Cory's Song

Last song of the series. It's the last one not because there are no other people who should have songs, but because they are either so young that I have not yet found the one song that most represents them, or because they are so physically distant from me that I am not able to determine the correct one.  This one is especially appropriate because it was the song they got me thinking that I should create this series, and it has already been posted as a sort of prequel.

So, this one is for my oldest grandson, Cory. It's appropriate because its a song about a man doing a hard, tough job in a brutal world, yet who manages to retain his own humanity as well as his sensitivity to the humanity of the poor and desperate who share his existence.  That means that the song's evocation of him is enhanced by its being the theme song news for the series, Copper.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=95itEHED8Hk

Song for Joshua

This song, unsurprisingly, is for my grandson, Joshua. It's not only his song because of the name coincidence, but also because he, too, is a warrior. I've included two versions because the song has been expressed in so many different ways. But these two particularly speak to me.



A beautiful choral version:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0OnXdlgAFs

And the Dixieland instrumental version:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4mC7C3Jtzk

Song for Onna

Her name is pronounced Anna. Her mother says she spelled it that way because she wanted her daughter's name to be unique, even while familiar. I think she wasn't a very good speller. But in any event here's the link:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_a46WJ1viA

Song for James

There are many songs that I feel are mine, but this one I share with my son.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzUEL7vw60U

Song for Constance

And the last wife...first..well, you know what I mean!

I prefer the Dubliners version, especially the one that ends with, "bad cess to her black velvet band!" But the version she loved was the Irish Rovers. So here they are.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfsgHyymG8E

Song for Joan

Song for Joan

For my youngest daughter, I turn to medieval song. Obviously, the original intent is to express the sadness of a rejected suitor. However, substitute the words father and child for love and lover and you will see why this piece makes me think of her.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxMoHMdDNhg

Song for Patti

As long as I'm doing wives, Here's the song which always evoked and still evokes my second wife.

I think Billy Joel must have known her...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GyMfoAhksI

Song for Moonshadow

As you know, I'm posting links to the songs which, when I hear them, always make me think of a particular person for whom I care very deeply. That isn't to say that the songs accurately describe that person, or his or her life. It's more that they evoke the feelings I have about that person. They make you realize, well, they make me realize, how much I love that individual and why.

This one's for my last duchess, I mean wife...you know:

That’s my last Duchess painted on the wall,
Looking as if she were alive...Doh! I'm quoting Robert Browning. I think I'd better stop that. That poem has the wrong meaning anyway.

Note the longer, original lyrics of this old Scots ballad that are entered on the YouTube page, along with comments about the song's history.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqHJ4V893e0

Song for Racquell

I wonder how many people can say this, but I have songs that I attach to particular people. I suspect many do this, but then I'm not so sure. At any rate, I'm going to try to go ahead and post links to the songs that, when I hear them, always make me think of a particular person for whom I care very deeply. That isn't to say that the songs accurately describe that person, or his or her life. It's more that they evoke the feelings I have about that person. They make you realize, well, they make me realize, how much I love that individual and why.

Today's posting is for my middle girl, Racquell. There are elements of the song that are accurate and elements of the song that are not. But taken altogether, it does evoke her in my mind. So here's to you, Kid.

http://www.songstube.net/video.php?title=Mary%20Was%20An%20Only%20Child&artistid=1204&artist=Art%20Garfunkel&id=202373