Truth be told, I wasn’t exactly enthralled by Neil Young’s voice when I first heard him sing all those years ago. But, being that “Old Man” was released so close on the heels of my father’s death, it naturally caught my attention. And now, having been reminded of it again by my TV, it’s occurred to me just how much my life has come full circle from that time.
Which is a way that’s clear? Still looking for that blue jean, baby queen…
Been stuck in a rut for days. Time for a wake up!
This song has been playing in the back of mind mind for days. And yet, in some twisted “The Matrix / Vampire In The Mirror” way, my subconscious keeps reflecting back the words from another song entirely. Must be a Friday the 13th thing…
The following song was playing in the opening scene (which you I see here) of the Law & Order: SVU Dreams Deferred rerun I watched earlier. I wish I could’ve embedded the scene itself, but the song is what really gave it its power…
Okay, I admit that this time of year does little to ease the growing cynicism eating away at my soul. But seriously, it’s hard for me to see how anyone can feel happy after today’s CIA brutality revelations are layered on top of all the police brutality revelations we were already drowning in. Oh wait, I can think of one group who might…
The songs have been playing in my head since last Tuesday’s elections. The video merely helps fill in a very strange mental image. It is a great video though… 🙄
Politics. Disease. Nut-jobs with guns. Nut-jobs with axes?!?! Good grief, it seems the news is never good these days! And there they are, the 24/7, non-stop line of “ex-spurts” in front of the cameras to give us all their opinions…
Haven’t felt much like blogging lately. Frankly, so much has happened to aggravate my feelings of being “a stranger in a strange land” that I’ve simply had no faith that I could express myself in words anyone would understand. Which, I guess, is why my mind has been speaking to me in song again…
Having never been one of those ‘back to Africa’ types, I’m not really sure why these two songs have been playing in my head for the last few days. Maybe I heard one of them in a commercial, or perhaps one was playing behind something I saw on the news. Either way, they are a reflection of a time when many of us hoped Africa had a brighter future than the one that actually came to pass…
I Want Ice Water! 