{"id":5196,"date":"2011-09-30T23:29:37","date_gmt":"2011-10-01T03:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.virushead.net\/vhrandom\/?p=5196"},"modified":"2011-10-01T01:37:43","modified_gmt":"2011-10-01T05:37:43","slug":"songbird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virushead.net\/vhrandom\/2011\/09\/songbird\/","title":{"rendered":"Songbird"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Where words fail, music speaks.” ~ Hans Christian Anderson<\/p>\n

Those of you who know me or have followed this blog at all know that singing is a great love of mine. I sing out on the deck, sometimes softly and sometimes quite loudly. I beg forgiveness of my neighbors, but it’s necessary for my sanity that I do this. I’ve tried to limit this activity to the car, but I really need to be free to move, and to direct an imaginary orchestra, and to close my eyes. Sometimes, like tonight, I sing for a little too long and I find that I have become exhausted, but it’s always worth it.<\/p>\n

Here is the complete list, generated by a random shuffling of my singing playlist on the iPod. I love to adjust to the changes of voice and genre, but I can’t sing all of the music that I like to hear.<\/p>\n

I Want You – Rachel Yamagata
\nWaiting for the Night – Depeche Mode
\nPerfect – Alanis Morissette
\nI Am the Walrus – The Beatles
\nClosed Circuits – Laurie Anderson
\nCome Together – The Beatles
\nDon’t Stand So Close to Me – The Police
\nBlack Horse and the Cherry Tree – K.T. Tunstall
\nRain – The Beatles
\nAngie Baby – Helen Reddy
\nRainy Days and Mondays – Carpenters
\nTurn Back, O Man – (Godspell)
\nTrouble – Over the Rhine
\nCornflake Girl – Tori Amos
\nCome Along – Titiyo
\nAll I Have to Do is Dream – The Everly Brothers
\nAmerican Idiot – Green Day
\nWalk Like an Egyptian – The Bangles
\nMama Help Me – Edie Brickell
\nKiss Moi – Sportes
\nAshes on Your Eyes – Deb Talan
\nGod – Tori Amos
\nPiss on the Wall – J. Geils Band
\nLeather – Tori Amos
\nDreamland – B-52s
\nVenus – Shocking Blue
\nViolently Happy – Bjork
\nInsatiable – Lily Frost
\nTouch-A, Touch-A, Touch Me – Susan Sarandon (Rocky Horror)
\nMoney – Pink Floyd
\nHushabye Mountain – cover by Stacy Kent (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
\nThe Eagle and the Hawk – John Denver
\nComfort – Deb Talan
\nBig Wheel – Tori Amos
\nIn the Deep – Bird York
\nJulia – cover by Sean Lennon (The Beatles)
\nAll I Really Want – Alanis Morissette
\nVelvet Revolution – Tori Amos
\nScience Fiction, Double Feature – Richard O’Brien (Rocky Horror)
\nSister Moon – Thomas Hellman
\nDrink Me – Anna Nalick
\nWhite Rabbit – cover by Austin Lounge Lizards
\nKiller Queen – Queen
\nStrawberry Fields – cover by Cyndy Lauper (The Beatles)
\nNight and Day – cover by U2
\nRevolution – The Beatles
\nTrouble – Cat Stevens
\nGreen Eyed Lady – Sugarloaf
\nI Don’t Want to Talk About It – Rod Stewart
\nThe Longing – Eels
\nWithout a Word – Yes But
\nMoney for Nothing – Dire Straits
\nMissionary Man – Eurythmics
\nThe Wrong Band – Tori Amos
\nLove Me Two Times – The Doors
\nSo Alive – Love and Rockets
\nAlas for You – (Godspell)
\nSweet Transvestite – Tim Curry (Rocky Horror)
\nGimme Some Truth – John Lennon
\nBloodletting (The Vampire Song) – Concrete Blonde
\nWhen Will I Be Loved – Linda Ronstadt
\nWhat’s New Pussycat? – Tom Jones
\nHallelujah – cover by John Cale (Leonard Cohen)
\nWillkommen – Joel Grey
\nAll for the Best – (Godspell)
\nThe Meaning of Life – Monty Python
\nMarlene on the Wall – Suzanne Vega
\nI Am a Rock – Simon & Garfunkel
\nDear Prudence – cover by Alanis Morissette (The Beatles)
\nThe Only Exception – Paramore
\nSweet the Sting – Tori Amos
\nNowhere Man – cover by Natalie Merchant (The Beatles)
\nSave the People – (Godspell)
\nThose Were the Days – Mary Hopkin
\nIn the Summertime – Roger Miller
\nRaise the Veil – Lily Frost
\nDiamonds and Rust – Joan Baez
\nThe Future – Leonard Cohen
\nSick of You – Lou Reed
\nGod Put a Smile upon Your Face – Coldplay
\nComfortably Numb – cover by Dar Williams (Pink Floyd)
\nPossession – Sarah McLachlan
\nI’ve Just Seen a Face – cover by Holly Cole (The Beatles)
\nSensitive Artist – King Missile
\nMother’s Little Helper – Rolling Stones
\nWild Horse – Deb Talan
\nGoodnight Moon – Shivaree<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That seemed like a good place to stop. Wow – no wonder I’m tired, that’s a lot. This week was full of ups and downs, but now I feel grounded again. <\/p>\n

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“Where words fail, music speaks.” ~ Hans Christian Anderson Those of you who know me or have followed this blog at all know that singing is a great love of mine. I sing out on the deck, sometimes softly and sometimes quite loudly. I beg forgiveness of my neighbors, but it’s necessary for my sanity that I do this. I’ve tried to limit this activity to the car, but I really need to be free to move, and to direct…<\/p>\n

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