July 22, 2005
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I bought one of those starbuck’s artist’s choice comps for diana krall several months ago, listened to it once and pitched it under the desk. today I pulled it out, stuck it in the puter and woah… I’m moved. crazy moved.
funny how just the right thing pops up at just the right time. funny that, and true. always true.
so here I am singing my fool head off. funny how music transforms. totally transforms. it’s a spiritual mystery.
good things come into our lives at the perfect time. bad things come right at the perfect time. hmm. guess it’s time to quit fighting the current. I either swim down to escape or upstream in the wrong direction. funny I never thought of going with the flow. I guess it’s worth a try.
Mahalia say:
smile when you happy
or smile when you sad
to the pleasin’ and mistreatin’ be forgivin’ when you are mad
be forgivin someone abuse you
or the good lord’ll look for sign
be ready stay, start on your way
it don’t cost very much
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yes, it don’t cost very much
woah to please a gentle touch
and to give a glass of water for a pilgrim in need of some
oh you may not be an angel
and you may not go to church
but the good you do will come on back to you
and it don’t it don’t, yes, cost very much
powerful
Comments (10)
Sometimes the current feels nice. Other times it’s hostile!
Keep one eye open for rocks, other than that, just roll, babe.
Yes, now I would have ~Rollin’! Rollin’! Rollin’ down a river~ stuck in my head.
a spot better than “we built this city…” which I just recently heard was stuck on someone’s mind…
Argh! I’ve got the “Rawhide Theme” and “We Built this City” vying for my attention now…no more reading the comments before I post…
Ack!
-M
I had the same experience with an Emmylou Harris CD. Listened once. *shrug* Gave it another try ages later and suddenly it was all I could listen to. I could hear it, you know?
i like murdering oxen.
Yeah, man. Mahalia is right on.
I was just listening to the theme for Courage the Cowardly dog by They might be giants.
Hugs!
Funny how music can help so much, isn’t it? It seems so little – just a tune and a few words – but it can mean so much. Glad you’ve found some good new songs
Did you know Mahalia Jackson used to have a chicken restaurant??? It’s true. It was a Louisiana thing if I’m not mistaken………. useless facts by Momdonna.