Monday, April 06, 2020

Open Mic Crew On-Line: Mar 23/20 and on

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Because of the need for social isolation, and physical distancing, the Tuesday Night Cheer's Open Mic Crew chose to post songs on-line. An artist was chosen for each day, with Fridays being a day for originals or your own choice. I wasn't able to post every day, but I so far I have posted the following:

To Playlist on Youtube

Mar. 23: The Beatles: Tomorrow Never Knows
(Recorded in 2012)

Mar. 24: The Kinks: Low Budget

Mar. 25: Tom Petty: Refugee

Mar. 26: Alanis Morissette: Feel Your Love

Mar. 27: Richard Pepper: The Blowtorch Cat Blues
(Recorded 2018)

Mar. 28: Bowie (sorta): Dancing in the Street

Mar. 30: Billy Joel: You May Be Right

April 2: BNL: Pinch Me

April 3: The Guess Who: Shaking All Over

April 4: Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2

April 5: Richard Pepper: Bob From Nunavut
(Recorded Jan. 2018)

April 6: The Rolling Stones: Ruby Tuesday

April 8: Lady Gaga/Kenny Rogers Mashup: The Poker Face Gambler

April 9: Modest Mouse: Mighty Mouse Theme Song
(Video blocked by YouTube due to copyright issues)

April 10: Musician's Choice: It's a Wonderful World

April 11: The Beagles: Hotel Liverpool

April 13: Dylan: Every Grain of Sand

April 14: Madonna: Papa Don't Preach

April 17: Musician's Choice: Softly Every Day (my own)

April 18: The Fifties: Don't Be Cruel

April 20: Movie Soundtrack Monday: Gimme Some Money (Spinal Tap)

April 21: Colour Day: It's Not Easy Being the Green Green Onions, Apples, or Sleeves of Heaven Acres Home

April 22: One Hit Wonder: That Thing You Do (Adam Schlesinger)

April 23: Song You Love But Wish You Didn't: At This Moment (Billy Vera & the Beaters)

April 24: Richard Pepper: Little One

Original Song Day: I've been posting a lot of silliness, feeling relatively untouched by the crises of these days. And yet Portapique has been on my mind.

In this song of mine from c. 1991 written for a friend's 2 year old, I move back & forth between pessimism & hope ("not a safe place" to "run jump & play"). Perhaps those of you with kids of your own have a similar mix of feelings.

A bit of context for why this song came to mind: the little girl & her mother had recently managed to escape from a potential active shooter in A & P right here in Thunder Bay.

The little girl now has 2 kids of her own.


April 25: Sixties Day: Happy Together/Apart (The Turtles)

April 26: Song From the Year I Was Born (1959): Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

April 27: Movie Soundtrack Monday - Feed the Birds (from Mary Poppins)

April 28: Song With a Name: Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds

April 29: One Hit Wonder: Junk Food Junkie (Larry Groce)

April 30: Song I Love by a Band I Hate: I'm Not Your Stepping Stone (The Monkees)

Continues here in May.

June songs here.

July songs here.

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