I am planning on grilling up some sausage tomorrow, if the rain lets up and if not I can cook them inside. I usually have sausage for breakfast on weekends to go with my eggs and toast, but I am talking about dinner sausage with fried peppers and roasted potatoes and of course no onions. I am not talking about having a sausage party where an anthropomorphic, sexually repressed food item longs to escape the confines of the supermarket that they are kept in, to discover what live is like when they are not confined to the shelf. I have no clue about why Brexit has anything to do with British meats going to Northern Ireland, but everything seems to be getting more and more complicated, and some type of deadline is looming. Who can resist the smell of a sausage on the grill and since you can’t spell the word sausage without writing USA, it doesn’t get any more American than this!
Last week we had Time To Eat, with the theme of Breakfast, Brunch, Dinner, Lunch, Snack, Supper suggested by Paula Light of Light Motifs II. This week it is a holiday weekend for us folk over here in America and there will be fireworks and I heard that the gas stations are running low of gas, because a lot of people are filling up their tanks preparing for a getaway. Our theme this week is American music, which is any song played by an American group, so even though ‘American Woman’ sounds like a song you might select, the Guess Who are a Canadian band, so try to find something else and there should be a lot of choices. Take some time to read the posts of other bloggers who respond to this music challenge, and even better, read as many of them as you are able to as you will probably find many enjoyable songs and it is quite possibly that you will learn a thing or two. Share your music with others and post a video, try do some research and let everyone know something about the song that you post. Tell everyone why you like the song, whether it was a hit, or what you think the song is about. Show the lyrics, let’s all listen to our favorite songs and explore some new music. Try to find a song that fits the prompt, then write your post and create a pingback, or you can just place your link in the comments section.
Here are the “rules”:
• Try to use the prompt words or at least conform to a general theme, as you see it. If the song you select does not meet the criteria, then please explain why you chose this song.
• It would be good if you could post the lyrics to the song of your choice, as this is helpful for the people that want to follow along with the music.
• Please try to include the songwriter(s) – it’s a good idea to give credit where credit is due. It would also be a good idea to give credit to the singer and the band associated with your song.
• Your post can be as long or as short as you want it to be, but please try not to include too many videos as that just makes it take longer to look at all of the other posts.
• Link to the YouTube video, or pull it into your post so others can listen to the song.
• Ping back to this post or place your link in the comments section below.
• Read at least one other person’s blog, so we can all share new and fantastic music and create amazing new blogging friends in the process.
• Feel free to suggest future prompts.
• Have fun and enjoy the music.
I am writing about the song ‘American Girl’ by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Next week, I will be writing about the Jerry Garcia & David Grisman song ‘There Ain’t No Bugs On Me’. The upcoming prompts will be:
July 11, 2021 – Bugs, Insects suggested by Amy Braun, ☆ai love music☆ aisasami
July 18, 2021 – Breakup songs suggested by Janis of themomshiediaries
July 25, 2021 – Automobile, Car, Jalopy, Vehicle suggested by Melanie B Cee of sparksfromacombustiblemind
August 1, 2021 – Alluring, Beautiful, Charming, Graceful, Seductive
My wife is named Susan, so like your sausage, she celebrates America right in the center of her name. I loved this prompt so I got an early start. For the first time ever, I finished a blog post and left it in my drafts over night.
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I watched a Johnsonville bratwurst commercial, but Susan would also have worked.
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LOL Jim! I saw that same ad on TV tonight 🤣 Happy July 4th!
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Yes they make a pretty good bratwurst, but the best ones are from Milwaukee.
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I just posted this song 🎶 under current mode on Thursday of last week. Great choice.
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I have no idea what that means.
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Only that I used the song recently. It’s a good one ☝️
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Sorry Jim, I did write about the song ‘American Woman,’ but then performed by Lenny Kravitz 😬
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Lenny Kravitz was born in Manhattan, and that makes him American.
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Great choice!!! For some reason, your site is blocked from my server… But this song is awesome!
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Thank you ☺️
How strange my site is blocked. It’s just a WordPress site and it has been online for a long time. Can’t think of why that would happen 😕
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It’s likely because I am in Saudi Arabia 😦
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You couldn’t reach my site? What notification did you get?
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Web Filter Violation
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I live in Saudi Arabia, it’s likely that it screens the theme of the site and filters it for some extreme reasons… I can reach your site thru my phone though since I have VPN
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Ah yes, I can imagine Saudi Arabia wouldn’t be too thrilled with my content. I’m glad you can circumvent it with your VPN 🙂
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😀 Sometimes, they flag even the littlest stuff… I am also glad! Cheers!
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Hi Jim,
Would it be ok if I linked Jenna’s SLS post please? She is abroad currently and is still not connected to any wi-fi.
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Yes that would be fine.
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I just found it for everyone that likes Taylor Swift.
https://raspberryripples.wordpress.com/2021/07/04/sls-american/
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Thank you Jim – she will be pleased.
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Happy 4th Everyone. Great prompt Jim. Loads of brilliant choices 💜
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Thanks Willow and I loved your song today.
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Thank you 💜
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Here’s my C&W selection…sung and composed (apparently) by an American. Happy 4th of July! It’s HOT! *phew* https://sparksfromacombustiblemind.com/2021/07/04/song-lyric-sunday-7-4-2021/
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Thanks Melanie and I hope that you enjoy your 4th of July holiday.
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It’s not easy to find good quality videos of The Runaways live but at least the sound is great on this one.
Clean rock n roll
Makes the midnight flow tonight now
It’s hot tonight
Come on let’s have a good time
In the dark of the night
We hunt for fun
Chasing after the moonlight
Hiding from the sun
American nights
You kids are so strange
American nights
You’re never gonna change
Our magic is young
Cause we just begun
We light up the sky
Always on the run
We live in the streets
In the alleys of screams
Cause we’re the queens of noise
The answer to your dreams
American nights
You kids are so strange
American nights
You’re never gonna change
Hey boy you’re my good time
Dance close ya feel so fine
Hold tight we’re on fire
All night you’re my desire
Everybody
Wanna party
Everybody
Wanna party
American nights
You kids are so strange
American nights
You’re never gonna change
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Kim Fowley / Mark Anthony
American Nights lyrics © Peermusic Ltd.
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Very nice Glyn, all-female American rock band from Los Angeles, California. There is a little too much glare in the video, but the sound is great as you remarked.
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I had a ‘thing’ for guitarist Lita Ford back in the day
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Gotta love the Runaways
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https://humorismandatory.wordpress.com/2021/07/04/song-lyric-sunday-land-of-the-free/
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I scheduled mine this time. Looks like It didn’t pingback.
Here’s the link.
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Your pingback worked Jen and it is the third song listed today.
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I know LOL oops!!!!!
I saw it after I reposted my link UGH!
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Here’s mine Jim.
https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2021/07/04/song-lyric-sunday-american-music/
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Lovely song Di.
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Great choice, Mr. Jim…Hope all is well in your corner of the blogosphere … Happy 4th of July 😉 …
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Thank you Scarlett and I am doing well. That was a nice story in your post today.
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