Like many bloggers no doubt, I’ve been struggling to find new material for this site. Over the past 4 years I’ve walked almost all of the paths in the Val d’Hérens (many of them, several times over) and I’ve been conscious that long time followers will, perhaps, be getting a little bored with the ‘same old, same old’ pictures.
With that in mind, I do plan to go further afield this year to bag a few more ‘new’ Swiss peaks and Judith and I have at least two holidays booked (so far) to ‘new’ locations later this year. But that is not enough for yours truly…
The idea for this series of posts came while I was in my car listening to my ipod (yes, they do still exist) and I thought, why should I have all the fun! So today starts a series which (you may eventually be glad to know) will only last 52 weeks, unless there is a blogosphere outcry of course…
You can look forward to hearing masses of marvellous music including some Motown, Madonna, Marvin, M People and more. I’m sorry, but you’ll not be listening to any AC/DC nor Leonard Cohen here… So what better way to start than with a song by ‘M’ called Pop Muzik. Released early in 1979 (yes, 40 years ago), it reached no. 1 in several countries, including Canada, South Africa, Australia, Denmark, Sweden, the US and even Switzerland. However, a rather endearing, though some might say soppy, tune by Art Garfunkel, called Bright Eyes, kept it off the UK no. 1 spot. So it was clearly a popular song at the time. I hope you enjoy this series and that it brings back some fabulous memories (for those of you old enough to remember this stuff of course!)
I defy anyone, once they hear the words New York, London, Paris, Munich (in any order) in any other everyday context, not to say “Pop Muzik”! My wife and I always do! 😊
With thanks to Youtube for providing the video and my apologies for any adverts which might appear. All good things are worth waiting for though. 🙂
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Go on Mike play a little something for us punk and metal fans out here! 😈💀👅
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I’m afraid that’s not in my repertoire/on my play list. Sorry! (But if there is an outcry, I’ll seek something out for you). 🙂
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Also, in case you ever wanted to explore butterflies in the Alps… I received an email this morning from the author of my Swiss butterfly book. He does day excursions usually into the mountains throughout the summer – see here: https://www.lepido.ch/excursions/57-formation/excursions/761-sorties It’s in French but, if required, you can view in Chrome and translate. 🙂
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Omg! That brought back, memories!!! 🤣😂🤣
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I thought it might strike a chord with some followers. I hope they were good memories. 🙂
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But of course😎
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I did not know this song, but it’s fun and now I know! Ha ha, cool. And just because I didn’t know this song doesn’t mean I want know a lot of other ones from the 50s onwards! Neat idea for blog material, Mike. Looking forward to following
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Don’t worry about the 50’s, they will be mainly 70’s & 80’s – but still before your time! 😊
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ah, but I grew up listening to the 80s, so it’ll still be like old times 🙂
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😊
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Oh wow, that’s a flashback. I was surprised to see this was still in the 70s, albeit ’79. Yeah, now I get why you weren’t thrilled with some of the music I’ve posted sporadically on my blog. 😀
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Yes, I’m afraid I’m a little behind with my taste in music. But, with one or two exceptions, they will be mainly what I call ‘happy music’. 😊
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I quite enjoy the blasts from the past.
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Hopefully you’ll not be disappointed then. 😊
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