It's Monday and it's time for music!!
Who are the Music Moves Me bloggers? 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 to join! We are brought to you by Cathy of Curious as a Cathy, Stacy of Stacy's Random Thoughts, Marie, and myself, plus other music loving bloggers.
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Our optional theme for this week is: "May 11th Kentucky Derby has long been hosted this month since 1875. This event has a long history of traditions. Use some of the traditions or gallop with the ponies in your own direction sharing your song inspired picks this week."There are quite a number of songs mentioning horses or ponies. Many times the horses/ponies symbolize freedom or connection. Other times, they are songs about....horses. There are a lot of playlists online for the Kentucky Derby but I decided to go my own way. I grew up in New York City and, while I never got into horses, my best friend did. (Yes, there are ways to learn to ride a horse in New York City.)
Rolling Stones - Wild Horses, recorded in 1969 and released in 1971.
From 1975, Wildfire, Michael Martin Murphey, a song about a girl and her horse, based on a legend about a ghost horse told to Murphey by his grandfather, combined with a dream Murphey had once.
The older I get, the more I get into the great songwriter and singer Willie Nelson. Ride Me Back Home is a song from 2019 about rescuing horses.
One Trick Pony, a 1980 hit for Paul Simon.
Finally, My Old Kentucky Home is traditionally sung by the crowd each year before the Kentucky Derby. This was recorded in 2024 at the 150th Kentucky Derby.
And that's a wrap!
Join me again next week for another episode of Music Moves Me.
Oh, there are some real gems here! I just heard Wildfire yesterday, on Sirius The Bridge.
ReplyDeleteWonderful! Thanks for the memories of music from my years of growing up when my portable radio was constantly tuned to it. It was truly a wonderful era for pop music.
ReplyDelete...fun to horse around.
ReplyDeleteSome great picks here. Thank you so much for sharing. ❤️
ReplyDeleteThere are some amazing song choices here! Thank you so much for sharing .
ReplyDeletethecontemplativecat here. these pulled up some great memories. I appreciate the songs now more than before. age does that.
ReplyDeleteGreat choices!
ReplyDeleteHi I enjoyed your music and information...I went my own way too but not about horses. Have a great week. Here is a song I love that mentions Kentucky... A long I have loved a long time by an artist who figured a lot in my early teens Adam Faith.
ReplyDeletehttps://youtu.be/SvpAM5oABf0?si=E-Hw0-0FpYfzPiAz
There's something very moving about a crowd singing a traditional song - better than any professional choir.
ReplyDeleteI think horses are beautiful creatures. As a kid, their size scared me. In Cades Cove, we frequently would see the horses grazing in the fields. Sometimes they'd get close enough to the fence for you to talk to them. Some people will pet them. I never did. I was afraid they'd bite. When you're up close to one that's when you realize what a fly magnet they are and that I can do without. I'll just admire them from afar. Good song selection. Happy belated Mother's Day to you, my friend! xo
ReplyDeleteI like horses and Wildfire is such a great song.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blog
ReplyDeleteI can't comment on your WW post. It won't open. Just wanted you to know I tried.
ReplyDeleteHappy Wordless Wednesday. ♥
Sandee, I am having problems. Thank you for letting me know. The blog post doesn't show up with a live link, and when I tested it I found can't comment on it, either, I don't know how to fix it. It's not a universal Blogger problem. I may have to delete the post and start over. I tried two different browsers and the problem is not with the browser I used to post my post.
DeleteLove these songs and some good ones here
ReplyDeleteThe same... I did not know about the decoy nest... What a clever tactic of the birds.
ReplyDeleteHappy WW, Alana! ❤️😘