I got rid of my giant box of Cds when we moved in 2020. I was told that 25 year old number two nephew was interested so I shipped them all off to Wisconsin to his parents house. I discovered when they moved last year that my box of CDs was still in their basement and I was asked if I wanted it back. The answer was no, but I was appalled that the nephew did not see any value in my beloved 80s music! How could you have no interest in The Smiths, Pretty in Pink soundtrack and Wham? Come on! 😛 I know there was some classical in there too, but not much. Vivaldi’s Four Seasons was a favorite. Thank you for your Sunday Post. Have a good week, Amy!
I have tossed all of my cds too. I don't think I had the same sadness I experienced when I retired my records (because back then a new turntable was a million bucks). If I had only known it would come back around (right round baby right round like a record baby right round round).
Oh, how disappointing, AJ, to discover the box had never been explored! Better to never have known, right? I bet there were some good ones in there, for sure. Thank you for reading. Have a great week!
I listen to different things depending on mood. It's usually either instrumental piano or guitar music when drawing. I enjoy Einaudi's piano compositions and there are so many of them I'd like to learn. I also grew up on hair bands and 80's rock, so I listen to a lot of that when I'm cleaning the house or walking. I listen to more current stuff too, but I always find myself reverting to the music I grew up with, a time when I most felt like myself. As I've gotten older I have such an appreciation for music without words. It's pure feeling.
I love your final words about what you like now and how you hear it, Susan. That’s a beautiful perspective. Yes, I listen to lots of other things, too, in general. I will have to look up Einaudi.
My favorite classical piece is Bach Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major (yes, I had to look that up). I love the cello, I even tried to learn to play once.
I constantly have an earworm. It is often the last song I heard before I turned off the music, something I read or heard that reminded me of other lyrics, a post on instagram... (So, gather up your jackets, move it to the exits, I hope you have found a friend. Closing time, every new beginning
Comes from some other beginning's end)
Music has always played a huge role in my life, yet a graph would show that time spent listening has declined over time. After thinking about why, I came up with a few reasons. The kids choose their own music now and I have lost control over the car stereo. Other portable options have emerged, streaming podcasts, audiobooks, tv shows on an ipad. When I am drawing I am usually watching tv shows or twitch streams. I spend 180 minutes per week waiting in my car, I often listen to music while I draw there, and I keep saying I am going to try music at home, to see if that changes anything, but my current set up is so habitual that I always forget I am going to change it up. I do a few long drives per week, and I listen to audiobooks. I would probably enjoy music, but teenage dj doesn't let me choose and tends to listen to the same songs over and over. I can tune that out with an audiobook.
I do not own a cd player, although there might be one in my car.
I have always wanted to be a person that likes classical music, and there are definitely pieces I enjoy, but bottom line I am never going to be a classical (or jazz) person.
That’s a good point about how many other things we listen to not. Like you, I tend to have other background noise on, especially because of the timing for when I draw. I think my graph, too, would show a decline, and that surprises me a bit. While today was classical because of the earworms, music has always been important for me, too. Interesting. I am sorry that you all aren’t taking turns in the car! I looked up the Bach you mentioned, and I know that one, and I would never have known the name. That bugs me. Thank you for your comment - good to see you today for drawing.
I go through phases where I listen to almost exclusively classical or orchestral music. Max Richter is a fav, Jasmine Myra is great, more of a jazz slant. I like Joe Hisaishi and other film scores too. I feel like it gives me more space to think. But then I go through other phases too!
I’ve got The Blue Notebooks lined up to listen to tomorrow while I work. Thanks for mentioning Richter. You need a go-to moving list for the coming weeks!
When my oldest son was four he would ask for ‘Für Elise’ to be put on repeat on the iPod. He would listen for hours. I’m sure it was more related to his love of Peanuts and Schroeder always playing that while Lucy bothered him, but I did always like the fact that he would ask for a classical song. After that grew tiresome he would ask for “White and Nerdy” by Weird Al Yankovich, so I’m not sure what that says about him or me as a parent. Ha!
We also no longer have a CD player, except at the cabin up north and that one never gets used. We also have a giant box of CDs up in the garage attic. We are hesitant to get rid of them and we don’t really know why. Nostalgia maybe.
I have Spotify playlists for everything I do! A playlist for the art studio, a playlist for the treadmill, a playlist for when it’s hot and sunny outside, a playlist just for the month of January…etc, etc. If I’m working on something I need to concentrate on, I will pull up one of the Spotify generated playlists Focus genre.
If I hear any song from ‘The Greatest Showman’ I’ll be singing it for days! 😂 Recently, I heard a song on one of those cheesy medication commercials and it was stuck in my head for hours because I couldn’t place it, but I knew that I knew it. Turns out it was “Come Alive”
….and now I shall sing ‘Come Alive’ for the rest of the night…
I love the Schroeder connection with Fur Elise and your son. That’s great. I’m sure it’s still embedded in his memories now. I like your approach to playlists. I have so many, but not always based on what I’m going…. That’s a great approach. Spotify’s auto lists and recommendations engine work really well. It makes things easy…. But different, right? I’m glad you figured out your current earworm. I hope you’ve enjoyed the nighttime music in your head. 😂 Have a good week!
No CD player here, except for dysfunctional ones in the car(s)! I think I held onto a few "precious" ones, but I currently could not tell you where they are stored. Earworms are a regular occurrence for me. I can generally identify the piece, but like you, I've had to go searching a time or two. What a funny experience that is!
I read an amazing piece the other day by a woman who started a 100 Day project to notice (and capture, via photograph) something extraordinary every day. When she started, her mom was healthy. By the time she ended, her mom was gone, and yet she still managed to stick to her 100 day commitment. It was inspiring and poignant. I still haven't been brave enough to start, because I'm not sure I have what I need to follow through just now. But, I love your list!
Oh, Elizabeth, that is a heartbreaking story of a 100 Day Project. Wow. I am sure, at some point, there will be a sense of gratitude for having capture that span of time, but so sad. I think long series projects can be good - at any time and for however long they last. An interesting one I've been following on Instagram is someone who is writing down one thing she "overheard" each day. Simple concept.... but interesting to focus that way on the words around you!
Ohh...that's intriguing. I've considered crafting an essay around a similar idea. The trouble for me in turning that into a 100 day project is that too many of my days are spent only interacting on screens. The nature of a rural, work from home job. But, I'd love to know more about that IG account! Thanks for sharing, Amy.
I've had the song Bananaphone by Raffi stuck in my head since I read the prompts for week 16! 🤣🤣
I often get songs stuck in my head and I can't remember their name but luckily my youngest daughter almost always knows exactly what I'm thinking! It's almost scary 🤣
I saw your Instagram post -- and so heard the song. I don't know that one, lol. But I think it's really funny that it got stuck in your head this week. It's always good to have someone around who might be able to help name or tack down our earworms! Thanks for commenting, Melissa.
I have a playlist for the 3rd year going off “wake up songs.” These are the purest form of my ear worms I think, after my brain hasn’t heard anything for hours. It’s often a snippet of something I heard on an Instagram Reel. 🙄 but sometimes it’s totally off the wall, from the past. I don’t always have one. This morning: Wrong Party by Andy Grammer and Fitz and the Tantrums. 😂
Can I suggest a variation on a theme? There’s a song by a contemporary band, Saint Motel, called “For Elise” that’s funny and to me, delightful.
I adore Clare de Lune by Debussy.
I have a CD player in my classroom still, but I rarely use it. I’ve made some playlists from favorite CDs for use at home.
If I’m writing or lettering something, music without lyrics is best. I’ve gotten into audio books this year and that helps me get through my chores or making dinner. I’ve listened to books and podcasts on walks, but I always keep one earbud out to hear the birds or traffic. I love to listen to upbeat music from all decades. I use YouTube Music for my player and they have a playlist that generates your “SuperMix” that lets me have instant variety from every genre I love. It’s great. 👍🏻
I think your running playlist of wake up songs sounds great. That’s funny and a good way to track them, too. I will check out the Saint Motel song. I’m a one-earbud person, too, and I totally understand about listening to things without words when lettering.
So nice to hear your voice along with your written word, Amy! When we moved recently, I threw out almost all of my cassette mix tapes except a few very special ones. I saved all the paper inserts with the song lists written in my or my friends’ handwriting so I could potentially put together a playlist in the exact same order someday… always those someday things that keeps me holding on to bits of things. But if I can find a way hold on to things I. A way that take up less physical space, that works I guess. I did keep the actual cassette tape from Phill Collin’s No Jacket Required, the very first cassette tape I ever got in 4th grade. Some things you still want to be able to hold in your hand even if you have nothing to play it with.
Commenting very late in the week, but I do always read your work. Every time, even though I comment late. And I always enjoy it.
Thank you, Erin. I love the you read and comment - or listen and comment! Saving the paper inserts is the kind of thing I would do, too. That makes total sense. Someday you’ll make a great playlist from them, too. Have a good week ahead!
Beautiful voice. Yes very pertinent words
Thank you for reading, Ashley. I appreciate the comment.
I listen to a Lakshmi chant while I stitch my daily square. Day 64/100 completed this morning
That’s a beautiful combination, Zannie. Your 100 day project sounds wonderful.
I got rid of my giant box of Cds when we moved in 2020. I was told that 25 year old number two nephew was interested so I shipped them all off to Wisconsin to his parents house. I discovered when they moved last year that my box of CDs was still in their basement and I was asked if I wanted it back. The answer was no, but I was appalled that the nephew did not see any value in my beloved 80s music! How could you have no interest in The Smiths, Pretty in Pink soundtrack and Wham? Come on! 😛 I know there was some classical in there too, but not much. Vivaldi’s Four Seasons was a favorite. Thank you for your Sunday Post. Have a good week, Amy!
I have tossed all of my cds too. I don't think I had the same sadness I experienced when I retired my records (because back then a new turntable was a million bucks). If I had only known it would come back around (right round baby right round like a record baby right round round).
Oh, how disappointing, AJ, to discover the box had never been explored! Better to never have known, right? I bet there were some good ones in there, for sure. Thank you for reading. Have a great week!
I listen to different things depending on mood. It's usually either instrumental piano or guitar music when drawing. I enjoy Einaudi's piano compositions and there are so many of them I'd like to learn. I also grew up on hair bands and 80's rock, so I listen to a lot of that when I'm cleaning the house or walking. I listen to more current stuff too, but I always find myself reverting to the music I grew up with, a time when I most felt like myself. As I've gotten older I have such an appreciation for music without words. It's pure feeling.
I love your final words about what you like now and how you hear it, Susan. That’s a beautiful perspective. Yes, I listen to lots of other things, too, in general. I will have to look up Einaudi.
My favorite classical piece is Bach Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major (yes, I had to look that up). I love the cello, I even tried to learn to play once.
I constantly have an earworm. It is often the last song I heard before I turned off the music, something I read or heard that reminded me of other lyrics, a post on instagram... (So, gather up your jackets, move it to the exits, I hope you have found a friend. Closing time, every new beginning
Comes from some other beginning's end)
Music has always played a huge role in my life, yet a graph would show that time spent listening has declined over time. After thinking about why, I came up with a few reasons. The kids choose their own music now and I have lost control over the car stereo. Other portable options have emerged, streaming podcasts, audiobooks, tv shows on an ipad. When I am drawing I am usually watching tv shows or twitch streams. I spend 180 minutes per week waiting in my car, I often listen to music while I draw there, and I keep saying I am going to try music at home, to see if that changes anything, but my current set up is so habitual that I always forget I am going to change it up. I do a few long drives per week, and I listen to audiobooks. I would probably enjoy music, but teenage dj doesn't let me choose and tends to listen to the same songs over and over. I can tune that out with an audiobook.
I do not own a cd player, although there might be one in my car.
I have always wanted to be a person that likes classical music, and there are definitely pieces I enjoy, but bottom line I am never going to be a classical (or jazz) person.
I love the letter, no matter how long it is.
That’s a good point about how many other things we listen to not. Like you, I tend to have other background noise on, especially because of the timing for when I draw. I think my graph, too, would show a decline, and that surprises me a bit. While today was classical because of the earworms, music has always been important for me, too. Interesting. I am sorry that you all aren’t taking turns in the car! I looked up the Bach you mentioned, and I know that one, and I would never have known the name. That bugs me. Thank you for your comment - good to see you today for drawing.
I go through phases where I listen to almost exclusively classical or orchestral music. Max Richter is a fav, Jasmine Myra is great, more of a jazz slant. I like Joe Hisaishi and other film scores too. I feel like it gives me more space to think. But then I go through other phases too!
I’ve got The Blue Notebooks lined up to listen to tomorrow while I work. Thanks for mentioning Richter. You need a go-to moving list for the coming weeks!
When my oldest son was four he would ask for ‘Für Elise’ to be put on repeat on the iPod. He would listen for hours. I’m sure it was more related to his love of Peanuts and Schroeder always playing that while Lucy bothered him, but I did always like the fact that he would ask for a classical song. After that grew tiresome he would ask for “White and Nerdy” by Weird Al Yankovich, so I’m not sure what that says about him or me as a parent. Ha!
We also no longer have a CD player, except at the cabin up north and that one never gets used. We also have a giant box of CDs up in the garage attic. We are hesitant to get rid of them and we don’t really know why. Nostalgia maybe.
I have Spotify playlists for everything I do! A playlist for the art studio, a playlist for the treadmill, a playlist for when it’s hot and sunny outside, a playlist just for the month of January…etc, etc. If I’m working on something I need to concentrate on, I will pull up one of the Spotify generated playlists Focus genre.
If I hear any song from ‘The Greatest Showman’ I’ll be singing it for days! 😂 Recently, I heard a song on one of those cheesy medication commercials and it was stuck in my head for hours because I couldn’t place it, but I knew that I knew it. Turns out it was “Come Alive”
….and now I shall sing ‘Come Alive’ for the rest of the night…
I love the Schroeder connection with Fur Elise and your son. That’s great. I’m sure it’s still embedded in his memories now. I like your approach to playlists. I have so many, but not always based on what I’m going…. That’s a great approach. Spotify’s auto lists and recommendations engine work really well. It makes things easy…. But different, right? I’m glad you figured out your current earworm. I hope you’ve enjoyed the nighttime music in your head. 😂 Have a good week!
No CD player here, except for dysfunctional ones in the car(s)! I think I held onto a few "precious" ones, but I currently could not tell you where they are stored. Earworms are a regular occurrence for me. I can generally identify the piece, but like you, I've had to go searching a time or two. What a funny experience that is!
I read an amazing piece the other day by a woman who started a 100 Day project to notice (and capture, via photograph) something extraordinary every day. When she started, her mom was healthy. By the time she ended, her mom was gone, and yet she still managed to stick to her 100 day commitment. It was inspiring and poignant. I still haven't been brave enough to start, because I'm not sure I have what I need to follow through just now. But, I love your list!
Appreciate your thoughts, Amy, as always.
Oh, Elizabeth, that is a heartbreaking story of a 100 Day Project. Wow. I am sure, at some point, there will be a sense of gratitude for having capture that span of time, but so sad. I think long series projects can be good - at any time and for however long they last. An interesting one I've been following on Instagram is someone who is writing down one thing she "overheard" each day. Simple concept.... but interesting to focus that way on the words around you!
Ohh...that's intriguing. I've considered crafting an essay around a similar idea. The trouble for me in turning that into a 100 day project is that too many of my days are spent only interacting on screens. The nature of a rural, work from home job. But, I'd love to know more about that IG account! Thanks for sharing, Amy.
I've had the song Bananaphone by Raffi stuck in my head since I read the prompts for week 16! 🤣🤣
I often get songs stuck in my head and I can't remember their name but luckily my youngest daughter almost always knows exactly what I'm thinking! It's almost scary 🤣
I saw your Instagram post -- and so heard the song. I don't know that one, lol. But I think it's really funny that it got stuck in your head this week. It's always good to have someone around who might be able to help name or tack down our earworms! Thanks for commenting, Melissa.
I have a playlist for the 3rd year going off “wake up songs.” These are the purest form of my ear worms I think, after my brain hasn’t heard anything for hours. It’s often a snippet of something I heard on an Instagram Reel. 🙄 but sometimes it’s totally off the wall, from the past. I don’t always have one. This morning: Wrong Party by Andy Grammer and Fitz and the Tantrums. 😂
Can I suggest a variation on a theme? There’s a song by a contemporary band, Saint Motel, called “For Elise” that’s funny and to me, delightful.
I adore Clare de Lune by Debussy.
I have a CD player in my classroom still, but I rarely use it. I’ve made some playlists from favorite CDs for use at home.
If I’m writing or lettering something, music without lyrics is best. I’ve gotten into audio books this year and that helps me get through my chores or making dinner. I’ve listened to books and podcasts on walks, but I always keep one earbud out to hear the birds or traffic. I love to listen to upbeat music from all decades. I use YouTube Music for my player and they have a playlist that generates your “SuperMix” that lets me have instant variety from every genre I love. It’s great. 👍🏻
Have a wonderful week!
I think your running playlist of wake up songs sounds great. That’s funny and a good way to track them, too. I will check out the Saint Motel song. I’m a one-earbud person, too, and I totally understand about listening to things without words when lettering.
There’s a mnemonic for that. It’s in a clever book called “From Bach to Verse” by Josefa Heifetz.
Why did Beethoven write this awful piece?
It wasn’t free, that was for sür.
The money, all in cash, came from Elise,
So that is who he wrote it für.
I like her take on Mozart's 40th, too: It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a Mozart!
Or Brahms' 1st: The sandwich that Brahms thought was worthy of any God
Was lettuce, tomato and slices of avoca-do.
Those are very funny rhymes, Fran, around the composers. Thanks for sharing those!
So nice to hear your voice along with your written word, Amy! When we moved recently, I threw out almost all of my cassette mix tapes except a few very special ones. I saved all the paper inserts with the song lists written in my or my friends’ handwriting so I could potentially put together a playlist in the exact same order someday… always those someday things that keeps me holding on to bits of things. But if I can find a way hold on to things I. A way that take up less physical space, that works I guess. I did keep the actual cassette tape from Phill Collin’s No Jacket Required, the very first cassette tape I ever got in 4th grade. Some things you still want to be able to hold in your hand even if you have nothing to play it with.
Commenting very late in the week, but I do always read your work. Every time, even though I comment late. And I always enjoy it.
Thank you, Erin. I love the you read and comment - or listen and comment! Saving the paper inserts is the kind of thing I would do, too. That makes total sense. Someday you’ll make a great playlist from them, too. Have a good week ahead!