When I was growing up my brother JP. was a huge fan of Buddy Holly. I grew up listening to him along with Adam Faith and Jonnhy Mathis …until I developed my own taste. Buddy Holly, such a great singer songwriter, died way too young at 23yrs.
Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known professionally by his stage name Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter, and musician who was a central and pioneering figure of rock and roll. He was born to a musical family in Lubbock, Texas, during the Great Depression, and learned to play guitar and sing alongside his two siblings.
Good morning and apologies for not being around for a while….I am back now and ready to play. So buckle up we are in for a bumpy ride!
This weekend our prompt for Song Lyric Sunday March 23, 2025 is a Song related to a weather condition such as cyclones, floods, hurricanes, rainfall, storms, tornadoes, typhoons, or winds. As always our host Jim Adams is who we have to Thank.
So to start we have our Sam of the beautiful voice and soul With Whirlwind. What does Sam say about Whirlwind? “To be frustratingly ambiguous about the meaning (I’ll let you make up your own mind) when you’re spiralling, up or down, there are forces at work that are beyond your control. In essence, If you ever find yourself swept up in a whirlwind, it might (or might not) be of some comfort to know that where you end up may not be completely up to you…”
“Here Comes the Flood” is a song by British rock musician Peter Gabriel from 1977. It first appeared on his debut solo album, Peter Gabriel (Car). The song has been played on several Peter Gabriel tours, often forgoing the orchestral arrangement found on his 1977 eponymous release in favor of a more stripped down arrangement. Sparser re-recordings of Here Comes the Flood have been included on Robert Fripp’s 1979 Exposure album and Gabriel’s 1990 compilation album, Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats. Gabriel has performed the song in both English and German both live and in the studio. A German recording of Here Comes the Flood was included on the 12″ single of “Biko“. Gabriel wrote “Here Comes the Flood” soon after his departure from Genesis in 1975. He recalled that the song was written during a warm summer evening while on the hillside above his cottage. As an experiment, Gabriel made a habit of running down the hillside one hundred paces with his eyes closed. During one of those excursions, Gabriel recalled that he felt “an energy point on the hillside and after a burst of meditation stormed down the hill to write.”[2]
The song centered around a fictional character conceived by Gabriel known as Mozo, an individual loosely based on Moses and the alchemicaltreatiseAurora consurgens. Gabriel dispersed several songs related to Mozo on his albums up through So in 1986, with “Here Comes the Flood” and “Down the Dolce Vita” being the first to reference the character.[1] He considered the idea of using “Here Comes the Flood” in a multi-media rock opera based on the character of Mozo, but the idea never came to fruition.
Gabriel’s interest in shortwave radio served as a catalyst for the creation of “Here Comes the Flood”. He observed that radio signals were stronger as daylight faded and believed that this correlated with an increase in psychic energy at night. During one of his dreams, Gabriel envisioned a scenario where the psychic barriers that safeguard one’s thoughts would erode and thus manifest in a collective consciousness. In an interview with Sounds magazine, he said that the lyrics pertained to the concept of a mental flood where the collective thoughts of other individuals would be made publicly available and accessible through telepathy. He posited that extroverted people would tolerate the situation but believed that those who wished to conceal their thoughts would be unable to adapt.
Gabriel rehearsed “Here Comes the Flood” on a few occasions with Anthony Phillips, Mike Rutherford, and Phil Collins, all of whom were former bandmates from Genesis. During his first meeting with producer Bob Ezrin, Gabriel presented him with a demo of “Here Comes the Flood” in the producer’s living room. Ezrin approved of the song and went to bed singing its melody, later commenting that “there’s not many songs I’ve heard fresh from the artist’s mouth that are that great”. Rutherford recalled that the version used on Gabriel’s first studio album was hardly recognizable from his original sessions with Gabriel.
“Riders on the Storm” is a song by American rock band the Doors, released in June 1971 by Elektra Records as the second single from the band’s sixth studio album, L.A. Woman. It is known for being the last song that Jim Morrison recorded prior to his sudden death in Paris on July 3, 1971. Read more here
“Ride the Wild Wind” is a song by British rock band Queen. The song was written by Roger Taylor (but credited to Queen). It was originally released on their fourteenth studio album Innuendo in 1991. In Poland it peaked at No. 1 due to the radio airplay chart. Ride the Wild Wind” is written in the key of C Major with a mix of D minor and A minor. The song was composed by Taylor, who recorded a demo with his own vocals. The definitive version is sung by Mercury with Taylor on backing vocals. The song is a sort of sequel of Taylor’s A Night at the Opera composition, “I’m in Love with My Car“, which focused on Taylor’s passion for cars and race. This time, the song involved all of the other members, that gave life to a fast song with beating drums and rhythmic bass line, eerily note-for-note similar to The Smiths‘ “Shakespeare’s Sister“, which create the sensation of speed and engine’s roar. In the mid-part, a May solo, which accentuates the sense of high velocity, and also gives the song a heavier sound. In some parts, an Audi Quattro S1 Group B rally car can be heard.
Welcome to my “Heartland Echoes,” where I aim to share my poems with the world, along with my survival story and autobiography of childhood abuse, motivational quotes, and much more. Through my words, I hope to inspire others to share their own stories and experiences. Each poem is a piece of my heart and soul, along with a story of a traumatic past, crafted with inspiration, Hope, faith, love and passion. I believe that by sharing our art and emotions, I’ll be able to connect with others on a deeper level and create a sense of community.
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