Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Girl from the North Country
Seraphita, ye gods and little fishes! One of the huge perks of aging is that I've gotten to see/hear the unfolding of artistic gifts in different artists in different fields. For example, the Beatles, Aaron Sorokin, the TV creator, Woody Allen and Susan Howatch, a novelist I've followed. Intellectually I realize that some of the later songs of the Beatles are way more accomplished, for example, Yesterday and Hey Jude. I appreciate them on that level but I still LOVE Things We Said Today. And mainly for the melody, the arrangement, though I like the lyrics too. The arrangement seems especially original to me. I also LOVE Long and Winding Road but I think that was McCartney's; and My Sweet Lord which was Harrison I think. I'm currently watching the TV series Castle and even in this situation it's fascinating to realize that the artists involved don't hit a home run every single time. Nor do they need to because there's a consistency of excellence along with steady growth that's so gratifying to see. Actually in her novels, Susan Howatch sometimes has a character talk about the creative process. The novels are usually about a clergyman in the Church of England undergoing a spiritual crisis (usually a woman in the picture too!) and so the creative process is discussed in this context. Juicy stuff! BTW, ye gods and little fishes I picked up in one of Howatch's novels (-: As for being embarrassed by one's earlier creations, I'd say it takes courage to put it out there, get feedback, learn, create again and put it out there again. I also think it takes a certain innocent devotion to soul or spirit to continually create like this. Maybe that's what I really love about these artists, their courage and devotion. On Friday, November 1, 2013 11:57 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com s3raph...@yahoo.com wrote: Re My favourite Beatles song is Things We Said Today.: Ye gods! That's my favourite Beatles' song also! McCartney's love lyric to Jane Asher. We are obviously two very advanced human beings. Lennon and Co later grew embarrassed about the cheesy love songs they'd written and set about expanding the themes they engaged with. I'm glad they did as they've left us such a fantastic catalogue to enjoy but in my (not-so-humble) opinion Love is always the best topic for a pop song and in Things We Said Today Paul really nailed it. You say you will love me If I have to go You'll be thinking of me Somehow I will know. Someday when I'm lonely Wishing you weren't so far away Then I will remember Things we said today. You say you'll be mine, girl Till the end of time These days such a kind girl Seems so hard to find. Someday when we're dreaming Deep in love, not a lot to say Then we will remember Things we said today. Me, I'm just the lucky kind Love to hear you say that love is luck And though we may be blind Love is here to stay and that's enough To make you mine, girl Be the only one. Love me all the time, girl We'll go on and on. Someday when we're dreaming Deep in love, not a lot to say Then we will remember Things we said today. Me, I'm just the lucky kind Love to hear you say that love is luck. Though we may be blind Love is here to stay and that's enough To make you mine, girl Be the only one. Love me all the time, girl We'll go on and on. Someday when we're dreaming Deep in love, not a lot to say Then we will remember Things we said today http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev_XPaakW9Y ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote: Seraphita, I remember I was puttering around my bedroom when I Wanna Hold Your Hand came on the radio. My whole being kind of perked up and payed attention. It was such a different sound from any other popular music of the time. But I really liked it. My favorite Beatles song is Things We Said Today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d-Z7vakj4s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d-Z7vakj4s On Friday, November 1, 2013 6:53 PM, s3raphita@... s3raphita@... wrote: Re I can still remember the first time I heardI Wanna Hold Your Hand. Goose bumps!: The Beatles' I Wanna Hold Your Hand was released in October 63. Twelve months later The Kinks released All Day and All of the Night. How short the age of innocence! Shouldn't FFLifers be drawn to TM-themed tracks? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tjq9LmSO1eI ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote: I feel so lucky to have grown up in such an amazing time for music. I can still remember the first time I heard I Wanna Hold Your Hand. Goose bumps! But Motown was also wonderful during my teen years as well as the protest music.
[FairfieldLife] RE: Girl from the North Country
Re I can still remember the first time I heard I Wanna Hold Your Hand. Goose bumps!: The Beatles' I Wanna Hold Your Hand was released in October 63. Twelve months later The Kinks released All Day and All of the Night. How short the age of innocence! Shouldn't FFLifers be drawn to TM-themed tracks? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tjq9LmSO1eI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tjq9LmSO1eI ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote: I feel so lucky to have grown up in such an amazing time for music. I can still remember the first time I heard I Wanna Hold Your Hand. Goose bumps! But Motown was also wonderful during my teen years as well as the protest music.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Girl from the North Country
Seraphita, I remember I was puttering around my bedroom when I Wanna Hold Your Hand came on the radio. My whole being kind of perked up and payed attention. It was such a different sound from any other popular music of the time. But I really liked it. My favorite Beatles song is Things We Said Today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d-Z7vakj4s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d-Z7vakj4s On Friday, November 1, 2013 6:53 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com s3raph...@yahoo.com wrote: Re I can still remember the first time I heardI Wanna Hold Your Hand. Goose bumps!: The Beatles' I Wanna Hold Your Hand was released in October 63. Twelve months later The Kinks released All Day and All of the Night. How short the age of innocence! Shouldn't FFLifers be drawn to TM-themed tracks? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tjq9LmSO1eI ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote: I feel so lucky to have grown up in such an amazing time for music. I can still remember the first time I heard I Wanna Hold Your Hand. Goose bumps! But Motown was also wonderful during my teen years as well as the protest music.
[FairfieldLife] RE: Girl from the North Country
Re My favourite Beatles song is Things We Said Today.: Ye gods! That's my favourite Beatles' song also! McCartney's love lyric to Jane Asher. We are obviously two very advanced human beings. Lennon and Co later grew embarrassed about the cheesy love songs they'd written and set about expanding the themes they engaged with. I'm glad they did as they've left us such a fantastic catalogue to enjoy but in my (not-so-humble) opinion Love is always the best topic for a pop song and in Things We Said Today Paul really nailed it. You say you will love me If I have to go You'll be thinking of me Somehow I will know. Someday when I'm lonely Wishing you weren't so far away Then I will remember Things we said today. You say you'll be mine, girl Till the end of time These days such a kind girl Seems so hard to find. Someday when we're dreaming Deep in love, not a lot to say Then we will remember Things we said today. Me, I'm just the lucky kind Love to hear you say that love is luck And though we may be blind Love is here to stay and that's enough To make you mine, girl Be the only one. Love me all the time, girl We'll go on and on. Someday when we're dreaming Deep in love, not a lot to say Then we will remember Things we said today. Me, I'm just the lucky kind Love to hear you say that love is luck. Though we may be blind Love is here to stay and that's enough To make you mine, girl Be the only one. Love me all the time, girl We'll go on and on. Someday when we're dreaming Deep in love, not a lot to say Then we will remember Things we said today http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev_XPaakW9Y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev_XPaakW9Y ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote: Seraphita, I remember I was puttering around my bedroom when I Wanna Hold Your Hand came on the radio. My whole being kind of perked up and payed attention. It was such a different sound from any other popular music of the time. But I really liked it. My favorite Beatles song is Things We Said Today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d-Z7vakj4s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d-Z7vakj4s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d-Z7vakj4s On Friday, November 1, 2013 6:53 PM, s3raphita@... s3raphita@... wrote: Re I can still remember the first time I heard I Wanna Hold Your Hand. Goose bumps!: The Beatles' I Wanna Hold Your Hand was released in October 63. Twelve months later The Kinks released All Day and All of the Night. How short the age of innocence! Shouldn't FFLifers be drawn to TM-themed tracks? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tjq9LmSO1eI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tjq9LmSO1eI ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote: I feel so lucky to have grown up in such an amazing time for music. I can still remember the first time I heard I Wanna Hold Your Hand. Goose bumps! But Motown was also wonderful during my teen years as well as the protest music.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Girl from the North Country
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: turq, how did it change your life? When I saw Chariots of Fire I realized that movies could be a positive influence. Next I entered an RTVF grad program, Radio, Television, Film. Which funnily enough lead to my returning to FF, something I had never planned to do. Strangely enough, something similar. In Bob Dylan and Richard Farina, I found artists whose songs and writings convinced me that they had Been There, Done That with weird shit I was going through, but earlier. Thus I realized that I could learn from their experience. I think that was the first time I considered becoming one of them, and rather than becoming stuck behind the eight ball of societal trends, get in front of them. On Thursday, October 31, 2013 1:49 PM, TurquoiseB turquoiseb@... wrote: This song changed my life fifty years ago. I guess I'm not the only old fart who feels that way about it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I4pIULFGLIÂ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I4pIULFGLIx80;xa0;xa0;xc2;
