Free Association Thread 3

[SamScribble]

Go back that far, and I remember this more:
Gordon Lightfoot. Early Morning Rain.

And on the subject of rain ... Elvis: Cold Kentucky Rain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU2U3QAUGak

 

[Handley_Page]

And on the subject of rain ... Elvis: Cold Kentucky Rain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU2U3QAUGak

I can understand that;
Thumbing a ride in the cold northern rain after my car's broken down.
It really ain't nice.

 

[JKendallDane]

I can understand that;
Thumbing a ride in the cold northern rain after my car's broken down.
It really ain't nice.

Yeah, but if you're lucky you will get picked up by a Kentucky Woman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ool28EXGiAU

 

[SamScribble]

Yeah, but if you're lucky you will get picked up by a Kentucky Woman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ool28EXGiAU

Hot August Night

'Hello, tree people!'

 

[legerdemer]

Hot August Night

'Hello, tree people!'

Three Dog Night

 

[SamScribble]

Three Dog Night

Baby, It's Cold Outside

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3H6YE-40xg

 

[Handley_Page]

Three Dog Night

Oh yes
Some Party, this

 

[JKendallDane]

Oh yes
Some Party, this

I've got this funny feeling we could very easily be doing Three Dog Night posts all day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXI6CdTVJ-0

So let's Celebrate the idea!

 

[Handley_Page]

I've got this funny feeling we could very easily be doing Three Dog Night posts all day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXI6CdTVJ-0

So let's Celebrate the idea!

I really must get my LPs out. . . .

 

[SamScribble]

I really must get my LPs out. . . .

'Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song' (Corinne Bailey Rae)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWQl00LWEwE

 

[JKendallDane]

'Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song' (Corinne Bailey Rae)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWQl00LWEwE

Vinyl is so 1960's.

Eight tracks are the future of music!

 

[SamScribble]

Vinyl is so 1960's.

Eight tracks are the future of music!

The Tracks Of My Tears

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7e5FT5Crjw

 

[Handley_Page]

Vinyl is so 1960's.

Eight tracks are the future of music!

Particularly when only 7 of them work. . .

 

[JKendallDane]

The Tracks Of My Tears

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7e5FT5Crjw

The Trail of Tears

http://wp.patheos.com.s3.amazonaws.com/blogs/warrenthrockmorton/files/2011/02/trailoftearscherokee.jpg

 

[SamScribble]

The Trail of Tears

http://wp.patheos.com.s3.amazonaws.com/blogs/warrenthrockmorton/files/2011/02/trailoftearscherokee.jpg

Over hill, over dale, we will hit the dusty trail
As the caissons go rolling along.

 

[CharleneBarr]

Over hill, over dale, we will hit the dusty trail
As the caissons go rolling along.

O'er the hills and o'er the main.
Through Flanders, Portugal and Spain.
King George commands and we obey.
Over the hills and far away.

(Sharpe's Rifles)

 

[legerdemer]

'Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song' (Corinne Bailey Rae)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWQl00LWEwE

Thanks for that link, I'd never heard of her before. Nice voice!

And speaking of Portugal (@CharleneBarr):

Ana Moura, Desfado

and some Portuguese sensuality

Deolinda, Seja Agora

 

[Handley_Page]

O'er the hills and o'er the main.
Through Flanders, Portugal and Spain.
King George commands and we obey.
Over the hills and far away.

(Sharpe's Rifles)

Until I listened to all the words, I did not realise how potent this song is:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IGRf9gvt28

 

[JKendallDane]

Until I listened to all the words, I did not realise how potent this song is:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IGRf9gvt28

I find that many songs hit me the same way. The beat and/or instrumentation hook me, but it's the actual lyrics that make me laugh, cry, cheer, or warm all over.

And sometimes that realization doesn't hit for three or four or five decades. 'Let It Be' by the Beatles, for example, was an instant favorite for me when I first heard it the week it debuted in 1970...it was just a few years ago that I understood why when I finally played a video of it with the lyrics included.

 

[SamScribble]

I find that many songs hit me the same way. The beat and/or instrumentation hook me, but it's the actual lyrics that make me laugh, cry, cheer, or warm all over.

And sometimes that realization doesn't hit for three or four or five decades. 'Let It Be' by the Beatles, for example, was an instant favorite for me when I first heard it the week it debuted in 1970...it was just a few years ago that I understood why when I finally played a video of it with the lyrics included.

If you haven't already ... try this one. It reminds me of early Dylan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJZiojEGuy0

 

[legerdemer]

If you haven't already ... try this one. It reminds me of early Dylan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJZiojEGuy0

Funny, I'm listening to Dylan right now.

 

[SamScribble]

Funny, I'm listening to Dylan right now.

They're selling postcards of the hanging
They're painting the passports brown
The beauty parlour's full of sailors
The circus is in town

I guess it must be almost 60 years since I first heard that. It sticks.

 

[legerdemer]

They're selling postcards of the hanging
They're painting the passports brown
The beauty parlour's full of sailors
The circus is in town

I guess it must be almost 60 years since I first heard that. It sticks.

You probably memorize Shakespeare sonnets and Dickinson poems as well. I'm jealous.

 

[JKendallDane]

You probably memorize Shakespeare sonnets and Dickinson poems as well. I'm jealous.

To be or not to be...an author...that is the question

 

[legerdemer]

To be or not to be...an author...that is the question

Huh... was that a tad on the snarky side? A swat on the nose? Or just a gentle pat?

Sam evidently is, and I admit to being only a wannabe. But I try and try, and perhaps someday will succeed. Readers will have the last say. )