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Daily prompt: By Heart

05 Wednesday Nov 2014

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lyrics, memories, postaday2014, songs

You’re asked to recite a poem (or song lyrics) from memory — what’s the first one that comes to mind? Does it have a special meaning, or is there another reason it has stayed, intact, in your mind?

Lyrics or at least parts of them never have a problem staying intact in my head. My memory has been deteriorating progressively over the past few years, but give me some rhythm and a beat and the words come back to me without too much hassle.

One of the first songs that I remember because I used to play the record over and over again when I was young is a song called ”
Me and my Shadow” I loved the lyrics back then so much
Me and my shadow
my shadow and me
we’re always together
as close as we can be
we like painting pictures on
the walls and the floors
like rabbits and birds and that’s
not all
wherever we go
we got company
me and my shadow
my shadow and me

Maybe I haven’t forgotten because I used to play it during my alone time when I was happy and relaxed, listening to songs that I loved with a book in my hand. I hear the song play back in my head and I flash back to the old apartment where I would sit in the dining room on the old sofa next to the old record player while my father was at work and my mother and my sister were probably watching t.v in my parent’s room. Good happy memories.

My new favorite song

19 Wednesday Mar 2014

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happy, postaday2014, sad, songs

I am always late coming to the show, but I have finally stumbled onto the Happy song by Pharrell Williams and I am smitten.

Everything about the song is uplifting; the lyrics, the beat and the video itself. Listening to the song pushes me to a wonderful place, away from dark and stressful thoughts. Maybe I have too much time on my hands, but my mind has been going to the place where I question a lot of things about the brevity of life, our place within the world, our place in the universe, what it means, if anything and sometimes my innate joie de vivre gets tamped down.

The universe might have been looking in on my dark thoughts because lately I have been hearing the Happy song in the background in commercials on practically every single channel that I watch. The beat is contagious so I went to youtube and watched the official video, Pharrell is adorable!

I have registered the song as my internal background music in my head so I have been sitting and walking with a slight smile on my face because honestly you can’t frown or furrow your brow when the song is playing. Your shoulders start moving and your feet start tapping, your head starts grooving, it’s all good, your hands may even start clapping, that is what Happy does to you.

So take the time to listen to the Happy song, you won’t be sorry for it, au contraire, it will put a smile on your face and lighten your spirit.

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A line from a song that might inspire you

24 Saturday Nov 2012

Posted by laurieanichols in postaday, postaday2012

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confidence, Kate Perry Firework, lyrics, peer group, postaday2012, songs, writing

  • Take a line from a song that you love or connect with. Now forget the song, and turn that line into the title or inspiration for your post.
  • Lyrical Inspiration
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    I love Kate Perry’s song Firework. I think that it’s a song that speaks to everyone and especially to young teens. The line “baby you’re a firework, show them what you’re worth” is a such a wonderful piece of advice. I think that Kate Perry is an excellent model and messenger for those kids who might feel as if they are on the outskirts of their peer group. She is singing proudly to the world and celebrating the differences and unique qualities that make us who we are and the world so special.

    What I really appreciate about the song Firework while being a cool song also has its message that revolves around you and the power of you, not some lovesick ballad or revenge/jilted lover song; it is a really strong clear message that you belong and you matter, so let your colors burst.

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