Put Another Nickel in that Machine
Ever been driving down the road and a song comes on the radio that you find yourself singing to?This happens a lot to me.
Music- for me- is the source of my muse. When I listen to a song, my brain interacts with all these thoughts that I've had going on all day long. Pieces of conversations my characters have been having. Emotions conveyed. Scenes that have yet to happen. Music keeps me fresh, gets my mind right, puts me in the spot. And for my current WIP, nothing has ever been hinged on music as much as this.
Recently, I discovered iTunes. I fully believe that iTunes is a work of the devil specificially targeted towards me. I'm always needing new music and what better way to suck my last dollar than to give me one place that has every type of music I could ever want and no name bands just trying to make a living (which are my favorite) than to give me a program on my computer that is at my beck and call? But I can't complain because the muse has been extremely kind towards me since the discovery of the iTunes store.
I have music that I've always wanted in my writing playlist that I could never find. Music that sings to me. Music with imagery so vivid that my mind goes wild with ideas. It inspires me to write more, write faster and write better and with the combination of coming back from the Spring Fling a different writer, it's just fuel on the fire.
Which brings me to my point. My life revolves around playlists. If I were making a playlist right now (while writing this blog) I'd have Ella, Frank, Rosemary, Dean... All the music I listen to while working. The sounds of the old music soothe me, calm me into a state of euphoria and this allows me to think clearly. If I'm working on my WIP Double Vision, then I have Limp Bizkit, Lacuna Coil, Evanescence, Hurt, Within Temptation... All these songs in my playlist convey my heroine's inner self. It's how I find my voice.
So today's question is, if you listen to music while writing, do you have specific songs you stick with? Do you find yourself switching up playlist as you move into different parts of your plot? Readers, do you need background noise or complete silence when reading a good book? Every think to yourself when you hear a song come on and you're reading that it fits so perfectly to the moment?
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Music is the inspiration for plotting while I'm driving, but not when I'm writing--I can't think if there are lyrics.
I do remember really listening to the lyrics of Shadow of the Day for the first time and when it got to that "sometimes goodbye's the only way" it was like wham! It fit so perfectly with the black moment in my work it brought tears to my eyes.
So do I win the rum for posting first today? Or is that just a given for anyone who drops by? ;)
When I first started writing, I lived on a house by a lake I could see from the window. If that wasn't bad enough, I had a long playlist on the computer, plus a Tim McGraw CD. I began a historical with "I may be a real bad boy but baby I'm a real good man" running through my head. I write in quiet now, looking at a wall with a bulletin board. I've gotten a lot more done.:)
I need music. Helps me set the location and mood of my books.
I listen to classical/trance/world for my historicals, and other stuff for my contemps.
Right now, I'm on a rotation of Lisa Gerrard for Jinan's book. I haven't gotten sick of it yet so that is good. She's an amazing vocalist, and most of her songs are Persian/Asian/African inspired. She uses has a lot of traditional instruments, by some of the words best percussionists et cetera. Peter Bourke/Patrick Cassidy... and I'll stop, now, you probably don't care for the details. :)
Needless to say, music is very important to my writing.
I wish I could listen to music while I write, but I need silence. I have heard songs that remind me of characters I have floating around in my head.
If I would make up a play list for my current WIP. It would include Michael Buble, Carrie Underwood,Josh Groban, and Nickelback. A very diversified group, but that's how I roll:)
Great blog Sin, and I love your playlist of oldies. Very impressive, you gotta love Frank and Ella:)
It always amazes me that I don't have playlists for my writing. My life has a definite soundtrack and when I hit certain moods, there are certain kinds of music I have to have. On those days I wake up in a bad mood I always put on what I call my "angry music". Breaking Benjamin, Seether, or Nickelback. Mild by your standards but angry enough for me. As long as I can sing the "F" bomb, I'm good. LOL!
I have heard songs that fit my WIP perfectly and I'm trying to put together a collection. But they aren't songs I can listen to while writing. Like others have said, I can't listen to songs while writing. I just stop writing and sing the lyrics.
Sin - you've got that genius mind. They say those things never turn off. But it sounds like you've figured out what you need to make it work for you. If that's how you write that incredible stuff, then keep the money rolling to iTunes. :)
Oh, and I couldn't let go of my Frankie, Dean, Buble, Ella and many others. At the risk of sounding old, they just don't make music like that anymore. Well, Buble does but it's rare.
If I'm writing, I'm usually more productive with lyric-less music. Like POTC3 Soundtrack. Very productive. But there are songs (country and pop) that have inspired scenes, complete wonderful scenes in my brain--and sometimes I can listen to them a few times and write down the idea.
Gillian! You will rum everyday but I'll sneak some of the Capt'ns finest up for you for being number 1 today!
Shadow of the Day-- sounds like an As I Lay Dying song. Who's it by? I love your post. I'm that way with the perfect lyrics. There's a part in one of my favorite writing song (Falling by Lacuna Coil) where the lead singer sings, "I'm free, free to be. I'm not another liar. I just want to be myself... myself." And that's SO my heroine. The whole song sings of her.
Wow Maggie! I would love that type writing scenario! I've always imagined what that would be like, sorta like a romantic drama. But I can see how you would procrastinate by just looking out the window and daydreaming. Okay, that would be me. Which was why working in the kitchen with my desk facing a wall worked better for me. LOL
Tiff, music sets the location for me as well. As well as anything else that goes into writing a book. If I didn't have music, I would be stuck in the same spot like a broken record.
I love music. I'm not much for the worldly type beats but you never know what you might end up liking. I might have to look these names up on iTunes and see if I can hear a sample.
I don't mind general background noise (Starbucks is great) but I can't listen to music. I find myself getting too into the music and if there are lyrics it's even worse!
But if I ever DO need a playlist, I know exactly where to come! ;)
Put me in the crowd with those who can't listen and write. I just sit and sing the lyrics and get nothing done. I do hear songs that inspire story, though.
Music has always been a huge part of my life. Almost all the music I've ever listend to has some type of feeling or memory attached to it. It would only stand to reason that I would attach music to my writing but I really haven't done that yet. I can see it helping me with my contemporary more than the historical.
I have a whole Sing 'N Swing (Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bennett, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, etc.) cassette my brother made for me over 15 years ago, Terri. The DH turned it into a CD and it's one my prized possessions. I've even got my kids borrowing it. It puts us all in a happy place.
WP- I know. When I was writing the blog yesterday, I was thinking about you having peace and quiet while you write. Coming from someone who needs noise, I just don't understand how you do it. You must have Ranger's inner peaceful zen place.
Love Josh Groban and Michael Buble. I own all his CD's. His voice is just to die for. Actually both of their voices are.
I love Johnny Mathis, Doris Day, Glenn Miller Band, Benny Goodman, Tony Bennett. I love them all.
Irish - it cracks me up whenever Isabelle here's a classic that Michael Buble has covered and she starts yelling that they stole Michael's song. I have to explain that they probably did it first. LOL!
My grandmother went to HS with Dean Martin so he's sort of special in my household. Though she didn't have much good to say about him. Apparently, he was a womanizer even in HS. LOL!
Ter, I laughed. You know me so well. I was reading saying to myself... "Lord, she thinks those are hardcore..." LOL
I'm telling you, if you're angry, this is the song I put on. "Break Stuff" by Limp Bizkit. Talk about a song you can kick some ass to.
I'm a singer myself. I love to sing and dance but there is something about it when I'm writing that I just don't register it. It's strange. Because all the songs I listen to are songs I'd sing to on a regular basis.
I love Jane Monheit, Stacey Kent, Diana Krall, Michael Buble, Josh Groban. Of course, with all my music that is considered some of the best stuff ever written and sang, I have headbanger music and hip/hop. LOL
PS. You're demented. Genius brain? Girlfriend, please.
I can't listen to music while I'm writing, but I do get some fun ideas while I'm in the car.
Music gives me those emotions, I don't know what it is, nostalgia or something, that can be gold when I'm trying to write.
But, I get distracted easily. So, no listening while I write.
Hellion I posted this last night and said to Matt, "I wrote about music in my blog. I'll bet you Hellion mentions POTC."
He gave me that look (You know that droll, sideways look he's mastered from his recliner.) "That's not a bet. It's a sure thing."
Of course, I already knew you listened to POTC. I was just hoping to get something out of it. LOL
Kids with music are hilarious, Terri. I have several instances where my kids just started singing along with the piped in music in an elevator or at a store. They know all the classics. The best was listening to my 2 year old nephew sing Sinatra's Fly Me To The Moon or Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire.
Irish- OMG. That CD is so awesome! I don't even have to hear it to know. When I was a little girl, my granpa would put his Glenn Miller record and dance me around the small space in the living room. Music holds precious memories for me too. My granpa would sing and my granma would smile at him over her embroidery while records played. I never knew music came on cassettes until later on. LOL
Yeah, Break Stuff I could probably do. That is the one that sort of started a riot at the more recent version of Woodstock. LOL! Nothing like making an angry mob angrier.
I was afraid you'd want me to listen to Pantera or Damage Plan. But I can't go there. LOL!
I hate to tell you but that mind racing thing is a sign of genius. I'm not sure what the violent streak is a sign of...
Steph J, girlfriend, you need music- I'm your girl! I can't write in a coffee shop. I get distracted by the smell. It's like a narcotic flowing through my veins, melting away all my resolve to write. LOL
Ter, I can so see Dean being a womanizer in high school. LOL. My gramma was always infatuated with Rock Hudson. I'd have to hear, "That man can park his shoes underneath my side of the bed any old time." Oooh, gramma, you'd have to be a man first. LOL
Marn, not you too! Music in the car is always a good thing for me. My mind is always turning in the car. I've got a whole notepad filled with stuff from the past couple of weeks. I was jotting down stuff on my way to lunch yesterday and driving with my knee. I see that look. At least I slowed down.
Ter- I do listen to Pantera and Damage Plan. I also listen to Static X, Disturbed, Metallica (old stuff only, not that new crap they pass off as Metallica), As I Lay Dying, Divine Heresy, Bullet For My Valentine and a bunch of others. The whole songs of screaming get on my nerves after a while but if I'm in a mood, I can listen all day. But that Limp Bizkit song, I can listen to that all day every day.
Violent streak.. has something to do with my inner child. To control it, I do kickboxing twice a week. Trust me, on Thursday's I couldn't kick a kindergarteners ass even if I tried. LOL
I need silence to write. Maybe that's why my most productive writing time is between midnight and four. I hear what's in my head more clearly without music, TV, ringing phones, or conversation. But I do find music inspires ideas--both as seeds for new projects and as ways out of mazes.
My musical tastes are eclectic. At any given moment my playlist will likely include a half dozen musical genres, big band songs among them. My youngest nephew is a big anime fan. It always makes me laugh when I hear upteen versions of "Fly Me to the Moon" on his Neon Genesis Evangelion soundtrack.
http://www.lisagerrard.com/Sound/Solo/solo.html?SpaceWord=%5Btype+Function%5D
:) Hopefully that comes through. My favourite all time group is Dead Can Dance, they split in 2000 to go solo (I did see their reunion tour in '05) But Lisa's singles are amazing...
If the link doesn't come through, just go to lisagerrard.com enter the site, and look for the head 'sound' There's samples of everything.
Janga, that's when my best writing time is as well. Which means I do my best writing on Saturday night. For me, there is no distractions away from the keyboard. At about 11, it's way too late to pick up the house. We don't have cable so I can't use the excuse of watching TV. The phones don't ring. I'm not bothered to make conversation. I love late night.
Anime music? My little sister is a huge fan of anime. But I didn't know they made soundtracks of the music.
Tiff, can't get the music to load on my work computer. I'm gonna try later! Thanks for the link!
Terri - the bit about Isabelle reminds me of a story I heard a long time ago about Sting. Apparently his kids heard him singing with Sean Combs (what is he now, P Diddy?) and they didn't get why their dad was singing one of P Diddy's songs. Sting had to explain that P Diddy was covering Sting's song...
Buble singing "Everything" is fabulous. It puts me in such a good mood!
Steph - Isabelle loves Moulin Rouge (yes I know I shouldn't let her watch it) and she prefers that version of Roxanne to the original. Which is heresy in my book.
It also cracks me up that she knows all these old Queen songs because of Happy Feet. She knows words to things I don't know!
Ha, I thought I was just a tard... you can go to amazon and listen without buying. Just click on the image of the cover--her solo stuff is the best, though duality is pretty damn good too. :)
Be forewarned, I'm weird... and I did not subject poor Ter and Hell to any of this.
Don't let Tiff fool you. She's sent me Dead Can Dance stuff in the past. It's not bad. But I prefer Cynthia's stuff that she sent me. Her voice is amazing.
All this talk about the oldies made me have to get out the iPod. LOL! I'm listening to Boys Night Out with Frank, Dean and Sammy. I'm now bipping around my office. (Or would be if I didn't have so much dang work to do.)
I'm listening to Frank right now. "What's New" I love Frank.
Is her stuff on amazon too?
I will hop, skip and jump over to amazon! Thanks for the tip!
I forgot about that, Ter. I did send it to you, and I believe you deleted them all, cause I asked when I was down there... lol.
And Cynthia Hallett is a friend of mine. Her voice is very lovely. Her music is also amazing.
Not on amazon, and I think she's only got one CD available to the public, It's possible I'm not looking hard enough.
http://www.silverbirchprod.com/store/products.asp?cat=46
(Sweet Like Poison is the disk)
The other CD is called miracle, and can be found on the same site... I spoke too soon. :)
I hopped, skipped and jumped over to amazon and listened. I like it. I can see why you like listening to her music while writing. Very vivid music.
I will have to check her out at home. This computer *shaking head* No matter how I've rerouted, I still can't load some things. Hrumphf.
I think I kept the Dead stuff. I deletd that *other* stuff. That stuff that must not be named (but Hellion will probably name it).
But I didn't put the Dead stuff on my iPod. Cynthia is on there though.
Oh, and I've switch to Frank by himself too. LOL!
Right now it's "Someone to Watch Over Me". *sigh*
Love that song Ter. My favorite of all time is One for My Baby. Reminds me of my gramma.
That's bawled isn't it? Dang it.
That one tops my list as well. But I love it no matter who sings it. I balled when Bette sang it on Johnny Carson's last show. I grew up with Johnny.
I have to listen to music when I write. Since I write historicals, music helps me find 'place'. I listen to soundtracks of POTC, P&P, Master and Commander, The Good, Bad & the Ugly, Dances with Wolves and more. I prefer to write to music without words. For some reason, if I hear lyrics I'm too distracted.
Dang! I have to have my DH download music for me. I still haven't figured out how to do it. This crew has got it going on!
Sin, I just double checked with my nephew to make sure that I had not made an error. There are indeed anime soundtracks that are available on Amazon and inin most retail outlets with large CD inventories.
Another one that makes me laugh is John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" in Whisper of the Heart from Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli.
And yep, it's bawled, Ter.
If I listen to music without words, it's normally big band. Maybe some Mozart or Beethoven. Not often though. That's the stuff I wake up to.
I'm a computer nerd, Kathy. I can help you learn if you want :)
LOL. Old music being made into anime sounds. Interesting. I will mention this to the little sis, of course she probably knows about it. But I'm interested to see what it's like. I'm going to hop on youtube later and see what I can find. Thanks Janga!
Sin, that is so sweet about your grandpa. That is a story element in my contemp - the heroine dancing as a little girl with her father to "The Way You Look Tonight" by Frank!
My DH and I have been throwing on music and dancing since we've been together. When the kids showed up we would grab them and bring them in on it. One of our regulars is "More" by Bobby Darin. A couple of years ago we were in Kohl's shopping and that song was their theme song at the time. My son who was about 5 or 6 at the time stopped wide eyed and shouted "Hey Mom they're playing our song!" It was unbelievably cute!
*hugs Kathy* See! I'm not the only one listening to POTC soundtracks! I also love Braveheart's soundtrack. Very lovely and intense.
You mean NICK CAVE? Is that the person I would name?
Okay, now I have to put on some Buble so I can be happy too.
Okay, I'm feeling very old cause I have no idea who any of these groups are, Sin! The only group I recognize is Metallica! And now I'm getting scared - do you have violent dreams! I'm so white bread it ain't funny! LOL
Don't worry about it, Irish. I don't recognize all the names she mentioned. And some I only recognize from shopping for my little bro in Hot Topic. I swear, I never feel really old until I walk into that store.
*whispers in Irish's ear* Sin's really only 14. But don't tell, it's a secret.
Man, that makes Mattycakes a serious perv.....
Hush. I just turned 13. I had a party and everything.
Matty is definitely a perv. And a cradle robber. I tell him all the time.
And I love Bobby Darin!
And I love all types of music. I had no idea who some of those bands were until recently. I search for music online, and come up with the craziest stuff.
That's so adorable about your son! Playing your song! Awh.
Loved your comment about what Metallica is putting out now, Sin! That made me giggle.
I love all kinds of music too. I listen to just about everything except Jazz. I will take some Billie Holiday and Harry Connick, Jr. please.
Hellion- I'll bet the BraveHeart track is awesome! Have you listened to the King Arthur soundtrack (Clive Owen vers.)? Sweeney Todd, Demon Barber of Fleet Street is an awesome soundtrack! But I'd have to be writing a slasher novel to use it while I write. :-)
Sin, I be needin' plenty of help in finding me computer legs.
Sin, Linkin Park sings Shadow of the Day. Bet you've heard it on the radio; they played it constantly a couple of months ago.
Nat King Cole makes me melt as well.
Linkin Park is one of those bands that grew on me. When they first came out I didn't like them but I like them now. And have for a while. Though their videos are usually kind of disturbing. Chester (lead singer) is kind of cute. For a skinny boy. LOL!
And ITA about new Metallica. When Hetfield stopped being angry, they went to shit.
LOL on the videos. My oldest daughter never lets me watch them, she says it will ruin the songs for me (and a great deal of the time I'm clueless about all of the lyrics....)
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Kathy, I had to go back to see what I said. LOL. Seriously, there is a big difference between Metallica in the 80's and Metallica 20 years later. It's like soft rock. Background porn music. I dunno. It hurts my ears to hear it.
Love Billie Holliday and HCJr. Some Mel Torme. Lena Horne. Oh, to be alive back in the day to enjoy that music.
I'll help you anytime. Just wave the computer flag my way.
I can definitely appreciate Class and Ass. Now that is a great blog!
I'm late to this conversation (what else is new?) but I MUST have music on while writing. Not only that, but I've found that if I put the same song on repeat, so I can keep the same emotion going, I do best.
Last night, I spent three hours listening to Kenny Chesney's "Better as a memory," which may just be the saddest country song ever written (and that's saying something!) and my fingers flew.
But Christie, I'm with you - I never remember later what I was listening too. I spent five hours writing an action scene to Kenny Wayne Shepard's "Blue on Black," and then when it came on the radio the next day, I thought "that's a cool song - I wonder who sings it?"
Gillian, I know Linkin Park. I'm actually more of a fan of their older stuff and not the newer. Go figure. LOL. I haven't listened to them in a coon's age though. I know I've heard that song. I don't listen to the radio in the car, but I bet it was on AOL's radio station.
Ter- Amen sista. You must have anger in your metal. It's like metal rule numero uno.
Hal, I put songs on repeat as well. Especially when working on sex scenes. I have to keep up that same beat, same rise and fall of the words. There is something just wholy erotic about the beat behind a lyric.
Did you write last night?
I've not listened to country since it was the fad back in the early-mid-90's. LOL. I've heard some of the newer stuff is supposed to be a cross genre of popish rockish country. Any thoughts on that?
I did write last night! But only a thousand words. Still something :) I go through phases with country music. I'm pretty sure I have every song that was put out in the early 90's - I love that stuff! The new stuff has fewer banjos and fiddles - and a lot of is crossing to pop. Some of it's good - like the Kenny Chesney song I mentioned that is barely country - but some of it is just.....well, it's pop. And that's a crapshoot if it's good or not (to me).
Haleigh - That is an awesome song. Mostly because it has the line "All my friends are pirates." ;)
I never thought of putting a song on repeat. That's a good idea. And country has crossed a bit. But I still love it. You want emotion, pick up a Dierks Bentley CD. That's an emotional ride right there. And he's just adorable.
See, I do like guys with necks. *sticks tongue out at Captain*
Terri - I know!! Isn't it such an amazing song? And the pirates line always makes me think of you guys ;)
I love Dierks Bently! And he is adorable - all that curly hair :) There are a few new artists I just love. But I think I might still love the 90's more - Garth Brooks and Tim McGraw and Clint Black... ahhh.
Oh and Terri - I totally stole the "put the song on repeat" idea from Pamela Clare's blog - she mentioned listening to the same song for 14 hours (literally!) for a climax/action scene. I figured if it worked for her... lol.
Lord, I'm lost. All this country talk is over my head.
I musta missed out on the 14 hours of the same song convo with PC. I frequently miss a lot. LOL
Sin - it was on her blog, not this one, on the post where she offered up her playlist for Marc's character (at least, I think that's where it was).
And don't worry, conversations routinely go over my head too :)
Stick with us, Sin, we'll school you in country. LOL!
Clint is classic. And I still say "Set This Circus Down" by Tim McGraw is one of the best CDs ever. Of any genre. I never get tired of listening to that one.
Keith Urban is good for angst. And sex appeal but that's a given. :)
Though I love their songs, it's odd I don't own a single Rascal Flatts CD. I need to fix that. But I'd think anyone writing a rough-neck Alpha couldn't go wrong putting some Toby on repeat. I love that new one.
I know older country. Like Hank Williams and Patsy Cline. I know Clint Black and old Tim McGraw. Even Trisha Yearwood and Reba. But you can't get me to listen to it. I'll listen to Patsy when I feel the need to sit on the porch at night and look up at the sky, but otherwise, I reserve the feelings of wanting to die over my roadkill cat for another day.
Hal, I read that blog. How in the hell did I miss that?
I think there is a real link between country lyrics and romance novels. If you want sexy songs, listen to James Otto's “Just Got Started Lovin’ You,” Dierks Bentley's “Come a Little Closer,” or Keith Urban's “Raining on Sunday.”
If you need to ponder an idealized view of love, try Phil Vassar's "Love Is a Beautiful Thing." Or if what you need is a look at a love that has survived, listen to Alan Jackson's "Remember When." Need inspiration for a black moment, check out Trisha Yearwood's "This Is Me You’re Talking To," Reba McEntire's "Every Other Weekend," or Josh Turner's "Another Try." For teenage angst, there's Taylor Swift's "Another Picture to Burn."
POV problems? Listen in succession to Kellie Pickler's "Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind" and Brad Paisley's "I'm Still a Guy."
I think I could outline an entire romance novel using country music lyrics. LOL!
I love finding someone else who likes country music!
I do like Keith Urban. And Toby Keith has a great voice. For me, Rascall Flatts is hit or miss - some I love, and some is too sappy for me. Have you heard their song "My Worst Fear" from the Melt album? I don't know that it ever hit the radio, but it's a good one. I'm on a total Big and Rich kick right now - their song "Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace" - I love that one!
Janga - Trisha Yearwood is one of my favorites! And mixed with Josh Turner - wow! I actually wrote a whole angsty fanfic story to "Another Try."
Sin - I was wrong. It was from that blog, but it was 8 hours, not fourteen. Still..... And it was the theme song from the old Romeo and Juliet, for the scene where "you-know-who" almost died.
I love country! *LOL* And I'm with Janga. I think I could also outline an entire novel with country songs.
And I'm guilty of the REPEAT thing. God, am I guilty of this. Co-workers will come in and demand I play SOMETHING else "for the love of God."
I've been banned from playing Toby Keith's Who's Your Daddy--and that song hasn't been a hit in years.
Thanks, Janga, my daughter and I were trying to figure out who sang "Just Got Started Lovin' You". I don't think you could get a voice deeper if you tried. That guy's voice gives me goosebumps.
Ter, you gotta get Rascal Flatts "Me and My Gang". I like most of the songs on that CD. And Janga, I cannot listen to Taylor Swift's "Teardrops On My Guitar" without suffering some serious teen flashbacks, tears and all.
*grins wickedly* I love the Teardrops on My Guitar, but does anyone else think of John Cusack's Say Anything? His friend plays a guitar and writes all these songs to this guy who totally strings her along???
Only me?
Hmm.
Hellion, Corey's character in Say Anything was hysterical. She wrote like a hundred songs to this guy and each one was more depressing than the last. Talk about teen angst. And the guy, Joe, was a complete dufus!
See, that "Another Try" song bothers me because it's not a duet. They let her sing a few lines. She's practically a back up singer. So annoying.
Janga - Trisha Yearwood's "The Song Remembers When" could be an entire book. Every woman can relate to that song.
Haleigh - I don't think I've heard that one yet. But I'll be checking it out on iTunes tonight. *g* Oh, I was a country music DJ for years so if you ever want to talk country, I'm your gal. So is Janga. LOL!
And I love James Otto! I have his first CD from years ago. Remember that song "These Are the Days of Our Lives"? That was him! I think I'll download the new one tonight now that I think about it.
Terri, "The Song Remembers When" is one of the most beautiful ever written IMO. When I posted about it once on Dishing with the Divas, Bella Andre commented that when she was a somgwriter, she heard Hugh Prestwood (who wrote it) perform it and talked with him about it. I thought that was so cool.
Trisha Yearwood has a gift for picking great songs to record. "The Woman Before Me" and "I Would Have Loved You Anyway"oth would be great story starters too.
Oh, "I Would Have Love You Anyway" is the song that always reminds me of a set of books by Garlock. In the first they get together and have a HEA but then in the second, that HEA has been torn apart by war and the loss of a child. By the end of the second one, that song kept going around and around in my head. It was clear that had Kathleen known all the horrible things that would happen to them and that they would do to each other, she would have loved him anyway. Oh, that book tore me to pieces!
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