Yearly Remembrance - David Bowie #Starman

David Bowie - 8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016

Gone, but never forgotten.

"The Man Who Sold The World"

We passed upon the stair,

We spoke of was and when

Although I wasn't there,

He said I was his friend

Which came as some surprise

I spoke into his eyes

I thought you died alone,

A long-long time ago

Oh, no, not me

I never lost control

You're face to face

With the man who sold the world

I laughed and shook his hand,

And made my way back home

I searched for form and land,

For years and years I roamed

I gazed a gazely stare

At all the millions here

We must have died alone,

A long-long time ago

Who knows? Not me

We never lost control

You're face to face

With the man who sold the world

Who knows? Not me

We never lost control

You're face to face

With the man who sold the world

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Yearly Remembrance - David Bowie

David Bowie - 8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016

We remember you, David. Your music, and message, live on.

Peace on earth, can it be
Years from now, perhaps we'll see
See the day of glory
See the day when men of good will
Live in peace, live in peace again

Peace on earth, can it be

Every child must be made aware
Every child must be made to care
Care enough for his fellow man
To give all the love that he can

I pray my wish will come true
For my child and your child too
He'll see the day of glory
See the day when men of good will
Live in peace, live in peace again

Peace on earth, can it be
Can it be

From Peace On Earth - Little Drummer Boy, performed with Bing Crosby, 1977

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Songs of the Season 2012--David Bowie style

Songs of the Season

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Random Magic Tour

Sasha Soren (Random Magic)

Dec. 10-25, 2012

Join us for a virtual round of caroling, with Songs of the Season, a fun and quirky music hop. Discover new and wonderful songs each day of the hop, handpicked by great bloggers and vloggers - plus lots of other cool things to browse.

I realize that Laura already posted a version of The Little Drummer Boy, but I had to post this...my absolute favorite rendition.  I'm a huge David Bowie fan.  I even remember watching this on TV all those years ago (1977)...I was nine years old.  =O)

Songs of the Season!

Songs of the Season

Event production by Random Magic Tour

Sasha Soren (Random Magic)

Dec. 10-25, 2011

Welcome to the Songs of the Season music hop! You're invited to join us every day from December 10-25, to enjoy a virtual round of caroling.

You can visit another blog each day to find another wonderful music selection, handpicked by a great host. Schedule

Here's my selection for your enjoyment!

Title: Amid the Falling Snow
Artist: Enya
Available at: Amazon on Enya: Sounds of the Season and Amarantine: Special Christmas edition

***Please pause the music player in the upper right sidebar 
before enjoying this selection***


Enya's music always evokes an old world feeling for me.  Her music is
so peaceful.  I just love listening to it with the lights turned low, candles
burning, and the Christmas tree alight.  This song is especially lovely.

Lyrics:
How I remember sleepless nights
When we would read by candlelight,
And on the windowpane outside
A new world made of snow;

A million feathers falling down,
A million stars that touch the ground,
So many secrets to be found
Amid the falling snow.

Maybe I am falling down.
Tell me should I touch the ground?
Maybe I won't make a sound
In the darkness all around.

The silence of a winter's night
Brings memories I hold inside;
Remembering a blue moonlight
Upon the fallen snow.

Maybe I am falling down.
Tell me should I touch the ground?
Maybe I won't make sound
In the darkness all around.

I close my window to the night.
I leave the sky her tears of white.
And all is lit by candlelight
Amid the falling snow.

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The Sharing the Joy event at The Christmas Spirit: come join me for a season long event of holiday guest posts, stories, recipes, crafts, book reviews, giveaways, and more!

Goodies!

Through Dec. 31, 2011: Win a pretty box of stationery, featuring quotes by writer Charlotte Brontë and her sisters, who were also novelists. Browse details

Through Dec. 31, 2011: Win a book-and-DVD set of a romantic drama set in New York during the Gilded Age  Browse details

Available starting Dec. 25, 2011: Win a book-and-DVD set of great classic film, Little Women (trailer shown above).  A chance to win this delightful gift will be available at the Dec. 25 session of Bookie Brunch, hosted at Jennie's Corner (Host: @JoanieFontana)

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If you have a favorite song, feel free to share in the comments.  Thanks for stopping by, and hope you have a chance to enjoy a cup of hot spiced cider on the way to your next stop on the hop!

Songs of the Season: December 10 - 25

Coming soon! Songs of the Season music hop

You're invited to join us for Songs of the Season, a fun music hop from Dec. 10-25. I'm hosting on December 13, so feel free to drop by to see which song I chose to share with you.  There are lots of great bloggers on the music hop, and so there will be some new and wonderful music picks for you every day.  Feel free to drop by and share some of your own favorites, if you like.

Here's the schedule, if you'd like to check it out:
*****Songs of the Season schedule*****

RANDOM MAGIC: HE SAID/SHE SAID MUSICAL BLOG HOP

Romance, flirting, mad passion,

melancholy regret and bitter heartbreak…

Find songs that share every nuance of love

from male and female points of view,

on this sweet musical blog hop!

Music is a strong theme in Random Magic -- so strong,

in fact, that one of the celestial characters

Winnie and Henry meet is Efterpe, the Muse of music.

Love is another strong theme in the book, and so in honor of Valentine’s Day,

here’s a fun blog hop to check out, featuring songs about love.

For each stop, you’ll be able to listen to two love songs – one love

song written by (or interpreted by) a man, and one by a woman, to be

fair and give the fellows equal time to wax lyrical or poetic or

happy-go-lucky or broken-hearted or philosophical, and so on…

You are here: #5 of 7: The True Book Addict

(Please note:  you will want to pause the blog's music player
before playing trailers...in mid-left sidebar)

The Haunting (Somewhere In Time) - Kamelot feat. Simone Simons

He said:

Somewhere in time

I will find you and haunt you again

Like the wind sweeps the earth

Song’s commentary on love: Some people believe in reincarnation or

that love can transcend death. Or: Lost loves can be the most memorable.

Lyrics: Song text

Lyrics: Video format

Tabakiera - Kayah feat. Goran Bregović (Music)

She said:

Tuesday has departed somewhere

Behind the window's Thursday morning

Everything is like before

Though nothing is the same

Song’s commentary on love: Everyday objects can take on extraordinary

significance, if they’re connected to a memory. Or: Inner worlds are

as important as exterior worlds (emotions vs. tangible objects), and

quite often they collide.

Lyrics: English translation incl. in video notes

Shown above: Random Magic book trailer

Random Magic quote:

A woman in white materialized out of the shadows of the far wall,

walked across the bar and put her arm through his. The three rings on

her left hand sparkled.

“Oui, allons-y,” she said sadly, her

voice as gentle as her eyes. “Time to say goodbye.”

Tears welled up in her bright-dark eyes, and her white dress

shimmered, changing to grey, then a vivid shade of blue so dark it was

almost black.

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Random Magic: Browse

Check out music stop #6 of 7: Take me there

Bonus candy heart! Collect this sweet treat to play

Queen of Hearts tour game: Browse prizes

(If you enjoy a particular music pick, please consider buying the

track to help support the person or group that created it for

everyone’s enjoyment.)

This music hop is part of Random Magic Tour: Vive L’Amour, feel

free to browse other Valentine’s Day special features here

For the impatient, here are all the blogs on the hop:

Menu - vvb32 Reads

#1 of 7: vvb32 Reads

Twitter: @vvb32reads

#2 of 7: Willowdust Reviews - Tina’s Book Reviews

Twitter: @BooksAtTinas

#3 of 7: Elbit Blog

Twitter: @MeriGreenleaf

#4 of 7: This Miss Loves To Read

Twitter: @MissIrenne

#5 of 7: The True Book Addict

Twitter: @truebookaddict

#6 of 7: Fiction Folio

Twitter: @taramq

#7 of 7: The Bookworms

Twitter: @TawniBookWorm

Do you have a favorite love song? Feel free to

share your suggestion in the comments.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Contest: Sex Gone Wrong...Songs Done Badly

My friend Ryan (Wordsmithonia) is hosting this awesome contest! Here are the details:

This is a contest that grew out of a discussion I was having with a few friends the other day. After listening to Lick It from Roula in my friends car, we got into a argument about how bad the song truly is. We all loved it when it first came out, a thousand years ago, when we were in our early 20s and going out all the time, not so much anymore. Now I listen to it and find it horribly silly and immature. The sadder thing for me is that with all the songs about sex, which there are thousands of, most of them are not that sexy. A lot of them are just down right absurd.

So this is what I want to do, I want to hold a contest asking everyone what they view as the worst "sex song" ever made. It can be done right silly to the point you can't take it seriously, written with such horrible analogies and comparisons you never want to have sex again, or just down right gross and nasty that it leaves mind numbing images in your head. Even if it's the video that makes you blush and cringe at the same time, feel free to nominate it for that reason as well.

So Here Are The Rules: The contest will run in two stages. The first will be the nomination stage which will run for two weeks ending on 05/01/2010 at 11:59 PM. Anyone who wants to nominate a song will have to write a blog post detailing the contest and either a video or a link to a video that showcases the song they are nominating. Please write a short reason for why you think the song you are nominating is the worst of the lot. Come back to this post and leave a link to your post.

The second stage is that I will pick my 5 "favorite" nominated songs which will be announced in a second blog post. You will then have1 week, starting on 5/2/2010 and ending on 5/08/2010, to vote for your pick for Worst Sex Song Ever.

And Here Is The Reward: The winner will get a $15 itunes giftcard.


Here is my nomination:

I loved this song back in the day, but now that I'm older...and a mother...it really gives me the creeps.  Why?  Because it's about a grown man lusting after a teenage girl...ICK!

Cradle of Love--Billy Idol


Billy Idol - Cradle of Love - Click here for another funny movie.


What do you think?

Mailbox Monday (or shall we say early mailbox Tuesday)

Mailbox Monday is a weekly event hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page.
Click the titles for book synopses.

In the Mail:

Won:

A $20 credit from Powells' Daily Dose...they picked my comment on The Pillars of the Earth.

Here's what I got:

Howard's End--E.M. Forster

Writing the Novel: From Plot to Print--Lawrence Block







For the boys:

Stars and Planets (National Geographic My First Pocket Guides)
On the Road (Scholastic Reader: Level 1)


Bought:

From Better World Books:

The Fall of Troy--Peter Ackroyd











For Review:

From Lisa at OnlinePublicist:

Live a Life You Love: 7 Steps to a Healthier, Happier, More Passionate You--Dr. Susan Biali, M.D.








On the music front:

My monthly CD from YourMusic.com

AFI--Crash Love 

Woooo hoooo! AFI has a new CD out.  I listened to part of it in the car Monday night and it's awesome!