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Music Notes

A simple music themed blog for Jeff’s "Invalid Item"

challenge, and also to dump my thoughts about the 48 Hour Media Challenges when I don’t feel like creating a story or poem from the provided material. I may also add random poetry in here if I feel like it doesn’t qualify for a separate item.

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WakeUpAndLive️~Happiness

Sep 4, 2024 at 8:35pm
In response to "Challenge Day 4 (Art in His Soul?)"

Wow, strangely enough, I only discovered this band with Demons a few weeks ago. Coincedence!

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Waltz en France

Sep 2, 2024 at 9:04pm
In response to "Challenge Day Two"

That sounds like a terrible work situation. Some bosses are exploitative, and will wring every last drop of sanity out of their workers. Not all, but some, and often, you don't see it until you're deep into it. Glad you got out of there.

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Amethyst Angel🍂🧡

Aug 8, 2024 at 7:11am
In response to "August Media Prompt Challenge"

All opinions welcome, Olivia's writing adult stuff

... I'm just a bit of a fussbudget with my music

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Olivia's writing adult stuff

Aug 8, 2024 at 7:09am
In response to "August Media Prompt Challenge"

Okay, bear with me, hon, but maybe I'm too dumb as a European to "see", but...

Where are the "bleep-able" words and "strong" content you caught in that song? Actually, I found it pretty good, realistic & authentic... un-censored. Here it would be rather E-rated.

Maybe that "sensitivity" is the reason I so often rate items GC which actually wouldn't "justify" it

... don't wanna step on your (Americans') toes.

Funny how you actually wrote about a completely other song than the one provided

(My German teacher called that missing the point (with which she always started her commentary under my "A"s.

)

The whole "lecture" around the song was a bit TMI for me

, BUT made me curious enough to look up the song as I like at least OneRepublic & Imagine Dragons of the mentioned musicians.

Hope I didn't step on your toes too much.

Ye know it's not directed against you but just me being honest.

If I trampled on toes, then SORRY.

Have a great day.

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tracker

Aug 8, 2024 at 6:11am
In response to "August Media Prompt Challenge"

added lyrics to my Words, Wonderful Words forum. There are some quoted there you may be familiar with. Here is link

FORUM

Words, Wonderful Words

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An activity forum for sharing quotes, phrases, lyrics, and lines of poetry.
#2317373 by tracker

Enjoy!

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tracker

Aug 8, 2024 at 6:07am
In response to "August Media Prompt Challenge"

I admire people like you who can analyze music. I will search the cloud for it. How do you find the time for everything you do?

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Kåre Enga in Montana

Jul 25, 2024 at 9:17pm
In response to "Fortnight"

I immediately thought how difficult it is to google a simple word like "fortnight". The responses are usually ads and companies and websites... anything that makes money... top of the list.

And yes, I don't know what I don't know.

But I know that I like how this flows.

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Joto-Kai

Jul 16, 2024 at 10:30pm
In response to "Music and Writing"

Imagine dragons is palpable, if only for the fact that "Everybody wants to be my enemy" is so deeply connected to a particular time in my health journey. As much as I wanted to refresh my knowledge of Arcane for the next season, I don't know that I can...

though that might just be a bit of flightiness.

Very interesting thoughts about music. And I loved your tappity gif on the newsfeed.

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~SilverMoon~

May 3, 2024 at 2:15pm
In response to "Renewal"

Hello Amethyst,

I read your poem and am going to review it, but since it's an entry I can only comment.

* I like the imagery you use in this. It helps me imagine looking through that window seeing all the sounds, sights, and other senses.

* Plus the colored text matches the theme.

This is about as close to poetic form I can manage:
It's refreshing, like a glass of sweet iced tea on a warm Spring day. My ears, nose, eyes soak in its splendour.

You did a good job at the goal and requirements needed.

Well done.

The details in this make it vivid.
*

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February 11, 2024 at 8:59am

#1063974

A Touch of Motown

I don't have much Motown on my playlist, but I consider myself relatively familiar with the genre. My Mom used to like a few songs from The Temptations, and the local Goodwill district we shopped at played retro/Motown almost exclusively.

For some reason, I don't remember this particular song from years past; the first I became aware of it was in summer of 2023, on a retro radio station in a thrift store. It does have a certain haunting feeling, as though I've heard it before, and I probably have, but I guess I never gave it any thought. This time, though, the hook caught my attention and wouldn't let go: "I know I've got to find some kind of peace of mind..."

What Becomes of the Brokenhearted is a 1966 single from Jimmy Ruffin, the brother of Temptations lead singer David Ruffin. He asked for this song when it was in the process of being assigned to another artist, because the lyrics resonated with him.

Indeed, they resonate with me as well. There's something vaguely comforting about the slow, steady beat and the poetic, gloomy, soulfully desperate words as he sings about love and loss and searching for renewal. When I found this I had it on repeat for a few days. It felt almost like a track from Imagine Dragons 2015 album Smoke + Mirrors; I have grown so attached to that album, I can quickly identify a "kindred spirit" sort of song.

The words go beyond the triteness of a breakup; it could easily be about grieving the loss of a loved one who has passed away.

According to Wikipedia,

the original intro included a spoken verse, which was later removed. Spoken words in songs make me nervous, so I can do without it.

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