Thankfulness #MusicMovesMe

It's Monday, and, by now, you should know what I'm going to blog about.

 

Who are the Music Moves Me bloggers? We are bloggers who blog about music each Monday and if you have music to share with us, you are most welcome to join! (Music Posts Only-meaning at least one music video, please!)   First, there is XmasDolly.  Her co-hosts are: Stacy of Stacy Uncorked, Cathy from Curious as a Cathy, and me. 

We'd love more music lovers to join us.  It's easy! All you have to do is join the linky above with a music post that contains at least one music video (there must be a music video).  And that's it!

Each month we have a guest conductor. Today, for the month of November, we once more welcome Driller from Driller's Place.

Driller's theme for today is "Songs that Celebrate What We are Thankful For".

It's a pretty long list.  First off, I am thankful for the readers who come to my blog.  It's an honor.  I've been blogging for 12 years now, and I enjoy interacting with my readers.  Again, thank you!

I am thankful for being alive.  A number of friends are no longer with us, along with almost all my aunts and uncles.  I am thankful for friends who forgive my recent habit of not keeping in touch.  I am thankful for having the money to replace the heating system in our house which is malfunctioning still again, and thankful that I can pay the heating bill.   I am thankful to the farmers who grow our food, and our health care workers who hang in there despite the strain and abuse too many suffer.

For my first song, I select a song by the Beatles.

From 1965, "In My Life".

I am thankful for music, which brings us so much of the enjoyment in life.  Kiki Dee was a backup singer for Dusty Springfield and in 1974 had her own hit with her band, "I've Got the Music In Me."

My spouse, however, is my constant companion and I am so fortunate to have him in my life.  One of my favorite singers from the 1970's, Elton John, and "Your Song", is a favorite of mine.

So is "Everylasting Love", which I hope our love will be. This was a hit song for Carl Carlton, who covered this song first sung by Robert Knight in 1967.  This song was a Top 100 song in the United States (as sung by various artists) in four consecutive decades.

I looked for a song about health care, because of how important health care workers have been in this pandemic.  But so many songs mentioning doctors or medicine are talking about broken hearts or other love problems.  This song, sung by a singer with juvenile diabetes, is something different all together.  Here are the Jonas Brothers with Nick Jonas singing "A Little Bit Longer".  We all can be thankful for the medical discoveries that have allowed those with juvenile diabetes to live.

There are the truckers who bring us food, fuels and other supplies.  A song from late 1975/early 1976, started as a novelty song and became a hit-

Enjoy C.W. McCall and "Convoy".

And that's a wrap, 10-4!

Join us again next Monday, same time, same place, good buddies, for more music!