tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408352568781542296.post3611085142808262241..comments2023-04-11T23:12:14.964-04:00Comments on Here and Next: March On & HallelujahUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408352568781542296.post-39458519416102456982013-04-03T12:23:39.488-04:002013-04-03T12:23:39.488-04:00Wow... thanks for all the compliments Bevo!
What ...Wow... thanks for all the compliments Bevo!<br /><br />What fun... a chorus in the kitchen... mother and daughters harmonizing to music while doing dishes! What other boring chores did you turn into amusement? From your stories, growing up in your house was a blast. Interestingly, you've kept many of these childhood experiences and passed them onto your own children. Who knows... some of these rituals may one day be passed onto your children's children. 'Sweet'<br /><br />Regarding Hallelujah... I too had a similar 'rush to buy' experience. Michael and I were driving in the van casually listening to the radio when this piece was played. When the song was over we listened intently to find out who did the recording. The next day we went to Best Buy and picked up Jeff Buckley's CD called 'Grace' with Hallelujah as one of the 10 songs on the disc. Before that, we had never heard of Jeff Buckley. This was definitely an instant 'fall in love with a piece of music' moment.<br /><br />I love your stories and now others can enjoy them too. Thanks!Dyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01335639180723830866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408352568781542296.post-32647690930154868502013-03-30T14:17:34.833-04:002013-03-30T14:17:34.833-04:00Congratulations on 21 thought provoking, funny, cl...Congratulations on 21 thought provoking, funny, clever and visually rich posts!!! When I read that it has been one year, it caught me by surprise. Could it be one year already?<br />I love the inspiring lyrics to “Walk On”. I remember hearing the song performed in “Man of Lamancha” in New York when I was in college. It gave me a lump in my throat.<br />“Hallelujah”….what a song! Have you ever fallen in love with a song the first time you heard it? “H” was that song for me. I heard k.d. lang perform it on GMA years ago. I went out either that day or the next to buy it. I must confess that I didn’t really understand the meaning of the lyrics but the tune and the way she sang it just grabbed me. I have heard many people perform it but to me, nobody sings it like k.d. lang. She performed it during the opening ceremonies for the Canadian winter Olympics years ago, dressed in all white, standing on top of a high platform. It was stunningly beautiful.<br />I have fond memories of my mom singing a song for whatever topic we were talking about. It seemed she knew a song for every topic or situation. She loved to sing and could harmonize any tune. When we were kids, after dinner my mom would wash the dishes and my sister and I would dry. We sang songs as we worked. Stacey and I would sing the melody and Mom would harmonize. She also taught us some funny songs which I passed along singing to my own kids.<br />I used to sing about 3 songs to my kids when I put them to bed at night. Believe it or not, my son was almost in 9th grade before he quit requesting a song. One of his favorites was “Edelweiss” which we danced to for the Mother/Son dance at his wedding. He let me choose the song. I didn’t tell him what it was. I found a beautiful instrumental (violin) version of it. It was a special moment for both of us.<br />Bevonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408352568781542296.post-20699900537259988272013-03-27T13:32:18.301-04:002013-03-27T13:32:18.301-04:00Hey Joe
Thanks for the congrats on the first anni...Hey Joe<br /><br />Thanks for the congrats on the first anniversary of 'HERE and NEXT' and for being such a great contributor!<br /><br />I definitely agree with you that good lyrics are often like poems whose words resonate and mirror what we are feeling. Unfortunately, I'm more of a 'beat' girl. The rhythm of the music moves me long before the lyrics.<br /><br />I just searched You Tube to hear "Sad Memory", by Buffalo Springfield, which I never heard before now. I also checked out the lyrics... "Did you ever love a girl, who walked out on you? You should know just how I feel then, why I'm so blue." I can see how this song would connect with many people in the same situation.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing! <br />Dyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01335639180723830866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408352568781542296.post-67418626507120390792013-03-25T11:47:53.921-04:002013-03-25T11:47:53.921-04:00Congrats on the first anniversary of Here and Next...Congrats on the first anniversary of Here and Next.<br />The blog has become a monthly tribute to thoughtfulness, play, and spirit. It's no wonder that "Hallelujah" would be an expression and focus for reflection. For me, it points to something absolute, similar to a religious experience. Either you have it or you don't. There isn't something that is disputable. It isn't so much the music which seems to be a witness to what is going on inside but more the poetry/words that resonate.<br /> There have been times when I've made a new resolve or mapped out some new direction. Like the voice of nature herself, something I would read, or hear, seemed to be a "personal address" or flash of light on my inner radar. At times it acts like a mirror moment, encapsulating the drama. The old Rodgers and Hammerstein "Climb Every Mountain" can well up spontaneously, as can the Buffalo Springfield rendition of "Sad Memory".Joey D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408352568781542296.post-74881846409835901772013-03-21T13:36:17.952-04:002013-03-21T13:36:17.952-04:00Thanks Carol for your kind words and for continuin...Thanks Carol for your kind words and for continuing to read my blog.<br />The real test will be if 'HERE and NEXT' gets a two-year anniversary!Dyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01335639180723830866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408352568781542296.post-84269194736845922662013-03-21T12:41:08.553-04:002013-03-21T12:41:08.553-04:00Bravo Dyan on your one-year anniversary and your e...Bravo Dyan on your one-year anniversary and your excellent, thought-provoking posts.Carol Markelhttp://www.femmeetfleur.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com