It's Monday and it's time for music!
Today I am joining up with other Music Moves Me bloggers (and you can join us at the linky above). We are a group of music loving bloggers who blog about music each Sunday or Monday (or even later in the week). If you have music to share with us, you are most welcome tPo join! (Music Posts Only-meaning at least one music video, please! Otherwise, your post link may be labeled "No Music" or even removed.) We have occasional theme weeks, but you are welcome to ignore the theme and use music of your chice. Why not join us? You don't have to sing, or play an instrument. All music lovers are welcome.
Our head host is Xmas Dolly, and our co-hosts are Cathy from Curious as a Cathy, joined by the knowledgeable Stacy of Stacy Uncorked and, last but not least, me.
This week's theme is "Yesterday was National Grandparents Day. Either honor yours or your grandchildren with your song picks".
Before I do, though, it's time for a Rock and Roll Heaven induction. Mark Volman, founding member of the Turtles, died September 5 at the age of 78 after a brief illness. He was also "Flo" in Flo and Eddie, a musical comedy duo that toured with the Mothers of Invention.
Volman created background tracks for various groups and singers, including T Rex and Bruce Springsteen. Why did he go under the name Flo? Because he was forbidden by contractual restrictions from using his real name (or the band name The Turtles) in any musical context.
Here are some of these songs.
Elenore, from 1967.
Volman was a backing vocal on T Rex's 1971 hit Bang a Gong (Get It On ).
He was also a backing vocalist on Bruce Springsteen's 1980 top 10 hit Hungry Heart.
But now, to our theme. Ah, grandchildren. Grandparents.
Many people have used this 1939 song as a lullaby for their grandchildren: "You Are My Sunshine". This cover is by Jimmy Davis from 1940.
Finally, I've had this song on my blog before - it's a song my father used to sing to me and I can imagine that his mother or father, both of whom emigrated from Easter Europe inn the early years of the 20th century, sang it to him. Here is "Raisins and Almonds", a Yiddish lullaby originally written in 1880. This recording, in English, is thought to be from around 1949. My parents were both Yiddish speakers. I am not.
And that's a nostalgic wrap.
Join me again next week for another episode of Music Moves Me.
Lovely selection. I didn't know any of my grandparents, so missed out on that special relationship. I learnt to be a grandmother from watching my mother with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
ReplyDelete...few if any am I familiar with!
ReplyDeleteI had wondered why Mark went by Flo. Thanks for the explanation. He logged a number of good years and left some good music in his wake. May he RIP! How sweet to round things up with the Yiddish lullaby that your dad sang to you and his parents to him. Have a boogietastic week, Alana! xo
ReplyDeleteWe share the same roots. So good to hear Yiddish!
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, it’s so sad about Volman.
Three of my grandparents died before I was born which just made my only grandpa even more precious to me. I still hope to be a grandparent myself but time is running out and my daughters have very busy lives...
ReplyDeleteOh these are great! I love that last one...it's so hauntingly beautiful. You are my Sunshine is a song my mom sang to her granddaughter ( now grandson, but this happened after my mom passed away which is why I still say granddaughter).
ReplyDeleteSome of these I had never heard.
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