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Posted by finelinebob on May 16, 2004, at 22:30:14
Okay, so some people were griping about how pins-and-needlely things have gotten here, tho it seems to have blown over. No matter that! May even make an iMix of that last set a few threads back, but in the interest of general GOOD mental health:
What songs make you smile/happy/cheerful and/or give you hope when you thought it just wasn't going to happen any more?
Posted by finelinebob on May 16, 2004, at 22:36:00
In reply to Songs that lift you up, posted by finelinebob on May 16, 2004, at 22:30:14
Okay, so Ms. Woolf eventually lost her fight with the Beast, but still this song has those words that make you want to fight on even in the worst of times:
So you know it's alright
Your life will come your life will go
Still you'll feel it's alright
Someone will get a letter to your soul
When your whole life is on the tip of your tongue
Empty pages for the no longer young
The apathy of time laughs in your face
Did you hear me sayEach life has its place
Posted by ghost on May 16, 2004, at 23:30:44
In reply to Songs that lift you up, posted by finelinebob on May 16, 2004, at 22:30:14
(what a great idea for a thread...)
Assemblage 23: "Drive"
When chaos reigns without a purpose
When the swell of sound becomes too much
Crushed between the cogs that work us
When I feel I'm slowly losing touch
Sometimes I drive to run from all my demons
Sometimes I drive so I can be alone
Sometimes I drive to see the world in different light
Sometimes I drive for no reason at all
Assemblage 23: "Lullaby"
As you sink beneath the soothing streams of time
May you be thankful that you had another day
For there comes a time when each of us will enter
A sleep from which we will never wake
And if ever fate should choose to smite you
Stand your ground, never walk away
Please don't ever let the world defeat you
Don't get buried in its decay
Close your eyes now, if only for a moment
For it's time you get some rest
The wolves are gone and nothing here can harm you
Let go of your fragile consciousness
And "When Spirits Walk" by Soulresin, which has no lyrics but can be found here: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/0/soulresinmusic.htm
Posted by shadows721 on May 16, 2004, at 23:48:09
In reply to Songs that lift you up, posted by finelinebob on May 16, 2004, at 22:30:14
Posted by DaisyM on May 17, 2004, at 0:51:30
In reply to Re: Songs that lift you up, posted by ghost on May 16, 2004, at 23:30:44
Aretha Franklin:
Looking out on the morning rain
I used to feel so uninspired
And when I knew I had to face another day
Lord, it made me feel so tired
Before the day I met you, life was so unkind
But your the key to my peace of mindCause you make me feel, you make me feel, you make me feel like
A natural womanWhen my soul was in the lost-and-found
You came along to claim it
I didn't know just what was wrong with me
Till your kiss helped me name it
Now I'm no longer doubtful of what I'm living for
and if I make you happy I don't need to do moreCause you make me feel, you make me feel, you make me feel like
A natural womanOh, baby, what you've done to me
You make me feel so good inside
And I just want to be close to you
You make me feel so aliveyou make me feel, you make me feel, you make me feel like
A natural woman
Posted by partlycloudy on May 17, 2004, at 4:40:36
In reply to Songs that lift you up, posted by finelinebob on May 16, 2004, at 22:30:14
This song always makes me cry with hope.
Posted by spoc on May 17, 2004, at 7:06:45
In reply to What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong, posted by partlycloudy on May 17, 2004, at 4:40:36
.... with any music, I am always much more affected by the tune than the words. To tell you the truth, as much as I love music, sometimes I hardly even listen to the words, even if I've been playing and loving the album (what DO we call these things now??) for 10 years... (Yes, you would be correct in assuming I'm not a big shower singer, might be the next American Idol and not even know it...tragic...and please excuse the colonic excess problem I appear to be having today...)
Anyway, thus, I always thought of the aforementioned song as a happy happy tune, but just surfed the lyrics and... well... Now I guess you could say it's even more relevant because it acknowledges both the yin and the yang, right? And the happiness and brave front on the outside; or afforded by the cheery melody; yet the bittersweet struggles remain beneath... (Do you think that category title for a thread would fit on one line?)
The more I see
The less I know
About all the things I thought were wrong or right
& carved in stoneSo, don't ask me about
War, Religion, or God
Love, Sex, or Death
Because....Everybody knows what's going wrong with the world
But I don't even know what's going on in myself.You've gotta work out your own salvation.
With no explanation to this Earth we fall
On hands & knees we crawl
And we look up to the stars
And we reach out & pray
To a deaf, dumb & blind God who never explains.Every body knows what's going wrong with the world
But I don't even know what's going on in myself.Lord, I've been here for so long
I can feel it coming down on me
I'm just a slow emotion replay of somebody I used to be.
Posted by spoc on May 17, 2004, at 7:44:15
In reply to Re: Slow Emotion Replay by The The, but....., posted by spoc on May 17, 2004, at 7:06:45
Posted by gardenergirl on May 17, 2004, at 8:07:52
In reply to What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong, posted by partlycloudy on May 17, 2004, at 4:40:36
That's the song my husband and I danced our first dance to at our wedding. LOVE this song!
gg
Posted by gardenergirl on May 17, 2004, at 8:08:47
In reply to Songs that lift you up, posted by finelinebob on May 16, 2004, at 22:30:14
Yes, I'm a parrot-head.
gg
Posted by Susan J on May 17, 2004, at 9:27:25
In reply to Songs that lift you up, posted by finelinebob on May 16, 2004, at 22:30:14
OK, maybe this one *shouldn't* lift me up, because it's about a battered woman burning down her house (and possibly herself and abusive husband). But it gives me hope that we can get out of bad situations.
Independence Day
Well she seemed all right by dawn's early light,
Though she looked a little worried and weak,
She tried to pretend he wasn't drinkin' again,
But daddy'd left the proof on her cheek.
And I was only eight years old that summer,
And I always seemed to be in the way,
So I took myself down to the fair in town,
On Independence Day.Well word gets around in a small, small town,
They said he was a dangerous man,
Mama was proud and she stood her ground,
But she knew she was on the losin' end.
Some folks whispered, some folks talked,
But everybody looked the other way,
And when time ran out there was no one about,
On Independence Day.CHORUS:
Let freedom ring, let the white dove sing,
Let the whole world know that today is a day of reckoning,
Let the weak be strong, let the right be wrong,
Roll the stone away, let the guilty pay,
It's Independence Day.Well she lit up the sky that fourth of July,
By the time that the firemen come,
They just put out the flames and took down some names,
And send me to the county home.
Now I ain't sayin' it's right or it's wrong,
But maybe it's the only way,
Talk about your revolution,
It's Independence Day.
Posted by Angela2 on May 17, 2004, at 9:30:43
In reply to Songs that lift you up, posted by finelinebob on May 16, 2004, at 22:30:14
Billy Joel:
Piano Man
Captain Jack
She's Always A WomanABBA:
Mamma Mia
Thank You For the MusicDixie Chicks:
Wide Open Spaces
Posted by tinydancer on May 17, 2004, at 10:55:19
In reply to Songs that lift you up, posted by finelinebob on May 16, 2004, at 22:30:14
I love especially good chick punk rock. When they scream I feel like the troubles of the world float away and I'm going to make it.
Rammstein is another good one. I love Ben Folds too but mostly listening to that just makes me really depressed and I want to cry.
Oh, and U2!!! They totally make me feel good. They have some amazing lyrics, really amazing. I love Bono.
Posted by tinydancer on May 17, 2004, at 10:56:19
In reply to What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong, posted by partlycloudy on May 17, 2004, at 4:40:36
Really? When I hear this song I think of my dead grandfather and 8mm film of me when I was a kid and I want to bawl my eyes out.
Posted by almondjoy on May 17, 2004, at 13:10:20
In reply to Songs that lift you up, posted by finelinebob on May 16, 2004, at 22:30:14
Posted by almondjoy on May 17, 2004, at 13:11:35
In reply to Songs that lift you up, posted by finelinebob on May 16, 2004, at 22:30:14
Posted by Aphrodite on May 17, 2004, at 14:06:10
In reply to Songs that lift you up, posted by finelinebob on May 16, 2004, at 22:30:14
Bono said he wrote this song about a man who has lost his job, his family, his house and his money and still was able to see the wonders of that beautiful day. Quite a song about being present in the moment! "It's a beautiful day / Don't let it get away."
(I agree with Tinydancer that Bono is awesome. He's always spoken to my heart.)
Anything by the B52s is fun, too!
I clean my house to the greatest hits of The Monkees. That always gets me moving!
Posted by tootercat on May 17, 2004, at 15:19:29
In reply to Beautiful Day -- U2, posted by Aphrodite on May 17, 2004, at 14:06:10
This song makes me smile and be happy that I am alive!
Toots
Posted by partlycloudy on May 17, 2004, at 17:16:18
In reply to Re: What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong » partlycloudy, posted by gardenergirl on May 17, 2004, at 8:07:52
ooooh, I know exactly what you mean. There's a song of course the name and performer ESCAPES my feeble memory at the moment about saying goodbye to your father without reconciliation ("Say it loud, say it strong...") whatever.
That song makes me cry as I think of my dead dad. Not because of not having made my peace with him - we had that settled a long time ago - but because none of my siblings could do it.
Isn't it amazing how songs have such a powerful effect on our emotions?
Posted by finelinebob on May 17, 2004, at 17:47:58
In reply to Re: What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong » gardenergirl, posted by partlycloudy on May 17, 2004, at 17:16:18
> ooooh, I know exactly what you mean. There's a song of course the name and performer ESCAPES my feeble memory at the moment about saying goodbye to your father without reconciliation ("Say it loud, say it strong...") whatever.
The Living Years by Mike and the Mechanics is what you're looking for.
flb
Posted by partlycloudy on May 17, 2004, at 17:58:24
In reply to The Living Years by Mike the Mechanics, posted by finelinebob on May 17, 2004, at 17:47:58
Thanks, flb! I knew I would find a living jukebox somewhere in here! Darn these cognitive lapses.
Posted by finelinebob on May 17, 2004, at 18:26:31
In reply to Re: The Living Years by Mike the Mechanics » finelinebob, posted by partlycloudy on May 17, 2004, at 17:58:24
> Thanks, flb! I knew I would find a living jukebox somewhere in here! Darn these cognitive lapses.
... in a place called Google. "Distributed cognition." Closest thing there is to a brain transplant these days.
Before I googled those lyrics, I thought it was Mr. Mister (yikes!) I went through the **horror** of downloading Mr. Mister samples from iTunes before I realized my mistake.
;^)
flb
Posted by crushedout on May 17, 2004, at 20:13:20
In reply to Songs that lift you up, posted by finelinebob on May 16, 2004, at 22:30:14
Knowing everybody else hurts, too, sometimes makes me feel better.
Posted by Angela2 on May 17, 2004, at 20:21:29
In reply to Beautiful Day -- U2, posted by Aphrodite on May 17, 2004, at 14:06:10
I love that song. I also like Bad Day by REM because of the peppy melody.
Posted by Emme on May 18, 2004, at 9:41:07
In reply to Songs that lift you up, posted by finelinebob on May 16, 2004, at 22:30:14
Pure silliness. Great for distraction and a chuckle. Gotta love it.
Also, "Your Teet's Too Big" as performed by Leon Redbone. Again, pure silliness.
Also, "Drive" by Incubus
"Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there, with open arms and open eyes" Not a bad sentiment.
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