I’ve heard many versions of this classic song — including the pathetic (imho) unplugged version — this is arguably the best version ever!
Eric Clapton; Layla (Live at Royal Albert Hall, 1991, Orchestral Version)
Thinking Out Loud
When your legs don’t work like they used to before
And I can’t sweep you off of your feet
Will your mouth still remember the taste of my love
Will your eyes still smile from your cheeks
And darling I will be loving you ’til we’re 70
And baby my heart could still fall as hard at 23
And I’m thinking ’bout how people fall in love in mysterious ways
Maybe just the touch of a hand
Oh me I fall in love with you every single day
And I just wanna tell you I am…
U2: ’Songs of Surrender’ & Reflecting on their Musical Legacy
Every U2 post is a love note to my sister Lisa who loved U2 long before I did and took me to see them again for my 60th birthday. I curate them here because she doesn’t have the time to find good U2 content like I do…
Crossroads [Cover by @MarySpender Trio]
Brilliant, Mary Spender — just brilliant!
Yusuf/Cat Stevens: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
I’m being followed by a Moonshadow…
The Cranberries: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Do you have to let it linger?
No More Lonely Nights
Only true Paul McCartney fans will know this obscure, sweet song. I guess that makes me a true fan…
Jug of Punch
I sang this song to me boyos as a ‘lullaby’ when they were young. My favorite verse is “What more diversion can a man desire that to sit him down by a snug, turf fire? On his knee a pretty wench aye and on the table a jug of punch”.
Steve Winwood’s ‘Higher Love’: “A modern hymn”
The lyrics of Winwood’s classic hit read like a dissertation on the divine. Click the link to read the original article: Steve Winwood’s ‘Higher Love’: “A modern hymn”
The Reason I’m Single via @maryspender
I’ve got no love for Miley Cyrus but I could listen to Mary Spender sing me the phone book!
The Heart Of The Matter
I got the call today, I didn’t wanna hear
But I knew that it would come
An old true friend of ours was talkin’ on the phone
She said you found someone
And I thought of all the bad luck
And the struggles we went through
And how I lost me
And you lost you
What are these voices outside love’s open door
Make us throw off our contentment
And beg for something more?
But I’m learning to live without you now
But I miss you sometimes
The more I know, the less I understand
All the things I thought I knew
I’m learning again
Continue reading “The Heart Of The Matter”What Makes This Song Great? @rickbeato talks about one of the best love songs ever!
If you like a song and you haven’t heard Rick pull it apart have you really heard the song? Watch one video and see what I mean!
Smells Like Teen Spirit on Kurt Cobain’s 1953 Martin D-18 “Grandpa” with @maryspender
LOVE me some Mary Spender!!!
Start me up
I used to start my day every morning by saying ‘Alexa, start my day’ and I’d get a mix of the latest national, state and local news and I’d listen in the background while I’d drink my coffee and wake up. Last week I changed that habit and instead I now say ‘Alexa, shuffle the ‘Start me up’ playlist on everywhere’ and my entire apartment is filled with my favorite upbeat music. I start my day singing and dancing and I continue to listen while I walk a couple of miles, stretch and meditate and my life is better as a result. Here’s my list in case you’d like to use it — I think my taste in music’s pretty good thanks to decades of listening to 93XRT in Chicago and I think that with the help of Spotify I’m a pretty good curator. If you think you can do better do it! The question is what can you do to get your day off to a better start?
Surrender: An Evening with Bono in Conversation with Jon Meacham
This should be good! Bono interviewed by Jon Meacham? Count me in…
Bright, shiny objects! 
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