  Music has always been near and dear to me. nbsp; nbsp; For me music is connected with emotions and memories. nbsp;  I can hear a particular song and be instantly transported back to a time and place,
 recalling it& nbsp; with such clarity,  that I can almost reach out and touch it. nbsp;  I wont attempt to cover them all in one blog,
 but will interspace them over the next few weeks. nbsp;  I wont apologize for my choice in song or artist, nbsp;  they were the songs of the time,  and the memories they evoke.
nbsp;  Memories don't tend to worry about what is cool and hip,  just what matters and what is near and dear to your heart.  urlLink Tom Jones -  What's new pussycat?  I was 4 years old,
 still living in Canada at this point,  circa 1971- 72. nbsp;  I was Jones- The-
Voice's greatest mini- fan. nbsp;  Four year olds aren't self conscious about life,  about singing,  about dancing,
 they don't worry about who is watching,  or who is pointing and laughing,  they just do it,  wholeheartedly with gusto and enthusiasm. nbsp;  I miss that redheaded imp,
 who freshly pajama- ed and pink faced from the bathtub would " bellock"  *  at the top of her lungs into her skipping rope microphone,  stood on top of mummy's leather ottoman,
 performing right there alongside Tom.  Years later I found the CD version of the vinyl album I had owned as a child. nbsp;  " Tom Jones in Las Vegas" nbsp;
 A picture of the man from Wales on the cover,  resplendent in a blue& nbsp; cat suit and& nbsp; bare chested.
nbsp; nbsp; Needless to say I bought it. and every now and then when my inner child needs to sing about the " Green,  Green Grass of Home"
 " It's Not Unusual"  " Help Yourself" nbsp; or&
nbsp;  ask " What's new pussycat?  I throw on that CD& nbsp;  and let the magic course through my veins again.
 Kinda like I did this morning,  on the highway driving into work with " It looks like)  I'll never fall in love again" nbsp;  -
 a definite bellocking good& nbsp; chorus!  " bellock"  -
 A word my Geordie grandmother used to use all the time for singers who screech from the pits of their stomachs. nbsp;  " That's bellocking,  not singing!  Not a complimentary term,
 an example of a bellocking singer would be urlLink Lena Zavaroni .  & nbsp; Not found in the dictionary ( not mine at any rate)  but is surely a derivative of the word "
bellow"  ,  meaning to emit a loud roar. or even " bellows"  ,
 a device with airbag emitting a stream of air when squeezed. nbsp;  LOL -  you old windbag!  And not far off a " bellyache"
 which is what I am getting trying to explain "  bellock"  & nbsp;  -  I should have just said,
 " screeched at the top of her lungs"
