Day: September 25, 2012

Song of the DayLeave a comment

Let her dance with me just for the hell of it

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There are songs that are not meant to sit still to, songs that are meant for movement, meant for touching, meant for swaying, meant for dancing. This song is one of those songs. Listening to it sitting in a cubicle at work is near torture and it takes all my composure and restraint not to start spinning in circles with my arms thrown in the air in reckless abandon. This song makes me miss nights of dancing in clubs, spinning and twirling and not thinking of anything else beyond the beat and the bodies around me. For now, I suppose, … Continue reading Let her dance with me just for the hell of it

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Top Five Tuesday :: Scream without raising your voice

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Tuesday Top Five :: Songs by U2 Since writing about The Joshua Tree I have been on a bit of a U2 kick, so this week’s kick-off Tuesday Top Five will fall into an unplanned theme and be my top five songs by U2. 5. Until the End of the World U2 is forever tied to my first husband, and the music I discovered during our time together. As I wrote in the favorite album feature about The Joshua Tree, it was one of his friends who really pushed me to give their music a real listen, and it was … Continue reading Top Five Tuesday :: Scream without raising your voice

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Mumford and Sons :: Babel :: New Music Review

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Mumford and Sons :: Babel The first time I ever heard Mumford and Sons I did not like them, I figure I should just get that immediately out of the way before diving in to their new album. It took time and attention, and some repeated listening, to have this band grow on me, but when they eventually did I found myself loving them. Lyrically this band’s music comes across as literary in nature. Their songs are the stuff of libraries full of classic storytelling, tomes of philosophy, and epic poetic narratives. These are not quick-fix, one-night stand affairs of … Continue reading Mumford and Sons :: Babel :: New Music Review