Hundreds of notes from coast to coast, all saying the same thing: whatever happened to the Contentious Introvert? He hasn't posted anything in nearly a month! Stop fighting back the tears--I'm here again, if only for a brief post. (Other aspects of life have been time-consuming and demanding; I do have a life beyond cyberspace--well, sort of.)
The only thing that's on my mind at the moment is music--in particular, songs that have a magical quality and seem to last. Since headphones with five pre-set FM stations are an integral part of my running regimen, I listen to music several hours a week as I'm tromping down the street, through Woodlake Nature Center, or around a lake. And I realize that certain songs never fail to grab me. For example:
• "So Hard to Go" by Tower of Power: a winner from start to finish; love them horns
• "Layla" by Derek and the Dominoes: I could listen to the piano solo halfway through over and over
• "Midnight at the Oasis" by Maria Muldaur: sultry and a little quirky
• "This Will Be" by Natalie Cole: my running pace always picks up a bit
• "Been to Canan" by Carole King: has a haunting quality
• "Heat Wave" by Linda Ronstadt: her encore song at an L.A. concert I attended many years ago
• "Somewhere Out There" by Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram: OK, a little corny, but poignant
• "Brown Sugar" by the Rolling Stones: their best song as far as I'm concerned
• "The Long and Winding Road" by the Beatles: wistful
• "In My Life" sung by Judy Collins: equally wistful
• "Greatest Love of All" by Whitney Houston: big pipes!
• "This Kiss" by Faith Hill: got me through mile 25 of the 1998 TC Marathon
Well, those are a few of my nominees. Feel free to nominate your own songs.
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I nominate "Enter Sandman" by Metallica (classic headbanging goodness), "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" by the Darkness (no one hits high notes like that), and "Funny Little Feeling" by the Rock and Roll Soldiers (try not to dance to it).
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