Category: music
haiga for winter solstice and Jethro Tull’s, “Ring Out, Solstice Bells” (repost)
Now is the solstice of the yearWinter is the glad song that you hearSeven maids move in seven timeHave the lads up ready in a line Ring out these bellsRing out, ring solstice bellsRing solstice bells Join together ‘neath the mistletoeBy the holy oak whereon it growsSeven druids dance in seven timeSing the song the…
MMB 43 — Steely Dan’s, “My Old School”
Looking through the music folder, Steely Dan jumped up and volunteered. Anyone who knows The Dan knows that choosing a song from a long list of great ones isn’t easy. Scrolling through the first disc of Citizen Steely Dan’s box set, I found, “My Old School.” Never really knew much more about the song than…
#SLS — Top 40 Charter — “Would I Lie to You,” by Eurythmics
Eurythmics 1985 When we started putting it down the song had a lot of energy and inspired Annie to come up with the great lyric, ‘Would I Lie To You” and a melody with very odd answering harmonies, ‘Now, would I say something that wasn’t true.’ These harmonies are very unusual and Annie is a…
#SLS — One and Done — “Bodysnatchers,” by Radiohead
I first got hooked on Radiohead with “OK Computer” and have been a loyal fan ever since. Besides guitar, piano, and keyboards, Thom Yorke’s voice is more a musical instrument than human sound to me. Jonny Greenwood on guitars, keyboards, and other instruments; Jonny’s brother, Colin on bass; Ed O’Brien on guitar and backing vocals;…
dVerse — Poetics — Instrumental — Verdi Nabucco Overture
Michigan Summer Dawn again ascends behind treelineSun goddess’ eyelid affirms anotherMystery, what shimmer will be seen? Chipmunks skitter-scout fresh litter,Bluebirds kebob bugs for nestlings;all aware of silent red-tail, watching. Conscientious woodpecker’s sonarallegiance a pesky morning alarm.Pulling blinds, a new day’s play opens. Turkeys wander along old fence line,Doves nod-peck driveway, content,Cardinals wait among pear blossomsfor…
#SLS — Album closer — “Sad-eyed Lady of the Lowlands” from Blonde on Blonde (1966) by Bob Dylan
“Blonde on Blonde” by Bob Dylan album jacket cover Blonde on Blonde (1966) is a double album and Bob Dylan’s seventh studio album. Although I can’t nudge “Planet Waves” out of #1 Bob Dylan album for me, Blonde on Blonde comes pretty close. The album has all great songs. This one’s actually a little bit…
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