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I started my weekend YouTube marathon on Friday. Some videos were about guitar repairs and the others were mostly music videos (like the worst cover bands) when I caught an interview with Matthew Fink aka Dr. Fink who is a multi-talented songwriter, record producer and made his fame playing keyboard synthesizers for Prince and the Revolution band joining them in 1978. He's the guy wearing surgical scrubs and a stethoscope.

It's funny, Friday, I was telling my cousin (who also a keyboardist) that around 1968-69 I was in a 3 piece band playing keyboards and the guitarist's father was in hospital isolation. He had lung cancer and not expected to live long. We were allowed to see him but had to wear hospital gowns. When leaving the hospital linen area, we stole some scrubs, masks and hats.
We often performed at parties for college med student fraternities and made a big hit coming to the stage dressed in surgical scrubs... about 9 years before Dr. Fink!

The lyric "Life is just a party and parties weren't meant to last" was sung by Dez Dickerson who was the lead guitarist for Prince's band on the song 1999.

Earlier today I needed to speak to technical support of my cellphone carrier and they had me on hold for a few minutes. Usually the music is very different to what I listen to and they did play something I recognized "Drops of Jupiter" by Train.
Very cool song and great lyrics.
I pulled up a few sites that went into details explaining about the meaning of the songs metaphorical references.

I rarely go a weekend without listening to Emerson, Lake and Palmer. In the past few years there have been many videos of Rachel Flowers who is probably the top performer of Keith Emerson's music.

Keith ended his life by suicide in 2016 had suffered with focal dystonia, a painful crippling disease that affected his right hand. He had several surgeries, suffered from depression and had a short list of health related issues.

Prior to Keith's death, he acknowledged Rachel (on several interviews) for her accomplishments as she and other musicians have produced several ELP music videos available on YouTube.

Rachel was chosen to perform at the 2017 Keith Emerson Tribute in Birmingham, England. Most of her work was virtual during COVID-19 with other musicians and my guess it was the biggest live gig she's performed at.

It's obvious she was overwhelmed with emotion and starts to cry about a minute into the song.



Rachel who lost her eyesight as an infant, was taught piano at an early age. She is also accomplished at flute and guitar.

Blind girls do cry...

Earlier this year I purchased a 2020 model car. A few days ago while going through CD's I decided to bring one along and play it while on the way to work.
Small problem... the car doesn't have a CD player!
It does have a USB port and will play MP3's. As a plus, it will play videos on the 7" display as long as the car is in park. When shifted out of park the video closes and only music can be heard.
The next step is using Windows Media Player and rip the music to the hard drive then download to a memory stick. Doing so captures the album, artist and song title on the list.
I've been able to put a bunch of CD's on to one stick which is more convenient that having CD cases in the car!

Modern solution to an old problem.

I have taught American line dancing for many years and though I never bothered about real dancing when I was much younger, I was so glad that I discovered this form of exercise. I enjoyed it so much that I started to teach it and it opened a world of appreciation of all kinds of dance and music. It is a great form of mental and physical stimulation and enables you to express yourself and escape the restrictions of life. I enjoy watching all types of dance and listening to the music that accompanies the steps.
Are there any dances that you have performed and what type of music and artists do you appreciate?
Are there any films you have watched and enjoyed the dance moves?

I was up early for a client meeting west of me and on the way back (heading east) I passed a private school with 'golf course grass' along the front of the property. We are getting radical changes in temperature this time of the year. Afternoons register 105F degrees in the car and 78F degrees this morning. Combined with daily rains, the humidity is very high.
The entire lawn was covered with dew that glistened in the sunlight. It appeared white like a fresh dusting of show and disappeared as the angle of the sun changed.

The song Morning Dew was covered by many. Written by Canadian singer Bonnie Dobson and released in 1962. I first heard the Jeff Beck version on his 1968 album Truth that featured Rod Stewart on vocals.

And here I thought Pat Benatar and Duran Duran were already in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. It's going to be a real good class this year.

I will be posting songs...with lyrics...so you can sing along to them...if you want to....also feel free to post your owns songs...with lyrics.

Annie's Song
John Denver

You fill up my senses
Like a night in a forest
Like the mountains in springtime
Like a walk in the rain
Like a storm in the desert
Like a sleepy blue ocean
You fill up my senses
Come fill me again

Come let me love you
Let me give my life to you
Let me drown in your laughter
Let me die in your arms
Let me lay down beside you
Let me always be with you
Come let me love you
Come love me again

Let me give my life to you
Come let me love you
Come love me again

You fill up my senses
Like a night in a forest
Like the mountains in springtime
Like a walk in the rain
Like a storm in the desert
Like a sleepy blue ocean
You fill up my senses
Come fill me again

A Rabindrasangeet to Celebrate the Rainy season !!!

Song - " Shawana Gagane Ghora Ghanaghata "
Lyrics & Composition - - Rabindranath Thakur

The diva singer and the diva singer/songwriter