I’ll explain this one in further detail shortly. For now, ladies and gentlemen, The Smiths:
I love this video, with its use of stop motion and the scenery is absolutely breathtaking. I can see the casting call for this video: mid-30′s man with prior military experience.
And if they don’t dance, well they’re no friends of mine.
I want everyone to do the Safety Dance (complete with making the S) today. Here is the fun little instructional video, compliments of Men Without Hats:
One of my favorite things about the 80′s: 12″ remixes on vinyl. I love the ease of loading up my favorite song at the touch of a button (I have been diagnosed with Music ADD), but there was nothing like going to my favorite record store when I was a kid. I had three places that I remember going to as a kid to find 12″ remixes back in the day. I usually was not disappointed.
I grew up on New Order. I still love them for Peter Hook’s bass lines, but I tolerate Joy Division a little better. One of my favorite remixes of a song definitely has to be New Order’s “Confusion.” Here is the video:
I first remember seeing this video on 120 Minutes and instantly falling in love with the song. It was such a big departure from New Order’s usual sound and I love the beat.
I was listening to it tonight and it just reminded me of some great times in my life (tonight being one of them).
I wanna bomb your submarines
You don’t do anything for me
You were sometimes hard to find
You were never safe to be with, then
I have to laugh at lyrics sometimes, just because they aren’t how I interpreted them when I first heard them. Those were some of the lyrics; here is the song:
I have always loved British music. The one thing I love about this song is the use of the organ throughout the song. It just sets the tone for what I think is one of my favorite songs (yes folks, I am going to make a commitment to a particular song and label it as one of my favorites).
I just recently started listening to Some Friendly again after a four-year hiatus. Funny thing is that I actually listened to the album in its entirety on Thursday morning. I guess it can now be called my new happy album.
To be bumping your music in your Chevy conversion van.
It is nice when you achieve small little victories in life. I am thankful for being able to persevere today and not cave in any more to the things that no longer have meaning to me in my life. I laugh at former self sometimes when former self believed that he needed these in order to survive. Present self is grateful that he is no longer former self.
I got a good laugh yesterday and today. A gentleman made a comment to me yesterday that I look professional when I wear glasses. A lady said to me today that she really enjoyed seeing my smile and that it brightened her day. I am feeling the love…
I love The Cure. I love The Cure. I love The Cure.
Now that I have gotten that out of the way, I guess I have to go with an ultimate song that I fell in love with it the first time that I heard it. It would definitely have to be “A Letter to Elise.” First the song:
And now my favorite lines from the song:
yesterday
i stood and stared
wide-eyed in front of you
and the face i saw looked back
the way i wanted to
but i just can’t hold my tears away
the way you do
elise believe i never wanted this
i thought this time i’d keep all of my promises
i thought you were the girl always dreamed about
but i let the dream go
and the promises broke
and the make-believe ran out…
I just feel the angst of this song. I feel it in every chord, every line. I felt it the first time I heard and it literally made me cry when I came to the part referenced above. The funny thing is that I still feel that emotion every time I hear this part of the song. I guess I just feel the course of events throughout this song. He realizes that he is screwing up, but he realizes that there’s nothing else i can really do there’s nothing else i can really do at all…
I was sitting in a meeting with a room full of social workers, physicians and psychiatrists yesterday morning. We were all there to discuss various aspects of the organizations that we represent. The discussion turned to a philosophical discussion concerning spirituality. I kind of tuned out when someone then started talking about religion. I am kind of like that when a person associates spirituality with religion. Anyway, it was an enlightening discussion for all involved.
I find it very hard to walk past a woman who is sleeping on the street. It happened again to me tonight, where I just had this urge to go back and talk. I know I would not have slept that well unless I knew that I at least offered information concerning the various shelters around San Francisco.
We sat and talked about life. She told me how she is trying to kick heroin through Methadone maintenance and is attempting to get into a detox center. I asked her if she could appease me and she if there was an open shelter bed. She stated that she does not like shelters and felt comfortable sleeping where she was at, as the police did not bug her there. I left letting her know that she would be in my thoughts and prayers this evening and she thanked me.
Why or how did I get so far removed from society in the past? What caused me not to offer a smile or say a simple hello to someone as I passed them on the street? I look around this city and am amazed that we are like a bunch of zombies sometimes. We have to be here or we have to be there. What happened to a simple acknowledgment of another human being? It’s funny, but I almost feel more of a sense of community in the Tenderloin than I do in Nob Hill or North Beach. I guess that with all the adversities that one faces in the Tenderloin, there is a sense of community and fellowship that helps them overcome some of the most difficult struggles in life (crime, drugs, disabilities, etc.) together.
Appease me: Say hello to someone that you don’t know tomorrow.
I have to hand it to the Swedes, they do rock once in a while. I fell in love with this song the first time I heard it on Pandora. It goes a little something like this:
It is the simplicity of the song that captured me the first time that I heard it. I love watching the people in this video as they walk by. I just love this song.
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