Music Friday: Rilo Kiley’s Jenny Lewis Sings, ‘I Was Your Silver Lining, But Now I’m Gold’
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you great songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the lyrics or title. Today, Rilo Kiley frontwoman Jenny Lewis sings about having the courage to pull the plug on a failing relationship in the 2007 release, “Silver Lining.” Penned by Lewis, the song explores the moment when […]
Music Friday: Sonny Turner of The Platters Sings, ‘With This Ring I Promise I’ll Always Love You’
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you great throwback songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today we celebrate the 50th anniversary of “With This Ring,” a feel-good sing-along that was a huge hit for The Platters and frontman Sonny Turner. In this song, Turner is about to marry […]
Music Friday: In His Signature ‘Stable Song,’ Gregory Alan Isakov ‘Turns These Diamonds Into Coal’
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you great songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. In his signature “Stable Song,” singer-songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov uses gemstone and pr He sings, “Ring like crazy, ring like hell / Turn me back into that wild haired gale / Ring like silver, […]
Baby Hippo Photobombs Marriage Proposal, Leaps from Local Inspiration to Internet Sensation
An adorable baby hippo at the Cincinnati Zoo became an internet sensation this week when she photobombed a surprise marriage proposal that was taking place just outside her tank. The Instagram post was so awesome that it was picked up by USA Today, Huffington Post, Fox News, US Weekly, E! News, the Daily Buzz and The Telegraph, among other […]
Music Friday: Chance Encounter Results in a Marriage Proposal in Brad Paisley’s ‘We Danced’
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you chart-topping songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, a chance after-hours encounter between a bar owner and a patron results in a marriage proposal in Brad Paisley’s country hit “We Danced.” In the song written by Paisley and Charles Dubois, the […]
Music Friday: Scotty McCreery’s ‘This Is It’ Gives First-Hand Account of His Marriage Proposal
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you new songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, former American Idol Scotty McCreery delivers a first-hand account of his mountaintop marriage proposal to future bride Gabi Dugal in his brand new single, “This Is It.” In the song, the 24-year-old McCreery tells the […]
Music Friday: Styx Frontman Dennis DeYoung Seeks a Pot of Gold in the 1977 Power Ballad ‘Come Sail Away’
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you classic songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, Styx lead singer Dennis DeYoung searches for a pot of gold in the classic 1977 hit, “Come Sail Away.” An inspirational song about following one’s dreams no matter how challenging the journey may […]