What a Whirlwind!
Back from our trip to Germany and Ireland, we have a classic cover song, new and past song picks, and first impressions of our travels.
We returned on Tuesday evening from our trip to Germany and Ireland. As expected, it was a whirlwind. We are used to short, intense trips home, but we had never packed so much action into 10 days.
Neither of us has ever been on tour, but we now better understand what musicians go through when they perform on a different stage every night. Many artists love touring, and so did we. It was lovely to catch up with friends and family, but at some point memories start to blur. What did we do the night before again?
In the swirl of events, it is also hard to be creative or even to sit down and process what just happened. So kudos to the musicians who manage to write new songs while touring – I would love to have the ability to focus that strongly and shut out the world for a while.
Cover Song of the Week: St. Katherine’s Child - Fly Me To The Moon
“Fly Me To The Moon,” written in 1954 by Bart Howard, predates the concept of a cover song because all songs were intended to be performed by as many artists as possible. The best-known version is probably Frank Sinatra’s from 1964, which was played in space during the Apollo 10 and 11 missions.
Aside from that, the song is a beautiful and atmospheric love song, and the UK singer-songwriter St. Katherine’s Child, aka Ilana Zsigmond, proves that it does not lose its magic even with a contemporary arrangement.
This Week in glamglare history
1 Year Ago: Avery Lynch - Lasting Effects
In “Lasting Effects,” L.A. singer-songwriter AveryLynch tells the story of an ugly breakup that helped her find a better life. It is from her latest EP, Sweetheart.
5 Years Ago: Hayden Everett - Still
The Californian singer-songwriter Hayden Everett recalls moments of connecting with nature in his song “Still” from his 2021 EP Kennecott. “In this moment I feel alive, and more aware of how precious that is,” he says. He released his latest album So The Sun Can Pour last April.
10 Years Ago: Extra Texture - Take It All
Our post is all that remains of this song or of the artist who went by Extra Texture, the name of George Harrison’s 1975 album.
Song Pick of the Day
Listen to all seven songs on YouTube, or follow our daily updated Song Pick playlists on YouTube, Apple Music, or Spotify.
- Stephen Day - Rock Bottom Baby
- Maggie Miles - Placebo
- Daisy the Great - Can I Have A Moment
- Blondshell - Heart Has To Work So Hard
- Pool Girl - Call It What You Want
- Shaina Hayes - Timid
- Adult Leisure - View From Our Window
We publish one Song Pick of the Day every day. You can subscribe to receive them by email.
Nine Photos from Ten Days on the Move
From Munich and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, with a night spent with friends in Benediktbeuern, back to Munich, on to Himmelkron for a big family gathering and later a memorable evening in Würzburg with our cousins from Hamburg, before continuing north to Hamburg and catching our flight to Dublin, our recent trip packed a lot into ten days. Here are a few snapshots from the journey—just a few memorable moments along the way, with many more to keep and a few more still to share.
Photos: Elke Nominikat, except when she was in them