Guest TooSoon Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Music saved me when I was early in this journey, both through the illness and after Scott's death. This is a little song I turned to in hours of a need to remember our story was not yet written. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsT85 Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Great idea for a thread, TS! Thanks for starting it, and good to see you here Here's one I found about a year ago, from the solo project of one of the members of fun. called Bleachers. It's written (I'm assuming) about his sister, who died of cancer when she was a young teenager. So even though it's grief in a different context, it still felt very genuine to me: And here's one from the same James album as "Moving On." It's the closing track, and when I first heard it a few months ago it just stopped me in my tracks. I was home by myself, just making dinner and giving the full album an inaugural listen. When I heard this song start though...I couldn't even split my attention. I just needed to stand still and listen. It might not seem "inspirational," but I don't know. It's devastating, but the last lines are still "I'm missing you and all the worlds you opened up to view, I love you, See you next time." I guess I find it comforting and inspiring because a silly part of my brain still feels like I can connect to him through music. I still feel a bit of his hand when I find new things that seem to speak to me so perfectly. It feels earnest and honest and painful and hopeful all at once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TooSoon Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 I love this little vintage song: MrsT I couldnt finish watching the other James video. Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsT85 Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 I love that Zombies song, TS! I posted it on our thread on the old board as one of my "chapter 2" songs. When I made a mix CD for the first vacation New Guy and took together, I actually started it with that track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DansSoulmate Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I'm a country music fan and think "Fly" by Maddie and Tae sums up where I'm at in this journey: http://tasteofcountry.com/maddie-tae-fly/ ?So keep on climbing, though the ground might shake / Just keep on reaching though the limb might break / We?ve come this far, don?t you be scared now / Cause you can learn to fly on the way down,? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TooSoon Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Im having a little trouble with the icons but here's another one of my go to's.....I would give anything to hear him live! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 I used to be more resistant to change, then my world blew apart when my wife died. Change is still scary for me, but I am learning to embrace it whole-heartedly as it is one of the only things that helps with the healing. Les Jupes - "Everything Will Change" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissingSquish Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Wiz Khalifa ft Charlie Puth "See you again" Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/wizkhalifa/seeyouagain.html Video: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoVerySad Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Life threw T and I some pretty wicked curve balls, but we always pulled together and kept pushing forward. Sometimes when things were really tough, T would play this song and we'd sing it loudly together. I listen to it at times when I feel like giving up and remember that he never did. No surrender, baby!! (I chose a video version of it that I think TooSoon will appreciate!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Listening to The Verve this morning, and this song about second beginnings has just stuck with me all day. The Verve "This Time": Check out the lyrics here: http://www.metrolyrics.com/this-time-lyrics-the-verve.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TooSoon Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 SVS, I got to see him last summer at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. I almost didn't go because of the crowds but it was AMAZING; the biggest sing along I have ever seen! And Eddie Vedder.....yummy! I'll pop back in with a contribution one of these days - somehow all my go-to songs seem sad lately, not because I am but just because. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoVerySad Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 TS. I am envious that you got to see Bruce recently. I would love to see him again. We saw him years ago on the Born in the USA tour. I know exactly what you mean about the sing-along. For the last hour of the concert, they had all the lights on. Everyone in the audience was standing and singing along. I danced with an older gentleman in the aisle, while T looked on laughing. It was an awesome night. Thanks for helping me bring back that good memory to savor for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TooSoon Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 SVS, I think we should make a pact to take the children to see him next time he's in the area. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoVerySad Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Well, that would be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TooSoon Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Hearing these peeps live for the first time in Liverpool in a few weeks. They're my go to nerds. And SVS, it is a pact! Maybe we can even catch him at the Stone Pony! xo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsT85 Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 TS, you'll enjoy the hell out of them I've seen them a few times, and they put on a fantastic show. Stuart Murdoch is probably one of the most charming and charismatic performers I've seen - such a gifted frontman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TooSoon Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 I'll admit; this is a bit of a dream come true. Cannot wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TooSoon Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Happiest show I've ever been to and seeing them again in a week. Yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadiangirl Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Listening to this song today as this band will be coming through my area soon, and they are from my favourite part of Canada. Song to aspire to (Fortunate Ones- The Bliss): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TooSoon Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Last week I saw Iron and Wine and Ben Bridwell in Philly and this song made my heart ache and sing in equal measure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsT85 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 TS - thank you for posting that link. I do love that song - and you're right, it is a really affecting mix of melancholy and hopeful that both comforts and tears your heart out in equal measure. The part that really gets me is this, as I often find myself imagining my Tim talking to me through music and lyrics: Guess that this must be the place I can't tell one from another Did I find you, or you find me? There was a time Before we were born If someone asks, this where I'll be, where I'll be .... I'm just an animal looking for a home Share the same space for a minute or two And you love me till my heart stops Love me till I'm dead The first time I heard it after Tim died, I said to him - "I'll do even better than that. I'll love you till MY heart stops. And well beyond that, if any piece of me still exists after I'm dead too." And while the original is great (as is that Iron and Wine cover - thanks again for sharing), I'm particular to this cover that Kishi Bashi did with a string quartet. The first time I heard it on Spotify radio it literally stopped me in my tracks - I felt the need to focus all my attention on it and immediately listen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TooSoon Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 It is a doozy isn't it? But I love it so. Andy and I were reminiscing about this thread over the weekend while he was here. We saw Angel Olsen, Iron and Wine and Ben Bridwell and in two weeks we'll be at the Green Man festival in Wales (Father John Misty!!!!). I was thinking recently about how music really did (really really did) save me in those dark, dark days. Here's a clip from the show in Philly. I love the first song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TooSoon Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 MT, I cannot get that lyric out of my head. Around and around it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TooSoon Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Latest anthem: Cannot get enough of this song (and album) on my commutes these days but this one in particular. Live is much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIK3 Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I'm digging this one up from 2011. I went alone to see a band called Widowspeak. This song is by the band that opened the show, The Dum Dum Girls: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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