Q Is For...

My theme for the A To Z Challenge 2014 is things I’ve learnt from movies. Some are serious, some are silly. And some I was clutching at straws.

I’ve tried to find clips of said movies where possible. So if I couldn’t find a clip and you haven’t seen the movie… well you’ll have to take my word for it.

 Q is for Quantum Of Solace.

Now this post is about James Bond in general. I'm just using the trailer from Quantum Of Solace as an example (this movie is rated 12 in the UK).

So most of us have seen a James bond movie - they usually comprise of this sort of thing:

However Bond is highly unlikely to have managed to do this kind of stuff successfully given his alcohol consumption as described in this article.

Sad Songs Blogfest (Or Why I Love Michael Bublé)

I only recently discovered this blogfest – two days ago in fact – just as final preparations for the Blogging From A To Z Challenge are taking place. So I haven’t had time to blog about it separately to tell you all about it rapidly approaching.

But the blogfest title struck a cord with me (struck a cord… get it? Music… cords… oh never mind).

It is being hosted by Spunk On A Stick and the rules are simple:

“List the songs that move your spirit, cut deep into your soul, and threaten to break your heart.
No limit - top ten or less is fine.” 

I find that a lot of my favourite songs are either sad or have a vaguely depressing subject/lyrics (Although I do have some favourite songs that are more upbeat).

But some of the songs on my list may not be songs that you immediately view as sad. I was going to add a few words under watch song title about why I chose them but when it came to it I couldn’t explain why I had chosen them.

These may or may not be the original versions of these songs but they are the versions I listen to the most.

 I ended up with eleven in total (hopefully I have managed to get it to work so that the links will open in a new window – but I’m not all that technologically minded).

So these are in no order whatsoever (as you may notice I am a Michael Bublé fan - so if you are only going to listen to a couple of them make them Bublé!):

• There You’ll Be – Faith Hill
• Stargazer – Paloma Faith
• Song For You – Michael Bublé
• The Great Pretender – The Platters
• That’s Life – Michael Bublé
• Moon River - Frank Sinatra
• Hold On – Michael Bublé
• American Pie – Don McLean (I never realised before that this was such a long song!)
• Lost – Michael Bublé
• Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me – George Michael & Elton John
• Cry Me A River – Michael Bublé

 Although I have to admit I think Cry Me A River as sung by Michael Bublé would make a cracking James Bond movie theme.

“Ian Fleming’s James Bond in Cry Me A River” *cue the silhouettes of guns and women*

But I’m getting sidetracked here. Although I don’t think I’ve got an awful lot left to say…

Erm… nope I think that’s about it. But as soon as I post this I will no doubt think of a million more songs that I wanted to add!

Of course it was only after I'd signed up for this blogfest that I realised that really I should have taken part on my writing blog... as it is a kind of writing related blogfest - if you read Spunk On A Stick's original post on this blogfest. But never mind it is here now - but do pop over to my writing blog for a look around!