#MusicChallenge day 31 - funeral/death
This isn't associated with any event I experienced - it's just a great song. Thank you @indigobunting.bsky.social and @pops1971.bsky.social for an excellent challenge!
Ralph Stanley - O Death
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#MusicChallenge day 31 - funeral/death
This isn't associated with any event I experienced - it's just a great song. Thank you @indigobunting.bsky.social and @pops1971.bsky.social for an excellent challenge!
Ralph Stanley - O Death
youtu.be/ehFINQKctq0?...
#MusicChallenge day 30 - siblings/parents
My dad loved the Rolling Stones. My mum, my brother & I were less enthusiastic 😆
My brother and I were fascinated by the 3D panel on this album cover.
The Rolling Stones - 2000 Light Years from Home
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#MusicChallenge day 30 - siblings/parents
My dad loved the Rolling Stones. My mum, my brother & I were less enthusiastic 😆
My brother and I were fascinated by the 3D panel on this album cover.
The Rolling Stones - 2000 Light Years from Home
m.youtube.com/watch?v=nRc0...
#MusicChallenge day 29 - strange encounter
The night I didn't meet David Bowie. (full story at link in comment)
David Bowie - Blue Jean
youtu.be/kRW6HMPz87M?...
#MusicChallenge day 29 - strange encounter
The night I didn't meet David Bowie. (full story at link in comment)
David Bowie - Blue Jean
youtu.be/kRW6HMPz87M?...
#MusicChallenge day 28 - house you lived in
Not specifically about my childhood home, but some of this band are from that neighbourhood. This song namechecks pubs that I visited once I was old enough (& sometimes before that 😉)
Spirit of the West - The Crawl
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#MusicChallenge day 28 - house you lived in
Not specifically about my childhood home, but some of this band are from that neighbourhood. This song namechecks pubs that I visited once I was old enough (& sometimes before that 😉)
Spirit of the West - The Crawl
youtu.be/Kc4eYv2Oyq8?...
#WinterSolsticeMusic
#MusicChallenge day 25
Combining challenges for this beautiful seasonal song by Adam Schlesinger & David Javerbaum.
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, & blessed solstice to all.
Stephen Colbert & Elvis Costello - Much Worse Things
m.youtube.com/watch?v=1bro...
#WinterSolsticeMusic
#MusicChallenge day 25
Combining challenges for this beautiful seasonal song by Adam Schlesinger & David Javerbaum.
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, & blessed solstice to all.
Stephen Colbert & Elvis Costello - Much Worse Things
m.youtube.com/watch?v=1bro...
#MusicChallenge day 24 - higher education
I went to grad school in a different city & my husband stayed in his job at home. I flew there & back every 2nd weekend. I sang this to myself when I wondered why the hell I was doing this 😂
Bob Seger - Kathmandu
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#MusicChallenge day 24 - higher education
I went to grad school in a different city & my husband stayed in his job at home. I flew there & back every 2nd weekend. I sang this to myself when I wondered why the hell I was doing this 😂
Bob Seger - Kathmandu
youtu.be/_lx1zZLOLPM?...
#MusicChallenge day 22 - city
One of the 1st things I saw in Buenos Aires was a mural of a handsome gentleman in a fedora. Who's that, I asked, & was told very proudly that it was Carlos Gardel, one of the greatest tango singers ever.
Carlos Gardel - Volver
youtu.be/kY655kfTuEs?...
#MusicChallenge day 22 - city
One of the 1st things I saw in Buenos Aires was a mural of a handsome gentleman in a fedora. Who's that, I asked, & was told very proudly that it was Carlos Gardel, one of the greatest tango singers ever.
Carlos Gardel - Volver
youtu.be/kY655kfTuEs?...
#MusicChallenge day 22 - world event
Did I get up at 3:30 in the morning (North American West Coast time) so that I could get to see Status Quo play live? Yes. Yes, I did.
Status Quo - Rockin' All Over The World (Live Aid)
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#MusicChallenge day 22 - world event
Did I get up at 3:30 in the morning (North American West Coast time) so that I could get to see Status Quo play live? Yes. Yes, I did.
Status Quo - Rockin' All Over The World (Live Aid)
youtu.be/eEO6v-YiS00?...
#MusicChallenge day 21 - pets
Our cat Kitten lived in the suite below us with mean owners 😡 They left her behind when they moved 😡 & "the kitten from downstairs" decided she would live with us. She loved fiddle music.
Aly Bain - Neil Gow's Lament
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#MusicChallenge day 21 - pets
Our cat Kitten lived in the suite below us with mean owners 😡 They left her behind when they moved 😡 & "the kitten from downstairs" decided she would live with us. She loved fiddle music.
Aly Bain - Neil Gow's Lament
youtu.be/85pyEUyxdSY?...
#MusicChallenge day 20 - a birth
This song was written by Neil Finn while awaiting the birth of his and his wife Sharon's first baby. That baby is Liam, who's now 41, has two kids of his own, and plays with his dad in Crowded House.
Split Enz - Our Day
youtu.be/_gNlaExfKvI?...
#MusicChallenge day 20 - a birth
This song was written by Neil Finn while awaiting the birth of his and his wife Sharon's first baby. That baby is Liam, who's now 41, has two kids of his own, and plays with his dad in Crowded House.
Split Enz - Our Day
youtu.be/_gNlaExfKvI?...
#MusicChallenge day 19 - failure
I had to hire a tutor to get through introductory calculus in 1st year university. This song is very much me during calculus class.
Nathan Broderick - I Want To Be A Producer
m.youtube.com/watch?v=BzTF...
#MusicChallenge day 19 - failure
I had to hire a tutor to get through introductory calculus in 1st year university. This song is very much me during calculus class.
Nathan Broderick - I Want To Be A Producer
m.youtube.com/watch?v=BzTF...
#MusicChallenge day 18 - success
When I got to compete at the adult national skating championships. This music was for my freeskate program. My coaches gave me beautiful choreography and it was a wonderful experience.
Albrecht Mayer - Faure, Berceuse
youtu.be/1GyK-PeDd4A?...
#MusicChallenge day 18 - success
When I got to compete at the adult national skating championships. This music was for my freeskate program. My coaches gave me beautiful choreography and it was a wonderful experience.
Albrecht Mayer - Faure, Berceuse
youtu.be/1GyK-PeDd4A?...
#MusicChallenge day 17 - artistic pursuit
During lockdown I started taking online songwriting classes. This is the first complete song I recorded (with a guest vocalist that sings way better than I do 😆)
xprm ft. Savannah Stone - Perfect
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#MusicChallenge day 17 - artistic pursuit
During lockdown I started taking online songwriting classes. This is the first complete song I recorded (with a guest vocalist that sings way better than I do 😆)
xprm ft. Savannah Stone - Perfect
on.soundcloud.com/bisukhfh3P8a...
#MusicChallenge day 16 - leaving a job
I was in a mgmt job & was miserable. I went to a Neil Finn show & was dancing in the audience when it hit me: I want to have fun again. I went to work the next day & quit.
Neil Finn - The Climber
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#MusicChallenge day 16 - leaving a job
I was in a mgmt job & was miserable. I went to a Neil Finn show & was dancing in the audience when it hit me: I want to have fun again. I went to work the next day & quit.
Neil Finn - The Climber
m.youtube.com/watch?v=g1fj...
youtu.be/v4eJvX2zyuo?...
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#MusicChallenge day 15 - field trip
In Grade 7, my Social Studies class went on a field trip to the *only* Greek restaurant in the city. It was a real cultural experience. Now there's Greek restaurants everywhere! (yum)
Mikis Theodorakis - Zorba's Dance
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#MusicChallenge day 15 - field trip
In Grade 7, my Social Studies class went on a field trip to the *only* Greek restaurant in the city. It was a real cultural experience. Now there's Greek restaurants everywhere! (yum)
Mikis Theodorakis - Zorba's Dance
youtu.be/vxw1QaqnbPU?...
#MusicChallenge day 14 - favourite colour
I love them all!!
The Rolling Stones - She's A Rainbow
youtu.be/6c1BThu95d8?...
#MusicChallenge day 14 - favourite colour
I love them all!!
The Rolling Stones - She's A Rainbow
youtu.be/6c1BThu95d8?...
#MusicChallenge day 13 - siblings
My brother and I loved to dance and sing along to this as loud as we could.
The Beatles - She Loves You
youtu.be/6RRwSI5I9EU?...
#MusicChallenge day 13 - siblings
My brother and I loved to dance and sing along to this as loud as we could.
The Beatles - She Loves You
youtu.be/6RRwSI5I9EU?...
#MusicChallenge day 12 - cooking
My friend took me to Au Pied du Cochon in Montreal. It isn't exactly vegetarian friendly. There was 1 thing on the menu I could eat! But that cheese tart was exquisite.
Also from Montreal:
Sass Jordan - Tell Somebody
youtu.be/K3K5xG0jk-o?...
#MusicChallenge day 12 - cooking
My friend took me to Au Pied du Cochon in Montreal. It isn't exactly vegetarian friendly. There was 1 thing on the menu I could eat! But that cheese tart was exquisite.
Also from Montreal:
Sass Jordan - Tell Somebody
youtu.be/K3K5xG0jk-o?...
#MusicChallenge day 11 - children's music
Not technically a kids song, but we had this album when I was a kid, and I loved this song. I still have the album. I can't believe I found it on YouTube!
The Life Treasury of Christmas Music - Boar's Head Carol
youtu.be/UWKL5C_6AvA?...
#MusicChallenge day 11 - children's music
Not technically a kids song, but we had this album when I was a kid, and I loved this song. I still have the album. I can't believe I found it on YouTube!
The Life Treasury of Christmas Music - Boar's Head Carol
youtu.be/UWKL5C_6AvA?...
#MusicChallenge day 10 - spiritual experience
Glastonbury has a reputation (not undeserved) of being some kind of woo-woo Disneyland, but when I've visited I've felt some different vibes on the Tor and elsewhere.
The Waterboys - Glastonbury Song
youtu.be/D36J_dWL6cE?...
#MusicChallenge day 10 - spiritual experience
Glastonbury has a reputation (not undeserved) of being some kind of woo-woo Disneyland, but when I've visited I've felt some different vibes on the Tor and elsewhere.
The Waterboys - Glastonbury Song
youtu.be/D36J_dWL6cE?...
#MusicChallenge day 9 - sports
Choosing music for ice skating programs is always a challenge. I used this sad beautiful song for an interpretive program, and so many people wanted to know who the singer was. More Lloyd Cole fans FTW!
Lloyd Cole - Baby
youtu.be/fm9sO1QjFNA?...
#MusicChallenge day 9 - sports
Choosing music for ice skating programs is always a challenge. I used this sad beautiful song for an interpretive program, and so many people wanted to know who the singer was. More Lloyd Cole fans FTW!
Lloyd Cole - Baby
youtu.be/fm9sO1QjFNA?...