3 posts tagged “music”
Baby shower time.
My sister-in-law will soon be subjected to a baby shower planned by me and my sister. Because there is an unwritten rule, there will be the required goofy games and pointless prizes at this little shindig.
I've talked my sister into a "star" theme. As in...those heavenly bodies...or maybe as in movie stars.
Probably a combination of both.
The main reason for choosing this (and, please...remember I am required to be hokey or cheesy. It's a law. And I don't break laws...well, expect, maybe, for the speed limit....) is the fact that we can do the following:
Hand out party favors that have a little tag reading "Thanks for coming to the sneak preview of our little star".
Give out movie gift certificates as prizes - Useful and fun. Much better than, say, a baby bottle filled with Starburst candies (although, come to think of it...that would be pretty darn useful as well. Yum! Starbursts!).
The decorations will be a heavenly theme - stars, moon, night sky, and so on.
I plan to make a mix of music to have playing in the background, and I'd like for the songs I choose to go along with this theme.
Any suggestions?
So far, I've checked out my small collection of jazzy music (I think it's jazz. What would Sinatra and Dean Martin be?)
Anyway, here's my short list:
Stardust (Nat King Cole), Moonlight Serenade (Glenn Miller Orchestra), Fly Me to the Moon (Tony Bennett), It's Only a Paper Moon (Nat King Cole), Blue Moon (Elvis Presley), Allegheny Moon (Anne Murray).
I tend to prefer this type of music, so my collection is not wide in its variety. I don't want anything too loud or jarring.
Who is an audiophile? Help me out here!
The last few nights have been very odd, dream-wise. I have been waking up with songs running through my head - songs that I haven't been listening to lately.
Friday morning I woke up with Cake's Comanche in my head. That's fine. I like Cake.
Saturday morning I woke up with the Turtle's Elenore in my head.
The Turtles? Seriously?
Elenore
You got a thing about you.
I just can't live without you.
I really want you, Elenore, near me.
Your looks intoxicate me.
Even though your folks hate me.
There's no one like you, Elenore, really.
(chorus)
Elenore, gee I think you're swell
And you really do me well
You're my pride and joy et cetra.
What the hell?
This morning...and this is even more bizarre than a Turtle's song...I woke up with a Trapp Family song in my head.
Yes...the Trapp Family Singers.
Now, I'm not talking about the Sound of Music. I'm talking about the honest to goodness Trapp Family. A couple of years ago I came across a CD made from an old recording of theirs. It's called At Home with the Trapp Family Singers. And I woke up with a song called The Lone Prairie.
Unlike the Turtle's lyrics, these lyrics are very dark.
The Lone Prairie
"Oh bury me not on the lone prairie."
These words came low and mournfully
From the pallid lips of the youth who lay
On his dying bed at the close of day.
"Oh bury me not on the lone prairie
Where the wild coyote will howl o'er me
Where the buffalo roams the prairie sea.
Oh bury me not on the lone prairie."
"Oh bury me not," but his voice failed there.
But we paid no heed to his dying prayer.
In a narrow grave, just six by three
We buried him there on the lone prairie.
We buried him there on the lone prairie.
Where the buzzards fly and the wind blows free
Where the rattlesnakes rattle and the tumbleweeds
Blow across his grave on the lone prairie
How morbid is that? Sheesh!
Hi, y'all! Happy New Year.
I am surrounded on all sides by creative people. I suppose even creative people need practical people in their lives.
ANYWAY - some of these creative people are members of a Chicago-based indie band called Beatnik Turtle.
Boy oh boy, does Beatnik Turtle have a treat for you!
For the past year, they have been working on material for their latest project: The Song of the Day. In 2007, they are offering you...that's right, YOU, the chance to download and listen to a new and original Beatnik Turtle song Every Single Day. That's 365 new songs, people!
So, go to http://www.thesongoftheday.com and have some fun. The first two songs are up, and there are many more to come. There'll even be some videos to go along with some of the songs.
How can you go wrong? You can't...now go!
