This may well be a subject with bite. Can you put some flesh on it, or strip back to the bone? Zombies, mummys or other horror-film types who are reanimated and have single-minded hunger should have a strong musical appetite
Read moreHere's a thought: songs about the brain
Let’s celebrate the cerebrum and engage with the encephalon through lyrics and song subject, whether it is the biological makeup of this squidgy Tardis, or mindful thoughts and functions it can control. Worth a thought, anyway …
Read moreMy brilliant friend: songs about charisma
Feel the magnetism. It’ s a quality of presence, an aura, a warmth, an energy, eyes and voice. It inspires and attracts others to good, or sometimes bad effect. But it isn’t only in the famous, but also unknown people brought to light in song
Read morePack up your troubles: songs about determination
On the eve of the First World War Armistice centenary, this week we look at songs about striving through extremely difficult circumstances, whether in conflict or peacetime, extreme or daily situations
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