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[sublimeobservationarcade]

Songs For Golf

Have you ever hummed a few tunes whilst playing golf? I have found that it can help with maintaining a good swing tempo throughout the round. There is music in them moves necessary to play golf, you just have to find it. Of course, a lot of popular tunes come with lyrics and this is where the fun starts. If you begin thinking about applicable words that match with your golfing a whole universe of possibilities opens up. So, here are a few of my favourites to keep the topic humming along. Songs for golf and words worth swinging along to on any given Saturday, Sunday, and golf day ending in ‘y’.

Lyrics To Love Swinging Along To

‘Hit me with your rhythm stick’ is one of my most loved lyrical statements applicable to golf. A great song from a great time in pop culture and a perfect description of the golf club. Now, it may pertain more to having sex in the original meaning of the song, but as many of us know golf can take over as we get older in terms of more frequently used tools in life’s arsenal. Ian Dury was a great performer and someone with a disability – proving that it takes all sorts and that no one should be judged on that basis as wanting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WGVgfjnLqc

Words Worth Humming When Golfing

‘Hit me with your best shot’ is another in a similar vein, which I love to remind myself of before an important shot out on the golf course. Pat Benatar had the hit song and stopped performing it because of the mass shootings in America. It was written by Eddie Schwartz, who claimed it was inspired by a pillow punching therapy session.

'Why men leave home' by Avery by Library of Congress is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0 Beat The Boring Bits With A Golf Song Yes, golf can go on for nearly 5 hours and I reckon I get a bit bored at times out there. Not being a naturally robotic character I can struggle to maintain concentration over the distance. I would posit that I am not alone in this state of affairs. We love the game of golf but it can wear out its welcome for periods during the round. Whistling or humming a tune with a memorable lyric can help maintain the rage. Never underestimate the musicality inherent in the golf swing. Tuning it to a bit of a chorus line can turbo charge your tempo and rhythm to keep you going for all 18 holes.

Photo by Jopwell on Pexels.com Actual Golf Songs, Really? Now, there are a few actual golf songs like Bing Crosby’s “Straight Down The Middle”, which is well worth listening to. Bing had a great sense of rhythm and timing, which must have helped his golf game. There are some who claim that Tom Jones’ “Green, Green Grass Of Home” has as a title link to golf but I don’t know about that. Wales is pretty green per se, because it rains all the time. Jimmy Buffett has penned “Tin Cup Chalice”, which is another stretch to believe that the tin cup is actually about golf. John Denver has “18 Holes” and there is no doubt that this ditty is about golf. However, personally I won’t be humming this whilst golfing – an execrable tune!

Four women on a golf by Rijksmuseum is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0 One of the greatest golf songs is Loudon Wainwright III’s “The Back Nine”, the lyrics of which I included in my first book - The Golf Book: Green Cathedral Dreams. This is musically a fine effort and lyrically poignant, as much of Loudon’s stuff always is. The song captures the intergenerational nature of golfing as a pastime between fathers and sons, plus the peccadillos of the game itself. Aren’t we all – ‘way over par’? Modern poetry for golf backed by some cool sounds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF16yj6qzOI What are some of your favourite songs to sing along to or just hum out on the golf course? Have you twigged to the fact that when you do this, you, often, swing better and play good golf? Wisdom from The Stoic Golfer: Finding Inner Peace & Focus on the Fairway by Robert Sudha Hamilton Available at Amazon or right here below. Read the full article

[book-soup]

Just added! Loudon Wainwright III in conversation with Christopher Guest, for his memoir #LinerNotes at @largolosangeles on Friday, September 8, at 8pm! Get tickets at link in bio. #loudonwainwrightiii #loudonwainwright #christopherguest (at Book Soup)

[juliendonkeyboy9]

Northside Record Fair finds #loudonwainwright #bigbadvoodoodaddy #cars #loubega #mambonumberfiveonvinyl?YES

[endardo]

The Summer I Went Swimming

The Summer I Went Swimming

I’ve always wondered about my-life-is-shit blog posts.

And shuddered at the idea of posting one.

Like we all have shit moments, shit times, shit relationships … shit lots of things, don’t we? 

But who really cares?

Online anyway.

Since it’s just anonymous me scrolling around the web, I don’t have to click into someone else’s pity party.

Christ knows there’s enough stuff…

[lumbersquatch]

Attempted Mustache? I'd say achieved sir. Achieved. #loudonwainwright #vinyl #record #vinylcollection #vinylcollection_feature #vinylcollector #vinylcollectionpost #vinyligclub #vinylporn #recordcollectionpost #recordcollector

[emchy]

The vegan food is made for #yanksgiving - tomorrow the dairy! And now wine and #loudonwainwright #musicianslife #countrymusic #chosenfamily https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqd2V0ThFcp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=enyes5u8oawh

[bertrandlamblot]

Dog likes living in the city, In the city there’s a lot o’ other mutts, Checking in front, checking in back, No ifs, no ands, just butts Living in the city, Dog checking out a dog. #mananddog #loudonwainwrightiii #loudonwainwright #crapule (à N'gaparou)

[basilicahudson]

Epic Family

Rufus Wainwright’s roots run deep; a descendant of Peter Stuyvesant, the 17th century Dutch governor of New Netherland (later New York), he has dual US and Canadian citizenship. He was born down the road in Rhinebeck, NY, to his parents, both talented and well-respected folk singers -- Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III. Rufus’ younger sister Martha also possesses the family gift, a critically acclaimed singer-songwriter in her own right.

The amazing family is known for being effortlessly generous with their talents -- any party -- small or big -- they will perform, just give them a guitar or a piano. Like an old-fashioned vaudeville travelling musical family, they’ve hosted big annual performances in New York and Montreal for years. Check out a couple of their group performances below:

Now check out one from each family member, starting with Mom & Aunt (Kate & Anna McGarrigle):

Dad (Loudon Wainwright III):  

...And Sister (Martha Wainwright), in a video directed by Matthew Placek, friend of Basilica, depicting her rendition of the last song her mother wrote before she died. Powerful stuff!

[elizarickman]

Tour starts today! I'm performing all weekend around the Pacific Northwest, beginning tonight in #Portland at #TheSteepAndThornyWayToHeaven! Then tomorrow I'm on #OrcasIsland for a sweet little house show. And on Sunday I open for Sir #LoudonWainwright at @thetripledoor in #Seattle, which I've been looking forward to for months. Gonna be a fabulous next few days. ❤️ #tour #live #music #pacificnorthwest (at Portland, Oregon)

[marianotavares]

Mariano Tavares - School Days (Loudon Wainwright III)

[superwolf1995]

#JohnMartyn #loudonwainwright #nickdrake #tomwaits #leonardcohen #transatlantic #music

[wiz-kid-management]

A cover we did of the Swimming Song by Loudon Wainwright.

https://soundcloud.com/alexanderlegud/the-swimming-song

[thewrongsarah]

So happy l was able to go to this. I think l was the youngest person there. #loudonwainwright #aeolianhall #ldnont #ticketstub

[richheldenfels-blog]

Charle Hunnam was talking about "Sons of Anarchy" recently, and that may have led me to thinking about "Undeclared," the great little comedy with Hunnam, Jay Baruchel, Seth Rogen and, in this episode, Loudon Wainwright, Adam Sandler and the voice of Jason Segel. Enjoy, and then go find the complete-series set.

[ireadeverythingblog]

Nice little book about a great musical family #wainwright #rufuswainwright #marthawainwright #loudonwainwright #reading #books #booknerd #bibliophile #music

[niamhedwards]

#rfh #royalfestivalhall #southbank #loudonwainwright