With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, gemstones, precious metals, and jewelry are on the mind of some people. You all know me though, my mind tends more to melodies, refrains and songs than metals, rubies and sapphires. So grab a beverage, check out our message to new and longtime visitors to this community diary series, and hop over the Story Break to a variety of songs mentioning precious gemstones, metals and jewelry!
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Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds — The Beatles — If this wasn’t the first song that came to your mind, I don’t know how I feel about that.
If Teardrops Were Diamonds — Dwight Yoakam feat Willie Nelson — diamonds and rubies and emeralds…
Pearl Necklace — ZZ Top — YES, I know this isn’t really about ocean-derived pearls.
Emerald — Thin Lizzy — OK, so it’s an ode to Irish battle history. Still green :).
Fools Gold — The Stone Roses — One of the guilty pleasures of my late 80s musical journey.
Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) — Beyoncé — “If you liked it, then you should have put a ring on it” … The quintessential retort to afraid-to-commit folks watching their ex with another. Also, do we need to play this at EVERY wedding?!
Ruby — Kaiser Chiefs — Let it never be said that romance is dead 'Cause there's so little else occupying my head
Ruby Tuesday — Rolling Stones — "There's no time to lose, " I heard her say. Catch your dreams before they slip away
Fields of Gold — Sting — What can I say, I simply love this song. This utterly beautiful cover by Eva Cassidy truly rivals the original version, in my opinion.
What songs come to mind when you consider gems, jewels and shiny metals? Please share in the comments, after perusing what you come here for every evening… the trio of Top Comments, Mojo and Pictures that form the backbone of this longrunning community diary!
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From twingrace:
DButch can just drop the mic after this comment in Marissa Higgins' diary
on the latest tortuous developments in Virginia.
From The Marti:
Loved this limerick from Elwood Dowd, from ursulafaw’s David Pecker 'Apoplectic' Over Jeff Bezos Investigation Which Now Includes Roger Stone Carter Page:
The man who sells ‘Amazon Fire’
Was attacked by a grocery flier.
So he hired de Becker
To catch the rat Pecker
So ended the tabloid Enquirer.
TOP MOJO
Top Mojo for yesterday, February 9 2019, first comments and tip jars excluded. Thank you mik for the mojo magic! For those of you interested in How Top Mojo Works, please see his diary on FAQing Top Mojo.
TOP PICTURES
Top Pictures for yesterday, February 9 2019. Click any picture to be taken to the full comment or picture. Thank you jotter!
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