tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83313066580214742072024-02-07T21:59:57.912-08:00the Music of My LifeStarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02206613832444557494noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331306658021474207.post-27368093810414584252011-03-07T01:33:00.000-08:002011-03-07T01:46:24.206-08:00Searching for Music for Funeral ServiceUnfortunately, yes, it is time to think about music choices for a funeral, this time for my aunt. My mother and I are the next of kin and next-next of kin, as Aunty never married and there are only cousins left apart from us. I am usually brilliant at thinking of the perfect music for any occasion, but this is a little harder, Aunty was 76, and we'd probably prefer to pick music she knows, though I know many beautiful songs that would otherwise suit. I also have the sinking feeling she and my mother would like the stereotypical songs like Wind Beneath My Wings, and Because You Love Me....<br /><br />Yikes!<br /><br />It will be a church service, so there will be traditional hymns involved, so that part will take care of itself fairly easily.<br /><br />But a song for a photo montage, or to lift our spirits at the end of the memorial? That is what I'm looking into now.<br /><br />I bloody know the songs I'd want for my own funeral, I don't know if I should admit this but I have even thought about songs for my parents (both alive and kicking), but this.... I'm not sure. I have to think about it.Starryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02206613832444557494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331306658021474207.post-27894678873358195302011-02-14T02:16:00.000-08:002011-02-14T02:43:25.530-08:00The 10 Songs You Absolutely Should Not Listen to if Single on Valtentine's Day... and the 10 you should<br /><br /><br />10 Songs I forbid in my house on Valentines Day when Single<br /><br /><ul><li>All By Myself, Eric Carmen</li><li>I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston or Dolly Parton</li><li>Without You, Mariah Carey</li><li>Save Me, Queen</li><li>Walk On By, Dione Warwick or Cyndi Lauper</li><li>Goodbye My Lover, James Blunt</li><li>White Flag, Dido</li><li>Here Without You, 3 Doors Down</li><li>Stay With Me, Shakespeare's Sister</li><li>The Story, Brandi Carlile</li></ul><p>And 10 Songs I recommend for hope, and some fun</p><ul><li>True Love Will Find You in The End, Beck (hope)</li><li>Somebody to Love, Queen (fun)</li><li>All By Myself if performed in a spoof of Bridget Jones in equally tragic ironic style (fun)</li><li>Try A Little Tenderness, Aretha Franklin (hope)</li><li>New Soul, Yael Naim (hope and fun)</li><li>Neapolitan Dream, Lisa Mitchell (fun)</li><li>Smile, Lily Allen (fun with some revenge thrown in)</li><li>I Will Survive (okay she's been dumped, but she's got her groove back)</li><li>Fighter, Christina Aguilera (fightin' back)</li><li>Hey Na Na, Katie Herzig (fun, and ready to hit on a new guy)</li></ul>Starryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02206613832444557494noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331306658021474207.post-44703164610017423682011-01-04T01:56:00.000-08:002011-01-04T02:07:25.349-08:00Ukulele... If Only I'd KnownI had the best public school music teacher in primary school... and thanks to her I have learned several instruments, however when she suggested I learn ukulele... I was less than pleased. At that age, the only exposure to ukulele music I had was that played by bum clowns and daggy scenes in television and movies. I felt the ukulele was beneath me. I wanted to learn something a bit classier... cello, flute, to compliment my other skills.<br /><br />Now I seem to have taken quite a shine to some beautiful, quirky, ukulele songs and would LOVE to learn this instrument.....<br /><br />Here are some of the songs that have changed my outlook:<br /><br />Israel kamakawiwole "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"<br /><br />Dan Kelly "Nothing Compares to You"<br /><br />Priscilla Ahn "Never Find My Way Back Home"<br /><br />Cat Power "Sea of Love"<br /><br />Ingrid Michaelson "You And I"<br /><br />Joe Purdy "Wash Away"<br /><br />Jason Mraz "I'm Yours"<br /><br />Sophie Madeleine "Take Your Love With Me"<br /><br />If only I'd learned then, I could be playing them now! Its not too late, I'm young, I can learn... but where I live now, its hard to find a teacher... so I'm having some regrets. I am wondering if I have enough aptitude to learn from books and online alone.... I'll have to figure it out somehow.Starryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02206613832444557494noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331306658021474207.post-63472900280814112682010-10-09T03:50:00.000-07:002010-10-09T03:53:24.844-07:00Its No Meat DressMy new catchphrase and benchmark for crazy is the MEAT DRESS worn by Lady Gaga... when someone says 'that's crazy' I just shrug and say 'Eh, its no meat dress'. I don't think I'll find anything for a long time that surpasses the meat dress. Not only was it repulsive, it sounds downright <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">unhygienic </span>to me!Starryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02206613832444557494noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331306658021474207.post-48305238521713908792010-09-14T22:47:00.001-07:002010-09-14T22:51:41.824-07:00Win Handmade Earrings<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgePzJEuhDMJUyro_Hfl32wFjvdKQc34FSL6tEVtvdVSeGRkGczHC8S37ESnkYWsQbXdgxlhW9erHXY__OVFZBBmy5S7Y_tyXzLzXDS6HIXzR4ymMw4VFjxEYVIW4A8SN0VoXQs49fqx8M/s1600/RIMG3349.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 379px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517013293074405362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgePzJEuhDMJUyro_Hfl32wFjvdKQc34FSL6tEVtvdVSeGRkGczHC8S37ESnkYWsQbXdgxlhW9erHXY__OVFZBBmy5S7Y_tyXzLzXDS6HIXzR4ymMw4VFjxEYVIW4A8SN0VoXQs49fqx8M/s400/RIMG3349.JPG" /></a><br />I have a contest on my other blog <a href="http://www.easygivingheart101.blogspot.com/">www.easygivingheart101.blogspot.com</a> you can win these earrings by guessing the number of butterflies in my room, there are hints and tips to help you guess, and all contest details are in the post. Simply leave a comment below the post stating the number you wish to guess!<br /><div></div>Starryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02206613832444557494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331306658021474207.post-29976605774586091392010-09-06T03:41:00.000-07:002010-09-06T04:02:31.613-07:00The Life Cycle of the Guitarist Across the StreetI have had the same neighbours across the street for perhaps fifteen years now, decent people, no domestic arguments, only one or two really HUGE parties... but sometime in that first year, the man of the house bought a guitar. Its been a long road for him and for me as the person primarily at home to hear his progress. This is, as I see it, the life cycle of the guitarist across the street.<br /><br />In the beginning he cannot play an entire song. Cannot, in fact, play an entire verse. Having learned to play a number of musical instruments I can diagnose his problem immediately... he does not play on from an error, but starts at the very beginning, again and again. <em>You'll never get anywhere that way mate</em> I'd think, and groan at the monotony of it all.<br /><br />In the early stages of his life cycle I cannot identify which song or even style of music he is trying to play. But it could be worse, it could be the piano and it could be Chopsticks over and over, though I probably wouldn't be able to hear that in my house so moot point.<br /><br />I think <em>I can't wait for him to improve</em>.<br /><br />After a few months, his family welcomes a newborn infant. Wifey lays down the law - he is not allowed to play when the baby is home as its too loud - so he doesn't play as often. For 10 years he plays only when I am studying for an exam, have a uni assignment, am on holiday and trying to read a book for the pleasure of it, I'm sick, or I'm trying to write.<br /><br />He joins or forms a band, now he brings other people home to join in. Beware, this is a direct result of improving, another illustration of be careful what you wish for.<br /><br />The children get older and he has a free rein on when he can play. He begins to improvise for large quantities of time, it seems to be some kind of blues music. He plays so often I think he surely cannot own a tv set or a game system.<br /><br />Recently he has begun to think he is experienced enough to learn to play music by ear alone. He is now playing Chris Isaaks 'Wicked Game' over and over never making it past a certain point, just like in the early days only now I can hear in my head the correct music and want to run over and hum it for him till he gets it right.<br /><br />I'm now anticipating the kids will begin to learn to play... in which case, I might want to move closer to the highway.Starryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02206613832444557494noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331306658021474207.post-80555894134245747962010-07-05T03:55:00.000-07:002010-07-05T04:12:54.055-07:00Can Rock Stars Do Anything They Want?Hey, I'm not going to go into trashing hotel rooms, brushes with the law, or anything like that... but I was listening to The White Stipes cover of Jolene, and thought to myself, cool people can do anything can't they? I mean here is a guy singing "I'm begging of you please don't take my man" and I'm singing along. I've never done anything but cringe when Jolene comes on the radio... sure its catchy but daggy.... but ever since the White Stripes cover, I admit, I love to belt out my own accompaniment to the song. And even my teenage nieces and nephews don't say 'ooh that is so gay!" as they are prone to do.<br /><br />What about Michael Jackson and the single white glove, yes many people said 'hey Michael that's a bit weird' but hasn't it become an iconic piece of music history. He gets away with it because he is a creative genius. RIP and I hope heaven has a decent glove shop for ya.<br /><br />I am really stuck on the song Your Ex Lover Is Dead by Stars at the moment, totally missed it when it came out, just found it because I was researching songs used in the tv series The OC. Well it opens so dramatically with "when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire", love it, so dramatic! sounds like it might be taken out of a horror movie but I'll have to get around to researching that... maybe they did it all themselves.<br /><br />I guess I'm just amazed by what some people can be praised for and other people can be totally panned for. Bjork, so hot one minute, wearing a swan for a dress to the Oscars the next... so was she ever cool? Will Lady Gaga ever just totally misread what we are willing to put up with in the 'fashion' stakes?<br /><br />And what do you think is cool that might otherwise be considered dicey at best, lame at worst?Starryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02206613832444557494noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331306658021474207.post-25015399151272094892010-05-22T01:12:00.000-07:002010-05-22T01:44:10.584-07:00Even Muzak Has Its Time and PlaceMuzak is terrible right? Too artificial sounding, they pick the worst songs or compositions ever and on the occasion they take a classic they ruin it! But I was thinking just recently, that even muzak has its time and place. Sometimes its the perfect last piece of the puzzle when you fantasise about your own demise, sometimes its the music that completes the filmishness of your life..... because if your horrible moment in time was a movie, it would have to have horribly bad, depressing music to illustrate just how mundane and terminal your life situation is. Even if this is an over reaction, at the time its what you were feeling.<br /><br />For instance when the Mr Whippy ice cream van's 'music' broke down for three weeks, I didn't think Greensleeves could get any worse, but believe me, it CAN. And it was the summer school holidays so he was driving around my neighbourhood for hours each day.... and one afternoon I was buried in paperwork and in tears, I considered giving the kids a $50 note just so the van would be stopped long enough for me to finish - magically when the van stops so does the music - and I realized, that my life is god's movie.... and that my situation was funny. Or at least I was so tired and overwrought that I thought it was funny, and laughed like a madwoman... and you know what, the next day he had new music... because my moment had passed.<br /><br />I also had to fill out the War and Peace of hospital surveys..... as a former patient of the burn unit they wanted to know all about my current pain, my pain during my stay, how satisfied I was with the information about my condition and care given to me..... and the options were very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, neither satisfied nor disatisfied, I would have liked more information, and this I WOULD HAVE PREFERED NO INFORMATION. Instantly, I imagined the doctors and medical students gathered around a patient's bed rattling off information about their condition, and the patient daydreaming about Hawaii while a really bad rendition of The Girl From Ipemana played in their head, totally obliterating the sound of the gory details about their treatment and prognosis.<br /><br />So I began to realize that muzak can serve a purpose.<br /><br />Doesn't bad music in a bad situation (for instance the world's smelliest and slowest elevator, or being put on hold by customer service) make you feel like you have more to complain about?<br /><br />Let's not forget the reason these companies do this to us..... to pacify us..... sure some of us can still go off like a firecracker when we finally get to talk to a human being, but a lot of people are simply reduced to zombified shadows of themselves, they are unable to put up resistance to bad service, to articulate a winning argument, to raise their voice....<br /><br />So the next time I hear a really bad Fur Elise while on hold..... I'm not going to think that Beethoven must be rolling over in his grave, I'm going to laugh until I cry.Starryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02206613832444557494noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331306658021474207.post-28395665662799322042010-05-13T20:22:00.000-07:002010-05-13T20:40:15.563-07:00The Songs I Absolutely Cannot Sit Still ForThere are songs that give me energy, songs that no matter how tired I am in the morning if they come on when I'm least expecting it I have to jump out of bed instantly, and songs that I absolutely have got to jump up and down to!<br /><br />Back in 1996 I absolutely had to jump out of bed when Savage Garden's "I Want You" would come on (cringe now!) and the Bodeans "Closer to Free".<br /><br />A couple of years ago it was Mika "Grace Kelly" which has now been so totally over played I might not feel the same way for a very long time.<br /><br />Nika Costa "Everybody Got Their Something" is still huge for me, I have to groove when I hear it.<br /><br />Of course Fatboy Slim features, he gives me energy to clean the house, yeah for the slow meticulous jobs I need accoustic girl voices I can sing to, but for vacuuming/dusting/scrubbing toilets I need to dance around a bit. Instead of Christopher Walken coolly parading through an empty hotel, picture me wielding a toilet brush to Weapon of Choice. Vacuuming and dusting are the territory for Wonderful Night, and Brimful of Asha.<br /><br />David Bowie "Rebel Rebel" is my song for getting ready to go out at night - putting make up on while singing and dancing.<br /><br />"Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley is great for any instant energy boost, but I love it in the car, just like the first time I heard it.<br /><br />"Laid" by James, is still a great song for belting out at the top of my lungs as long as the neighbours don't hear the part 'but she only comes when she's on top' (how embarrassing).<br /><br />Prodigy "Breathe" and "Voodoo People" carry memories of cleaning house with the young people I looked after in teen rehab. Saturday mornings were clean up day and these were essential listening.<br /><br />Iggy Pop "Lust for Life" makes me want to run around the block a few times.<br /><br />I guess upon reflection I might be an easily excited person, and music can flip the switch between quietly creating and wanting to burst out of my own skin.... that is why when I am creating I put on accoustic girl songs so I will sit through the entire session serenely!<br /><br />I'd love to know what your own energy songs are....Starryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02206613832444557494noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331306658021474207.post-50212644770541130912010-05-04T04:05:00.000-07:002010-05-04T04:11:35.409-07:00More Rainy Day ButterfliesJust decided to seek out more of what I call 'rainy day butterflies' from my music collection. These are songs I think are great for rainy days, or teary days, they may be sad, but they also have soothing and beautiful elements that make them special.<br /><br />My Rainy Day Butterflies:<br /><br />Bell, Book and Candle - Eddi Reader<br />We Build Bridges - Liz Durrett<br />The Sea a Dream - Liz Durrett<br />Isabelle - Gregory and the Hawk<br />Boats and Birds - Gregory and the Hawk<br />Hometown Glory - Adele<br />Pills - The Perishers with Sara McLachlan<br />Je ne'en connais la fin - Jeff Buckley<br />Now We Are Free - Kelly Sweet<br />Keep Breathing - Ingrid Michaelson<br />Farewell - Rosie Thomas<br />Hush Hush Hush - Paula Cole<br />I'll Find A Way - Rachel Yamagata<br /><br />I'm always seeking more rainy day butterflies, from any vintage.Starryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02206613832444557494noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331306658021474207.post-26833124324851538242010-03-11T01:04:00.000-08:002010-03-11T01:33:11.084-08:00Music for the Hard TimesWhat do you listen to when you are sitting in a hospital chair for three and a half hours to have iron infusion, in the same ward that is potentially where your mother who was diagnosed the day before with primary colon carcinoma will come for chemotherapy?<br /><br /><br /><br />answer: preferably not Leaving the Hospital by The Dreamer and The Sleeper.<br /><br /><br /><br />Yes I was trying to relax and listen to my mp3 while having my iron infusion therapy and this beautiful though very bleak song came on.<br /><br /><br /><br />I also was told my blood pressure rose when Lisbeth Scotts version of Be Still My Soul came on, this song is the best version of this sad but very soothing song (or hymn if you prefer) but yet again, wrong song for the occasion as the first time I heard the song it was used for a funeral scene in the tv series Alias.<br /><br /><br /><br />I can't even sit in my room listening to music without looking around and seeing various candles and wondering, if one of these candles could possibly be one that I end up burning as a memorial for my mother. As soon as I think it my mind shuts down, the most important thing is not answering that question, not choosing a candle. Don't choose a candle!<br /><br /><br /><br />So what am I listening to at this time in my life? Well some sad songs I suppose, but I have always had this link with sad songs, I need them, to help me feel, but at the same time if a sad song is beautiful - has a beautiful melody ,a beautiful voice, and a beautiful set of lyrics - it at the same time as making me tear up, soothes me. I call the songs that have this effect, My Rainy Day Butterflies.<br /><br /><br /><br />Here are my favourite Rainy Day Butterflies:<br /><br /><br /><p>Ooh Child - Beth Orton</p><p>The Beauty of The Rain - Dar Williams</p><p>On Saturday Afternoons in 1963 - Rickie Lee Jones</p><p>I Will Love You - Fisher</p><p>Where Is My Love - Cat Power</p><p>Stuff and Nonsense - Missy Higgins</p><p>I'll Fly Away - Serena Matthews</p><p>Hymn - Brooke Fraser</p><p>I'll Build A Home - Patrick Watson with Cinematic Orchestra</p><p>AND THE SONGS I NORMALLY LOVE BUT CAN'T LISTEN TO AT THE MOMENT (unless I want to break down!)</p><p>Wooden Arms - Patrick Watson</p><p>Great Escape - Patrick Watson</p><p>I Cried For You - Katie Melua (this will be me if the worst happens, 'when you went I became a hopeless drifter')</p><p>All The Wild Horses - Ray Lamontagne ('tethered with tears in their eyes' that's the bit that gets me going)</p><p>Into Dust - Mazzy Star</p><p> </p><p><br /> </p>Starryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02206613832444557494noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331306658021474207.post-67574154274326291062009-10-23T03:35:00.000-07:002009-10-23T03:48:13.839-07:00Song of the Day.... and more"I don't know who I am, I don't know who you are but when I see your face....." Yep today I am stuck on Ferris Wheels by I Am Kloot.<br />Totally loving this song right now, don't know why it didn't make the same impression on me when it came out. Guess mood and life experiences can feed into it. What do you think?<br /><br />I've been commuting 4 hours a day to see my 77 year old father in hospital (going on 6 weeks now) music has saved me for sure, I actually enjoy the journey and sometimes regret arriving in the middle of a great song.<br /><br />What else has been on my playlist.....<br /><br />We Are All Made of Stars by Moby<br />Electric Feel by MGMT<br />Heaven by The Fire Theft<br />Brighter Than Sunshine, by Aqualung<br />Longtime Sunshine, by Rivers Cuomo<br />Publish My Love, by Rogue Wave<br />For The Windows In Paradise, by Sufjan Stevens<br /><br />and often dreaming of my dream gig - Sufjan Stevens, Rivers Cuomo, and Bright Eyes in my back yard..... reckon they'd come?Starryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02206613832444557494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331306658021474207.post-82558143081130664382009-07-02T00:35:00.000-07:002009-07-02T00:42:00.658-07:00Song Of The Day<strong>The Great Escape</strong> by <strong>Patrick Watson</strong><br /><br />feeling like this is definitely the song of the day, sad and beautiful, and just making me slow down and sing.<br /><br />the beautiful piano is soothing my frayed nerves.<br /><br />last night I started writing a chapter about my own life, and a lot of feelings came up, and this song is just perfect for me right now.<br /><br />"don't let yourself fall down" and I have felt like I'm falling, but now I feel like when I land it will be on a bed of soft downy feathers, because this song just eases everything.<br /><br />sad but soothing.Starryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02206613832444557494noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331306658021474207.post-37506742963975587662009-06-16T00:39:00.000-07:002009-06-16T00:46:41.252-07:00My Top 10 Foreign Language SongsYes a bit of a deviation from my normal alternate rock and pop but lately I have been under the spell of Rebekah Del Rio's acapella cover of Crying (Called 'Llorando') used in the soundtrack Mulholland Drive.<br /><br />So here are my top 10 songs in languages other than English.<br /><br />Llorando, Rebekah Del Rio, acapella cover<br /><br />Time To Say Goodbye, Andrea Bocelli and Sara Brightman<br /><br />Ne Me Quitte Pas (cover of 'If You Go Away') by Nina Simone<br /><br />Sua Gan, a welsh lullaby, by the Ambrosian Boys Choir<br /><br />Sukiyaki, any traditional performance, but it is worth remembering Oranger did a rock version (its in English)<br /><br />Sola Otra Vez, (cover of All By Myself) by Lara Fabian or perhaps if you are so inclined Il Divo<br /><br />La Vie En Rose, by Edith Piaf<br /><br />She, the French version by Charles Aznavour, the original artist of this song.<br /><br />Vincent (Starry Starry Night), Italian cover by Roberto Vecchioni<br /><br />Ganz Allein, the German version of the Beach Boys 'In My Room'Starryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02206613832444557494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331306658021474207.post-82207151691502629182009-06-05T22:44:00.000-07:002009-06-05T22:49:36.617-07:00Lyred You're My Hero!Well I am one crazy dame when it comes to pursuing the music I love. I even have scraps of paper in a drawer with lyric snatches from songs I love but have no idea the vintage, artist, or title....<br /><br />I have a niece who rings radio station djs and sings or hums bits of mystery songs until they tell her what she wants to know. I don't do that,<br /><br />but I do spend hours searching on the internet until I A) identify the song and B) get my own copy of it!<br /><br />I used to use lyricsfly but I have discovered lyred (<a href="http://www.lyred.com/">www.lyred.com</a>) you can type in any amount of lyrics in inverted commas and then search the entire google world for lyric matches, I have had a much higher success rate now, and have some hot little songs in my music player thanks to them!<br /><br />so if you have a mystery song bugging you, get onto lyred and you'll be all set!Starryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02206613832444557494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331306658021474207.post-40416165979113486372009-04-22T20:54:00.000-07:002009-04-22T20:56:51.984-07:00Patrick Watson CDI am a happy girl, my Amazon order arrived on Tuesday, with my four cds, Cat Power 'The Greatest', Cat Power 'The Covers Album', Brooke Fraser 'Albertine', and Patrick Watson, which I bought because I had to have the song 'The Great Escape' fortunately I love the other songs on the album.<br /><br />I also have to mention Eisley, and thank my friend April Atrocity for recommending them to me!Starryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02206613832444557494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331306658021474207.post-56461276068077594552009-04-06T12:31:00.000-07:002009-04-06T12:43:06.276-07:00Famous Mis-HearingsLast week my ear was blocked (sorry) but it gave rise to some mis-hearings, that made me laugh, most notably an ad on television for dvds of Nipple House On The Prairie, whoops, make that Little House..... tea nearly sprayed out my mouth, then I realized of course, that I had misheard.<br /><br />Over the years I have misheard a song lyric or two as well. Why can't I remember these mistakes now?<br /><br />What about unintelligible singers? Sometimes they sing clearly but you can't understand a word they say in an interview! (Ozzy Osbourne, Tom Petty...)Starryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02206613832444557494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331306658021474207.post-24365399678393195652009-03-21T21:42:00.000-07:002009-03-21T21:46:21.509-07:00Elton John is a Faithless ThornElton John, this is what I think, you are a faithless thorn! Imagine writing a song, Candle In the Wind, for one person, Norma Jean aka Marilyn Monroe, and then decades later, ever so slightly changing it and dedicating it to a totally different person!!!!<br /><br />It would be like me dedicating a poem to someone and then later, publicly dedicating it to someone else because I was too insensitive and lazy to write an entirely new one.<br /><br />As a writer I think its terrible, poor Marilyn! and what assurance does the Princess Diana have that you won't come along and rewrite for yet another soul?<br /><br />Ugh, ugh, this has been on my chest for so long, had to vent.<br /><br />I hope I never have to have this argument again with another person ('I like it' they say!)Starryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02206613832444557494noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331306658021474207.post-58674812791162734482009-03-20T21:58:00.000-07:002009-03-20T22:03:39.472-07:00I Was Made For You - Rivers CuomoMy song of the day, is I Was Made For You, by Rivers Cuomo, I discovered him through iLike music but had to buy this song as it wasn't one of the free downloads.<br /><br />He has a lot of good songs but this is the one that has struck a chord with me.<br /><br />I have progressed to not wishing things will work out with Lenny and instead am mentally preparing to date someone else....<br /><br />I am sure the happy songs will return to me soon.Starryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02206613832444557494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331306658021474207.post-55251972063712813792009-03-13T22:08:00.000-07:002009-03-13T22:33:58.745-07:00The Lenny Music DietI met Lenny in January. There was music - cool, relaxing, happy, music. There was She's A Rainbow (the Rolling Stones), I'm Yours (Jason Mraz), You (Wes Young), Whole Wide World (Ben Elys Radio 5), Wohoo/Song 2 (Blur), and more.<br /><br />There was the music on my MP3 when I took the train to our first date, I particularly remember Mercy (Duffy).<br /><br />The first time he sent me an email addressed 'Hey Babe' I was singing Aint No Other Man (Christina Aguilera).<br /><br />I didn't have to worry about what I said to Lenny, you know some guys you have to make sure you don't look clucky around babies, or ogle rings in shop windows. Lenny talked about doing things months ahead in our future, including going camping at Easter, and doing the city to surf fun run together late this year.<br /><br />Then it was time to tell him that I am bipolar, he seemed fine, we were sitting on a bench by the water, he didn't ask me any questions though which in retrospect is unusual. Most people have questions even if they are shocked or alarmed by the news. We stayed there talking a while longer then it was time for him to take me home so he could drive the long way north to where he lives. When we parted it was just a quick kiss on the cheek, and I didn't think about it until I was out of the car, then I wanted to hop in and give him a proper kiss goodbye.<br /><br />So he hadn't been gone long when I texted him 'I wish I'd kissed you properly when I had the chance' I thought that might almost make him turn around and come back (mostly that is my experience) but I got a text back saying 'Nevermind' that was it, just the one word.<br /><br />The next day I texted him to thank him for the fish he had given me, I had cooked it up for the family and after we had all enjoyed it I texted him a quick thanks. No reply. I started to have that little nervous feeling but put it aside.<br /><br />By Thursday I hadn't had a phone call, a text, or an email (very unusual for us) I thought back to the conversation we had with a really bad feeling. Lots of sad music, and staring at the photo of him on the bench by the water, ironically where things came undone.<br /><br />Friday was his birthday, I emailed him a special greeting, nothing, and no hint of him making plans around the idea of us going to the Mandurah Crab Fest together.... no thanks for my birthday wishes, and I had made him a card I now looked at with a feeling I would never get the chance to give it to him.<br /><br />Saturday, Sunday, Monday - the full Bridget Jones-underwear-singing 'All By Myself' and eating donuts-black hole. There may also have been some Toni Braxton 'Never Breathe Again', Ella Fitzgerald 'Someone to Watch Over Me', and 'The Greatest' by Cat Power. But as a measure of my coping I'd like to point out I didn't sing Sinead O'Connor's 'Nothing Compares To You'.<br /><br />Monday - officially a week of silence, I felt officially desserted now, and Brandi Carlile's 'The Story' was a big hit. Really helps get the pain out that's for sure. Ate nine iced donuts in 24 hours.<br /><br />Tuesday to Now - new music to mope to including Why Are You Leaving Me Behind (David Hopkins) and Selfish Goodbye (can't remember who now, forgive).<br /><br />So there you have it, the music and donut diet.Starryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02206613832444557494noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331306658021474207.post-65475443598625216272009-03-08T03:10:00.000-07:002009-03-08T03:12:54.856-07:00Chase The LightSong of the Day = Chase the Light by Jimmy Eat World.<br /><br />Just found this song today, I had gone to a music site to get a copy of Pain by Jimmy Eat World, so what the hey, might as well check out the other songs they have.... quite a few right up my alley by the sounds of things. I also liked Drugs or Me, and Night Drive.Starryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02206613832444557494noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331306658021474207.post-68959138396611081002009-03-07T01:12:00.001-08:002009-03-07T01:20:59.943-08:00Free iLike music downloadsOh I am sad again, my favourite guy Lenny seems to be leaving me behind (without a word of goodbye) so hear are the songs I have downloaded from ilike music for free, the ones that soothe me and also help with the small amount of weeping and moping I need to do before I move on.<br /><br />These are great little ballads if you are in the market for some free emerging artist songs.<br /><br />The Greatest, by Cat Power<br /><br />Blackbird Fly Away, by Serena Matthews<br /><br />In The Air, by Machelli<br /><br />Koyaanisqatsi, by Chris Moulyneux<br /><br />Be Who You Are, by Queenie<br /><br />The Alternate World Waltz, by Lisa DeBenedictis<br /><br />Truth In The Unseen, by Miasma<br /><br />The Rose Pipe Set, by TamLyn<br /><br />Northshore Music Therapist, by The Main Drag<br /><br />Better, by Sergius Gregory<br /><br />Lost and Lonely, by Sean Cox<br /><br />I Will Be Grateful For This Day, by Bright Eyes<br /><br /><br />You can also get some very obscure but promising music downloads for free from mule music downloads, and I found some of the above artists there, and there are music genres i have not even heard of like 'shoegaze' I have no idea what that is, but it is a great site for finding your own little treasures. If you want to feel like a taste-maker, get ahead of the record store by using free sites like mule music and ilike and feel super cool.Starryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02206613832444557494noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331306658021474207.post-20517444528695093002009-02-17T01:04:00.000-08:002009-02-17T01:08:55.547-08:00Here Comes The SunNina Simone, "Here Comes The Sun", there it is, happiness creeping in, rays of hope starting to emerge. I hope the feelings this song bring to me are beginning to seap in to the hearts of all who are suffering as a result of the Victorian fires.<br /><br />Healing warmth, the sun on my face, not scorching sun, not heat that reminds us of fire and burning, but gentle caresses of the dawn or perhaps a pretty sunset. A moment of freedom from stress, to observe that the world is still a beautiful place. To think it is possible to one day (hopefully soon) feel safe again. To feel loved and supported.<br /><br />My love is moving through the song, I push it with my spirit to reach the ones who need it most.<br /><br />I hope you will soon have cause to know, the sun also rises.Starryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02206613832444557494noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331306658021474207.post-16965539508259895222009-02-13T23:14:00.000-08:002009-02-13T23:21:20.129-08:00Yay, A Music Player!I finally got a free music player for the blog that plays more than samples, plays the whole song. So happy about that and have started loading already. As you can see I am in a somewhat alternative mood, I love my quirky music that puts me in a bursting mood - bursting with something, I don't know what. Energy? Excitement? Happiness? Wierdness? All of the above?<br /><br />This is one side of my personality, the softer, girlier side can be heard on Easy Giving 101 I just had the sweetest time last night loading that one up.<br /><br />Now if only this player had copies of Eskimo Joe's Planet Earth and Older Than You, they are my crush songs, I get manic when I hear them, so delightful I can't express! Hmm music, you had me at hello.Starryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02206613832444557494noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331306658021474207.post-46552603886802648722009-02-09T22:31:00.000-08:002009-02-09T22:35:23.592-08:00Adam Sandler Knows What I MeanI have a raging cold, my nose and ears are on fire, and all that I have going through my head is Adam Sandler's song from The Wedding Singer "put a bullet in my head, I want to die, Oh kill me, kill me, I want to die". Too black? It was a comedy. I know what he means, he knows what I mean, we are in a dark corridor of resounding laughter, and moaning.Starryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02206613832444557494noreply@blogger.com4