As I procrastinate doing some work on the web, and watch Elvis in Spinout, I wanted to do this fun thing I saw on several blogs last week, but didn’t have time to do because we were preparing for the homeschool conference.
Indiana Jane’s daughter set this up for her, and I thought it would be fun to do!
IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?
Here's how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don't lie and try to pretend you're cool...
7. Include commentary
Opening Credits: I’m a Believer by Smash Mouth (well, yes, I am by the grace of God and the help of the Holy Spirit)
Waking Up: Here, There and Everywhere by John Stevens (does that mean I’m falling asleep wherever I go?)
First Day at School: Two of a Kind, Working on a Full House by Garth Brooks (it started that young?)
Falling in Love: Night Fever by The Bee Gees (hmmm… hubby really hates disco, wonder what this means?)
Fight Song: Call Me the Breeze by Lynard Skynard (fight and then flight anyone?)
Breaking Up: Live Like You Were Dying by Tim McGraw (seems to fit – if it isn’t right, move on, time is short)
Prom: I’ve Got to Get a Message to You by The Bee Gees (seems appropriate here – the answer was “NO, buddy!”)
Life's OK: Lost by Michael Buble (one of my absolute fav’s right now, so it fits in that regard)
Mental Breakdown: It Is Well (With My Soul) by 4Him (well, this song certainly was a salve to my soul after my mother’s death… so why not here?)
Driving: Taking a Chance by Renee Olstead (yuppers, as we discovered the other day with the brakes issue)
Flashback: Like We Never Loved at All by Faith Hill (hmm… this is perfect for this category, wonder how that happened?)
Getting Back Together: All Creatures of our God and King by 4Him (not sure how this fits in… but I like this version of the song and its percussion instrumentations)
Wedding: Someone to Watch Over Me by John Stevens (sweet!)
Birth of Child: Always On My Mind by Michael Buble (this I think hits the nail on the head in that we parents usually have some regrets and wish we’d have done things differently)
Final Battle: Sisters by Rosemary and Betty Clooney (wonder what that means!? My sisters are 9 and 10 years older than me… I always figured they’d be gone before me…)
Death Scene: Freedom by George Michael (well at least the title and some of the lyrics fit)
Funeral Song: Can’t Help Falling in Love with You by Michael Buble (well, my fav artist of all time is Elvis [who originally sang this song] followed by Michael Buble; but this song really doesn’t fit here…)
End Credits: On a Slow Boat to China by Bette Midler and Barry Manilow (Yes! Finally!)
If you care to play, leave me a comment so I can come check yours out!
Have fun!
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
June 17, 2008
January 26, 2008
Lullaby
When our first child was born, my husband made up words to the traditional lullaby "Rock-A-Bye Baby." He felt he missed so much during the day while I was home with her, he insisted on putting her to sleep every night.
All of our kids were rockers -- we rocked them to sleep. Not by sitting in a rocker, but by gently rocking them to and fro in our arms. He sung them all to sleep with this song of his.
Walking around her room, with her cradled in his arms, he would sing:
Sleepy-by and good-night
Little (name) is going to sleep
Close your eyes
Dream your dreams
Wake up happy
Then he'd hum the rest of the song. He'd sing this over and over until someone's eyes drifted shut and their body went slack from being asleep.
His first Father's Day as a Daddy was within weeks of our first daughter's birth. His baby girl and I got him the new cassette from Garth Brooks. He was particularly feeling old due to the new parent lack of sleep mode we all experience, so he had great affinity for some of the lines in the song "Much to Young to Feel this D*** Old." (And although this song introduced a lot of folk to Chris LeDeux, we had been fans and knew of Chris for a while before this, so that was another attraction to the song.)
In honor of the father of my kiddos, here's that song.
Goodness, but we were young then!
All of our kids were rockers -- we rocked them to sleep. Not by sitting in a rocker, but by gently rocking them to and fro in our arms. He sung them all to sleep with this song of his.
Walking around her room, with her cradled in his arms, he would sing:
Sleepy-by and good-night
Little (name) is going to sleep
Close your eyes
Dream your dreams
Wake up happy
Then he'd hum the rest of the song. He'd sing this over and over until someone's eyes drifted shut and their body went slack from being asleep.
His first Father's Day as a Daddy was within weeks of our first daughter's birth. His baby girl and I got him the new cassette from Garth Brooks. He was particularly feeling old due to the new parent lack of sleep mode we all experience, so he had great affinity for some of the lines in the song "Much to Young to Feel this D*** Old." (And although this song introduced a lot of folk to Chris LeDeux, we had been fans and knew of Chris for a while before this, so that was another attraction to the song.)
In honor of the father of my kiddos, here's that song.
Goodness, but we were young then!
January 17, 2008
What's with all the music video posts?
My Mom grew up dirt poor in North Dakota. She was born during the Depression and her father died when she was two years old, leaving her and her two older brothers and mother to eck out a living during that difficult time. It was a hard time for a lot of folks, but I believe that it helped to form a resiliency in my Mom that she carried with her throughout her life. My Mom was not a complainer, but a do-er.
One thing my Mom desperately wanted was to learn to play the piano. One year for Christmas she got six piano lessons as a gift. They didn't own a piano, so she had to receive her lessons and do all her practicing at church. She learned so much in such a short time that by that spring she was playing the piano for church services. She continued to play until she graduated and moved away.
Mom played the piano the rest of her life, learning new skills and stretching her knowledge and skills all the time. She was a good pianist, too. She shared this love of music with all four of her kids, and with her grandkids (who were here before she died).
One of the things my family enjoyed in the 60's were musical variety shows, such as The Dean Martin Hour, The Smothers Brother Comedy Hour, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Lawrence Welk Show, The Red Skelton Hour, The Carol Burnett Show, The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, The Jackie Gleason Show, The "Tennessee" Ernie Ford Show, The Johnny Cash Show, The Andy Williams Show. In the 70's Sonny and Cher and Donny and Marie were big hits as well.
Because of this background of exposure to a variety of music, I grew up appreciating lots of forms of music. Thanks, Mom, for insisting we at least listen to the music.
Of course, with two teenaged sisters at that time, I was also exposed to a variety of popular music at the time. One sister was into "rock" such as Janis Joplin, Three Dog Night, Cream, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, Jimi Hendriz, Led Zepplin.
The other sister was into more tame sounding stuff like The Lovin' Spoonful, The Bee Gees, The Beach Boys, Herman's Hermits, The Association, Paul Mauriat (Love is Blue), Simon and Garfunkel.
Our middle daughter tried out for American Idol last August. She didn't make the cut, but plans to return again this year. So, as a family, we watch American Idol together, and the new season began this week. That's what brought up this trip down memory lane with music.
It touched me that when I asked K who she would consider were her musical mentors, she said her Grammy (my mom) because Grammy taught her to sing.
When S and K were little, my Mom and Dad used to visit our home everyday. They said they had to "get their S & K fix." The visits were usually short, an hour or so, and always my Mom would teach the girls a song, usually a Sunday school song Mom has learned in her childhood, but also some really sweet "oldies." She even taught them the Paul McCartney song "Ebony and Ivory."
Some legacies live on pleasantly in succeeding generations.
One thing my Mom desperately wanted was to learn to play the piano. One year for Christmas she got six piano lessons as a gift. They didn't own a piano, so she had to receive her lessons and do all her practicing at church. She learned so much in such a short time that by that spring she was playing the piano for church services. She continued to play until she graduated and moved away.
Mom played the piano the rest of her life, learning new skills and stretching her knowledge and skills all the time. She was a good pianist, too. She shared this love of music with all four of her kids, and with her grandkids (who were here before she died).
One of the things my family enjoyed in the 60's were musical variety shows, such as The Dean Martin Hour, The Smothers Brother Comedy Hour, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Lawrence Welk Show, The Red Skelton Hour, The Carol Burnett Show, The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, The Jackie Gleason Show, The "Tennessee" Ernie Ford Show, The Johnny Cash Show, The Andy Williams Show. In the 70's Sonny and Cher and Donny and Marie were big hits as well.
Because of this background of exposure to a variety of music, I grew up appreciating lots of forms of music. Thanks, Mom, for insisting we at least listen to the music.
Of course, with two teenaged sisters at that time, I was also exposed to a variety of popular music at the time. One sister was into "rock" such as Janis Joplin, Three Dog Night, Cream, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, Jimi Hendriz, Led Zepplin.
The other sister was into more tame sounding stuff like The Lovin' Spoonful, The Bee Gees, The Beach Boys, Herman's Hermits, The Association, Paul Mauriat (Love is Blue), Simon and Garfunkel.
Our middle daughter tried out for American Idol last August. She didn't make the cut, but plans to return again this year. So, as a family, we watch American Idol together, and the new season began this week. That's what brought up this trip down memory lane with music.
It touched me that when I asked K who she would consider were her musical mentors, she said her Grammy (my mom) because Grammy taught her to sing.
When S and K were little, my Mom and Dad used to visit our home everyday. They said they had to "get their S & K fix." The visits were usually short, an hour or so, and always my Mom would teach the girls a song, usually a Sunday school song Mom has learned in her childhood, but also some really sweet "oldies." She even taught them the Paul McCartney song "Ebony and Ivory."
Some legacies live on pleasantly in succeeding generations.
Love Me Tender -- Elvis Presley
We had a friend sing this at our wedding over 21 years ago. It still clutches at my heart.
When we had returned from Japan, and were then living in the frozen north known as Great Falls, Montana, I remember being sick one day and staying home from school. That means I was in kindergarten, because at the end of my kindergarten year we moved from Montana to Colorado. Anyway... I remember staying home from school and getting to watch the movie "Love Me Tender" on television. I also remember being very upset at the end of the movie (spoiler here for those who haven't seen it) because I thought that Elvis had really died like his character in the movie.
My mom comforted me with her reassuring words in my ear that Elvis wasn't dead and it didn't matter if our comfort was in Jesus.
Lost -- Michael Buble
Michael Buble's new release from the album, Call Me Irresponsible. This song is called Lost, and I like the new video to go with it.
Sigh.
Sigh.
December 11, 2007
Fun with Music
Had to take a break from my quilting -- my carpal tunnel is acting up. So I've been perusing the blogs and found this feast for the ears here.
So I went looking on You Tube and found this awesome rendition of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody. I remember being so intrigued at the blending of styles that Queen did especially with this song. The Beatles did some of that too, but not as well as Queen did in this song.
Enjoy.
So I went looking on You Tube and found this awesome rendition of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody. I remember being so intrigued at the blending of styles that Queen did especially with this song. The Beatles did some of that too, but not as well as Queen did in this song.
Enjoy.
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