Ghost - Kylie Rothfield

This is a quick post.  Kylie Rothfield finally put out the final version of this song 8 months ago. I wish I had known, I would have shared it a lot sooner.  Her voice is gorgeous and I love the final arrangement. Woohoo!! 

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Ed Sheeran - South of the Border

I love Ed Sheeran's song South of the Border. I was going to attach the cheesy video but I thought the lyric video would be better. Enjoy!  

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Rozzi - Never Over You

I love this woman's voice.!!  Enjoy!

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Ashley McBryde - Girl Goin' Nowhere

One more to share. Love how genuine she sings her song.

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James Bay - Us

I've gone to mush listening to this song. You'll understand why when you hear it. 

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Alice Merton - No Roots

My latest musical obsession. I can't stop listening to this song.  Enjoy!

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Blue October - I Hope You're Happy

A little rock to go with my rhythm and blues. Enjoy!

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Rozzi Crane - Uphill Battle

This young woman's voice gives me chills. Rozzi Crane just came out with a new song, check it out.  She is def. worth the listen.  I haven't stopped listening....enjoy. L~

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Learning How to Lose You

I heard this song and couldn't stop listening to it.  Enjoy. L~

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Let It Matter - Johnnyswim

It's Thursday, right before a holiday weekend. I'm taking several days off from the day job. I'm in a weird mood. Anxious. Restless. Wanting...something. The sky outside is filled with heavy clouds and it looks like it will thunderstorm later today. Could that be it? Electric current in the air. Hmm. I feel on the verge of a full blown migraine. It's been over three weeks since my last migraine.  I think this is the longest I've gone without one in the past two years.
Let's see, it's been a week since I've sat down to work on my writing. Perhaps that's where the restlessness is coming from. My muse is calling me and I've been ignoring her for far too long. There are slivers of story ideas trying to make their way to the surface and I've been snoozing. The alarm clock keeps going off in the background and I am having a hard time waking up enough to allow those slivers onto a page. What a waste.


Jumping subjects...I've been listening to the duo Johnnyswim and their sound is quite beautiful. This video is an acoustic version of LET IT MATTER and I can't stop listening to it. Her voice is delicious with a soulful, bluesy flavor.  Enjoy~ L

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Edvin Cobaj - The Hub

A co-worker of mine has a son, Edvin, who is a creative soul.  She shared some of his work with me and it made me smile down to my very toes. He's young and he's doing it for the sheer love of doing art. I have to share it because that's what we creatives do for one another. Pass it forward. Share. Send it out to a wider audience. Enjoy!  :-)  Peace, L~



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Police - Every Breath You Take

Old school baby!! 

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U2 - With or Without You

I'm going old-school with today's blog entry. This song popped up on my music list and it made me stop what I was doing to take a moment to listen to it. I love this song.  It reminds me of high school proms and late night drives singing at the top of my lungs. It took me back and I thought, let's just share and put it back out in the world.  Enjoy! L~

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1000 True Fans by Kevin Kelly (animated by Cole Webb)

My sister Vick sent me this video and it made me smile. She shared this with me because she knows I get a bit despondent from time to time over the state of my creative life. 

Creative life?  

What creative life? 

These past two weeks have been filled to the brim with my day job. Leaving very little head space for writing.  In fact, I've run myself ragged and have been in bed with a head cold most of the weekend. Booo.  Saturday it was pouring cats and dogs so I had an excuse to hide under my duvet (not venture out into the world) and allow myself time to recover. This coming week promises to be yet another busy week filled with 11 hour days. This kind of schedule is brutal because at the end of the day all I want to do is crash. 

When I do have a moment to myself, I am listening to the Senate hearings or watching news on the political landscape both here in the US and in Europe.  Eesh. No wonder I've been blocking out the world with music. No wonder most of my blog updates have been music related. Because at the end of the day music is the only thing that helps me get out of bed and face the day.  * sigh * There's that despondency I mentioned earlier.  I better sign off now before I get REALLY maudlin.  Peace, L~

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Josh Pyke - Punch in the Heart ft. Katy Steele

i heard this song this week and thought it was a new song, only to discover it came out in 2011. how cool to find it now.... enjoy! L~

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Lauren Duski - Somewhere in my Broken Heart

i will admit that i watch The Voice. Guilty pleasure. Shhh don't tell anyone.  When Lauren Duski sang this song, it moved me to tears. i've been listening to it on heavy rotation ever since.

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Luis Fonsi - Despacito ft. Daddy Yankee

I heard this song for the first time a couple of weeks ago and I have it on heavy rotation.  There is a newer version with Justin Bieber on it but BAH! the original is much better.  It's going to be a great summer song. :-)

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Gary Clark Jr. - Our Love & Lorde - Liability

It's April 14th and the weather has been sunny and mild most of the week. Spring is finally in the air. I'm hoping we can enjoy it for a little while before we hit 90 degree weather. I love the Spring, I feel like my body starts to wake up from its hibernating state. I tend to look for the sunniest spots whenever I have to be indoors and in a meeting. I take more breaks from the computer to sit outside in the sun by Citi's plaza. Just have to time it when there is down time.

It's been very busy at my day job which is good, it makes the day go by faster, but I'm suffering from a bit of spring fever. I want to go away and travel for a bit. Sit on a beach somewhere, drink copious amounts of margaritas with a healthy dose of tequila in it and find a good book that's either a fast, fun read or that's elegant with language. I think that's why I let my friend talk me into another holiday in Italy again this year.  I thought for sure I was going to save a little cash and try to book a trip to Paris instead. There is always next year. Someone used this expression "champagne problems".  She was referring to work, I am referring to: "Poor me. I'm going to Italy again to one of my favorite spots.  Boohoo." Haha. That just made me laugh. I love Sorrento, it's a sleepy little town by the water, where I can unplug from my life, where I can read or write for long stretches of time, where the slow pace of town seeps into my bone marrow. Truly lovely. It's not going to happen until the Fall but at least I can daydream a little about it.

I think I'm using up most of my vacation time with that trip. Eesh. Americans! It will be another two years before I earn another 5 more days of vacation. Bah! Can we say it again? "champagne problems." I'm grateful for the steady work, the ability to pay my bills, food and shelter...what more does a girl need in this new paradigm.

I was reading an article in the New York Times Magazine about the singer Lorde: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/12/magazine/the-return-of-lorde.html

I really like her music because I really like her lyrics. Yes, I am that person who actually listens to the words in a song. She's definitely a poet at heart and I find her view of the world interesting and compelling. I've attached the audio of Liability:



Because of Lorde, I've been on the hunt for new music. Something low and soulful. Songs that break me open. I've hit up my favorite artists first to see what new music they've put out into the world recently. I'm a little tired of the overproduced/synthesized sounds/songs that are on the charts that have no soul, no heart. *shrug* I've had Nina Simone and Gary Clark Jr. on heavy rotation.  Check out Gary Clark Jr.'s Our Love:

Enjoy! Let the music wash over you.
Peace-
L~


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Avicci-Feeling Good (featuring Audra Mae)

I just heard this Avicii version of Feeling Good sung by Audra Mae.  As some of you may know, I am a die-hard Nina Simone fan and I've heard other renditions of this song and thought "nope, no way".  But this version with this singer gave me chills.  Take a listen and tell me if I'm lying.  Enjoy and have a feel good day.  Ha!  L~



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Rihanna - Love on the Brain

who can resist a little love on the brain? love a good wailing song....enjoy! L~

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