My Playlist
I know there are a lot of list-makers out there. Many of us structure our days with lists; there is such a sense of accomplishment to strike the items off. There is the grocery list, the honeydew list, the hit list, the to-do list, the wish list. Although I love lists, I steer away from the currently trendy “Bucket List” as I find the finality of that idea hard to face.
Then there is The Playlist. I love the CBC radio show, Inside the Music: My Playlist where well-known Canadian musicians play their favourite pieces of music and talk about them between songs. It is interesting to hear what they like and see how that music might have influenced them.
Bucket List
Then there is The Playlist. I love the CBC radio show, Inside the Music: My Playlist where well-known Canadian musicians play their favourite pieces of music and talk about them between songs. It is interesting to hear what they like and see how that music might have influenced them.
CBC Radio: My Playlist
I decided I would create my own playlist. Hmm! Harder than I thought! After hours of reflecting and sifting and sorting and revising, I'm still not totally happy with my final list, but at least I have something to work from when CBC gives me a call! I see that my narrowed list mostly represents the artists I loved in my "formative" years. There is probably something significant in that!
Boulder to Birmingham—Emmylou Harris
Unknown Legend—Neil Young
Rainy Night House – Joni Mitchell
Forever Young---Bob Dylan
Light as the Breeze—Leonard Cohen
Angel From Montgomery—John Prine
Lucille --- Fred Eaglesmith
North Country Blues--Joan Baez
Fields of Gold--Eva Cassidy
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face--Roberta Flack
Now you give it a try. What would be on your playlist?
Until Next Time......
I agree, harder than I thought. Then I realized, I have different favourites depending on what I am doing: I need one playlist for when I work out, one for when I go for a walk, one for when I'm cleaning, an instrumental one for when I'm working, etc. I'd be here all day trying to put those together. However, worth contemplating!
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That is true, Lynn. Different tunes for different occasions! It's hard to narrow it down to 10!
DeleteOoh this is a difficult one for me since I seldom listen to music. Hard to believe in this day and age. I thought back to my younger days and Tina Turner and Bruce Springsteen come to mind as well as Heart but for me it was a particular song that caught my attention. Seldom knew who was singing or what the name was. I just heard it when the music was playing. Otherwise not much music in my brain.
ReplyDeleteI know....it's harder than it sounds! Bruce Springsteen would have been on my list at one time, but we've broken up.
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