Oh CRUD.

I'm sorry Music Memoirs participants!! I completely flaked and didn't post my answers to Friday's *or* yesterday's memes. Soooo.... better late than never, right? Here they are:


Top Five On Friday @ The Music Memoirs

Top 5 long songs (songs over 5 minutes):

1. Light My Fire - The Doors (7:08)
Just the finest piece of jazz-rock. Ever. ♥

2. Riders On The Storm - The Doors (7:10)
Yes, another Doors song. But you can't deny this one. It's my favorite.

3. Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin (8:02)
Okay so many whine about how over rated this is, it's not even their best, blah blah blah. But such a special place I hold in my heart for this one. I don't care. It will never grow old as far as I'm concerned.

4. You Can't Always Get What You Want - The Rolling Stones (7:32)
"But if you try sometimes you just might find you get what you need." One of my toppermost of the poppermost favorite Stones tracks.

5. Kashmir - Led Zeppelin (8:32)
Aside from "Stairway" one of my toppermost of the poppermost favorite Zeppelin tracks. And there are a few. This one is wonderful though.

Honorable mentions:

November Rain - Guns 'N Roses (8:55)

One - Metallica (7:24)

The Night: Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues (7:38) I know, elfslut ... you hate this one. LOL!! But not me. It's gorgeous!! And it *must* include "Late Lament"!!

Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd (6:24)

Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands - Bob Dylan (11:19)

Hey Jude - The Beatles (7:11) Naaaaa, na na na na na naaaaaa..... na na na naaaaaa hey Jude....


Take Me Back Tuesday @ The Music Memoirs


This week it's all about winter. Snow, cold, seasonal holidays...

Three songs.

1. Hazy Shade of Winter - Simon and Garfunkel (covered by The Bangles)
2. Winter - Tori Amos
3. Night, Pt. 1 (Snow) - George Winston (his CD "December" is gorgeous!!)

Three artists who warm you up when it's cold out.

1. The Beatles
2. The Doors
3. Led Zeppelin

Yep, my classic rock Gods. :)

Three albums.

1. December - George Winston
2. Christmas Eve and Other Stories - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
3. And I'll lump in here at third place any of the various and sundry "Winter Solstice" type CDs you can find on Amazon easily enough. Assorted Windham Hill artists, all are very nice wintry mood music.

Remembering George Harrison : 1943-2001

You can worry your life away with
Not knowing what each new day may bring to you
Or take each day as it goes on
Wake up to the love that flows on, around you.

If you believe - if you believe in you
Everything you thought is possible, if you believe . . .
If you believe in me . . .
All your love's reflected back to you
When you believe.

Too many troubles you can't control
To get you falling into the holes they dig for you
Get up - you have all your needs; Pray
Give up - and it all recedes away from you.
If you believe - if you believe in you

Everything you thought is possible, if you believe . . .
If you believe in me . . .
All your love's reflected back to you
When you believe.

More mix-age.

I just had an idea for a mix to use on the iPod or burning to CD. My "Morning Mix". If you want the whole thing or just a song or two or three... just comment and I'll be happy to oblige, I should have most of these on my hard drive but if I don't I can find them here for you easily enough. Onward.




The morning. I want music that will both get me going but is also more gentle at the same time. It has to put me in a good frame of mind. I'm not in the mood most mornings for anything very heavy, that is for later as the day progresses. Your morning playlist can include songs that directly reference the morning or just songs that you *like* hearing in the morning. Here's mine:

*Morning Has Broken - Cat Stevens.
Just beautiful. Did you know that Stevens didn't write this? It's an old Christian hymn written by Eleanor Farjeon. Love the piano, and his wonderful soaring vocals. "Morning has broken, like the first morning. Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird. Praise for the singing, praise for the morning. Praise for the springing fresh from the world..."

*Good Morning, Good Morning - The Beatles.
Well what could rouse you and says "morning" more than a crowing cockerel? John Lennon was inspired to write this one watching a cereal commercial... for Corn Flakes. "Good morning, good morning, good morning-ah."

*Beautiful Day - U2.
Sets you in the right frame of mind. "It's a beautiful day, don't let it get away."

*59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) - Simon and Garfunkel.
"Slow down, you move too fast. You got to make the morning last just kickin' down the cobblestones, lookin' for fun and feelin' groovy..."

*Good Day Sunshine - The Beatles.
This one is just... happy. Sweet and light. I listen to it and I can just feel the sun shining on my face. "I need to laugh, and when the sun is out I've got something I can laugh about. I feel good, in a special way. I'm in love and it's a sunny day. Good day sunshine ..."

*Good Morning, Starshine - Oliver.
"The earth says hello. You twinkle above us, we twinkle below..."

*Chelsea Morning - Joni Mitchell.
"And the light poured in like butterscotch and stuck to all my senses..."

*Wake Up - Arcade Fire.
Evolves into something so large, so amazing.

*La Ballade de Lily Rose - Vanessa Paradis.
Just because I kinda like it. And her. She's cool, and the woman has Johnny Depp to wake up next to so helllllll yeah. Johnny plays on this track I believe come to think of it. It's a sweet song for their daughter, in French.

*Hella Good - No Doubt.
Yeah a little something more to liven things up and get me moving. No doubt.

*Another Day - Paul McCartney.
"So sad, so sad." Yes, really it's a very lonely song. But the "do do do do do do it's just another day..." is perfect for heading out the door into the rat race.

Coffee? Tea? A bagel? It's alright, the weekend will be here soon enough and you can sleep in.

So, good mornin', good mornin'!
Sunbeams will soon smile through,
Good mornin', good mornin', to you!