Yes, it’s been another Ash day. We did a lot of driving around today for social visits and looking in on the farm house we are renovating. We had the A-Z series on in the car the whole way, 34 songs (including the bonus tracks). We just about got to play the full playlist, which means we spent far too much time in the car!
The one that I ended up singing since we have been back is this one. It’s a great song to shout along to!
Like magnets so strong
We could not fight for long
Were we fools not to resist
Fools the day we kissed
To feel through the night
The wonder of the light
We walked away that day
Knowing come what may
Our souls had gently touched
But for now it was too much
For now it was too deep
Our hearts were still to keep
Not ready yet to feel
Emotions quite so real
We were just sixteen
And we had no idea…
*
(part of the Jack and a Girl Anthology)
I feel annoyed today
Slightly uptight
One of those days
You can’t do anything right
It’s not your fault
Nor is it mine
You always understand
That it just takes time
You always did
Get me so well
I love you so much
Though it’s hard to tell
When it’s a grey day
And I’m full of thunder
You leave me be
And I always wonder
How you know
How to treat me
When I’m blue
And the dark defeats me
The clouds will pass
And I’ll be fine
You will smile
And the sun will shine
Quite a fun earworm to have 🙂
Centuries have past
Lives have changed
But the strokes you made
Still strike a chord
Unknowing we stare
Try to understand
What she is thinking
As she does her chores
So different from us
And so the same
We look with wonder
At the world that was hers
And yours…
*
Inspired by the painting ‘The Milkmaid’ by Johannes Vermeer (ca 1658)
Thought it would be interesting for myself to document what music I have bought any given month… and in which formats:
Downloads:
CD:
Vinyl:
So we are looking at buying tickets for this little festival in Amsterdam in the autumn and these guys are the ‘big name’ on the line-up. I had heard of them, but had not really checked them out, so I took the time today to check them out. I liked the sound of their album so bought it and played it a couple of times today. It sounds pretty good. I would sort of describe them as a cross between The Vaccines and The Kooks. Not spectacular, but quite enjoyable and they may well be worth seeing live. I did realise I had heard some of the songs before, probably on BBC Radio 6 Music. This tune is really catchy and the chorus just sticks around.
By the way, it definitely was NOT T-shirt weather today…
Discover this immensity
This density of intensity
That has burnt into silence
With a radiance so timeless
As a moment floats back to earth
It is in all the those words heard
And in all of the beauty seen
Leaving an imprint so pristine
That we cry over its simplicity
And fail to describe the felicity
Of feeling utterly complete
When kindred spirits meet
*
OK…
I was watching an interview with Noel Gallagher this morning while my daughter was busy watching Mickey Mouse, or Peppa Pig or some such, and his collab with The Chemical Brothers came up. Reminded me that I have the CD single somewhere. I used to love that song!
So, when they talked about that tune in that interview I had a listen to it for the first time in ages and watched the video. It’s still as disturbing as it is good!
Habitually Amused 