A song that makes me think about life Today I’m searching for a song about life for Song of the Day 19. When you think of life what do you think of? One could think of bringing a new life into the world or someone that has led a full life and ready to leave the world. Whether living or dying it’s a part of life. I wrote this blog three years ago showing how the circle of life between a person and a rose is so similar. http://themarthareview.com/circle-of-life/ But
A song from the day I was born Since I don’t remember a song from the day I was born, which is the daily prompt, I did some searching for today’s Song of the Day 18. I found Cruising Down the River by Blue Barron and His Orchestra is my song! This song was written by Eily Beadell and Nell Tollerton. Ray Charles sang this song in concert halls in the 1930’s. Early recordings of Cruising Down the River was recorded by Lou Preager and his Orchestra with Paul Rich
Since today is National Take your Parents to the Playground Day I thought it would be fun to share a Playground Day with you. The other day I took my GGmama and papa to a beautiful playground. It didn’t have swings or climbing bars but it had long wooden walks over the marsh and when we got to the end there was a little secret playhouse along the water’s edge. The playhouse was filled with beautiful trees, some of them covered with seashells. These were called wishing trees where you
A song I like to sing as a duet (karaoke) I can sing along to just about any song that I know the tune to even if I don’t know all the words. Singing is in my blood, I use to sing in the church choir with my mom when I was young. She had a beautiful alto voice and I was soprano. My singing ended back in 2009 when I had a mini stroke that affected my vocal cords and throat. I was only able to squeak instead of
A song that is a classic favorite The prompt for Song of the Day 16 is to name a song that is a classic favorite. According to Wikipedia, “A classic is an outstanding example of a particular style, something of lasting worth or with a timeless quality.” Others say it’s the age whether it be years, decades or centuries. I never thought about if a song was a classic or not, if I enjoyed listening to it, that’s all that mattered. If I had to pick a classic Blowin’ In the Wind