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Happy Birthday, Mike!

Happy Birthday!

So, what did you think of it. I guess there is going to be a sequel. When I watch series on the BBC I usually put on the subtitles since I do miss a lot other wise. When I can read along in English it is easier for me. You do get the big picture but I tend to prefer to read along when possible so I won't miss anything. Maybe that's silly. I do learn new words and expressions that way too.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday!

Thanks all for the replies and songs. Indeed it doesn't have to be a tear jerker, but like I've described a song that helped you or you've listened to a lot when it had happened since it was how you felt at the time or something similar. Great story M.G. Yes, I agree about past loves. For me it is like this: once I grow to love someone, that stays with me usually. Unless he would have done something really terrible like hit me or something. I wouldn't say I was still in love with a past love, but yes I do still love them in a way and like I've told about my best friend, we still see each other and are friends. Not that that is always easy, especially not at first when you've just broken up. Yes Tom, like therapy. Exactly! Is that you singing/playing? Great!

Hi Jeff, thanks for your reply. Great that you are recording your song. I did write lyrics about my friend when I did a vocalese job for my friend Jay. He had written a song about his wife with a title that reminded me of my friend. The song is about how I had experienced our friendship or how I used to see him really. I haven't recorded it but maybe Jay will use it with another singer some day. He's the one I have mentioned in Atlanta when you told about the gigs you arranged at that place you organized for; do you remember I did ask about that? I did tell him about your venue, but he couldn't get his band together at that point. Not too long ago I did compose a song about a lost love. While composing and writing lyrics I did cry every time I worked on it, but that way it did help me to handle the situation and now I can sing it without crying. Music as medication so to speak. So in a way composing this was a way for me to deal with the break up. I still need to do harmonies for this one, so there's work to be done on it. Emotionally I'm not ready to perform it to be honest and I did write it just to express myself in the first place, but it is a good song so who knows. I love your title btw!

I guess I've completely misinterpreted. Sorry Jim, must be a language thing. I actually agree with you about swinging. I would like to see her performance live though.

I meant, us singers. Sorry, Jim.

Hi all, Although I hope most of you are very much in love with someone at the moment. I'm sure I'm not the only one that did look/has been looking for comfort in music when a relationship did not turn out the way expected. Please share your favourite "break up" song or songs, that helped you through this heart ache at some point in your life and, when you're comfortable with telling, the story of the love that goes with . The music can be from any genre as long it was the music that sucked you into the gloom or got you back to life or anything in between, whatever is appropriate to your story. Ok, well, I guess it is fair that I'll go and share first. Here's a song that made me cry but also helped me. Here's a personal story: The guy that belongs with this song used to be my best friend. I met him in my teens and we got on from the moment we met. It was strange, I was really young but this guy who was somewhat older than me really seemed to have a mutual soul. We just connected. I trusted him with every thing, he would never think anything was odd. He was really open minded and because I was not really an ordinary girl and felt I didn't fit in with my peers at times, maybe since I had experienced other things in life already they hadn't yet. Not sure, but I did feel different. He was my best friend for years and he tried to educate me musically. Tom Waits came from that, so this music is connected to my friend. Our lives went on and about 1,5 decade later on a late night he confessed to me he had fallen in love with me the moment we met. I didn't know. He hadn't told me since I was so young and he didn't want to lay it on me. He just wanted me to be happy and when he could contribute to that in any way that was enough for him. I guess I was not surprised since I always had felt he loved me and frankly I did love him too, so I told him that. He was really happy, but we never got to be a couple since well, there were two lives and other people involved at that time who would get hurt. So we decided to just stay friends and we still are, only he's not really my best friend anymore. I guess this did influence us after all. Neither of us wanted to be selfish and pursue this love when it would mean we'd have to hurt people. It just wasn't an option. Maybe now I'd just have wanted he wouldn't have told me, so we'd still be best friends. I miss that. Hope you'll share your song with or withhout story. Thanks. Kind regards, page

Singing you need to do with your whole body, so I don't see a problem there. My coach always emphasized that. I'm sure she will get to that. I agree with Mike. I'm happy to see a singer like this one. It is inspiring to all of us!

"cloggy - definition A particular breed of human who inhabit an exceedingly flat country bordering on the North Sea. Commonly over 6' tall, sporting a bushy moustache which does nothing to hide their enomous overbite, often seen riding ancient bicycles without due care and attention, and famed for wearing wooden shoes (clogs), from which their name derives. More likely to be on state-sponsored indefinite sick leave than have a job, these animals stack themselves into state-sponsored apartment blocks in the most densely populated area of northern Europe. Often seen in other parts of the world in their caravans, liberally stocked with chocolate sprinkles (to be eaten on bread), Heineken, meat croquettes, and porno mags, shocked that they are above sea level and not quite sure how to deal with the rarified air of the Cambridgeshire mountains. Children and dogs are usually untrained." Hm, interesting. When possible I'd be happy to listen to your English view over drinks some time, MG. Then you'd see I do not grow a moustace of any kind for one and I'dtell you my personal story with this guy named 'Heineken' and why I would never drink his beer. So a few differences amongs us clogs. I would treat you to some nice cheese from the lokal area which serves well with a drink and then have a few good laughs.

Hi fasstrack, I didn't know about your difficult living situation. I'm happy to hear things have changed to the better and you can feel 'at home' finally. Hope the lack of sleep will be the next thing you'll resolve! Take care over there. Kind regards, page

Cheesy? That's easy when you come from around the windmills, they call us "cheeseheads". You can do some more encores, I won't mind. I LOVE HIM too! For exactly the same reason as you. I'd love to hear that imagination should you decide to want to record that.

I'm sure Johnny Cash was authentic, I've always felt so from the moment I first heard him. Glen Campbell I don't really know and I didn't really want to compare them since I actually can't do it for lack of knowledge about Glen's music. The documentary was lovely though, it was about his goodbye tour when he had Alzheimers and he and his family want to do a proper goodbye to his fans. That alone touched me itself. A lot of love in that family, he was a lucky guy. A lot of singers, instrumentalists too probably, have some kind of act. It doesn't necessarily mean they are not genuine, maybe just a way they feel comfortable with doing on stage presenting themselves. There are just a few who dare to lay their soul completely bare on stage, it isn't easy but it feels good when you can let the music speak for you and just go with it without hesitaton. I think it was that way for Johnny Cash.

In the windmill area we are mighty proud of the Metropool Orkest winning with their album "Sylva" they've made with Snarky Puppy! Jippie!

I think she is quite awesome. I know for a fact it is challenging to write vocalise, I've done a few myself. She is quite good at it. I hope to hear many more of her hand. I don't think she is trying to duplicate the tone of John Coltrane, no one can do that, nor should one want to. She does bring something new to his song the way she has done this and not every musician is able to do that.

Yeah, that is what I mean. It is just that it is about life, about life itself you know. For me that is what music is about. It makes me cry, really, to feel the expression even when it is not my own emotion but it is just the way they are telling the story. If that makes any sense..

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday!

Thanks for all the songs and stories guys. I'm enjoying all! The thing I like so much about the music of Johnny Cash is the story in his song. I didn't grow up with his music, since I only heard classical music when i was young and it wasn't until my teens that I began to learn about pop music etc since I got a radio and listened to music on the radio. Not much Johnny Cash on the Dutch radio those days, at least so far as I know. I've always had a thing for the type of music, like country style, but overall the story in a song whatever genre it was in. That got me interested. I was the type of girl that wrote down the lyrics from ear to learn what a song was about. I still remember songlyrics from that time, f.e. I've written down most of the songs Of Simon and Garfunkel since my brother gave me a tape with their music and I love it so much. Same for Neil Diamond and Leonard Cohen. No Johnny Cash among my brother's interest at that time to my regret. I could have learned of his music sooner. I saw a lovely and impressing doc about Glen Campbell. I didn't know him although I knew some of his songs. I can imagine he has been as popular with you guys as Johnny Cash. Thanks again, especially for the personal memories, f.e. those of Jim and Duane. Really lovely!

I didn't say I was hip, lol, but yes I think it is still fashionable. I buy a lot second hand and not at places that call themselves "vintage". I've dropped down a size in the last 2 years and had to get some new jeans since a belt just wasn't enough anymore and well it looked just.... (you know) Now I did find some pretty neat jeans for €4,- even from "hot" brands. I've never cared much for brand clothes btw, I just choose what I like, fashion or not. While shopping for performances I generally made it a habit to go look the time after Christmas when "festive" clothes got to be on sale and so I've bought some pretty dresses suitable for performance for the big band I was in. Unfortunately some of those have gotten to be too large so when a friend asked me to go somewhere where I needed clothes like that I found that I basically had very little left to wear left. I've replaced a few pieces now, but it will take some time. Some I have brought to a tailor since it was too difficult to do myself. I can do a little when the model isn't too complicated. When I was in my teens my mom didn't have that much money (my dad had died and had to take care of us kids on her own) and I could not wear anything fashionable since it was just too expensive. Basically I had 'school' clothes (no uniform) in the meaning of some decent stuff which I wore at school and had to take off as soon as I came home since it needed to stay proper and in one piece. I could not play in them or whatever, so I had other clothes that I did wear at home. Of course children I played with in the neighbourhood did notice that and found that strange. I know my mom did not have any money to spare, we were poor, and I didn't complain to her cause I understood but I've always hated.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday!

Sorry, don't know how this post ended up in this thread. I'm still having 'mouse' problems maybe that caused it. maybe it got duplicated from the other thread. Weird!