At Random

I'm selecting a random song on iTunes then writing for the duration of the song. I will do this for 5 songs No idea what I'm writing about or what the song will be. Hopefully the writing will come based on the song decision.

In The Mood - Glenn Miller

Alright this is quite a choice iTunes made for me. I've always loved this song and thought it bizarre and sad that Glenn Miller and his band died in a plane crash. Anyway whenever I hear this song my mind is transported to the 1940s. I see a big open dance hall with the band blaring and the horn section going out of control. The floor is packed with American servicemen in uniform and they are dancing the night away with wives, girlfriends, one night stands, etc. For just a few short minutes they arent thinking about when they're shipping out or the chaos that is taking place on two fronts. These were crazy times in American History. Uncertainty.

But we got through it. Yes, terrible things happened. But we got through it.

Song just ended.

Next up: City by Sara Bareilles

I just got her album and this is the first time I've heard this song. I remember seeing her at Sun God this year with Shane. Before then I only knew her because of "Love Song." This sounds like a good rainy day song so it is appropriate for today. She just asked if she could hold me. The answer for you Sara Bareilles is always yes. Every time. I'm not writing very fast because I go back and forth from thinking about what's on my mind to listening to the song.

Next up: Hot Fun in The Summertime- Sly and the Family Stone

Oh this song just makes me miss summer. Those summer days are most def when I have most of my fun back. Hi Hi Hi there. What is it about summer that makes it so longed for? I think it has to be the long days and lack of real responsibility. Man I don't want to get a job. Where is the fun then? In the working world there is no summer. Just vacation days and in the US we don't even get very many. Damn, I wonder what would have happened if I used the money my parents spend a year on tuition and bought that many lotto tickets. Would I win? What if I did? Like one of those multi-million ones. Then everyday could be summer. Especially if it was one of those $350 million ones, then my friends owuldnt have to work either because what do I need with $350 million? That would be sick. I need to get on that and stop going to college!

Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday - Stevie Wonder

Well this is just sad. I guess it kind of covers a lot of what has been on my mind. Very appropriate Stevie. I don't know what it is about Stevie Wonder but he has always been my favorite. Maybe it is his lyrics or just the warmth I feel that he brings to every song. I wonder what the world is like to him. I've always wondered what it would be like to be born blind. What must you picture in your mind when you hear a car? How must you think the world works? What would happen if Stevie Wonder could just see all of a sudden? Would his whole image of the world be turned upside down or does he have it right? I don't know. What must it be like to never see a sunset or stare in awe at the Mona Lisa?

Number 5: Somewhere Over The Rainbow- Tony Bennett

This song has gotten me out of more rough times then I care to remember. It gives me hope and I think there are a lot of songs that fulfill the same thing for many different types of people. I just like the imagery in the song. Knowing that there is a step just beyond the rain. I like to think that there is always somewhere better. I guess part of this song is sad because the little blue birds fly beyond the rainbow and I can't but one day. Why or why can't I? Well who said I couldn't? That's why I like Tony Bennett's version because he ends it with "Lets go there!" Im There.