Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony.  I think it is a work of perfection and beauty and contains within it, a full range of emotional experiences.
It is also a favorite classical piece that my father and I loved listening to together.  Besides, I can simply close my eyes and visualize my favorite parts of the film "Fantasia".

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It took me a while to recall this one, but I found it. The below video was my favorite song when I was twelve years old. Of course, I identified closely with the lamenting vampire on lead vocal. Happy Halloween!!!

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I GOT PLENTY O'NUTTIN
From : Porgy and Bess
George Gershwin

Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin'
And nuttin's plenty for me
I got no car, got no mule
I got no misery
De folks wid plenty o' plenty
Got a lock on de door
'Fraid somebody's a-goin' to rob 'em
While dey's out a-makin' more
What for?
I got no lock on de door
Dat's no way to be
Dey kin steal de rug from de floor
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Looking at da leaves while listening to this song....



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Every so often I'll get a song in my head and it will stay there until it's said its piece/peace, so to speak.  Recently, that song is James Taylor's "You Can Close Your Eyes."

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Listen to the lyrics.  Is it a lullaby?  Is it a song about dying?  Perhaps both.  At the 9/11 memorial service, Paul Simon performed "Sounds of Silence" and JT played this ( Read more... )

 
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A perfect old  French song (performed by Pomplamoose (grapefruit in French)  the duo who do the Hyundai commericals) for a Sunday evening...

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