"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk
it took to blossom."
-Anais Nin

Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Music

These songs give me chills:
Ryan Adams....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dty4Jk0eERA (His words are extremely raw and vulnerable)
Rufus Wainwright.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR0DKOGco_o (there are other versions of this song..but this one makes me cry)
Sarah Mclachlan...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3VrggQW7tk&feature=related (I heard this version of The Beatles song when I was a week away from giving birth to Cedar. I was preparing to have her "natural" with no drugs and I was feeling very close to her spirit. Blackbird seemed to speak to me and tell me I was stronger than I knew. The feeling it invoked in me were ethereal)
Damien Rice...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHW3BTF5pWY (for some reason, the way the female voice along with Damien's in this duet leave me unable to explain the utter heartache and beauty as well)
Joshua Radin...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06D_EFNGmOQ&feature=related (this video takes a few seconds before the song begins. It is smooth and graceful)
The Format...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPnGYxewQ6Y (I listened to this a lot before our move out of the state I was born and raised. It made me think of taking chances, moving on, and growing up)
Kate Bush...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm901CXujEg(this is one of my all-time favorites and one that resonates through my soul and makes me feel weak and strong at the same time. It makes me think of how I would feel if I left this earth)

What I want you to do is click on each one, then close your eyes and feel the music. Let the words move through you. Don't just listen haphazardly.
Enjoy.

1 comment:

Miss Niss said...

i love them...all of them...thanks