Wednesday, May 29, 2013

There's Music In The Air...

Today, Jenni's prompt for the "Blog Every Day In May"-challenge: Five songs or pieces of music that speak to you or bring back memories. Here, the full spectrum of my weirdness eclectic taste can be seen:




I am one of the weird people who actually believe that John Lennon's world would work.. If there was not the inherent sense of entitlement, greed, and the need for reward... would that make me a realistic socialist?




Perfect song to indulge in after a break-up. And I had my share of these as a teenager and in my earliest twenties.




A festival favorite. I worked as a security guard at the Taubertal Open-Air in 2003, and was SO looking forward to HIM. Well, it was the time before Vile Vallo sobered up; the songs were unrecognizeable, and Vile Vallo would have fallen flat on his face without the microphon stand. This is a recording of 2005. (Hubby interlude: "Are you listening to horrible music again" - Me: "No, just hanging out with the girls listening to old stuff" - He: "But you should have outgrown that stuff YEARS ago!!" - Me: "Not really.." - Hubby: "So you're sitting there, listening to horrible music...")




Since I'm married to a wonderful bassonist, I get to listen to this one and many other beautiful bassoon concertos whenever he practices. He used to play this one for me often enough while being pregnant with Violet; she loved it when she was born. (Right now, however, she claims that she does NOT like this one!).


I wished you all could see Lily rock off to this one. When it comes to music, she couldn't be more her daddy's daughter. I see her standing on a stage with a guitar and a microphone 10 years from now! (I prefer the life versions, they are just so much more "raw"!!)

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8 comments:

  1. I am ashamed to admit I didn't recognize any of these songs, but its probably because my mind has been turned to mush by Tayler Swift and the crazy boy bands my pre teen swears we absolutely MUST listen to each and every time we get in the car
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    1. Ok, if you don't know John Lennon, an intervention is in order ;-) The other ones shall be forgiven, it's a German singer/song writer, a Finnish goth band, a long-dead Italian composer, and Amy MacDonald is from Europe, too. But John Lennon?? He was a former Beatle!

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  2. Here's what I love about this - that you are all across the spectrum on music. I don't understand why people have to pick one genre over another. I like Mexican food, but I also like Chinese, Italian and hamburgers. Why can't I like classical, new age, rock, pop and country? Whatevs. And totally agree with you on the John Lennon song. Dare to dream, my friend!

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    1. Thanks, Melissa! I'll sure dream to the day I die! And there's so much good (and good-in-my-eyes) music out there to just focus on one genre!

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  3. So I only recognized the first song but I'm totally going to listen to the others! Get me a music education today :)

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    1. I hope you enjoy the trip through my weird taste (and European music) The girls and I had a blast browsing today. Our oldest is such a performer ;-)

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  4. Oh I love John Lennon, such an amazing song.

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