Dear friends,
“Sometimes it seems like I’m neglecting you
I’d love to spend more time
But I’ve got so many things to do…”
ROCK IT OUT TODAY.
DO YOUR THING.
GET THAT WORK DONE!
Category: music
Music Monday – Work!
Dear friends,
“Sometimes it seems like I’m neglecting you
I’d love to spend more time
But I’ve got so many things to do…”
ROCK IT OUT TODAY.
DO YOUR THING.
GET THAT WORK DONE!
McFly. McWow. McSing more. Me McLike.
“Little Joanna”
One of their most heavily-produced songs, with lots of lovely overlapping four-part vocal harmony. Listen to it here completely stripped down: one singer, one very pink ukelele.
And, forgive me for saying, but I suspect, fifty years ago, a member of another British band might’ve done something similar to, say “Revolution,” had there been Youtube. Oh, speaking of….
Enjoy!
McFly. McWow. McSing more. Me McLike.
“Little Joanna”
One of their most heavily-produced songs, with lots of lovely overlapping four-part vocal harmony. Listen to it here completely stripped down: one singer, one very pink ukelele.
And, forgive me for saying, but I suspect, fifty years ago, a member of another British band might’ve done something similar to, say “Revolution,” had there been Youtube. Oh, speaking of….
Enjoy!
Play this:
Music has always been my muse when it comes to writing. Sometimes, I’ve created a playlist after the story is written. Sometimes, songs come to me organically. And sometimes, I build a list before much of the story is on paper. . . . which helps me along when it comes to plotting.
My newest story “Playing at Love” is about a high school choir teacher and the school’s new football coach. (Smexy, right?) After the initial “thunder-struck” attraction, these two people are sitting on opposite sides of an issue–which was really fun to write.
Without giving tooooo much away, here are the songs that helped me write this fun little love story.
Playing at Love – playlist
(clicky-click to take a listen)
The Last Worthless Evening – Don Henley
Hollaback Girl – Gwen Stefani
Harder to Breathe – Maroon 5
This Grudge – Alanis Morissette
Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana
Fallin’ For You – Colbie Caillat
Faster – Matt Nathanson
When He’s Not Around – The Corrs
Your Body is a Wonderland – John Mayer
Desperately – Michelle Branch
What Kind of Man Would I Be? – Chicago
I Want it That Way – Backstreet Boys
Play this:
Music has always been my muse when it comes to writing. Sometimes, I’ve created a playlist after the story is written. Sometimes, songs come to me organically. And sometimes, I build a list before much of the story is on paper. . . . which helps me along when it comes to plotting.
My newest story “Playing at Love” is about a high school choir teacher and the school’s new football coach. (Smexy, right?) After the initial “thunder-struck” attraction, these two people are sitting on opposite sides of an issue–which was really fun to write.
Without giving tooooo much away, here are the songs that helped me write this fun little love story.
Playing at Love – playlist
(clicky-click to take a listen)
The Last Worthless Evening – Don Henley
Hollaback Girl – Gwen Stefani
Harder to Breathe – Maroon 5
This Grudge – Alanis Morissette
Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana
Fallin’ For You – Colbie Caillat
Faster – Matt Nathanson
When He’s Not Around – The Corrs
Your Body is a Wonderland – John Mayer
Desperately – Michelle Branch
What Kind of Man Would I Be? – Chicago
I Want it That Way – Backstreet Boys
Music Monday: The Heart of the Matter
Today’s post is brought to you by:
Forgive. Forget. Just Chill.
(So, please, just do.)
“There are people in your life
Who’ve come and gone
They let you down, they hurt your pride
You better put it all behind you
Cuz life goes on
You keep carrying that anger
It’ll eat you up inside…”
~Don Henley
~Don Henley
Music Monday: The Heart of the Matter
Today’s post is brought to you by:
Forgive. Forget. Just Chill.
(So, please, just do.)
“There are people in your life
Who’ve come and gone
They let you down, they hurt your pride
You better put it all behind you
Cuz life goes on
You keep carrying that anger
It’ll eat you up inside…”
~Don Henley
~Don Henley
Happy 70th!
Hey, Sir Paul….”You say it’s your birthday. Happy birthday, to you!”
Now, sing us one of your old ditties so we can cry like little girls!
Happy 70th!
Hey, Sir Paul….”You say it’s your birthday. Happy birthday, to you!”
Now, sing us one of your old ditties so we can cry like little girls!
Ophelia London 