Phrase Origins
Interesting how we use phrases that we all understand yet don’t really know what they mean. The following are a few phrase origins so we know what we’re talking about. Jump on the Bandwagon In 19th and early 20th century America, a bandwagon was exactly what it sounds like, a wagon, usually horse-drawn, which carried [...]
Happy Holidays
Snow falling on trees to relax and unwind your mind. Hope your holiday is warm and bright. Cheers, Cat Related Post Tiny Miracles of Beauty (a.k.a. snowflakes)
Best Christmas Drumbreak Ever
In 1968, Cadet Records, the jazz subsidiary of the legendary Chess Records in Chicago hired Richard Evans to arrange a series of orchestral albums of current pop hits. The Soulful Strings were born and the rest is holiday crate digging history. Related Posts Feeding the World Overheard at the Record Store – Part 4 Saddest [...]
Saddest Christmas Song Ever
I’ll Be Home For Christmas The idea of getting home by Christmas was introduced during World War I as the soldiers thought the war would be over quickly. It wasn’t. Bing Crosby scored a World War II era mega-hit and created an instant holiday classic with his version of the song in 1943. It was [...]
Feeding the World
In 1984, Irish singer Bob Geldof saw a news report on the famine in Ethopia. Apparently it made quite an impact, as Geldof was moved to do some fundraising to help. He called Midge Ure from Ultravox and together they wrote the song “Do They Know It’s Christmas.” Geldof, who was scheduled to promote his [...]
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