It wouldn’t be Halloween if I didn’t hear Bobby Boris Pickett’s 1962 classic song Monster Mash playing on the radio. Listen here in stereophonic! This song was #1 on the charts in 1962 for two weeks, and played at my first Halloween Sock Hop at school in the 1970’s.
Category: Soundtracks to our lives
songs that are soundtracks to our lives
Ann Singing Hey Jude With Paul McCartney in Vancouver
In a knock one off my bucket list moment, there I was, almost a year ago, being summoned by Paul to sing “Hey Jude” with him as one of the “ladies”. Paul was the bassist in The Beatles, who performed on The Ed Sullivan show in New York on my 2nd birthday on Feb 9,… Continue reading Ann Singing Hey Jude With Paul McCartney in Vancouver
Bob Dylan’s Forever Young, Fast Version, from Planet Waves album, released in 1974
The Power of Music
Sometimes there is no cure for a person’s illness, and we are can only find ways to treat them with kindness and compassion to ease their suffering. A few years ago, as my mom’s illness progressed, she went to a hospice for comfort care. She always loved music, so we continued to play music for… Continue reading The Power of Music
Make Me a Channel of Your Peace
Songs from our youth can remain in our hearts for life, like the soundtrack to our memories. A hymn based on the prayer of Saint Francis Assisi, that I learned in cathecism at age 7, has stuck in my mind ever since. In 1967, Sebastian Temple adapted it to music, in a song titled: “Make… Continue reading Make Me a Channel of Your Peace