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Three Little Birds
2025 / April

Three Little Birds

Rise up each morning smiling Bob Marley and the Wailers Inspired by Bob Marley and the Wailers (1977). Three Little Birds [Song]. […]

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Connection
2025 / April

Connection

Inspired by Elastica (1995). Connection [Song]. On Elastica. Deceptive. Photo by Nathalia Segato on Unsplash I’ve finally got back to writing my […]

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Love Changes Everything
2024 / July

Love Changes Everything

Love, love changes everythingThe Retune Blog – 19th July 2024When you hear a song like Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Changes Everything do […]

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Tubthumping
2024 / July

Tubthumping

I get knocked down, but I get up againThe Retune Blog – 12th July 2024If, like me, you’ve been watching Euro24 you […]

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Parklife
2024 / July

Parklife

Confidence is a preference for the habitual voyeurThe Retune Blog – 5th July 2024When asked about the song Parklife, Blur guitarist Graham […]

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Southgate You’re the One
2024 / June

Southgate You’re the One

Southgate you’re the oneThe Retune Blog – 21st June 2024Ok, so I’m being a bit cheeky with this one really as I’m […]

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World in Motion
2024 / June

World in Motion

We’re singing for EnglandThe Retune Blog – 14th June 2024It’s that time of year when I start to feel super optimistic! Maybe […]

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Changes
2024 / June

Changes

Time may change meThe Retune Blog – 7th June 2024Often during the week I will hear a piece of music and it […]

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The Whole of the Moon
2024 / May

The Whole of the Moon

You stretched for the starsThe Retune Blog – 31st May 2024One of my favourite bands of all time is Pink Floyd and […]

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Place your Hands
2024 / May

Place your Hands

You know you cannot hide from what’s insideThe Retune Blog – 24th May 2024When it comes to big guitar riff driven songs […]

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  • 2018
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Three Little Birds
2025
Connection
2025
Love Changes Everything
2024
Tubthumping
2024
Summertime, a time to sit back and unwind.
2019 / July
  • 26 July 2019
  • 4 mins
  • 6 years
  • 479 words
  • 1
Tagged DJ Jazzy Jeff, Fresh Prince, reflection, summer, Summertime

Summertime, a time to sit back and unwind.

Viewing the summer as a season to reflect.

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This is ourselves, under pressure.
2019 / July
  • 19 July 2019
  • 3 mins
  • 6 years
  • 385 words
  • 1
Tagged David Bowie, pressure, Queen, responding, Under Pressure

This is ourselves, under pressure.

Responding to pressure

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Reasons to be cheerful (part 3)
2019 / July
  • 12 July 2019
  • 4 mins
  • 6 years
  • 534 words
  • 1
Tagged Blockheads, cheerfulness, Choices, Ian Dury, Reasons to be Cheerful

Reasons to be cheerful (part 3)

Choosing cheerfulness.

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I’ll rise up, and I’ll do it a thousand times again.
2019 / July
  • 5 July 2019
  • 4 mins
  • 6 years
  • 474 words
  • 1
Tagged adversity, Andra Day, resilience, Rise Up

I’ll rise up, and I’ll do it a thousand times again.

Relational resilience in the face of adversity.

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‘Cause I started out with nothing and I’ve still got most of it left.
2019 / June
  • 28 June 2019
  • 4 mins
  • 6 years
  • 553 words
  • 1
Tagged obsession, possession, Seasick Steve, Started out with nothin

‘Cause I started out with nothing and I’ve still got most of it left.

Our obsession with possession

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Our thoughts strayed constantly and without boundary
2019 / June
  • 21 June 2019
  • 4 mins
  • 6 years
  • 486 words
  • 1
Tagged High Hopes, Pink Floyd, thoughts, wonder

Our thoughts strayed constantly and without boundary

The impact of the loss of the wonder of youth.

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And dressed for the occasion day after day
2019 / June
  • 14 June 2019
  • 4 mins
  • 6 years
  • 529 words
  • 1
Tagged decisions, Living, Longpigs, Lost Myself

And dressed for the occasion day after day

Living life or waiting for it?

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I’d love to stay here and be normal, but it’s just so overrated.
2019 / June
  • 7 June 2019
  • 4 mins
  • 6 years
  • 470 words
  • 1
Tagged Blur, normal, special, Tracy Jacks

I’d love to stay here and be normal, but it’s just so overrated.

The importance of living our own idea of life.

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Spread your wings my little butterfly
2019 / May
  • 31 May 2019
  • 4 mins
  • 6 years
  • 468 words
  • 1
Tagged Little Mix, responding, Wings, words

Spread your wings my little butterfly

Responding to hurtful words.

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Everybody Hurts
2019 / May
  • 24 May 2019
  • 3 mins
  • 6 years
  • 369 words
  • 1
Tagged despair, emotions, Everybody Hurts, REM

Everybody Hurts

The commonanlity of despair.

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Exploring and co-creating social justice, #wellbeing4all & community theology. For the many not the few. I am Dr Dave Wood.

Three Little Birds
2025 / April
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