Cool breeze, birdsong, hot tea at hand, the Sunday paper in front of my face, my love beside me, the cats purring at our feet, a weary world halted at our door and outside our window, a hint of jasmine and the susurration of bamboo leaves. I don’t know if there’s such a thing as perfection, but this is close enough. And so I decided to play Mastodon (one other heavy M, Metallica is currently passe in my world of sound) – you know, just to shake things up a bit. Well, my baby left me and the cats followed her out into the garden, the door to which was shut more firmly than was required – I could hear that even above the mayhem that Troy Sanders and his boys were unleashing. Nah, not an experiment resulting in all-round happiness. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Norah Jones’
On A Cool Sunday Morning
Posted: July 1, 2012 in MusicTags: DyingNote, Heavy Cloud No Rain, Len, Louis Armstrong, Music, Norah Jones, Steal My Sunshine, Sting, Sunday morning songs, What A Wonderful World
A Strange Playlist
Posted: May 28, 2012 in MusicTags: Can Bonomo, DyingNote, Music, Norah Jones, The Joy Formidable, The Kentucky Headhunters
I knocked at the gates of reason, seeking answers
The door opened
I was knocking from inside
Thus spake Jelaluddin Rumi, 13th century mystic and philosopher. These are lines that I’m rather fond of. There usually is a common thread – however tenuous – that runs through the music set that I listen to at a give time. But the current bewildering (to my mind) assortment of albums that I’m listening to currently brings Rumi’s pondering to the fore…once again. Perhaps as I write, I will find answers. (more…)
