My Muse: Music

Music is more than just a pleasure, a joy to listen to, a release to dance to. There's a spiritual component to it. It speaks to me. Yes, in that sense that the composer and performers create something which reaches me. But also in the sense that, sometimes, it seems as if the universe has chosen just that moment to play me a particular song, with a particular meaning. These pins are collected from my two blogs: "God Beauty Perfection Love :: Synonyms" and "My Muse: Movies Music and Books."
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a black and white photo of a man with his hands up in the air while wearing a hat
I can love that tune on the very first chord ~ Donny Hathaway
I can love that tune on the very first chord ~ Donny Hathaway's "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know" starts off on the right note, literally. From there it only gets better, featuring Hathaway's ever so-expressive blues voice, and a hell of a backup band. Click through for a listen to this masterpiece of music.
a man holding a lit match in his right hand
The trick … is not minding that it hurts ~ Lawrence of Arabia
The trick ... is not minding that it hurts ~ Lawrence of Arabia
a woman singing into a microphone while holding a guitar
Secret Heart: Feist Covers Sexsmith LIVE
Secret Heart: Feist Covers Sexsmith LIVE :: Click through for a great video of Feist performing this wonderful Sexsmith song live, in Paris, with a sparkling, jazzy inflection.
an oil painting of trees and the sky with stars above them, on a blue background
To be kissed and salted ~ here is a picture
A blog post: "To be kissed and salted", an impenetrable lyric from Veda Hille's song "26 Years" is penetrated, and along the way we discover Hille's affinity for Canadian painter, Emily Carr, and learn a little how Carr's journals became the album "Here is a Picture (Songs for E. Carr)". There are also a couple of YouTube videos embedded with Hille's compelling music.
an article in the news with a woman standing next to a painting
Precious Heart ~ Finding the path out of darkness :: Veda Hille's song, "Precious Heart" is very much about one kind of darkness, and wavering on the edge of falling into it or escaping it. Hille's advice? Look down, look down, and find your feet. The next step is the path you're on.
an article in the news about how to use shaki lotus feet and vancouver's sea wall
Remembering with Shakti: Lotus Feet and Vancouver’s Sea Wall | God Beauty Perfection Love :: Synonyms
Some music becomes sacred for us. That's true in both the secular and non-secular uses of that word. It becomes a part of us, and the world just seems better -- divine, if you will -- when we allow whatever emotional state we're in to be displaced by the music. There are few pieces of music which evoke in me more calm than this one, "Lotus Feet," performed here live by the world/jazz ensemble, Shakti.
an article about the song'you're so much more than good enough '
Sarah McLachlan reminds us ~ you’re so much more than good enough | God Beauty Perfection Love :: Synonyms
A music post featuring Sarah McLachlan's "Good Enough" performed live on KCBO....The Violence Against Women Act recently passed in the USA. Finally, a fundamental re-orientation of thought regarding a traditional, one-way pattern of abuse. One more step away from the tradition of being 'not good enough.' A long way to go yet. But in time... Next up? Violence Against Men.
the article is about being interviewed by a woman
Bif Naked is my bright mantra ~ Everyday | God Beauty Perfection Love :: Synonyms
Bif Naked's "Everyday" may or may not have saved my life. What it did do for certain was keep me functional during a period of chaos.