It was an…Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini that she wore for the first time today
I have NO IDEA where this one came from. I have been laughing at my brain all morning for pulling this one in.
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but now the storm Simply rests to strike again. Standing, waiting, I think of her. I think of her.
The Secret Garden was the first musical to ever really MOVE me. I still feel the sting of tears in my eyes everytime Mary finds her place in the world.
I often wonder if I ever really have.
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Or leave a bad taste in your mouth? You act like you never had love, And you want me to go without.
In case it wasn't obvious from the post on 2015-02-20 (U2's Bad), expect to hear a LOT of U2. Although we started out in a bit of a show tunes vein (and I certainly expect to see a good deal of those over the course of the blog), I expect the bulk of posts over time will eventually trend to one U2 song or another.
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…time to close your eyes And save these questions for another day I think I know what you've been asking me I think you know what I've been trying to say I promised I would never leave you And you should always know Wherever you may go, no matter where you are I never will be far away
I had a good friend once who shared with me the story of how his mother selected a lullabye specific to each of her children, and she continued to sing that lullabye to them throughout their lives.
I shared the story with my wife early in our marriage, and she thought it was a pretty neat idea, and proceeded to choose one for each of our children as they were born.
While this is not officially the lullaby for our daughter, that doesn't mean I didn't sing it to my little baby girl from time to time. I don't know if she even remembers it, but this is a powerfully moving song for a father who loves his daughter.
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I came to this strange world Hoping I could learn a bit about how to give and take.
Can't say I didn't warn you…
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If you tear yourself in two again; If I could, you know I would If I could, I would Let it go
I came to U2 in a way that was probably pretty unusual for a person of my generation.
When I was in 7th grade, my favorite vocalist was Frank Sinatra. I would listen to it all the time, turned up as loud as I thought I could get away with, and sing along.
I have no idea where I even heard Frank to start loving his music - it's not as if my parents were listening to it. My dad couldn't stand it - he used to get so upset at me for liking the kind of music his dad had listened to - and I couldn't even guess what kind of music my mother enjoys…I don't recall her ever singing along to anything, or even really showing any particular interest in music.
So here I am, a 13 year old kid who loves Frank Sinatra; one day at school while trying to convince a friend that they should also be listening to Frank Sinatra, they mentioned in passing that I should check out U2, as they often cited Frank Sinatra as influencing them musically. So I went down to the Music Castle (the only real record store in town at that point) and asked the guy if I could listen to some U2 music. He went and got a record (which was really odd at the time - this was the height of the casette tape era, and before the "vinyl revolution") and played "Bad" for me.
I was hooked. Unfortunately, I can no longer remember who it was that I was having that conversation with, so I can't even properly thank them here. It's been more than 25 years since they made that off-hand comment, and it's been a wonderfully rich 25 years of music from this incredible band. Thanks, whoever you were.
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Or else my heart is going to pop 'Cuz it's too much - yeah it's a lot - to be something I'm not.
Another overdue post - you wouldn't think it'd be that hard to just write a few words every day!
Lenka, Regina Spektor, and Yael Naim all seem to occupy a very similar niche on my "mood music" shelf, and often come packed closely together, so I wouldn't be terribly surprised to see the others show up soon..
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