When Music Speaks – A song gets stuck in your head. You hum it all day. Then a story starts to form. These posts begin with music and end with meaning. Each one turns a lyric or melody into a moment worth remembering—a muse rising from the rhythm.
I feel young again when your favorite song popped on the radio, and that’s all it took to make your day. For Mom, it was Steve Winwood, Higher Love. She’d blare it so old Nellie would shake, and all the other cars on the road could see and hear it too. Think about it, there… Continue reading Pioneering The Great Divide & A Higher Love At Thanksgiving
“I know an old lady who swallowed a fly!” It’s as nonsensical as life, so we sang it to our children. “And I don’t know why she swallowed a fly.” She minded her own business and went about her affairs. Until she swallowed so many animals, she needed to catch the cow. Only, it was… Continue reading To Catch The Cow
Every week my dear friend finds a song to fit my muse. So this week I’m beating him to it because I’ve got “Anticipation” stuck in my head. It’s classic Carly Simon–what you want to sing when you find yourself waiting for something to happen. Carly can pull you through. We can never know about… Continue reading Anticipation Is Making Me Wait
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