Moody Blues Forever Autumn: A Haunting Classic
Forever Autumn...Forever Autumn is a classic song by the British rock band, the Moody Blues. Written by the band's guitarist, Justin Hayward, and first released in 1978, the song has since become a beloved classic, beloved by generations of fans. With its haunting...
Keith Urban – Wasted Time
Keith Urban - Wasted TimeWasted Time is a feel-good anthem No question about it, Keith Urban is my all-time favorite guitarist, and Wasted Time is his latest fun, feel-good song. Ripcord came out in April 2016, but Wasted Time was released, ahead of the album, in...
The Sandman
America's Sandman - Soldier or Evader? In this entry, I want to talk about America's song, Sandman. Over the holidays, I was listening to my son playing his Takamine guitar. He was showing me some new chords he had recently learned. Some of the chords seemed to be...
Indian Head Penny
Today’s sentiments on a song is about Indian Head Penny. Indian Head Penny is a fascinating song written by the late great Guy Clark and his often time co-writer and friend Verlon Thompson. I purchased Guy Clark’s, Cold Dog Soup CD, back in 1999 and this was the 8th...
Hockey Song
Hockey - Jane Siberry Today, I want to talk about Hockey, not the sport, but Jane Siberry's Hockey song. Winter time and the frozen river, Sunday afternoon. They’re playing hockey on the river, Rosie… Hockey is the 3rd track on her 1989 album called Bound by the...
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas has a permanent position on my sad Christmas song list. Since it's the week of Christmas, and this being my favorite Christmas song ever, I want to discuss this beautiful piece of work more intimately. Along the way, I want to...
River – A Sad Christmas Song
I was contemplating River, the Joni Mitchell Christmas Song, or is it a break-up song? This is my first blog ever and my hope is the blog might bring about a conversation at a Christmas party or get together, or at the very least provoke a thought about sad songs at...
About
Hi y'all! I am the Amy in wAMYland! Hi y’all! I’m Amy. I want to take a moment to tell you a little about myself and why I want to write about music and songs. I was born at the end of the baby boom era in 1962. I grew up in Dallas and have been here all of my...
