I am Music

[Homburg]

While I think that a discussion on how the republican party managed to find, and run, someone less erudite, literary, and competent than Bush is certainly a damned fine thing (and I really dug the Cafferty link, thanks), I was driving to NY yesterday and my CD player was screwing up, so I wound up listening to a variety of radio stations. One played this song.

I'd enjoyed it for many years, but, for whatever reason, driving through the riot of colour that is the catskills in the fall really seemed to produce a beautiful backdrop for one of Roberta Flack's most incredible performances.

 

[bluerains]

this is wrong

this reminds me of your tune

 

[Angeline]

On the cusp of the longest election season I've ever seen, I remembered that this is perhaps my favorite "American" song. I think it expresses the uncertainly so many of us are feeling these days and the precarious nature of love for one's country. And it's a lovely poetic lyric.

An American Tune

 

[Angeline]

And one for my darling eagleyez, my amazing lover, my poet, my music man and the best friend I've ever had. Five years together this past October.

 

[miss_trust]

This song always finds my eyes closed and me breathing deeply, just enjoying it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQTkvLFoEio

 

[bluerains]

well its

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL29_GH91f8
you never read my poem...
you never
knew me

when its all about you...me thinks ya never will...

 

[miss_trust]

faith in life and more - to identify as sane and easy is to lie - the only thing to call it is crazy - and then hold it dear

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdbcDtlUNcI

 

[miss_trust]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tRXO9Q8LkY
simple, true

 

[Homburg]

So I decide that we have FAR too many CD's sitting around. We are reorganising the house, and storage space has become a premium thing. I really have a LOT of CD's. viv finds a 250 CD binder at Target, and I had her pick it up for me. 250 CD's later, I still have CD's sitting around. And I've more in the car.

I've got a LOT of music.

 

[bluerains]

So I decide that we have FAR too many CD's sitting around. We are reorganising the house, and storage space has become a premium thing. I really have a LOT of CD's. viv finds a 250 CD binder at Target, and I had her pick it up for me. 250 CD's later, I still have CD's sitting around. And I've more in the car.

I've got a LOT of music.

me 2...my itunes keeps telling me blue...you need to drop some tunes....and my cds
are not as bad now that Itunes came along ...still I have a closet full of them
am music ....and proud of it...blue

 

[miss_trust]

same boat here - decided to stop using iTunes in favor of Media Monkey, though. Got rid of 400 CDs (I bet there are still more sitting in some of the moving boxes we still haven't unpacked but I'm not too worried about searching) and have quite a bit of purchased/downloaded music. iTunes kept popping up errors saying I couldn't play certain tracks that were legally purchased but because they weren't bought through iTunes there was no recognition... ugh.

Well, today I think I'm feeling this song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtUI5MC9tVM

 

[Homburg]

iTunes, 12000+ songs and counting, has been okay for me so far. I have a few password protected songs, and they annoy me, but the rest work fine.

I'm pretty happy. The 250CD binder did get the CD's that I actually like (aside from the ones in my car, but that's acceptable). The rest I'm less concerned with. This does not address the space issue, but, well, I'll cross that bridge later.

 

[the Snood]

On the subject of politics

This one's been running through my head for a month now:

http://12.184.63.9/Democracy.MP3

I always did like Leonard Cohen...

Snood

 

[Homburg]

This one's been running through my head for a month now:

http://12.184.63.9/Democracy.MP3

I always did like Leonard Cohen...

Snood

I like his lyrics, but I despise his musical arrangements. He should let other people handle the performance end and stick to songwriting. Martha Wainwright, for example, does an incredible rendition of "The Traitor".

 

[the Snood]

I like his lyrics, but I despise his musical arrangements. He should let other people handle the performance end and stick to songwriting. Martha Wainwright, for example, does an incredible rendition of "The Traitor".

Don't say that within missile range of Bijou...

Snood

 

[Homburg]

Don't say that within missile range of Bijou...

Snood

Bij and I have learned to disagree. And I think I've said this in a post she read. In her magnanimty, she chose to forgive my lack of love for Cohen's voice and rythm-machine arrangements.

 

[bluerains]

remix me an oldie from beatles way back....am feelin it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfIh34uZY00&feature=related

 

[bluerains]

am in the mood

for a christmas tune...Herbie Hancock has a new cd Called River The Joni
Mitchell Letters...

River

 

[miss_trust]

sometimes i can't help my musical tastes....... cheese personified but sometimes it's just so good (to me).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfbBEAuARfk

 

[sassynyc]

sometimes i can't help my musical tastes....... cheese personified but sometimes it's just so good (to me).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfbBEAuARfk

*swoon*
i luuuuuuv this song. always makes me go all girly and weak in the knees.

 

[sassynyc]

for a christmas tune...Herbie Hancock has a new cd Called River The Joni
Mitchell Letters...

River

Herbie is such a classic. I could listen to him play the alphabet.

 

[Angeline]

One for Safe_Bet:

Prop 8~The Musical

 

[miss_trust]

One for Safe_Bet:

Prop 8~The Musical

*tosses a bouquet on stage*

 

[miss_trust]

once again in a cheesy kind of place, very pop-ish, not terribly intelligent but i'm basic atm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyDoCjjW1Tw

 

[Angeline]

I'm going through one of my not-so-infrequent Laura Nyro obsessions. So:

Poverty Train

The Wind (This is a cover of an old doo-wop song by The Jesters. When Laura was a young--fifteenish--teenager, she used to sing this (and other doo-wop songs) in the subways of Spanish Harlem.

Emmie