiencing a wide range of feelings and emotions. I think that even throughout trauma and grief, music has a way of healing, and whilst the pain may still be there when the songs are […]