I discovered a song last week called Walk and Don’t Walk by Guy Clark. Take a listen.
“I’m sittin’ here on the corner of walk and don’t walk”
I then discovered a similar song made popular by Rhonda Vincent. Both have sentiments that are quite alike.
“I’m at the corner of walk and don’t walk and I can’t make up my mind”
Home is where the heart is. How many times have I heard this? But what if your heart is in two places?
“Home again
One day I know
I’ll feel home again…
Moving on, moving on
So I close my eyes
And the tears will clear…”
In last week’s Monday Music #11, I introduced you (if you hadn’t heard of them before) to The Dustbowl Revival. I promised to continue down the trail I started, so here goes. This week’s video not only features their song, Never Had to Go, but also one of my all-time favorite actors, Dick Van Dyke, along with his wife. Take a watch/listen!
This next video is of Arlene – watch until the end…
And lastly the cute wedding video…
Going back to the Mixed CD I mentioned in Monday Music #8, this is another really fun song. It’s called Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) by Us3 and is a spin-off of Cantaloupe Island by Herbie Hancock. Recorded in 1993, it’s a Gold Record, meaning it sold over 500,000 copies. Hope you enjoy both songs!
Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)
“The way I kick the rhyme some will call me a poet
Poem steady flowin’, growin’ showin’ sights and sounds
Caught in the groove in the tale I found”
Cantaloupe Island (a long version)
The prompt for PAD Day 16 was to write a “favorite” poem. I wrote this using a Bop poem format…
Favorites
What’s your favorite is a hard question
Who’s your favorite is loaded
Say green instead of yellow
Anytime, and no one cares
But if it’s political or familial
Look out and step lightly
I love, I like, I’m a fan
My favorite today may change
But doesn’t just blow with the wind
It grows and evolves
I am allowed to prefer
Southern rock over classical
There’s room in my spirit for both
I can love pie best
Without giving up cake
I love, I like, I’m a fan
The better question might be
What’s your favorite today?
Don’t answer to tickle the ears
Be honest and sidestep
If you must
For who doesn’t prefer peace?
I love, I like, I’m a fan
This reminded me of a portions of the lyrics of Murder in the City by the Avett Brothers.
…I wonder which brother is better
Which one our parents love the most
I sure did get in lots of trouble
They seem to let the other go
“Always remember there was nothing worth sharing
like the love that let us share our name.”
“Make your own music. Write your own songs about the things you care about.” – Pete Seeger
I’m still an Avett Brothers novice, but this is exactly what they do. They write what they care about. And the thing is, it’s what a lot of other people care about, too.
For example:
I And Love And You
…One foot in and one foot back
But it don’t pay to live like that
So I cut the ties and I jumped the tracks
For never to return…
When at first I learned to speak
I used all my words to fight
With him and her and you and me
Oh but it’s just a waste of time
Yeah it’s such a waste of time…
…Three words that became hard to say
I and love and you
Not In This Soup Alone 