Yay, it’s time to have some fun with another one of Laura’s song challenges! Join in and have a musical Monday. 😀🎶🎉
1. Post a video of a song that’s perfect when you’re feeling overwhelmed.
2. Post a video of a song you’d find humorous if it came on while making whoopie.
3. Post a video of a protest song.
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Today Jim gives us the fun theme of a song that references another group in it. There are a zillion songs that mention other artists individually, but finding a group is harder. But as it turns out… lucky! One of my favorite songs (must use songs I like for challenges) mentions a group!
“Hey, Soul Sister” by Train mentions Mr. Mister, so we are good to go. According to the Wiki entry, the lyrics were written by “lead singer Patrick Monahan, Amund Bjørklund, and Espen Lind. It was released as the lead single from the band’s fifth studio album, Save Me, San Francisco (2009).” So, there ya go!
Hey, hey, hey
Your lipstick stains on the front lobe of my left side brains
I knew I wouldn’t forget you, and so I let you go and blow my mind
Your sweet moonbeam, the smell of you in every single dream, I dream
I knew when we collided, you’re the one I have decided who’s one of my kind
Hey soul sister, ain’t that Mr. Mister on the radio, stereo
The way you move ain’t fair, you know!
Hey soul sister, I don’t want to miss a single thing you do, tonight
Hey, hey, hey
Just in time, I’m so glad you have a one-track mind like me
You gave my life direction, a game show love connection we can’t deny
I’m so obsessed, my heart is bound to beat right out of my untrimmed chest
I believe in you, like a virgin, you’re Madonna
And I’m always gonna wanna blow your mind
Hey soul sister, ain’t that Mr. Mister on the radio, stereo
The way you move ain’t fair, you know!
Hey soul sister, I don’t want to miss a single thing you do, tonight
Well you can cut a rug, watching you’s the only drug I need
So gangsta, I’m so thug, you’re the only one I’m dreaming of
You see, I can be myself now finally, in fact there’s nothing I can’t be
I want the world to see you’ll be, with me
Hey soul sister, ain’t that Mr. Mister on the radio, stereo
The way you move ain’t fair, you know!
Hey soul sister, I don’t want to miss a single thing you do, tonight
Hey soul sister, I don’t want to miss a single thing you do
Tonight
Hey, hey, hey
Tonight
Hey, hey, hey
Tonight
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I would like to extend a big thanks to the very funny and lovely Beckie for giving me this award. Thank you! There’s so much to enjoy at her blog ~ quotes, poetry, insights, cute birdie pics, etc. I hope you’ll check it out if you haven’t yet.
Like many bloggers, I’m happy to get noms and awards, and I’ll answer questions as I have time, but I don’t create new questions or tag others. Thanks for understanding!
“The Mystery Blogger Award is an award for amazing bloggers with ingenious posts. Their blog not only captivates; it inspires and motivates. They are one of the best out there, and they deserve every recognition they get. This award is also for bloggers who find fun and inspiration in blogging, and they do it with so much love and passion.”
Wow! 😻 And these are Beckie’s questions.
1. What are your aspirations in life?
– To continue working as much as I can, writing as much as I can, spending time with family as time permits, taking care of health and home, and doing good things.
2. If you had $5000, what charity would you donate it to?
– The SPCA.
3. What is your favorite kind of music to chill out to?
– Oldies rock.
4. How would you rate your experience on WordPress? 1 being lowest, 10 being highest.
– 7
5. Have you gained real friendships through blogging?
– Real meaning in person, no. Real meaning people I chat with via email outside of blogging about other things, yes.
Okay, now I’m going to include questions from Di that she opened up to all. I thought they were good ones, and that’s no surprise as Di is another blogger whose posts I enjoy daily. I hope you’ll go visit if you haven’t already.
1. Are you an only child? If so, do you wish you had siblings? If not, do you wish you were?
– I am the only child of my parents. But I did find out when I was 25 that my mother had another baby, a girl, when she was 20 that she gave up for adoption. I always wished for a sibling, particularly a sister. My mother did not want any contact with her though, so I respected this, until she and my father passed on. Since then, I’ve been trying to find my half-sister, with no luck. It makes me sad because she did reach out to my mother first, and was rebuffed, and now I have no way of finding her, assuming she’s alive.
2. Do you do your main shopping on the internet?
– Everything but groceries.
3. What kind of vehicle do you drive?
– Toyota Corolla.
4. If you were a colour, what would that be?
– Ultraviolet 💜
5. How many awards has your blog been nominated for?
– I haven’t kept count!
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My goodness! Rory has outdone himself with a kabillion and one questions about holiday plans as if he means to become a travel agent or summat. Here we go then.
The Topic Today Is – Staycation, Vacation or Excavation?
What was the last holiday you took away from where you live?
– What do you mean what? I went to my daughter’s wedding celebration up norf.
Where did you go?
– NORF! It’s that way ^^^.
For you when is the best time to take a vacation [Holiday] as in which season, and why?
– Mrf? That’s a lot of things in one. The best time to go is when someone spots me their flyer miles which is why I’m going norf again this fall (it’s still that way ^^^).
Provide five links or titles [your choice] of the best comedy holiday films you have seen to date?
– Eh? So much work.
1. My Life in Ruins. Nia Vardalos from My Big Fat Greek Wedding is a travel guide in… guess where?
2. We’re the Millers. Sort of a “holiday” for a group of weirdos.
3. What’s Up Doc? Hilarious movie with some characters on holiday colliding with others on biz.
4. Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates. Dumb but funny.
5. Dirty Dancing. Okay, so it’s not a comedy, but I love it.
Did you overspend or underspend to your allocated budget for the vacation that you took?
– I spent the right amount.
Have you ever fallen unwell, experience jelly belly or worse on a holiday and what happened?
– Only briefly, probably from spoiled food. Nothing happened… just took it easy for a few hours.
Are you a mankini/bikini/teenykini or nokini holidayer/vacationer?
– I have modest swimsuits.
Last time you went potholing/skydiving/parachuting/dolphin or shark swimming and if none of those, when was the last time you swam in the deep blue?
– Stuck my toes in the Pacific a few years ago. I’m not a strong swimmer, so I don’t go in all the way.
How long do you normally vacation away?
– A couple days. I don’t like to leave Gatsby.
Please provide three musical tracks/song titles that make you feel in the vacation spirit?
Please display five images of the top archaelogical ruins you would love to visit or have visited and please define which they are [as in visited/love to visit].
– Would love to visit this old thing…
If you are a staycationer, what do you tend to do when at home on your holiday/vacation break that is different to the normal routine?
– Nothing.
Last time you were seriously sunburnt was?
– Over 20 years ago.
Do you speak any languages if so which and how fluent are you?
– None, zero, meow.
When on holiday or vacation are you the same as when at home behaviour wise or are you a complete party animal?
– Same.
Have you when away ever upset the locals to the point that the law had to be brought in?
– Who told you?! I mean no. Of course not. Don’t be absurd.
Provide three images to the worst souvenirs you have ever purchased thinking they were fanbloodytastic when you bought them?
– I haven’t bought dumb things. Oh, that’s not true. In Florida when I was 13 I bought a plastic alligator from a vending machine. All gone now.
What is your preference, solo/group/duo or family holiday/vacation time away?
– Family.
Please name five places you have never seen that you would love to visit?
– Boston, Maine, England, Scotland, Ireland.
Why do you want to go there?
1. Boston = lobster roll.
2. Maine = Stephen King story settings.
3. England = old crumbly things.
4. Scotland = shortbread.
5. Ireland = supposed to be pretty.
Come on fess up, l’ll not tell a soul, but have you ever seriously embarassed yourself or been embarassed by another when on holiday/vacation so badly that you wanted to excavate yourself right there and then?
– Er no.
I realize this post makes me sound like the most boring of boring borings and I’m okay with that. Everyone else can sound exciting in comparison. I’m setting the curve. You’re welcome!
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© 2019 Paula Light and Light Motifs II. No unauthorized use permitted. Please check out Paula’s books for sale on Amazon.
Welcome to Thursday Inspiration! This is my weekly prompt post and hopefully it will inspire you to write something creative, perhaps a poem or a piece of flash fiction. If you’d like to share your writing with the community, please indulge me and tag your post with #p0eticlicense and/or #lightm0tifs, and of course link back if you wish. I will try to visit everyone who participates. 🙂
This week’s theme is faded and the picture is below. Here is the song snippet from “Traces” from Classics IV in 1969:
Faded photographs, covered now with lines and creases
Tickets torn in half, memories in bits and pieces
Traces of love, long ago, that didn’t work out right
Traces of love
Photo found on Pixabay
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© 2019 Paula Light and Light Motifs II. No unauthorized use permitted. Please check out Paula’s books for sale on Amazon.
This week Jim asks us to post a song that includes a famous person. There are loads to choose from, but I have to go with the goofy “I’m Henry the VIII, I Am” song I taught my kids when they were little. My youngest got brownie points from her teacher when she was the only fifth grader who knew it. Makes a mommy proud!
This song is actually very old, written in 1910 by Fred Murray and J.P. Weston. But I’m using a vid from the more current cover by Herman’s Hermits in 1965.
I’m Henry the 8th I am,
Henry the 8th I am, I am,
I got married to the widow next door,
She’s been married 7 times before,
And every one was a Henry (Henry),
She wouldn’t have a Willy or a Sam (no Sam)
I’m her 8th old man I Henry,
Henry the 8th I amSecond verse, same as the first!
[…]
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This is for Jez’s fan challenge. Join in!
I love fairs, which may strike you as strange since I’ve said repeatedly that I enjoy silence and small gatherings. But fairs aren’t forced socializing ~ in fact, you don’t really make nonsense small talk at fairs. You chat about what’s there, more often than not, or you simply observe.
Yesterday I went to the Orange County Fair, which I usually do every year, though not always. I was pleased that my foot handled all that walking around without too much soreness (but it is definitely not all better). My two friends and I who arrived early loved the exhibits of crafts and products.
Here is an owl made of belts. This pretty much made my day.
Giant cookies looked delicious!
But we opted for the healthy fried zucchini. Gotta have your veggies.
And one friend shared her corn dog with us…
While my other friend commented that she’s seen “big ones at Disneyland.”
Hmmmm.
Moving on. Here’s a cool first prize-winner table setting with lots of science info.
And now we have some sweet miniature donkeys grooming each other.
Mary, we found your lamb right here…
Along with Daenerys’ horse from Game of Thrones.
I decided to audition for “Bennie and the Jets.”
We had really all gathered to attend a night concert however, and more of our group wandered in as the evening approached. Some went on rides, but that’s not my thing these days. Finally, it was time to take our seats at the Pacific Amphitheatre and listen to the awesome orchestra followed by a super fun show.
Hooray for the fair! See you next year! 😀
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My daddy was no Elvis, but he sure liked singing along to the King’s music as he wandered from town to town, hitching rides on boxcars, destination Bangor, Maine. Sometimes he’d do a couple hours labor and make enough to buy a cheap motel room, no phone, no pool, no pets, but he had enough for a pack of cigarettes and a bottle of cheap whiskey.
That’s how he met my mom. She worked in the liquor store across the street from that motel in Bangor, and it was the end of her shift. They chatted for a while outside and ended up back in his room.
“You do this a lot?” he asked.
“Only a time or two,” she said.
They had their rendezvous, and he hopped a train the next day. Six weeks later, my mom discovered he had left her a present and tracked him down. She found him at the end of Lonely Street, called her daddy to meet her, and they knocked on his door.
“You’ll marry my daughter or else,” my grandpa said as he waved his gun at my daddy.
“Yes sir,” my daddy said. “Go find a minister and I’ll get dressed.”
But instead of getting dressed, my daddy jumped off the roof, which is why they call it the Heartbreak Hotel.
My mom went back home to her parents, and that’s where I was born, but she was never happy in Maine again. We began to wander like my daddy had, staying for a time in various small towns while Mom found a little work, and then moving on again.
We traveled around the midwest and back; by the time I was in high school we were living off aid because employers didn’t care for my mom’s perfume: eau de booze. That winter of my junior year we were staying at a crappy motel halfway between Erie and Pittsburgh, when one Tuesday I got home from school and couldn’t wake her up. She’d mixed a bottle of sleeping pills with her gin. She was my mother and I loved her, but she put me through hell. I grabbed my things and got out of there before the authorities could take me from the Bittersweet Motel.
Then I began my own journey and some of it’s a bit hazy in my mind right now. I know I headed west; the East Coast had nothing for me but heartache and pain. I can’t remember exactly how long it took me to end up on that desert highway, cool wind in my hair, but the important thing is that I got here. I knew when I saw her in the doorway as the mission bell rang that I had found my way home again.
There’s plenty of room at the Hotel California. They have a nice courtyard where we dance every night. There are mirrors on the ceiling and pink champagne on ice… honestly, it’s pretty fancy, and I’ve never received a bill. I’m not sure where my car is though, since I can’t find a door to the outside, but I’ll look again tomorrow. I’m tired now.
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This post was inspired by Jim @ Mindlovemisery along with the following songs:
“King of the Road” by Roger Miller
“Third Rate Romance” by Sammy Kershaw
“Heartbreak Hotel” by Elvis Presley
“Bittersweet Motel” by Phish
“Hotel California” by the Eagles
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© 2019 Paula Light and Light Motifs II. No unauthorized use permitted. Please check out Paula’s books for sale on Amazon.
Welcome to Thursday Inspiration! This is my weekly prompt post and hopefully it will inspire you to write something creative, perhaps a poem or a piece of flash fiction. If you’d like to share your writing with the community, please indulge me and tag your post with #p0eticlicense and/or #lightm0tifs, and of course link back if you wish. I will try to visit everyone who participates. 🙂
This week’s theme is fair and the picture is below. Here is the song snippet from “Scarborough Fair,” an old ballad most of us know from the Simon & Garfunkel version, but it has a fascinating history.
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
For once she was a true love of mine
Photo found on Pixabay
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© 2019 Paula Light and Light Motifs II. No unauthorized use permitted. Please check out Paula’s books for sale on Amazon.
Fandango provocatively asks…
“Do you believe public figures (e.g., politicians, celebrities, athletes, authors) — or anyone, actually — should be judged by today’s standards for their words or actions from decades earlier? Why or why not?”
Yes, I do. The thing is real standards ~ well, mine anyway, and those are what we’re talking about here, amirite? ~ have not shifted with the tides. Fandango gives a few examples.
One example is the recently unearthed Reagan monkey comment. That absolutely should be judged by “today’s” standards. But in my view, not calling an entire ethnic group monkeys was always the standard, whether in the 1970’s or now. Maybe I had a weird upbringing, but my parents never used ethnic slurs and neither do I.
Now, I happen not to be a Reagan fan in general, so it doesn’t bother me to say eh that was bad. I don’t need to twist and squirm to defend my “hero,” since imo he isn’t one. There are a lot worse things he did than this! But if you are a Reagan fan, so what? No reason why you can’t admit your dude was flawed. Everyone is.
Another example Fandango gives is Biden on the Anita Hill hearings. I absolutely judge Biden for being a weak doofus back then who didn’t stand up for what was right and now we’ve been stuck with the godawful Thomas on the bench ever since. It’s not a matter of “today’s” standards ~ doing the right thing is evergreen.
However. That’s politics. We need to judge these people on their words and actions so we can make decisions about their future behavior and how it might impact our lives and our finances, the environment, etc. There are other milieus, such as film, music, literature, art, and everything else. Do I care what some musician said about blacks or women or whatever the fuck? Eh probably not so much. I just can’t get so worked up about entertainment types. They’re always saying stupid things. It’s not that I don’t care at all. I may get outraged for a minute.
That’s not to say if an entertainer makes a career out of being deliberately disgusting and offensive I’ll enjoy that. No. I’m not down with the Joan Rivers nasty school of humor. Sorry to use such an old example, but I saw her live once and she was so mean and gross; I don’t know of anyone currently comparable. I don’t seek it out.
If an artist I like makes a stray offensive comment… whatever. It’s pretty arbitrary though, I admit. I will get more tuned in to some things, like racism and antisemitism than rando sexist jokes/lyrics (such as the song in Fandango’s example). Sexism from a politician is important though; it clues me into actions they may or may not take that will actually affect people.
Bottom line: I do hold supposedly educated leaders and wannabes to higher standards. Not today’s standards. Just standards.
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