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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 19, 2024 at 7:25am

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Cornerstone, by TobyMac and Zach Williams

I've been familiar with Christian rapper/songwriter TobyMac for about eight years or so now. I never experienced his nineties DC Talk era.

When I first got to know him, my favorite song was Speak Life. I wasn't too keen on his other works, because it annoyed me that he admires and emulates Michael Jackson, resulting in a style that seemed too secular and funky. But I count him as one of the few Christian artists that holds my interest. His song Everything is the ultimate "happy dance" bop, and I welcome any opportunity to discover his other works.

These days, I pray for his good health, as he happens to be one of the oldest current artists I like, in his fifties, and he lost a son a couple years ago.

I was shopping at a St Vincent de Paul thrift store and they had a Christian music station playing, which is always nice. When Cornerstone came on, I knew immediately it was a song I wanted to listen to. The verses are engaging, the chorus is catchy, and it even reminded me of the melody of a secular song that I can't quite remember anymore. (Take My Name, by Parmalee.)

Having Zach Williams singing on the bridge (interpolating the lines of an old hymn, no less) is an extra treat. I don't care a whole lot for Zach - he's a bit too much of a "Jesus freak" for me - but he's got a good voice, and he and TobyMac were clearly enjoying themselves as they poured their hearts into it.

I enjoy the careful buildup of the production, from a simple, home-y opening guitar line, to adding the drums at the second verse, to the emotional layered sound at the end as they sing praises to their Creator together. Combine that with the poetic, spiritual lyrics, and it feels like the perfect song.

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