Shore Leave

This is kind of an odd one.  The song in my head this morning was inspired by a Vine post.  If you haven't had the chance to use the Vine app, I recommend it.  It's loads of fun. 

First, I'll show you the video.  A WARNING, this small clip could be offensive to some:




The strange music playing on this clip stuck with me.  I had to ask the Vine user "afbradstone" what song it is playing in this clip so I can share it on this blog post.  I was embarrassed to find out the song is called "Shore Leave." 

It's a song by Tom Waits from 1983.  It sounds very different than I had imagined after hearing 6 short seconds of it on Vine.  The song is about a sailor on leave in a foreign country.  What an odd way to learn a new song.  It's a funny world we live in.  Here is the song if you'd like to hear it.

This is the end of my odd little post.  Thanks to afbradstone for exposing me to not only this song, but some really funny Vine videos. 

Proserpina

This song is new to me.  I've blogged about Martha Wainwright before.  I don't know what it is about her music.  I just find her approach so refreshing.  Her voice is raspy.  Her music is sincere. 

Anyway, what's cool about this song is that her mother, musician Kate McGarrigle wrote it before dying a few years ago.  In that same period, Martha herself was becoming a mother for the first time.  In that realm, she felt it was important to cover the song on her latest album.   

Honestly, I just haven't had the time to delve too much into what this song is about.  My daughter is an expert in Greek Mythology.  I was told that Proserpina is the Roman equivalent to Persephone, who is the Goddess of Spring.  I find the melody and arrangement of this song both beautiful and haunting.  Knowing that it was a great musician's last song makes it even cooler.  I'm happy that Martha Wainwright was able to share this piece of art with the world.  Forgive me for having little other to say about it, I'll let the song speak for itself. 

Jesusland

I'm starting to miss blogging.  So I guess I'll try it until I get tired of it again....

I love this song, and it was playing in my head this morning.  Just listen to it, it's incredible:

 

"Jesusland" by Ben Folds

 

 

 

This song is about America.  You can interpret it as you please.  I love the way the piano rolls on this song with the underlying cello.  Whatever you think of the lyrics, I have to believe you are moved in some way by what Ben Folds has to say. 

 

 

 

 

If only one person hears this song without having known it before, I will feel like I've accomplished what I hope with this blog.