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Thank you, John Olander for recommending this beautiful, soulful song. When I asked John why this song meant so much to him, he wrote:
Continue readingI had a lot of slightly older boys who mentored me in sports when I was younger. We used to always sing it together. As I have matured and gotten well, it is a good mantra. Don’t be afraid to help others and don’t be afraid to ask for help either.
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Special thanks to Judy ♥ for sharing her song story.
“When I hear this song, I think of all the plants and animals especially birds. Also the green grass the rivers and oceans. Just about everything but humans. Humans hurt each other, pass judgement and make war after war. I guess I just want to see beauty in the world as I’m aging.
Continue reading” -Judy
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My mom chose this song because it describes how we all sometimes feel — the need to reach beyond our lives and be free. We both adored the movie Yentl and every single song in it. Thanks for sharing your music memories, Mom. ♥
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Special thanks to Pluto for leading me to the story behind this song! I found all the details here on Wikipedia. I never knew this was based on “O Solo Mio” or that Elvis specifically asked his studio to write lyrics so he could sing it. Or that he loved Mario Lanza’s version of “O Solo Mio.” Or that Lanza died the year before Elvis’s version was released.
“I could sing this song quite well in my younger days and my Father was a big singer so it reminds me of him and he spent all day everyday singing Mario Lanza songs so how odd you should find that connection. My father sometimes sang “Nobody Loves me I’m Nobody’s Child…” I was going to choose that as he would cry when he sang it…..that’s what being an evacuee child does for you but I thought it might be too depressing. Lol. You are very talented with computers I am lucky I can turn mine on and type lol. Keep up the good work. X” -Pluto
Here are both songs
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“The “I Will Survive” song speaks to me every time I go through a dark time in life….“
A beautiful share from Mish about her beloved mother.
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“I chose this gorgeous image because hope feels like the sun, and I’m turning towards it again. I chose this song, “What I’ve Done,” it’s about the need to forgive ourselves before we do ourselves irreparable harm.”
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“Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.”
-Michel de Montaigne
Next Theme: Love Letters
The theme for the next 2 to 4 weeks (depending on responses) will be “Love letters to us based on lyrics from songs we love.” Since that’s too much for a tag, the short version will be #LLL2us (lyric love letters to us). This also (always) depends on whether we get submissions. No matter what, we’ll fit it all in.
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I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
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I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
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