Stories via song title

Stories via song title2020-10-18T20:03:21+11:00
506, 2015

Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis Presley/Spinal Tap

David Oke Graceland, Memphis, December 2013 Before entering the Graceland tour I explained to my sons that we were about to enter holy ground, that there are people here who worship Elvis. “In other words,” I said, “Show some respect.”

1709, 2014

Heaven by Bryan Adams

Phil Dimitriadis Northern suburbs, Melbourne, July 1985 My first real kiss was a cheap tequila breath away.

2610, 2017

HELLHOUND ON MY TRAIL by ROBERT JOHNSON Story by John Butler

In this age where there’s supposedly no such thing as bad publicity, where every mundane detail of life can serve as grist to the celebrity mill, the rarest commodity of all is a genuine sense of mystery. Because he was dead long before he was famous, Robert Johnson will never lose his mystery.

2511, 2014

HELLO DARLIN’ by CONWAY TWITTY Story by Damian Balassone

Damian Balassone Goondiwindi 1991 After those rugby games we played music on an old cassette deck whilst going about our chores. It did not take long for me to realise that country music was the preferred genre amongst the cotton chippers.

1910, 2018

HELP! by THE BEATLES Story by Aimee Chan

One of my strongest memories is the pure joy we got out of making each other laugh. Belly laughs that happened while you hung upside down on the monkey bars were even more hilarious.

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