Over at Curious As A Cathy, The Monday Music Moves Me is all about January. You can go by new beginnings, the history of this month, the wolf moon or just tht it is the double F…F%&@Ing Freezing. I do love the glitter of the snow like diamond dust and, when you walk, it feels like one is walking on powdered sugar. I so enjoy it, for now, ask me in March and you will get a different answer…lol. Here are the songs I have chosen..
1. SONG FOR A WINTER’S NIGHT SUNG BY GORDON LIGHTFOOT-1967
I love Gordon Lightfoot who is a Canadian icon and this song, about love, lost love, seems to suit this month since people are already bemoaning what a long winter we are having. Get ready, because we still have February and the dreaded March which has a bag of mixed weather tricks.
2. HAZY SHADE OF WINTER SUNG BY SIMON AND GARFUNKEL-1966
I love Simon and Garfunkel even if they can’t stand one another, they just harmonize so beautifully together. This is another great song that Paul Simon wrote.
3. WHITE WINTER HYMNAL SUNG BY FLEET FOXES-2008
I never heard of this improv folk band from the States until recently ( another blogger posted it on their site and I forgot who…I am so very sorry but thank you for introducing them to me) and I love the way they sound. I will hear more when I get the chance.
Bonus…
JUNE IN JANUARY SUNG BY JULIE LONDON-1956
I do love Julie London who sings like velvet all steamed up and ready to mingle. This was written by Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin. It’s from her album, “Calendar Girls.”
What songs make you think of January?
Great pic, Birgit! ☺ And I enjoyed your song selections as well. Julie London did have a beautiful voice. Do you remember when she starred on that show "Emergency", as a nurse? Two songs that came to mind:
ReplyDeleteLong Cold Winter and Mandolin Wind
Of course I remember that show and that irritating horn at the beginning. I never thought she was a singer at first since I only knew her as the nurse on this show. I didn't even know she was married to Bobby Troup. I thought her amd the dark haired guy should be together....hahaaa
DeleteInteresting! I didn't she was married to Bobby Troup either. Randolph Mantooth was considered a hunk back then. ☺
DeleteGreat pic.
ReplyDeleteGordon Lightfoot looks sooo young.
He looks like a little boy!
DeleteI love Simon and Garfunkel too. I have seen them both solo but I so wish I had been able to see them as a duo.
ReplyDeleteThere is a ghastly song called January by Pilot and a better one called January Song by Lindisfarne.
I have to listen to these two.
DeleteHello, Hello Birgit! Is it spring yet? Sadly, not is is not! Yesterday and today we got into the low 50s which is really nice. That's not lasting, though. Tomorrow in the 40s and growing worse through the weekend. Why they're calling for snow on Saturday. Good grief! If this comes to pass then I expect the city to go crazy. Oh the main roads will be alright more than likely. They'll treat the roads if there's a slight hint of something coming which often amounts to little or nothing at all. The forecast is saying 3-5 inches. That's not a lot for you northerners but folks in the south freak out if a snowflake falls. lol
ReplyDeleteOkay, enough ranting. The picture of your and Harley (did I get your doggies' name right?) is a good one. I do enjoy seeing pictures of snow but that's it, only in photographs or my artwork. :D I enjoyed your song picks, too. Gordon Lightfoot had an easy on the ear voice and I always enjoyed his style. S&G is probably one of my favorite 60s groups. I surprised like dickens to learn that Julie London could sing and she was a WWII pinup girl. By the time she appeared on the TV show Emergency she was a bit older. I didn't ever think about her years prior but you can learn some interesting things about the old actresses/actors.
Thanks for joining the 4M crew on the dance floor. Have a boogietastic week! xo
Stay warm and safe this weekend, Birgit. I enjoyed your song selections, especially Gordon Lightfoot, Simon and Garfunkel (huge fan of theirs) and the Julie London song.
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