All posts by Dona

67. I could have said it was in my way

It’s getting to the point where I am struggling to come up with a song each day. It might just be blog-block, or it could be I’ve run dry of relevant songs.

This morning I thought I’d write about bumping my head the other day. I was rushing around getting dinner ready and walked into an open kitchen cabinet door. I said lots of curse words. The kids felt bad for me – got me ice, rubbed my neck and said comforting things like, “Wow! Mom! That’s a huge bump!” and “It’s going to turn all sorts of colors like yellow and green and blue.” and “Now it’s the size of a Cadbury Cream Egg!”

What song could go with bumping my head? Wasn’t there a kids’ song about it? About an old man who fell out of bed and bumped his head and couldn’t get up in the morning?

Then I remembered another song – a song adults knew – a popular song at one time. It had a chorus that contained the words, “I almost bumped my head.”

I looked up those lyrics and didn’t find anything except stories about people almost bumping their heads. I tried the tap a song website and tried tapping the rhythm with my keyboard. No luck.

Then I did a Google search using wildcards and discovered I’d misremembered the lyrics.

Maybe I got a concussion when I bumped my head. And I’m not feeling up to par. It increases my paranoia…

Anyway, here is David Crosby singing Almost Cut my Hair.

66. Woke up this morning…

I had no idea that the intro song to The Sopranos was by a rapper. At least that is what I get when I do a search on “woke up this morning and got yourself a gun”. But there is no mention of that song on Wikipedia. And everyone knows Wikipedia is always right.

My husband is calling me now to come watch the next episode we’ve rented from Netflix and I’m going to hear:

“Woke up this morning and got yourself a gun…” as Tony Soprano drives into his driveway.

Hmm. Interesting. I’m getting tired of all the killing and mafia gangster angst.

65. Happy Dance Day to You

Went to a party last night (very rare for me – I’m not much of a party girl these days). An acquaintance turned 50 and threw herself a big party complete with tent, band and DJ. One of the first songs the DJ played was Get This Party Started – a fun song to dance to, so my husband and I danced (another rarity – I have no rhythm but had consumed enough Pinot Noir that I lost my dance related inhibitions).

This morning I didn’t know what to write about, considered that song, but thought better of it until I discovered that today is International Dance Day.

What better than to write about a song that gets me dancing? I had no idea it was by Pink until I looked it up just now…

So put on your dancin’ shoes and dance today. Pink will get your party started.