in retrospect this song challenge wasn’t so much a writing exercise as it was to help get me back into music. it’s like i had turned the mute button on for the last five years – i can’t believe how far gone i was from the days where we would hijack ourselves away from our small town to see the…
30-day song challenge. day 24: a song that you want to have played at your funeral.
ok, so i know that what i am about to write is quite cliche…but i hope that come the day where i no longer have my place on this earth that my life is celebrated by those that have journeyed with me rather than be mourned with grief and loss. to choose a song to have played at your…
30-day song challenge. playing catch up.
so much for using this music challenge as a means to get me writing on a daily basis. once again the volume on life is cranked up, filled with static noise that is distracting me from the actual sounds that i love hearing: music, laughter, espresso machines, pen scrolling on paper and wine glasses clinking over a…
30-day song challenge. day 8: a song that you know all of the words to.
“sold” by john michael montgomery. this one is for my sisters as a kind reminder for us never to give up on our dream of becoming nashville’s next headlining quartet. back during my “i heart country music” phase when 8-tracks were a thing of the past and downloads were not yet cool (thankfully), my older sister…
30-day song challenge. day 7: a song that reminds you of a certain event.
me & him’s set list. simply acoustic. folky celtic charm. beat-boxing. these two blokes have been firing up the laneways of ottawa’s byward market for years, an east coast style caleigh breaking out at whatever local they happened to be jamming at. there isn’t a particular song i can pick but when today’s theme read “a song that reminds you of a certain event” –…
30-day song challenge. day 6: a song that reminds you of somewhere.
“there goes the fear” by doves. You turn around and life’s passed you by You look to ones you love to ask them why You look to those you love to justify You turned around and life’s passed you by Passed you by again And late last night Makes up her mind Another fight left…
30-day song challenge. day 5: a song that reminds you of someone.
“scared” by the tragically hip. If you make me scared If that’s what you do If I’m unclear can I get out of this thing With me and you If you feel scared or a bit confused I gotta say This sounds a little beyond anything I am used to without revealing too much detail,…
30-day song challenge. day 4: a song that makes you sad.
“last kiss” can’t decide what version i like better: wayne cochran’s attempt to make it poplar in the early 1960s….j frank wilson & the cavaliers old fashion twangy cover…or the blues rock version produced by pearl jam in the late 1990s. there is something about eddie vedder’s rendition though that leaves me overwhelmed after listening to the tune. a song about…
30-day song challenge. day 3: a song that makes you happy.
one word: feist. “i feel it all” by feist. she’s cool. she’s canadian. and the girl has some stellar style. not to mention the most harmonious music video ever – running around in the dark, banging on steel barrels, being playful amongst fireworks. it’s my happy tune. and yes, i dance around to it in the mornings…singing…
30-day song challege. day 2: your least favourite song.
this one is a no-brainer. achy breaky heart by billy ray cyrus. don’t break my heart, my achy breaky heart. oh but billy, you did. maybe it was the mullet. maybe it was your tight blue jeans. maybe it was your checkered shirt with its ripped sleeves. maybe it was because ‘if i told your heart…
static confusion. 