G R O W Y O U R W I N G S

 I woke up this morning with this song playing in my head.  I had never seen the official music video for it.  Love the music and the video is great as well.  (Below is a screen shot linked to Youtube video because embedding on Youtube is turned off for this video.)

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Oh man.  Bob turned on OPB (PBS) and there's a documentary on John Denver.  Sunshine on my Shoulder, Calypso, it's killing me.   Man oh man do I love listening to John Denver.   I so do not care if that makes me square.  Just his VOICE.   And the words.   And the music.    I grew up listening to him.  I swear Calypso is one of my all time favorite songs in the world given how much I also love Jacques Cousteau. 

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Random post. 

I have on my Vocal Mix which includes a random sampling of my collection of Buble, Sinatra, Deano, Bennett, and more.  I haven't listened to this mix in a LONG time.  I have some random selection of these songs in my everyday mix--but they tend to get overwhelmed by the classic rock in that mix.

Yesterday (the day before, can't recall for sure) I bought Michael Buble's new album.  I love Michael's music.  From the very first moment I heard it back in 2003.  The moment was so memorable for me that I can recall it like it was yesterday.  It was a work day and I had just finished taking my morning shower and was in the process of getting dressed for the day.  The radio was on as usual.  I was in the bathroom (attached to the master bedroom) when I heard this SONG.  It was wonderful!  I ran into the bedroom and just stared at the clock radio.  Who WAS that singing?  Where did this song come from?  I started dancing around as I was getting dressed.  I was so disappointed when the DJ did not announce the song name or who was singing.  

The song was Sway from one of Michael's first albums.  The song was replayed the next day and this time I heard the name Michael Buble for the first time.

I immediately went online to Amazon and got the CD. 

I'd been a Sinatra fan forever.  Before Michael I'd listen to my Sinatra CDs over and over.  Michael quickly took that over.  I bought anything he ever did. 

I remember years later after Michael first appeared on Oprah.  All of sudden everyone was taking about this new singer and how great he was.  I was very glad to see more people learning about him.  (Although there was a small part of me that still kinda wanted to keep him to myself ! )

Bob and I went to see Michael perform when he came to Portland.  Loved it!

Just a random post--listening to this vocal mix just has me smiling.  Now I'm listening to Bing Crosby singing You Could be Swinging on a Star.  Before that it was Sinatra singing Summer Wind and Michael singing You Must Have Been Kissing a Fool (which btw is the song used in one of my all time favoriate QAF fanvids.)

 Good morning everyone.

 

Um... WOW?

I don't remember how I first started listening to The Decemberists.  But I really love their music.  And I think they may be natives of the Pacific NW.  I also have it in my head that they are more of my generation despite their music being of the Indie/Alternative variety.

I've been meaning to download and listen to their new album The Hazards of Love.  I knew absolutely nothing about it.  I DL'd it this morning.  I'm listening to it now.  And ... wow.

As soon as Prelude started I had the feeling that this was going to a special album.  Along the lines of Rock concept albums where you needed to listen to the album as a whole rather than just as individual songs. 

I'm four songs in now and with each new song, my eyebrows raise and I repeat. ... wow.