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Wednesday, November 04, 2009
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Category: Music
I like the songs Sonny Ochs plays on her show. Last week, some good ones she played were:
"All Mixed Up," performed by Pete Seeger, from the album Live in '65. There's a version available on youtube. I've heard the Peter, Paul and Mary version before, but somehow, in this version, the lyrics popped out at me, in particular, the part that goes
No race of man is completely pure,
nor is anyone's mind, that's for sure
The winds mix the dust of every land,
and so will woman and man.
This doesn't mean we will all be the same,
We'll have different faces and different names
Long live many different kinds of races
It's difference of opinion that makes horse races
Just remember the rule about rules, brother
What could be right for one could be wrong for the other The full lyrics can be found at http://www.peteseeger.net/allmixedup.htm.
"Time is a Tempest," performed by Cloudstreet. Cloudstreet is the Australian duo Nicole Murray and John Thompson. The lyrics can be found at http://www.cloudstreet.org/lyrics_danceup.htm#tempest. It's one of those uplifting songs about let's all join together and change the world.
"Tikkun Olam, Repair the World" performed by Ellen Bukstel. This song can be heard on youtube and the lyrics can be viewed at http://www.bukstel.com/TikkunOlamlyrics.htm. Like "Time is a Tempest," it's a song about joining together to make the world a better place.
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Tuesday, October 06, 2009
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Category: Music
I'm not generally a John Gorka fan, but I like his song "Branching
Out." The first line is, "When I grow up, I wanna be a tree." The
verses go on to describe life as a tree through the seasons, and the
chorus says, "I'm gonna reach for the sky." The full lyrics are available at http://www.lyricstime.com/john-gorka-branching-out-lyrics.html.
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Friday, August 07, 2009
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Of the new CDs which arrived at WRPI in July, my favorites were: Get Back-Together by Quarrymen Let the Bad Times Roll by Tom Chapin
Runners-up were: Eclipse by Lura Brian Boru’s March: Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar Solos, Vol 1 by Glenn Weiser Sweet Mystery by Russ Hopkins
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Friday, July 31, 2009
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Some songs I heard today that I liked:
Changes - Circle Spinning by Moby Grape Woodstock by John Martyn
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Saturday, July 25, 2009
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Category: Music
Of the new CDs which arrived at WRPI in June, my picks are:
North River, North Woods by Dan Berggren, John Kirk, and Chris Shaw Song Up in Her Head by Sarah Jarosz Crossing by Red Hen In Full Bloom by Donna Hébert
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009
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Category: Music
Some songs I heard recently which I liked enough to ask the DJs who played them what they were:
It's All Right by Jim Capaldi Traveling Soldiers by Dakota and Bob Bates with Tom Benson and Lexi - this was a recording done live at WRPI, with an 8-year-old on lead vocal
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0lNi8Bkao4
One of the highlights of the Clearwater festival was Tao Rodriguez Seeger performing "I Don't Want Your Millions Mister." I don't have a video of that performance, but here's another performance of the same song.
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Sunday, June 28, 2009
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Category: Music
"All a Man Can Do" by Tom Rush starts off with a young man saying goodbye to his parents, young and fresh, embarking on his life. In the end,
It doesn’t seem so long ago, I hitched down to New Mexico I kissed my mama, I saw my father’s stone Friends are gone or out or touch, but nothing seems to change that much The desert’s hot the sky’s still blue, I’m getting by still making due Take your chances take your shot, cause 50/50’s all you got Make each day the best you can, that’s a line I understand Live each moment like your last, cause life goes by you so damn fast Make a promise and keep it true, cause that is all a man can do
What this makes me think of is that we grow older, we all experience hardships and loss. The unwise feel sorry for themselves and feel injustices have been done to them. The wise recognize that it's part of the cycles of life, and are able to maintain their sense of wholeness and keep on going through life, keep on seeing the beauty in life.
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
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Category: Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY5lzFgi8j0
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
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Tonight, just before going to bed, I sat on the living room floor listening to Tao Rodriguez Seeger singing
Through all this world of joy and sorrow We still can have singing tomorrows
and I felt content. I thought of my life, and I thought, "What more could I ask for?"
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