PostsCommentspurplesinger in #hive-105786 • last yearHive Open Mic Week 174 'Run'Hello Hivers, I hope you're all having a good week. The theme 'Beacon of Light' had me feeling a bit concerned because I didn't think I knew any songs about light...but…purplesinger in #hive-105786 • last yearHive Open mic week 173 'The Way We Were' Hello everyone, I hope you are all having fun with this weeks theme of Memories. Memories play such an important part in our lives. Not only because we need to remember…purplesinger in #hive-105786 • last yearHive Open mic week 172 Bring Him Home piano and vocal coverAbout 25 years ago I went to see the musical 'Les Miserables' in London. There are several very well known songs in that musical though at the time I knew none of them. Back then…purplesinger in #hive-105786 • last yearHive Open Mic Week 171 I'm Still Standing (Cover)It is an unfortunate fact that not all relationships work out well. So many songs are about being in love but there must be almost as many songs about breaking up with a…purplesinger in #hive-105786 • last yearHive Open Mic week 170 Pure ImaginationHello Hive musicians. I've been away for a while as work got incredibly busy but now I have a little bit more time for myself for a month or two, so I hope to be contributing to…purplesinger in #hive-105786 • 2 years agoHive Open Mic week 161 original piano music 'Lucy'My offering for hive open mic 161 is a little piano piece that I wrote in honour of my Mother's lovely dog 'Lucy'. Lucy is the sweetest girl but lively and playful too. She is…purplesinger in #hive-105786 • 2 years agoHive Open Mic Week 160 He Ain't Heavy (Cover)'Fraternity' literally translated means brotherhood, so I chose this week to sing a song by The Hollies, 'He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother'. The story behind this song starts way…purplesinger in #hive-105786 • 2 years agoOpen Mic week 159 You've got a Friend (Cover)After a couple of very busy weeks, I've been able to come on here and listen to some of your entries for the great theme for this week. There is an old saying 'You can't choose…purplesinger in #hive-105786 • 2 years agoHive Open Mic week 156 For All We Know (Cover)Hello fellow Hivers, I hope you are having a good week and enjoying making music wherever you may be. Tis weeks theme 'To The End' could perhaps be seen as a little bit sad. In…purplesinger in #hive-105786 • 2 years agoHive Open Mic Week 155 Woman to Woman (Cover)Hello fellow Hivers, I hope you've ha a good week. I wasn't sure what to chose for this week's theme of DNA. I had to think about it quite hard to find a song, though I suppose…purplesinger in #hive-105786 • 2 years agoHive Open Mic week 154 Original song 'Jim's TeaI'm a huge fan of musical comedy and I like writing funny songs. Today I have recorded a song I wrote after meeting with some musical friends including @steevc, @steve-o2023…purplesinger in #hive-105786 • 2 years agoHive Open Mic week 153 A Thousand years (Cover)Hello to you all. I hope that you have some nice things lined up for your weekend. A Thousand Years was originally written by and made famous by Christina Perri. It is one of…purplesinger in #hive-105786 • 2 years agoHive Open Mic week 152 Scarborough FairThis week I have chosen to sing a well known English Folk song, Scarborourgh Fair. It is about a real market (which were known as fairs) in the town of Scarborough in Yorkshire.…purplesinger in #hive-105786 • 2 years agoHive Open Mic Week 151 Love Can Build A Bridge (Cover)This song is for me, all about love and hope. It's about strength in unity and remembering that love is what makes our world better. We can only survive if we can forgive and…purplesinger in #hive-105786 • 2 years agoHive Open Mic Week 150 Nothing Rhymed (Cover)This week with the theme 'Our Virtue', I had to really think hard. Then I realised one of my favourite songs is all about virtue...or lack of it. 'Nothing Rhymed' is a thinly…purplesinger in #hive-105786 • 2 years agoHive Open Mic week 149 Original Piano Improvisation 'Light Of The World''The Light of The World' is our theme for this week. I have written a song all about how incredible our world is and how the light of the sun makes it all possible... but…purplesinger in #hive-105786 • 2 years agoHive Open Mic Week 147 Cover Days by Kirsty McCollI think we walk around saying 'thank you' quite a lot in the United Kingdom... almost as often as we say the word 'sorry'. It's nice to actually mean the words 'thank you'…purplesinger in #proofofbrain • 2 years agoDisappearing pensNothing major.....I just wondered where all the pens go??? I work in my home office a lot and once or twice a week I get a new pen out of the packet...dopurplesinger in #hive-105786 • 2 years agoOpen mic week 144 Stormy Weather Piano and Vocal (Cover)Hello to all in the Hive open mic community and Happy New Year. I hope you are looking forward to 12 months filled with music making. I'm extremely lucky to have a whole group…purplesinger in #hive-105786 • 2 years agoOpen Mic Week 143 (Original Song) With Me StillI loved the theme for this week but I couldn't find a song I wanted to sing, so I decided to write my own instead. It's been a couple of years since I wrote any songs, so I hope…