"It Was a Very Good Year" by The Brothers Four

A couple of days ago I wrote a blog post for today and scheduled it.  But I decided this morning I need to write a different blog for today.  I need to write a special post about what an amazing year 2014 was.  (I have moved the original post I made for today ahead to Jan 2nd.)

If you have been reading my blog in the past few months, you know I have mentioned that this year has been quite the roller coaster ride.  I have been debating whether it was possible that your best year ever and your worst year ever could be the same year?  But I have decided 2014 was the best year ever, there were just several very bad things that happened this year.

I feel like I am 100% better than I was one year ago...  in fact I will go so far as to say I am 200% or even 300% better than I was last year at this time.  While I certainly still have problems from the MS, I can say my memory is definitely better, my thinking is clearer, my hands are even better.  This morning I even trusted my right hand to carry a cup of hot coffee.

One of the things that I feel was major part of my improvement is loving myself and doing the best I can to take care of myself.  Even with MS I still feel amazing and wonderful.  And changing how I felt about myself, changed how I view the world.

The other major thing that helped me was all the support I got.  I was going to all the people who helped me, but the list is so long...  I will try to do that as soon as I have more time.  I forgot the rec center is closing early today and I haven't got my final jog for 2014 in yet....  gotta run (literally).

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbL5HegH0GU
YouTube (Frank Sinatra): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHJ3iZpfBRI

"War" by Edwin Starr

Here is a song that I have meant to to post for a long time.  Yesterday's post reminded me, so I thought I might as well do it now, lest I forget again.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d8C4AIFgUg

"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" by John Lennon

Damn, I almost forgot I wanted to post this song.  Unfortunately war isn't over.  It would be so nice if the human race could stop hurting each other and learn to love and accept one another despite our differences.  I think one of the most wonderful things about the human race is it's diversity.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN4Uu0OlmTg

Here's a birthday message from Yoko Ono on John Lennon's 70th birthday:

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mhd2v4sAyNg

" Viva! (Viva Tirado)" by The 5th Dimension

I'm feeling better this morning, last night I think all of the stress and eating less than healthy caught up with me.

This is a great song that I had completely forgotten about.  It starts off Tape #25 of my "favorites" cassettes from the 70's (see my post from March 1st, 2013).  I loved hearing this song so much, I couldn't wait until I get to posting the songs from Tape #25 to post it.  (I'm currently only starting to post songs from Tape #7.)

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEhxUljtb10

"Little Altar Boy" by Carpenters

I'm not sure why I had a new found attraction to this song this year, I've played it many times.  Maybe it's just the beauty of Karen's voice.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lt87fGKaSA

"Snow" by Claudine Longet

Here is another great (obscure) song from the famous "Something Festive" A&M sampler album (I mentioned it in my post two years ago).  Yes we had a white Christmas this year and "all I see is snow" this morning.

Rachel Update 2016-12-20: added another video and a cover photo of the album.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIXXq7XiV1Y
YouTube (vinyl): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQeIAazpNGw

"My Christmas Card To You" by The Partridge Family

This has always been a favorite, and really says what I would like to say to everyone.  I'm even looking out the window at the softly falling snow.  :)

To you and all your family, your neighbors and your friends
May all your days be happy with a joy that never ends
May peace and love surround you
at Christmas time and all the whole year through

May your life be filled with sunshine, may your every wish come true
May you find the sweet fulfillment in everything you do
May your days be blessed with the very very best
both now and the whole year through

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDstBj8h8UI
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blClzgifrdU

"This Time of the Year" by Brenda Lee

I wanted to do a "something old, something new" thing for these last two days before Christmas.  This is a favorite from the old Brenda Lee "Merry Christmas" album.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-VjFYm4pME
YouTube (single): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsaamjsFkKU

"I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas" by Gayla Peevey

I think I will post a few Christmas songs for the next few days.  I just *LOVE* this song, it is so much fun!

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGLGJV01C0Q
YouTube (cartoon): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oOzszFIBcE

"Rollercoster" by Everything But the Girl

As I mentioned in my post a couple of weeks ago, this year has been quite the roller coaster ride.  There have been days where I've felt better about myself, life, and the world around me.  And then some of the worst things ever have happened this year.  It is unbelievable how much grief getting robbed has caused, I'm still dealing with the fallout.

Anyway, the actual theme of this EBTG song is different of course, but I was thinking again this morning about what a roller coaster ride I have been on and it reminded me of this song.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQZNZ44ooZA

"Illusion" by Boz Scaggs

I realized after I posted yesterday's Boz Scaggs song I have never posted my favorite Boz Scaggs song (this one).  Boz Scaggs has a ton of great songs, but I think this one tops my list.

What you gonna do when your dream falls through?
Run away, why don't you just run off and hide once again in your dammed illusion.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuMeMIyIWTA

"Runnin' Blue" by Boz Scaggs

Rachel update 10-Feb-2017: I was walking/jogging/running again last night and was again enjoying this song on my MP3 player.  I couldn't remember if I had posted it, but I see I did.  Weird to think that I've been doing that for this long.  My knees were okay last night, but I've been having more trouble recently dragging my right foot.  Especially as I get tired.  :(

I fixed the title "Runnin'" instead of "Running" and added a few more links...

YouTube (Topic): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omYrXaJzTuE
YouTube (live 1988): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt9Zf7YO7wk
YouTube (live 2010): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkwEp7wl-L8

Original post:

Another great song I was enjoying yesterday while walking/jogging.  It was mostly walking since my left knee seemed to be most unhappy.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNSjOZJ1nOI
YouTube (live, long version): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4C3zc2YsF8

"Run Through the Jungle" by Creedence Clearwater Revival

I was enjoying walking/jogging to this song this morning.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbI0cMyyw_M
YouTube (Vietnam War): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf_xZVhaAKs

"I've Found Someone Of My Own" by The Free Movement

I don't know why this song popped into my head the other day, perhaps it was on one of my "favorites" cassettes I was playing (see my post from  1-March-2013).  I don't know.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWGpGUUB2lY
 

"Knocking on Forbidden Doors" by Enigma

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/wassily-kandinskys-148th-birthday-why-the-painter-is-being-celebrated-in-a-google-doodle-9926484.html

I'm (Rachel) finishing this post three and a half years in the future.  I don't remember the details, I remember thinking the art was interesting so I saved the link.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoWYqSFQmIY
YouTube (Vevo): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9ZgVkJIexI
YouTube (Topic): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT2a8Vh1_wk
YouTube (lyrics): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMk_aMHTOhY 
YouTube (extended): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAQM_9YPJG4

"Sunny" by Frank Sinatra

Another song that I love from the cassette I posted the song from on Saturday.  Frank's version is just so sultry.

Note: all three links appear to be the same song, just different photos.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XE7cVhqMSg
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0eLaePiM6o
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-k-hetAqKE

I might as well include the original hit version by Bobby Hebb, it is a wonderful song as well.

YouTube (Bobby Hebb): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubvYQxTXO3U

"A Big Red Kite" by Lobo

I was thinking this morning how utterly complex and stressful and fraught with danger the world is today.  Yesterday I uploaded that video for the mystery song from my cell phone to YouTube.  Later I looked and discovered my f'ing cell phone downloaded every freaking thing from this account to my cell phone.  NONE of which I wanted on my cell phone.  Argh!!!!  I so f'ing HATE it when devices do shit automatically, without ASKING me if that is what I want.  I want to be in control of what my devices do.

Please support GNU (http://www.gnu.org/) and the Free Software Foundation (http://www.fsf.org/) they may be the last hope for us to keep control of all of this digital junk.

Life seemed so much simpler 40 or 50 years ago.  I agree that a lot of things are better now, but so many things are so much more complicated.  Anyway, I was trying to think of a song about life being simpler then.  The only song that came to mind is this one and that really isn't what it is about, but it is a great song and so until I think of something better... let's go fly a big red kite.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBo5QwEaczE


 

"What the World Needs Now" by Steve and Eydie

I've decided that this is one of my favorite versions of "What the World Needs Now".  It was on an old reel-to-reel tape that I got from Cliff Peterson at the Hi-Fi Shop in Ogden as I described in this post back on 5-August-2011.

I unfortunately could not find this version on YouTube, and I have not been able to find the original reel-to-reel tape.  I copied the reel-to-reel tape to cassette tapes back in the seventies and I have made a video of playing this song from the cassette and will be putting it on YouTube as soon as I can reduce the resolution (I don't feel like uploading a 600 MB file to YouTube).

"Superstar" by Carpenters

I was playing a carpenters record yesterday, while fixing the lock on the door.  I was reminded what a great song this is.  That time seems so "long ago and far away".

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EezQX8_QPRQ
YouTube (live TV): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJmmaIGiGBg
YouTube (Carol Burnette Show): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4J4SOO73B0

"More, More, More" by The Andrea True Connection

Yet another lousy night of sleep.   Too f'ing exhausted to go jogging this morning. :(

Anyway, I really enjoyed listening to this song last week while I was jogging.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlJGrIyt-X8
YouTube (album version): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPF4xuqNMn8

"Red Rubber Ball" by The Cyrkle

I've told many people that this year has been quite the roller coaster ride.  I was listening to this song the other day and thinking...  wishing... hoping "the roller coaster ride is nearly at an end".  Unfortunately this morning I'm not so sure.  :(

I think the worst effect of MS is how it made my brain function slower, that it sometimes takes hours or even days to logically think something through.  Therefore there are many, many more cases of "morning after" syndrome.   Like Jimmy Buffett described in my post last month.

YouTube (live TV): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbDKN0dk54M

"Only Love Is Real" by Carole King

I listened to this song about ten times this morning while I was jogging.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP6W1MaxJLI

"People" by The Tymes

Rachel  update 14-Mar-2017: added live TV video + link to my post on 13-Mar-2017 of Barbra Streisand's version.

I've decided I just love this version of this song from the "Rocks Greatest Hits" album (see last Tuesday's post).  I consider Barbra Streisand's version one of my favorites, but I have been rockin' to this version the last week.

This is a good song for today because family and friends coming over to help fix up the house.  Just a huge, huge thanks to everybody who has helped us and always help us!!!!  Love to all of you!!!!

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGsAaNB-QH8
YouTube (live TV): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0ef45iAV_8

"If You Don't Want My Love" by Robert John

I've played this side of the "Rocks Greatest Hits" album (see last Tuesday's post) about a dozen times in the last few days.  I just love this song.  I just love the "Now" <ahh> "now" <ahh> "you say we are through" thing.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz2THnQC8Ds

"Light Sings" by The 5th Dimension

Yesterday's Post reminded me of this, another great song by The 5th Dimension.  This song is so positive and uplifting, I love it.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxXxX5Z0f0g

"Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes" by The 5th Dimension

I was listening to this while jogging yesterday and thinking what a great song.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xHwDI2rzko
YouTube (TV): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMF5eIyMsEc

"That's Life" by Frank Sinatra

Had some rough days, but I decided I need to pick myself up and get back in the race.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIiUqfxFttM

"Suzanne" by Leonard Cohen

Playing another compilation record this morning, this wonderful song came on.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otJY2HvW3Bw
YouTube (live): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIssqxixYp0

"Slip Slidin' Away" by Paul Simon

I put the Paul Simon's Greatest Hits vinyl record on while I was working on the sink.  When I heard the first few bars of this song, I remembered how much I love this song.  And it was the absolute PERFECT song for today.  I was feeling like I was losing it all day.  I was definitely slip slidin' away.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUODdPpnxcA

"I'm Only Sleeping" by The Beatles

I wish more than anything I was only sleeping.  It is unbelievable how f'ing tired I am.  The Beatles what an f'ing mess of various versions.  Until the "Mono" box was released in 2009 I had no idea that the Beatles were only involved in the mixing of the mono versions and somebody else mixed the Stereo versions.  A few songs are noticeably different in the mono and stereo versions.  One song is a different length in mono and stereo.  Then of course the first several albums were completely different in the U.S. and U.K. and the US albums having some funky reverb added.  Sigh!

Anyway, here are a couple of different versions:

YouTube (original-?-speed): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npy4PQdqHxw
YouTube (mono-remastered): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MMDugt8ZRk

"You'd Be Surprised" by Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra

I woke up his morning with song stuck in my head, the version I like is the one from the "Dance Till Tomorrow" album shown in this video I made on YouTube.  I just love that album.  But I can't find that version on YouTube.

I had no idea the song was an Irving Berlin song dating back to 1919 and Eddie Cantor.  This version I found is kind of fun, I still like the Sammy Kaye version better.

YouTube (NaTasha Yvette Williams): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUhfMhNBe_o

"Sleep Late, My Lady Friend" by Harry Nilsson

Another great Nilsson song, that I love from the "Aerial Pandemonium Ballet" album that I posted on 21-Mar-2013.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0nzCSzBDRw

"Gotta Get Up" by Harry Nilsson

I was having a Nilsson-fest this morning and played a bunch of his albums.  This is a great song from the Nilsson Schmilsson album.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKy_gTrdXaU

"American Boys" by Al Hirt

I was playing the Al Hirt "Now!" album this morning and remembered this fun song.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_08awGuE1M

"Cool Kids" by Echosmith

A great new song.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSCzDykng4g

"My Grandfather's Clock" by Lawrence Welk

Another song that was a childhood favorite.  I found this 45, the same one in the video, last week.  The other side is a good song too.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFxPRsp7fF4

"The Old Lamp Lighter" by Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra

I was playing my two favorite Sammy Kaye albums this morning.  It is so funny that I enjoy them so much, they are just so old.  This was one of my absolute favorites as a child.  Unfortunately, the version from the album I like is not the original 1946 version, so I can't find it on YouTube. 

YouTube (Billy Williams):  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip4HjJULL-s

"Ashes to Ashes" by The 5th Dimension

In a similar vein to Thursday's Post this was a great song, now over 40 years old.  Things have changed faster and more than I could have ever imagined.  What have there been 3 different Salt Palaces?  Just so many things have changed and gone.

YouTube (Album): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0tww3BjjMs
YouLive (Live TV): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A5xug2Chcs

"Going Back to Big Sur" by Johnny Rivers

It's not exactly, but it does feel like a cold and rainy Friday night.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er_SKx3o5cI

"Don't It Make You Want to Go Home" by Joe South

For some reason I have been thinking about this song lately.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AirBbS4R7Z0

"Everything Is Beautiful" by Ray Stevens

I think about this all the time now, everything is beautiful, everybody is beautiful.

YouTube (original): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTfoY4g0GZM
YouTube  (new): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a45z_HG3WU

"On the Sunny Side of the Street" by Tommy Dorsey

I know this seems like a strange selection for the day after I was robbed and spent the entire day trying to get ahead of possible account problems, identity theft, etc.  But I decided that I can't let things like this drag me down.

This song has come up in a couple of different conversations in the past couple of weeks and it is such a great song.   This describes me perfectly: "Used to walk in the shade, with my blues on parade, what a drag oh man."

These two versions seemed a little different so I included both. 

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5JSvpMM6t4
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZmgv1ywdkw

"Nice, Nice, Very Nice" by Ambrosia

Another interesting song by Ambrosia that sets to music a poem from Kurt Vonnegut's Cat Cradle.  Somebody broke into my car and stole my backpack this afternoon.  But I'm sure "we all fit together in the same machine".

Officer Bennett was very helpful and pointed out how tiny particles of glass were all over and could get blow around the car and get into your eyes.  So I went to a self service car wash and vacuumed the glass up as best I could.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfoLDtn4XKM

"Heart to Heart" by Ambrosia

This is another song that, along with yesterday's song, always reminds me of my days at Sperry-Univac and listening to them on my hacked together cassette player.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJXMpkAgQXU

"Takin' It Back" by Toto

This is one of my favorites I remember from my days working at Sperry Univac and playing it on my little cassette player that I kludged together.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzMkQ_dNhK0

"California Nights" by Lesley Gore

Found this 45 in Randy's 50 cent bin and had to have it since it is my favorite Lesley Gore song.  I remember her doing this song on the Batman TV show as part of Catwoman's posse.  Catwoman, my favorite character, Julie Newmar was so, well, HOT!

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCO46rZJG-I
YouTube (Batman): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XoNF-fzYMw

"Pretty Ballerina" by the Left Banke

Having memory issues is so fun.  I've told people how stuff just disappears, I had it one minute and the next minute it is nowhere to be found.  And recently I've had a couple of cases of things magically appearing.  For example I went into the garage and there was a stack of 45s sitting there that, I swear, I've never seen before and have no idea where they came from.

Anyway, I would have sworn that I posted this song earlier, in the past week or so, but now it appears that isn't the case.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rzeGqqethE

"Itchycoo Park" by Small Faces

This is the other song that jumped out at me from the  "History of British Rock" compilation album (see yesterday's post).

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGEgRnvFzLY

"Easy Livin'" by Uriah Heep

I was listening to another compilation album "History of British Rock" and a couple of songs jumped out at me.  My friend Randy always called this band "you drive a heap" and I always think of that when I think of this band.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKxZY0DIxIk
YouTube (live): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4o--q6xuvs

"You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)" by Joe Jackson

How about another favorite Joe Jackson song?

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3ZZN6ybwHg
YouTube (live): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo759np9-nM

"Took the Last Train" by David Gates

I was going to post the song "(It Ain't Necessarily) Byrd Avenue" by Spanky & Our Gang, but discovered that I had already posted it back on 30-Nov-2012.  So I'm going to add the new stuff to that post.  I was also posting some David Gate songs in April of 2013 and was reminded of this song.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjZo06Gasdk

"Walkin' My Cat Named Dog" by Norma Tanega

We were listening to one of my old favorites cassettes (see my post from 1-Mar-2013) amd wife was commenting the other night how many "obscure" songs I have.  I think this song would qualify for that category as well.

Funny coincidence that the publishing company listed is "Saturday Music" and this is Saturday.

YouTube (45): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W689VAeJOd0
YouTube (Live TV): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPZVrmJ2HH8
YouTube (photos): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFd97LojySM

"Baubles, Bangles, and Beads" by The Kirby Stone Four

Playing another old compilation album, I found this happy little number from 1958.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orES0PaBg9g

"Jumpin' Jive" by Cab Calloway

I can't believe I forgot to post this song a couple of weeks ago, when I posted several other songs from the "Remember How Great...?  Volume 2" record (see my post from October 24th).  I played this song over and over again.  The video with the Cab Calloway poster sounds more like the version on the "Remember How Great...?" record to me.

YouTube (Photos): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dcLXaJZ1WQ
YouTube (Poster): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTje7d2BhFI

"Money's Too Tight (To Mention)" by Simply Red

Paid $371 yesterday to replace the 12 volt battery in the Prius, that is so crazy!!  I've bought good used cars for less than that.  It's insane how much stuff costs now!!

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrUB0g8Vjgg
YouTube (Live): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUP7Cfqo-5E

"Right and Wrong" by Joe Jackson

Voted today, reminded me of one of my favorite Joe Jackson songs.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkzb656WVuQ

"Tragedy" by Argent

I would definitely count yesterday as one of my worst days ever.  It was just one bad thing after another.  I can't even talk about it and I can't decide what song to post for it, so for now I'm skipping yesterday.

Over 30 years ago I had a poster on the wall of my cubicle "Murphy's Computer Laws" and one of them was "Badness comes in waves" and it is so true.  Anyway this song came to mind this morning and I have had it stuck in my head ever since (earworm).

Note: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsv96lacyZwI included a couple of videos because the one that has been on YouTube wouldn't play because of format issues.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxb57lpKmxs
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsv96lacyZw
YouTube (Live TV): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt-cmi3MdUY

"Me and My Shadow" by The Mills Brothers

Album my Grandpa bought me when I was very sick as a kid

Note: I'm (Rachel) finishing this post almost 4 years in the future.

That morning I found my favorite cat ever dead behind our garage.  I believe I had never cried that much before in my life before.  And I cried for days afterwards.  I fear that being a black cat on Halloween was extremely bad luck for her and us.

In retrospect it may have been because I was self-medicating at that point.  I had been taking a phyto-estrogen most of that year, in an attempt to develop breasts.  I felt like I had developed small breasts at that point.  I suspect that the estrogen had given me more emotions as well.

Anyway, I still miss our Shadow to this day.  She was so tiny, but just so fierce.  She was obviously a tiny cat, but when you picked her up you realized she was all fur.  But the way she used to get up on the back of the chairs like she was the Queen of the House.

She was so fierce she would go after Grizzly our huge male cat in this blitz attack.  (Grizzly is so big I have to use bothn hands to pick him up.)  It was so funny!

I'm crying again now, I miss her so much...

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Anyway, Sue used to sing this sing to shadow.  And the Mills Brothers album ("MMMM... The Mills Brothers") that has this song also has a special memory for me.  When I was young I had been very sick for a significant amount of time and so one night my grandpa took me down to Gibson's, just a block away on 36th Street, and bought me that album.

I've been sick like that again this year (2018) and been pretty sick for most of the last 5 months.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds8FqVse1SY

"Margaritaville" by Jimmy Buffett

I remember my cubicle neighbor when I first started working at E&S (I pretty sure her name was Pam) had a list of the rules of life (I wish I had a copy of them).  I do remember that one of the rules was that you get to repeat each lesson over and over again until you learn it.

I have repeated this lesson (if I eat a bunch of junk food and drink too much beer, my body is not happy about it at all) several times lately.  But apparently have not learned it yet :(

Anyway while feeling *VERY* sick this morning I was trying to think of a good morning after song (I already posted "Hangover Tavern" on 22-July-2012) and this came to mind.  I always loved the verse about:

Nothin' to show but this brand new tattoo
It's a real beauty, a Mexican cutie
How it got here I haven't a clue

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue2-ZVxpVjc

I just remembered we got one of our most famous cats ever from Pam.  It's name was Ulysses, but everyone, including Pam, called it "Useless".

"SWLABR" by Cream

I was playing "The Best of Cream" album yesterday and when I heard this song I realized it was the perfect song for my Rainbow Halloween costume this year: "Many fantastic colors, makes me feel so good!"

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngIxuGOVGeQ

"Puttin' on the Ritz" by Taco

There was a link to this from the Abracadabra song that I posted on Sunday and this was such a fun song I had to post it.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K1puN08VpE
YouTube (uncensored): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG3PnQ3tgzY

"The Rainbow Connection" by Kermit the Frog

Rachel update 31-Aug-2017: added photo of my rainbow nails for my costume from the day before.

Original post:

My costume for Halloween yesterday was a rainbow and I started thinking of this great song from the original Muppet Movie.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNM6R6QV9vo

"Raspberry Beret" by Prince

Another of my favorite Prince songs.  As with yesterday's post I could not find a anything on YouTube for this song.

"When Doves Cry" by Prince

I also heard a Prince song on Oldies 94.1 yesterday and that just seemed so strange.  There are some artists I just never expected to hear on the oldies station...  like anybody from the 80's.  Just think how weird it's going to be when 90's artists are on the Oldies stations.

Apparently, Prince's record company is very diligent about the whole copyright thing, so I couldn't find anything on YouTube for this song.

"Abracadabra" by Steve Miller Band

Heard this on Oldies 94.1 today and decided it was such a great song I had to post it.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCuTrfTfGd0
YouTube (album version): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QyoRzZrF00

"Out of Limits" by The Ventures

I sure feel out of limits this morning.  I was playing the "Golden Greats by The Ventures" this morning and this song came on and I remembered what a great song it was.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5DnizBLLXg

"The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)" by Percy Faith

Yet another song from the "Remember How Great...?  Volume 2" record (see Tuesday's post).  The full credits (as can be seen on the 45 in the video) is: Percy Faith & his Orchestra featuring Felicia Sanders.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSQqLef23HY

"Come On-a My House" by Rosemary Clooney

Another song from the "Remember How Great...?  Volume 2" record (see Tuesday's post).  I remember this was one of my favorite childhood songs.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mriXncI96lw

"It's a Beautiful Day" by The New Seekers

I was driving to the Utah Pride Center one morning a few weeks ago.  I was feeling great and thinking what a beautiful place the world is.  I was playing one of my old "favorites" cassette tapes (see my post from  1-March-2013) and this song came on and it was so perfect for how I was feeling that morning.  The big problem is: I can't remember the artist and I'm not sure if this is even the title.

Update 14-August-2015: I was in Randy's Records the other night and it occurred to me to ask if they could help identify it.  I pulled up the video on YouTube and person at the counter used his cell phone and an app called Shazam to identify it.  As I said in the original post I had a vague recollection that it was a B-side.  I also thought it was a possibility that The Seekers could be the artist.  I was really close, it was the B-side to "Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma". :)

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_3YKrM_I9U
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9uHUwYrJNs

Update 13-December-2014: I have recorded a video of playing the song from the cassette and put it on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6eeHSSeR7Y to see if anyone can identify it.

I have done Google searches and searched on "lyric" websites to no avail.  I have asked several people if they could identify it and no one recognized it.  I had a vague recollection of it being the B-side to a hit like "I'd Like To Teach the World To Sing", but as far as I can tell, it wasn't from that single.  I thought perhaps it was The Cowsills, but I haven't found it if it is.

Bonus video: while searching for this song on YouTube I came across this banned commercial for the 1970 Dodge Charger, that was fun to see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSHo3j72fIo

"Jambalaya" by Jo Stafford

Rachel update 13-May-2018: original link is dead, I added a couple of new ones.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oJNHrBJe5U
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHAsFVjrDyg


Original Post:

Yesterday's song reminded me of a great compilation album produced by Columbia Records titled "Remember How Great...?  Volume 2".  This song started off the album and I had this song stuck in my head for days after recently playing that album.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmiOd496los

"The Wayward Wind" by Gogi Grant

I was reading the back of Andy Williams' "Million Sellers" album and discovered that Friday's song was originally a million seller for Gogi Grant.  I don't remember ever hearing that version, but it reminded me of this hit that is one of my favorites.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SaeWh3h8Fg
YouTube (Live 2004): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD_4IzbsbOM

"It's A Fine Day" by Opus III

I have been planning to post this song for weeks, but I keep forgetting.  Yesterday I played it over and over while I was driving home.  I'm determined that today is going to be a fine day today!!

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjIPzyVlK60

I just saw this Android commercial and I think it is one of the best ads I have ever seen!!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD-oCSoI9OQ

"Happy" by Pharrell Williams

I kept hearing this song on the radio last summer, but I couldn't catch the artist.   Then my daughter was playing the "Despicable Me" soundtrack one day and I was like "that's it, that's the song!".  I was so excited and HAPPY!!

I hope your birthday is very "happy" today, Wendy Jean!!!!  Thank you for everything, your help and all the things you do that make me "happy". You have helped me more than you can know.  I know I can always depend on you and your support.  It has been a wonderful 33 years!!

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Sxv-sUYtM

Update 28-Jan-2015: Just saw Weird Al's "Tacky" video and it is very fun.

YouTube (Tacky): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq7Eki5EZ8o

"Suddenly There's a Valley" by Andy Williams

I was playing the "Million Sellers" album and was reminded what a great song this is.  This year has been a very bumpy ride and many times I've felt happier than I've ever felt before, but there has been some stressful periods where I felt so tired I wasn't sure there was "a bright tomorrow".  I just have to remember that valley is there.

YouTube (photos): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aVLCTUXq0A
YouTube (album cover): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNditCX3Y7A

"(In the Summertime) You Don't Want My Love by Andy Williams

I absolutely love these videos with old record players, tape recorders and jukeboxes.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_2Cj4-SFzI

Here's another video with a AMI K-100 jukebox showing how it works: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcE7UBznqTE

"Don't Go To Strangers" by Andy Williams

So many favorites on "Andy Williams' Best" album from his early days on Cadence records (see Sunday's post.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PElA-N-9Xw

"Are You Sincere" by Andy Williams

Yet another favorite from "Andy Williams' Best" album from his early days on Cadence records (see Sunday's post.  The video with the old guys (like me) is pretty funny.

YouTube (45 RPM): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocdmWfbWwpU
YouTube (pt oz walt): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9Y6RZ3juB0

 You can see the old Cadence label in the video with the 45.  My two stereo albums have the old and new labels:

"Lonely Street" by Andy Williams

Another song I loved from "Andy Williams' Best" album from his early days on Cadence records (see yesterday's post.  This is a great video by Ned Nickerson, I love the photos.  Interesting the 45 label on London "American Recordings".

YouTube (Ned): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn6DB6-NPnQ
YouTube (45 RPM): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxDsBixy1VI

"The Bilbao Song" by Andy Williams

Played the "Andy Williams' Best" album this morning and was reminded how many songs I liked from his early days on Cadence records.  This was one of my favorite songs when I was a kid.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXeOjyKZRqU

I have three copies of this album, it is interesting to note how, in the days when they sold both mono and stereo albums, they made one cover and moved it up or down vertically to create the mono and stereo covers:

"Skin" by Oingo Boingo

I like Oingo Boingo but usually when I think of their songs nothing jumps out as an absolute favorite.  But I was playing their "Dark at the End of the Tunnel" record tonight and I thought "this is a great song"!

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSDVK_snQIs

"The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. Theme" by Teddy Randazzo

I played this about 20 times while riding on Front Runner to American Fork.  Just love it!

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgmJVbL0IT8

"Tarkus" by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

I couldn't remember if I liked this album enough to keep the record in the rack (as opposed to the storage boxes), so I put it on turntable to give it a listen.  I remember now it is a great album.

Note: side one is all one song with these parts:

Eruption
Stones of Years
Iconoclast
Mass
Manticore
Battlefield
Aquatarkus

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKNOlDtZluU

"Celebrate" by An Emotional Fish

Cody is ready to do some drywall

Rachel  update 13-May-2018: moved above photo of Cody from when we were updating our house in Rose Park, from yesterday's post to this post.  So I could put the picture of the record album in yesterday's post.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jeg4mQMVGNg

"Someday Never Comes" by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Rachel update 13-May-2018: moved photo of Cody I had here to tomorrows post and replaced it with a picture of the CCR album with this song.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9TNXFurt5w

Note: this was my post for 6-Oct-2014, but after the news about the Supreme Court decision I decided to push it out a day:

This song came to mind after yesterday's song, got kind of a theme here...

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwNuQulK6N0

"Rock On" by David Essex

I posted this song 3 years ago (1-Sep-2011) and then changed my mind and changed it to a different song for that day.  But this morning when I heard the news about the Supreme Court decision, my first reaction was "ROCK ON!", so I decided to post it today to commemorate the decision.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR3hhc_Nfg8

"New World in the Morning" by Roger Whittaker

There was a link from yesterday's Bread song to a Roger Whittaker song.  I had forgotten how much I enjoyed his music.

"Too many folks just stand and wait until morning.  Don't they know tomorrow never comes."

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE0CeyPoUgw

"Been Too Long On the Road" by Bread

Another bad night, so very tired.  Makes me feel like I've been too long on the road.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRWfyA1WxbE

"The Battle" by Blood, Sweat & Tears

I heard this song last week on one of my old "favorites" cassettes (see this post from 1-March-2013) and I have been thinking the past few days how everything seems like it has to be a battle, which reminded me of this song.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tcO4bGfwLQ

"Home At Last" by Steely Dan

I got 7 hours of sleep last night and I'm feeling much better today, hopefully "the danger on the rocks has passed".  This song was on my iPod Shuffle this morning and I think it counts.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sea3lnVgyrY

"Endless Sleep" by Jody Reynolds

Insomnia is such a bitch!  Reminded me of this song.

YouTube (1958 original): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgOEQMBx2n4
YouTube: (1960's more upbeat): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFtUSzz81pI

"Garden Party" by Rick Nelson

Heard this song in the car this morning and realize it is an important lesson: "You can't please everyone, so you've got to please yourself".

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT6bgyimP8g
YouTube (live): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAHR7_VZdRw

"Sleep Keeps Me Awake" by Michelle Shocked

Even though my insomnia is the other kind I can still really relate to this song :)

Once again a song I can't find on YouTube, but I did find something that is extremely disappointing: apparently she did a anti-gay rant a couple of years ago:

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL-8kSj7TtY

I don't know if I will ever be able to listen to her music again and that breaks my heart.

I love this love this project: http://godlovesgaypeople.com/ and their video.  I can't wait for them to put one up in Utah:  

I guess this shouldn't be a big surprise: http://www.inquisitr.com/1472576/god-loves-gays-billboard-rejected-by-companies-in-utah/

I recently joined the Human Rights Campaign: http://www.hrc.org/

And I'm an avid supporter of the Utah Pride Center: http://www.utahpridecenter.org/

"Time For Livin'" by The Association

Some great advice from The Association!

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hlq7FXj830E

"They Up and Died" by Stark and McBrien

Recently re-discovered this wonderful song that I had completely forgotten.

I've decided that one of the reasons I can't keep up with blog is how long it takes to find and link to the songs on YouTube or whatever.  Since having the list is more important than the links, I'm not always going to put a link. 

Also I notice that YouTube is much more fluid than one could hope and many of the links in my blog are now dead.  It would be impossible at this point to go back and try to fix them.

I tried to find this song on YouTube but it didn't turn up on my first search, so sorry but there is no link to someplace you can hear it.

"Blue Water Line" by The Brothers Four

This song is so fun.  "If you can't afford a quarter, then you oughta give a dime" ... "Just 20,000 quarters and just 40,000 dimes and we'll ride again to glory on the ol' Blue Water Line".  Sounds like a bargain to me!

Speaking of small change, I found an old coupon inside a record jacket the other day:

Wow!  "Valuable Coupon" for a nickel!  I love the punch card holes in it too.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieNBfSTKUgg

"Maniac" by Michael Sembello

One of my favorites to listen to while I'm jogging.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x1K5UH2nek

"The Cheater" by Bob Kuban And The In-Men

Always loved this one hit wonder, I have a thing for horns.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZnG1_D3w8A

"969 (The Oldest Man)" by The Guess Who

Great instrumental from the "American Woman" album, I love the flute.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K-xyLObRLs

"Bartender" by Lady Antebellum

When we switch back to radio from a tape or CD in the Prius it seems to just pick the station at random.  Heard this song one day after that and really liked it.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rHuitW9xDc
YouTube (live): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDEqUilaAMQ

"Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying" by Gerry & The Pacemakers

It is so crazy to think that it has been 50 years, half a century, since this song came out.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03Oo7nCF6Iw
YouTube (Live TV): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpwqmw0YXlg

"Over You" by Gary Puckett & the Union Gap

A great old song around 50 years old.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPDEV13DlIs

"A Day In the Life of a Fool" by Jack Jones

Happened across this on YouTube and enjoyed hearing it again, it's been a long, long time.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvLIlqKJ0eI

"Sky High" by Jigsaw

How about an obscure song from 1975?

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mudlXF3MA8Q

"The Joker" by Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66

This song is a recent discovery, I heard it for the first time a few days ago when I played the "Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66" album all the way through.  I love it1

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj0WNeDB2Yk

"Ye Me Le" by Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66

The title track from my favorite Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 album.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CryRK4j7Vg
YouTube (TV with Wichita Lineman): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GQ8YfYyFwM

"Wichita Lineman" by Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66

Another GREAT cover, that I love as much as the original.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g8GO527p0Y
YouTube (TV with Ye Me Le): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GQ8YfYyFwM

"Fool on the Hill" by The Beatles

I might as well post the original version while I'm at it.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPHDmKZrCbI

"Fool on the Hill" by Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66

This is one of my favorite cover versions, I think I like it as much as the original.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEHckjjbE8I

"Mas Que Nada" by Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66

Let's do another great song by Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66.  The video with Tom Jones is really fun.

YouTube (TV): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U1v01SGtGE
YouTube (English subtitles): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05w5ch9l6zI
YouTube (with Tom Jones): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ySf4MprtPQ

"Constant Rain (Chove Chuva)" by Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66

DJ'd a wedding tonight and the bride requested this and I was so happy to play one of my favorite songs.  I've listened to this song on my MP3 player dozens of times in the last month.  The Jukebox video is very cool.

YouTube (Jukebox): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6sgI6TKSNo
YouTube (Don's Adult): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrb7zhw0S-w

"On the Way Home" by Buffalo Springfield

Played the double album the other day and I keep hearing this song since.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSnCUidmfEc

"In You I Trust" by Rupert Holmes

Another great song from my mix cassettes that I had completely forgotten about.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo-ijEJ290o

"The Hungry Years" by Neil Sedaka

Also from my old cassette tapes.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TVyDqZZnyw

"Strawberry Letter 23" by The Brothers Johnson

Yet another from my old mix cassettes.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0bdLdTJdKI

"Carrie" by Cliff Richard

Another song from my mix cassettes.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luQTigY_cy8

"Just a Song Before I Go" by Crosby, Stills and Nash

I've been playing some of my old cassette mix tapes and discovered many old songs that I loved and had forgotten about.  This is one.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN97riXMkkc

"We No Speak Americano" by Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP

Rob came up with this great song at our gig tonight.  I love it!

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E9Ed9DUQoQ
YouTube (lyrics): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0r0jznFjA8
YouTube (live): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhc3kikpdbA

"Turn Down Day" by The Cyrkle

And I dig it!

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nmNKCaOeZk

"Psychobabble" by The Alan Parsons Project

Another favorite from the "Eye In the Sky" album.  I love the lyrics like: "It's in Dolby Stereo but I never her it right".

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8UJ9vD3dX4

"Silence And I" by The Alan Parsons Project

I decided I should single out a couple of favorite tracks from the "Eye In the Sky" album, this is certainly one of my favorites from that album.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXbdQ2MwoXY

"Days Are Numbers (The Traveller)" by The Alan Parsons Project

Yet another song for my Alan Parsons Project fest.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgmzzDWUJ94

"Eye In the Sky" (album) by The Alan Parsons Project

Definitely one of the great albums of all time...

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9qP6s33eYk

"Don't Answer Me" by The Alan Parsons Project

Fun cartoon video.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLvFbBR4XOg

"Damned If I Do" by The Alan Parsons Project

This video is just the album cover.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYwTaAl0ZOg

"Turn of a Friendly Card" by The Alan Parsons Project

I just love this stuff.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyDw_zbOZOk

"Time" by The Alan Parsons Project

Wow!  So many great Alan Parsons Project songs.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhRzORqNa0

"Games People Play" by The Alan Parsons Project

Cool multi-track reel-to-reel recorder in this one.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLi7Ljcy6n8

"I Wouldn't Want to be Like You" by The Alan Parsons Project

Too cool, there is a Univac tape drive in this video!

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOwFVowEugQ

"Let's Talk About Me" by The Alan Parsons Project

I've been listening to the "Vulture Culture" album and played this song several times, decided I really like it.  Like the video too.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfHJmgkRzqA

"Tainted Love" by Marilyn Manson

YouTube popped this up after yesterday's song, I checked it out and I really like it.  And it was fun seeing the video about making the video.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVHITKnBnRY
YouTube (Making): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHPsk4CZF6Q

Note: I made this post 3 years into the future, while I was posting some songs that kick ass on my "Rachel" blog.

"The Beautiful People" by Marilyn Manson

I always thought this song kicked ass!  The video is fun too!

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypkv0HeUvTc

Note: I made this post 3 years into the future (27-Apr-2017), while I was posting some songs that kick ass on my "Rachel" blog.

"More Human Than Human" by White Zombie

An ass kick song that I really like from the 90's.  Cool to see it live on David Letterman.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0E0ynyIUsg
YouTube (Live TV): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjVAYx8mzFY

Note: I made this post 3 years into the future (26-Apr-2017), while I was posting some songs that kick ass on my "Rachel" blog.

"Breathe" by Télépopmusik

I was in Dave's Health and Nutrition today and heard this song.  Very smooth!

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyut3GyQtn0

"The Sensual World" by Kate Bush

This is an interesting story behind this song, you can read more about that here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sensual_World_%28song%29

Having listened to the version that was released in 1989 all these (25) years, the "Directors Cut" version as she had originally envisioned it (retitled "Flower of the Mountain") sounds weird to me.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1DDndY0FLI
YouTube (Flower): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3z1neIlOh8

"Army Dreamers" by Kate Bush

Another great topics and lyrics.  And yeah, what a waste.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOZDKlpybZE
YouTube (lyrics): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31jo5PybC4Y

"Experiment IV" by Kate Bush

That is one thing I love about Kate Bush, she comes up with such fascinating topics for her songs.  And this has to be one of the coolest videos ever.  I love the 12" version, the violin is heavenly.  Sorry to all the neighbors in Kaysville I annoyed blasting in on the stereo.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTUcoR8_pyE
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D0lLJAvXYA

"The Dreaming" by Kate Bush

This may be my favorite Kate Bush song... oh, wait there is always "Experiment IV"... it might be a tie.  I guess I know what I'll be posting tomorrow.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2Wa0LdCsvM

"There Goes a Tenner" by Kate Bush

Another favorite, this one I didn't discover until years later... I think in the late 90's.  Not a lot of songs about a heist.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxVcrFTzZMs

"Running Up That Hill" by Kate Bush

The first Kate Bush song I ever heard.  I immediately had to run out and buy the "Hounds of Love" album.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp43OdtAAkM

"Babooshka" by Kate Bush

I realized this morning that this would be a great April Fool's song.

I'm always surprised when I think of a song that was epic for me and then find that I haven't already posted it.  In this case it is worse than that.  It's an artist that was epic for me and I've only posted two of her songs to date (on 30-Nov-2011 and 16-Sep-2012).  That's just crazy!!  I have to correct that omission.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xckBwPdo1c

"More Today Than Yesterday" by Spiral Starecase

One of the best love songs ever and one of my favorite songs ever, I'm amazed I haven't thought of it before!

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAcr7i4jA2I
YouTube (live TV): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuqHlv1YPe0

"Love Can Make You Happy " by Mercy

Note: I'm (Rachel) finishing this post over 4 years in the future.

As of February 2014 I was still in the process of figuring out who I was.  But I had started loving myself for the first time in the process.  When I saw myself in the mirror as a woman, was the first time in my life I loved myself and loved who I saw looking back at me in the mirror.

So love can make you happy!  I have found so much happiness since I've become Rachel!!

YouTube (45 RPM): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt6Ucm9Tq1k
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"This Guy's In Love With You" by Herb Alpert

I remember singing this song in my room in the house on Burch Creek Dr. in Ogden.  Crazy how many years ago that was.  It had to be around the mid-70's, so about 40 years ago...

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8ByJ1C0iR4

"Glendora" by Perry Como

Trying to make a track listing of this old reel-to-reel tape

I'm writing this post (as Rachel) 6 years in the future.  I dug out that cassette a few days ago and I made a track listing for it.  I decided to post some of the songs here in my old (before I came out as transgender) blog, to work towards filling it in.

#TransIsBeautiful

As I talked about in yesterday's post I was making a track listing for both an old cassette tape (the date on it was 29-December-1978) and a reel-to-reel tape.  This is one of the songs I found on the reel-to-reel tape.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLOEfh_EMw8

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YouTube (vinyl): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K_Kjb4gzdM

"Dream On Little Dreamer" by Perry Como

I apparently forgot to remove the no-record tab from that cassette

I'm writing this post (as Rachel) 6 years in the future.  I dug out that cassette a few days ago and I made a track listing for it.  I decided to post some of the songs here in my old (before I came out as transgender) blog, to work towards filling it in.

#TransIsBeautiful

I just realized something weird (or as I always say "It's all MAGIC!").  In the same week I was making a track listing for both this cassette and an old reel-to-reel tape.  I there were several songs recorded from the radio on the reel-to-reel tape and many of them were from 1965 and a couple that were older.  I'm fairly certain that tape was recorded in 1965.  I just noticed that this song came out in 1965.

YouTube (Topic): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtyTlkOabRc
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"Trust Yourself" by Blue Rodeo

I first heard this song in a funny way, I was in an airplane flying home, somewhere over the Midwest.  I had my Walkman with me and normally listened to cassettes on it.  For some reason I was messing around with the built-in radio and picked up a station that was playing this song.  I really liked it and was worried that I would be out of range before I could find out what it was.  But fortunately, they announced the artist and title just before I lost the signal.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE8d-SIIDK4

What made me think of this song was that I was thinking this morning how one of the evil things about MS is that it makes one not be able to trust themselves.

For sometime I have thought how I can't trust my hands, I will think I am carrying something in my hand (glasses, keys, gloves, etc.) and when I go to use whatever it is discover my hand is empty.  And the inverse is true as well: I can pick up something, and later discover that I have stuff in my hand that I had no idea I was carrying.  For example, I thought I pulled an audio cable out of a box and discover I was also carrying an extension cord and headphones.

My memory has been flaky for sometime, but has gotten extremely so lately.  I can't remember things for even a few seconds.  If I think of two things at once, by the time I get a pencil and paper to write them down I almost never remember them both, sometimes I can't remember either.