Midlife Crisis Hawaii

In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. and all that he stood for, I thought we’d do a music blog on Freedom.

I’m looking for songs pertaining to freedom.  I know there were lots of them in the 60′s.

And to help it out, I’ll also take any songs with the words Freedom or Free as lyrics in the song, in the title, or in the band/artist’s name.

So let’s get started:

If I Had A Hammer – Peter, Paul, & Mary

What The World Needs Now (Abraham, Martin and John) – Tom Clay

Freebird – Lynyrd Skynyrd

Born Free – Andy Williams

I Want To Break Free – Queen

500 Miles – Peter, Paul, and Mary

List your songs about freedom – or share any thoughts you have about freedom.

…or as volleymom2 suggested: Song that you can listen to over and over again.

When I used to buy a new 45, I used to listen to it over and over again.  Just ask Jules K.  She’ll tell you about when I bought the Love Grows (Where My Rose Mary Goes) 45 record – and being my next door neighbor – she had to endure me playing over and over again.  Sorry, Jules!

Remember how we used to put the record on the stereo and move the record-holder-arm-thingie in the up-and-out position so when the tone arm reached the end of the record, it would automatically go back to the start of the record.  That was pretty cool, eh?

But back on topic – as volleymom2 suggested – Songs that we listened to over and over again.

When I’m on my computer and listening to songs on You Tube, I find myself listening to certain songs over and over again.  Such as:

For Rob@96744

And finally…

So, what are songs that you listened to over and over?

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It’s happening this Saturday – The Beat’s DISGUISE @ C’est Si Bon.

• Soulz
  
• Chaos
• Funkshun

It’s going to be good fun!  See if you can find me there as I’ll be in costume!
See you there!

Did you catch the opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympics?  Quite the history lesson, eh?

But I started to wake up when they hit the Digital Age and the bands from the British Invasion.  What’s the British Invasion you ask?

British Invasion is an term used to describe the many rock and pop performers from the United Kingdom who became popular in the United States during the mid-1960s.

So I thought we’d list songs from the other side of the pond.  I’m not limiting it to just the “Invasion” period of the mid-60′s but from all eras.  And not just British but from anywhere Across the Pond.

I’ll get the party started:

Okay, ‘nough already.  I could go on forever.  Wait, one more favorite:

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Speaking of music – This Sunday at Ige’s.  A benefit for our own MLCer: Sassydog!  Contact me for ticket information.