Favorite Song of Late October 13, 2007

Okay…so I signed up for Napster and downloaded this song. I have always loved Velvet Underground and Nico; “The Gift,” about poor Waldo Jeffries, still makes me giggle every time I hear it!

A few years ago I borrowed my younger sister’s car to drive to Spokane for the weekend. Libby has the best music collection, and all of her CDs were left in the car for me to enjoy. I pulled out Lou Reed’s NYC Man. When I heard him strum the intro chords, I sunk back into my seat, hand on the wheel, and enjoyed the 3:18 minute song. And then I played it again. And again. There is just something about Lou’s gruff voice as he sings the beautiful chorus and the simple, lovely guitar chords,  that gets me everytime. It really makes me want to learn how to play the guitar.

I’ll Be Your Mirror

I’ll be your mirror
Reflect what you are, in case you don’t know
I’ll be the wind, the rain and the sunset
The light on your door to show that you’re home

When you think the night has seen your mind
That inside you’re twisted and unkind
Let me stand to show that you are blind
Please put down your hands
‘Cause I see you

I find it hard to believe you don’t know
The beauty you are
But if you don’t, let me be your eyes
A hand in your darkness, so you won’t be afraid

When you think the night has seen your mind
That inside you’re twisted and unkind
Let me stand to show that you are blind
Please put down your hands
‘Cause I see you

I’ll be your mirror
(reflect what you are)

Rainy Day Dreamin’ October 13, 2007

Credence Clearwater Revival is not, by my definition, good rainy-weather music. It’s been raining all day, and when it rains, I love to listen to Billie Holliday. Unfortunately, I am scared as heck to download any music these days AND I’ve left all of the really good CDs I own at home. So, I am relegated to listening to the oldies over the office intercom.

In the meantime…I had McDonald’s for lunch and got five new tickets for the Monopoly game. So far I just need the Pennsylvania Avenue game piece to win $50,000. (Does anyone wanna’ send one my way? I’ll split the money with you porportionately…) This reminds me of when I worked at HON Industries and we’d buy lottery tickets every Wednesday on our lunch breaks. My co-workers and I would sit at our desks sharing our ideas of how we’d use the winnings. Granted, $50,000 is not a whole lot of money these days, but I’ll take it! And a vacation. To Argentina.

Have a great weekend!