Wednesday, August 25, 2010

You Can Tell I'm Feeling Better When I Sing

When I've been through a bad patch, it's always a sign of recovery when I catch myself singing as I go about my work. I don't notice when I stop singing, but I always notice when I start again. Some songs I've caught myself singing in the last few days:

Queen Anne's Lace, Del McCoury Band ("She could never place me in her mind, to me the years have not been kind. She'd never see the boy she knew in the man I've grown to be. From her station and her place, she'd never recognize my face; I have fallen like a windblown leaf from her memory. For she's traded all her pain for bright lights and chilled champagne, and I'm sure her new-found friends all think they know just where she's been. Yes, they think they know her well; Oh, the stories I could tell! She's as fine as Queen Anne's Lace, but I knew her when." Give it a listen!)

All This Beauty, The Weepies

The Weakness in Me, Joan Armatrading


142 Stratfield, from The Sacred Harp, 1991 ed (just the alto part!)

2 comments:

PrJoolie said...

I don't know any of these. Thanks for giving me a new music list.
And, so glad you're feeling better!

Su said...

I found Del McCoury a year or so ago--I don't remember how--and it was one of those, "How have I lived my whole life without knowing about this?" things. If you like his bluegrass style, High On a Mountain is another good one.