Who are the members of Music Moves Me? We are bloggers who blog with music each Monday. If you have music to share with us, you are most welcome to join! (Music Posts Only- Please post containing links to You Tube or Vimeo for actual music. Other posts are subject to removal or labeling as "No Music".) Every other week we have a theme and on alternate weeks we have "You Pick". First, there is XmasDolly. Her chief co-conductor is Cathy of Curious as a Cathy. Her other co-conductors are Stacy of Stacy Uncorked, and me.
Today, I once again welcome those in the Ultimate Blog Challenge to rock out with me.
For January, our guest conductor has been Michelle at Music and Merriment with Michelle. Last week, I missed the theme, which was " Tentative as in a relationship that you’re unsure of can be personal or spiritual. Song inspiration suggestion, ‘I Can Only Imagine’ by Mercy Me."
It took me a long time to come up with my songs, except for this first one.
For me "Should I Stay or Should I Go" by The Clash is a classic 80's song (from 1982). It would seem a lot of younger listeners have found this song through a streaming show called "Stranger Things".
I ran across a Blondie song called "I Know but I Don't Know" from 1978. Should she break up the relationship?
I am not sure if this fits the theme but I also thought of Meatloaf's 1977 "Paradise by the Dashboard Light", featuring Meatloaf as a teen trying to get his girlfriend (sung by Ellen Foley) to "go all the way" and the uncertainty of if he will convince her. She holds out for a promise of him "loving her forever" and he swears he will "till the end of time" before she agrees. Singing in a future where he can't stand her any more, he vows to continue to keep the promise he made to her that night.
One more, which is a song by Avenged Sevenfold called "So Far Away" where the band mourns the death of their drummer, Jimmy Sullivan, who died from an opoid/alcohol overdose in December of 2009. I can't listen to this song without tears streaming down my cheeks, especially the stanza that begins "Plans of what our futures hold....". Yes, nothing in life is certain.
No uncertainty about this, it's a musical wrap!
Join me again next Monday for More Music Moves Me.
Oh my gosh, I never heard Blonde sound like that. I hope they just stick to the girl. I mean dang. Oh well, Meatloaf!!! woo hoo Love him and this is my favorite song he sang. Awesome. Haven't heard these tunes in forever!
ReplyDeleteMeatloaf ... I was a teen when the Bat Out of Hell album was released, knew every song on that album word for word. The Phil Rizzuto part in the middle of that song ....
ReplyDeleteOh, I haven't heard "So Far Away" before. Thank you for introducing me to that song. It's so hard to lose a loved one. Music doesn't necessarily remove the pain, but it does grant a vehicle for expressing it.
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ReplyDeleteIf you like sci-fi then STRANGER THINGS is a good series to watch. We've gotten hooked on the sci-fi genre in the last decade. Your last song track, 'So Far Away' is fitting after yesterday's tragic mews. Life is certainly uncertain. We don't know the hour or the day we'll be called away from this life. As my mama always says, 'You better be prayed up!' Thanks for sharing the dance floor with me, darlin'. Have a boogietastic week!
These are some great picks! Worth waiting for...
ReplyDeleteAll but the last one, I knew them all. Thanks for the introduction to this new group.
ReplyDeleteMusic always moves me!
Good morning, Alana. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and commenting, and for hosting.
ReplyDeleteAs a late 60's baby, 70's kid, and 80's teen- these songs really take me back. They all are well-suited for "uncertainty" and teen angst. These are 'awesome' and 'totally rad' song selections�� ! Have a 'rock ‘n roll' day.
The Clash is our favourite this week, Alana. We love those years, but didn't know the last song. With the story about the drummer it sure gives the song another twist😸Pawkisses for a Happy Weekend🐾😽💞
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