In 2023 I wrote an email to friends and associates.
“A favour please? When you have a moment, can you list seven special songs you’d like to share. I’m asking numerous interesting folk the same question – just for a bit of seventological fun!!”
The responses produced such a wonderfully diverse and surprising array of songs, I felt compelled to create this webpage so that others could share the results.
Now in 2026, I’m calling for more contributions. Please send you list to info@thepaperboats.com [song title, performer(s) or songwriter ] along with a head and shoulders photo of yourself.
There are some pure gems in these playlists – check them out.
Clicking on the playlist image or word link will enable you to listen to the music on Spotify (free).
If you’re not a Spotify subscriber then you can simply join for free to access the music.
SEVEN SPECIAL SONGS' PLAYLISTS
Kristen O'Dwyer
David Meloar
Tarkin Brown
Greg (Winga's) Cousins
The Widow’s Lunch
Four Thursday night pensioners meet each week at the Grace Emily Hotel for a few beers and the odd glass of wine. We’ve been doing this for about 20 years. The publican Symon, holds a regular table for us.
A while ago, in an effort to lift the quality of the conversation, we decided to have a lunch with our partners.
The ‘Widows Lunch’ quickly became a seasonal event and has been going for several years now. We take it in turns to host and each couple are responsible for a course. It’s quite common for some of the children to join us or turn up at some point in the afternoon or evening (they’re not short lunches).Â
On this particular Widow’s Luich, we decided to share our Seven Special Songs playlists. There were 70 songs played on the day. No repeats! Not one.
