3 posts tagged “music”
I got up to a Twitter update from George letting me know Dan Fogelberg had died. That news added a layer of sadness to my day.
On Saturday B and I were driving around my hometown and "Same Old Lang Syne" came on the radio. I tried but couldn't adequately explain to her how much Dan Fogelberg, and particularly "Same Old Lang Syne" and "Run for the Roses" meant had always meant to me. Call him 70s light rock, call him cheese, call him sappy, call him what you want but he always struck an emotional chord with me and I'm grateful to have his music in my life. There is some music that I have and occasionally listen to and that's that. There is other music that isn't just a passive bystander to my life, it's an active participate and I'm grateful to have it. The best compliment I can pay a musician is to not just enjoy his music but to be grateful for its presence in my life.
I'm grateful for
Dan Fogelberg's music. A couple years ago I was going through a rough
time and I found myself listening to "Same Old Lang Syne" a great deal
in late Spring. I was so emotionally raw the song made me cry almost
every time I listened to it but it also made me feel a little bit
better each time. That tiny little emotional release that this song
about old loves, home towns, warm memories and being home for the
holidays gave me brought comfort to me. Thank you Mr. Fogelberg.
George is right, Same Old Lang Syne won't be the same knowing you're
not around anymore.
This was originally posted on January 3, 2003. It's long since been offline but like all the On a path archives it still lives on my hard drive. Ellen and I were talking about this list this morning so I thought I'd resurrect it.
"Music to Slash Your Wrist To" is being put together by my aunt Ellen and myself via email today. We only have the first two tracks thus far so I'll come back and add others as we get them.
Music to Slash Your Wrist To
1. Chicago by Ryan Adams, Ellen
2. Wild Horses by The Rolling Stones, Michelle
3. Romeo and Juliet by the Indigo Girls (live Mountain Stage version), Ellen
4. Two Star by Everything But The Girl, Michelle
5. Black by Pearl Jam, Ellen
6. Brick by Ben Folds Five, M
7. Brag by the Cutting Crew, E
8. New Favorite by Alison Krauss and Union Station, M
9. February by Dar Williams, E
10. Grace by Jeff Buckley, M
11. Wasted Time by The Eagles *With the orchestral "Wasted Time Reprise" that preceeds it, E
12. Half a World Away by REM, M
13. Sane by Nate Borofsky, E
14. Do What You Have To Do by Sarah McLachlan, M
15. Walk Away by the Indigo Girls, E
16. Colorblind Counting Crows, M
17. November Rain by Guns and Roses (full 8 minute version), E
18. In the Gloaming by The Story, M
19. I Will Never Be the Same by Melissa Etheridge
20. Silver Dagger by Dolly Parton, M
I've added a lot of music to my collection in the past four years so I can definitely think of some additions and changes.
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