You can't understand unless you've spent a whole day (sometimes multiple days or weeks or even months) fighting with the voice in your head that keeps saying, "I want to die." Because the truth is that I don't really want to die; I want to escape. It's really a fight-or-flight thing. You feel trapped, and sometimes it's so much easier to flee than ( Read more... )

Day 30: A song you'd like played at your funeral

I love this song, and this version of it is so simple and beautiful. And, you know, Alison Krauss and all. I would like to strive toward more simplicity in my life. Also, I made a funeral program for myself during my Church at Worship class in seminary. Having just looked it up, I think it needs some ( Read more... )

Day 29: One song that gives you the creeps

This song about a stalker:

"Every Breath You Take," by The Police

Never have liked it, doubt I ever will. Though the tune is pretty catchy.

https://youtu.be/OMOGaugKpzs

Day 28: One song that needs to never be played again

Honestly, I'm pretty chill about most songs because I can generally understand that they appeal to certain groups of people and have their place in the world. But there have definitely been times that I would have liked to remove Little Baby Bum from the song world's existence. And since we're ( Read more... )

Day 27: One song in your playlist you're pretty sure no one else (on your friends list*) has

This song is a happy and fun song by a band based out of Melbourne, Australia. (They have since disbanded, I believe.) I love to listen to this song when I want to just sort of dance around and let the joy of a fun song take over. And actually, since ( Read more... )

Day 26: Your favorite music video

Honestly, I haven't watched tons of music videos, but I like this one because of its social/political commentary. There's so much complexity in this video, and I think it behooves us to consider what Childish Gambino (aka Donald Glover) is trying to tell us here.

"This Is America," by Childish Gambino

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Day 25: Your favorite song from 2021

I recently posted this song because it was hitting me that day. But this is my favorite song from 2021, so it fits this prompt. Happy Thanksgiving to all the Statesiders celebrating, and don't forget to share with your family (especially your kiddos) the things you have learned so far, both personally as a ( Read more... )

Day 24: Your favorite cover song.

Some of you may remember when this cover (of a song originally by Cat Stevens) was done for a...diamond commercial? I think? Anyway, that was done by a musician called Cat Power, and as far as I could find, she never released it for general consumption. However, this singer, Liliana Rose, made a complete cover of ( Read more... )

Day 23: Your favorite duet

Several years ago, I discovered Schuyler Fisk and downloaded a few of her albums. I found this single, and I loved it. So here's "Paperweight," by Joshua Radin and Schuyler Fisk.

https://youtu.be/m2MTMI08Ymc

Day 22: Your favorite song from a movie.

Honestly, Pete's Dragon is still at least in the top 5 of my favorite movies of all time, if not still number 1. I've been singing this song to Sarah since she was a baby at bedtime, and she sometimes sings along with me now. I absolutely love it.

"Candle on the Water," sung by Helen Reddy in the 1970s ( Read more... )