A little break from
politics (in a way…somewhat…).
I stopped listening to
music for years (which isn’t a healthy thing, so don’t do that). My old stereo
has been in a box for 15 years and the only other device I have is a classic
boom-box (double-cassette/radio) that belonged to my mother and for which I
have limited options (I don’t know where most of my cassettes are). I know one
can listen to music online and I did (do) some of that, but sitting in front of
my computer for music isn’t one of my favorite things.
That said, I’ve been
listening to music online a lot lately (and sometimes watching the videos)
because, The Presidential Campaign That Dare Not Speak Its Name is so brutally
rattling my already-jagged nerves. So I’ve been motivated to seek out old
favorites (artists, songs, the two combined) for comfort, inspiration,
understanding, a little wallowing, and some just fine and fond entertainment.
In this spirit, I’m
playing Blogging DJ and offering a selection of YouTube links to some of the
songs I’ve been listening to. Play some, play all, or play your own. But I
highly recommend listening to something you like – especially if, like me, that
isn’t already part of your daily life. It “takes the edge off” much better than
repeatedly banging your head against a wall.
Some of these videos are preceded
by a commercial, others have pop-ups on the screen that you have to click the X-box to remove – musical buzz kill, I know – but some videos let you skip the
ad, others don't trouble you with one. Anyway, be patient and (I hope) enjoy!
Aerosmith (with lyrics) / “Crazy”
Meredith Brooks (with
lyrics) / “Bitch”
Don Henley / “The End of the Innocence”
Don Henley / “I Will Not Go Quietly”
The Rolling Stones / “Wild Horses”
Don Henley / “New York Minute”
Bruce Springsteen / “New York City Serenade”
The Wallflowers / “6th Avenue
Heartache”
Bruce Springsteen (9/11/01
Memorial Concert) / “My City of
Ruins”
Joan Baez / “Brothers In Arms”
Coldplay / “In My Place”
Macy Gray (with lyrics) / “I Try”
Sia (with lyrics) / “Breathe Me”
Joan Osborne and The Funk
Brothers / “What Becomes
of the Brokenhearted?”
Van Morrison / “I’ll Be Your Lover Too”
Aerosmith (with lyrics) / “Cryin’”
Annie Lennox / “Why?”
Rod Stewart / “Handbags and Glad Rags”
Keane / “Somewhere Only We Know”
Gipsy Kings / “Tu
Quieres Volver”
Blues Traveler (with
lyrics) / “Hook”
Lynryd Skynyrd (live in
Florida 2015) / “Simple
Man”
The Band / “The Night They Drove Old
Dixie Down”
Neil Young / “Southern Man”
David Bowie (with lyrics)
/ “Life On Mars?”
Joan Osborne / “What If God Was One of Us”
Jeff Buckley / “Hallelujah”
Aerosmith (with lyrics) / “I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing”
Puff Johnson / “Over and Over”
2 comments:
Hi Jeanne. Forever grateful for you turning me on to Dylan, via "Freewheelin'" and "Another Side of...".
You're welcome Ira & Greetings. I had so much fun putting this together that I'm thinking of doing more; I want to offer a good Dylan set. By the way, isn't Jakob adorable (and talented!)[re Wallflowers]. As a non-parent, seeing the adult children of my young, childhood idols is always...deeply effecting in one way or another.
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