I am teaching a poem by Jane Flanders called "Van Gogh's Bed," based on the painting "Vincent's Bed in Arles," and I couldn't resist looking up the wonderful song by Don McLean about Van Gogh and "Starry Night," which I have seen in person in New York City. It is amazing to see the famous painting in person; the colors are so incredibly bold, it is as if they are alive. Oh, and here is the po...
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I've listened to Don McLean's American Pie at least 1000 times in the past 35 years - but never knew the story behind the lyrics. Another mogger posted that Feb 3 , 1959 was "The Day the Music Died" See the video for an interesting history lesson into our musical /political past.
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so basically, this is one of those songs that just gets to me. it kind of explains how i feel about music, like in this line:"A long long time agoI can still rememberHow that music used to make me smileAnd I knew if I had my chanceThat I could make those people danceAnd maybe they'd be happy for a while"a few more of my favorite lines... i can't really explain the way this song makes me feel. ...
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My excellent friend and soulmate Scott Zarek blew his head off 3 years ago tonight. I loved him so much, but obviously that was not enough to keep him from his fate. Scott, I love you and hope you can even come close to understanding how I feel for you right now.*hugs*ariK
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Okay, I'll add a post. Not sure what about but I suppose music would be the obvious choice. This is my third or fourth (I forget, I CRS these days) music sharing site. I've had mixed luck in each. So off to Google I went in search of something new, and here I am, Mogging... we'll see how this one goes.There, my first post. Now where's the effin' music at around here???
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ok....so.....this is the 2nd time in a month that my computer has died on me. like a moron i didn't back up my songs. but WAIT....there's more....about 6 months or so ago, i lost a faithful companion that had too many tracks to keep up with....it was a quick and painless death i'm sure my computer didn't feel a thing..but me? I was CRUSHED, i thought i would cry because of all the time i had ...
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The Legendary Don McLean in Concert at the Levitt Pavilion Don McLean, Iconic rock-folk-pop singer/songwriter, will appear at Westport's Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts on Friday, August 7th, at 8pm. Sponsored by TD Bank, concert tickets are $50 (lawn seating) and may be charged on the Pavilion's website: www.levittpavilion.com, or by phone: 203-226-7600. Benefactor tickets, [...]
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I have a deep, ineffable love for Don McLean. It simply cannot be expressed in words. Perhaps my father went through a weird, desperate period during my childhood, because I swear he played this and other classics during multiple road trips in the old red Suburban (way before those things were tricked out and morphed into the Yukon). Consequently, every time I hear it I think of long, lonely...
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Thank you for following my Albums and Singles calendars! I hope you've enjoyed and found something nice for yourselves or for others! Now, as the last post for today, I wish you a merry merry Christmas since I live in Sweden and we celebrate it on Christmas Eve ! I and Don McLean also have a message for all of you this Christmas with this song. It's one of my favourite ballads of all time! It...
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Sure, Don McLean is known very well for American Pie, and that song is impressive lyrically and musically. However, too many of his other songs are over-looked. I recently fell in love with this artist- his beautiful, clear voice and eloquent lyrics hit me hard over this past Christmas break. My favorite songs include "Winterwood," "Empty Chairs," and "Vincent."
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