Songs have a way of acting like time capsules, don't they? Think of the songs from high school, College, "your song" with a lover. What's one of your's?
In grade school chorus we had a music teacher who would have us sing a lot of her favorite songs. The Circle Game by Joni Mitchell. Wind Beneath My Wings by Bette Midler. The Greatest Love of All by Whitney Houston. All of these still hit me.
Leaving on a Jet Plane ✈️ - also a gamer time for me w parents splitting and feeling a little lost- I can remember lying on the grass in my backyard watching the planes and wishing I was on one !
I hear you and I get choked up thinking about that song. We used to play it at camp the last night and hundreds of little girls in green shorts and white t shirts would cry around a campfire in the Maine woods. I’d cry because I knew I had to go back to school.
Piano Man by Billy Joel. Not only because it’s a perfect song that tells a great story but it was the first time I saw my daughter at age 8 light up when she understood the lyrics. 🥰🙏🌺
I listen to music or books when I paint. but when I write I can only have something that I have watched ten thousand times or it will be distracting. I'm better with nothing on but the act of having no noise is intimidating.
Songs have a way of acting like time capsules, don't they? Think of the songs from high school, College, "your song" with a lover. What's one of your's?
In grade school chorus we had a music teacher who would have us sing a lot of her favorite songs. The Circle Game by Joni Mitchell. Wind Beneath My Wings by Bette Midler. The Greatest Love of All by Whitney Houston. All of these still hit me.
And here's my contribution to the yearning discussion ... also set to music ... and legwarmers ... https://megoolders.substack.com/p/what-a-familiar-feeling
Leaving on a Jet Plane ✈️ - also a gamer time for me w parents splitting and feeling a little lost- I can remember lying on the grass in my backyard watching the planes and wishing I was on one !
I hear you and I get choked up thinking about that song. We used to play it at camp the last night and hundreds of little girls in green shorts and white t shirts would cry around a campfire in the Maine woods. I’d cry because I knew I had to go back to school.
Piano Man by Billy Joel. Not only because it’s a perfect song that tells a great story but it was the first time I saw my daughter at age 8 light up when she understood the lyrics. 🥰🙏🌺
That is a sad song. Another longing song… what about when you were small?
Don’t recall. I had older sisters so I liked whatever they did.
Wow that you can read and listen to rock music is a feat in itself, Amethyst!!
I listen to music or books when I paint. but when I write I can only have something that I have watched ten thousand times or it will be distracting. I'm better with nothing on but the act of having no noise is intimidating.