Roll up! Roll up! This week we’re going under the big top and looking to capture the excitement, the artistry, the adventure, tragedy and also cruelty of circus culture. For audience or performers, it’s all about the show, in music and lyrics
Read moreWhat comes around ... songs about wheels
Literal or metaphorical, it's time the let the cogs of lateral thinking to turn out lyrical suggestions on this topic. In one way or another it will not doubt be revolutionary …
Read moreBake-off? No, far better: songs about bread, cake, pastry and biscuits
This week it's less about the reality TV competition, instead a much tastier treat into the world of lyrical bagels and brot, cupcakes and buns, breadlines and Bourbons. Take your pick and dig in …
Read moreReady to rock? Or roll? Songs about all things rough and smooth
This week let's not only get sensual on surfaces, objects and textures, but also look at the rough and the smooth of people, behaviour, conditions and life experiences, all captured in lyrics and music
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