LONG MAY YOU RUN by NEIL YOUNG. Story by David Oke.
Cars may come and go but some you never forget.
By David Oke|2024-01-08T12:14:19+11:00January 8th, 2024|Latest Stories, Neil Young, Roadtrip stories, Singer-songwriters|11 Comments
DESCENT INTO THE MAELSTROM by RADIO BIRDMAN. Story and video by Troy Walsh.
It was a time of riding on a barrel of a song and being saved by a fisherman called Friedrich Nietzsche and his novel Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
WALKING IN MEMPHIS by MARC COHN. Story by Bill Arnott.
As the sun set, a man took a seat at a truncated keyboard. A 60-key piano that barely fitted in the space, jammed between the door and a window. With minimal fanfare he played for the few of us there.
DO IT AGAIN by STEELY DAN. Story by Paul Gleeson.
It was just after 9 a.m., a week out from Christmas. My best friend and I were on our weekly record hunt.
ROCK’N’ROLL SINGER by AC/DC. Story by Robert Lastdrager.
In a world of neon signs and endless advertising angles this was the most uplifting piece of graffiti I've read in a long time.
FOR A DANCER by JACKSON BROWNE. Story by Ian Lihou.
It reminded her of when the conductor moves to the podium and, with a couple of taps, signals the dawn of the main event.
BE MY BABY by THE RONETTES. Story by Chiara Vascotto.
The boys dare each other to read out loud the titles of the X-rated movies showing down the road, some claiming to have been snuck in there by mysterious older mates.
FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK by THE POGUES. Poem by Mary Pomfret.
Mary Pomfret writes a lyrical response to the song Fairytale Of New York in the wake of the death of Shane McGowan.
BUFFALO SOLDIER by BOB MARLEY. Story by Bill Arnott.
I couldn’t determine his age. Maybe thirty. Maybe sixty. Weathered, muscled and lean.
SATURDAY NIGHT by COLD CHISEL. Poem by Mary Pomfret.
Saturday night hot and dark/lonely widow sits outside/on front verandah no lights on