Songs 45 – 52
45. As Close to Flying â Christine Lavin
46. All Souls Night â Loreena McKennitt
Couldn’t decide whether or not to include this one – the “song on the bubble” if you will. Doesn’t mean that I don’t like it. It’s gotten so much air time now that I’m not sure that it hasn’t worn out for me. It’s included for now, subject to revision if/when I ever revisit this project.
All Souls Night – Loreena McKennitt
47. Castle of Dromore âLuxom and Crofut sang it for me first and best. My first husband got to keep the Luxom and Crofut albums. They’re long out of print, unfortunately, and good used copies are priced far beyond my means.
48. O mio babbino caro â Kiri Te Kanawa
I’ve never heard anyone do it better than Kiri Te Kanawa.
49. Honey in the Moon â Joseph Arthur
50. Tired of Being Sorry â Ringside (NOT the Enrique Iglesias version)
Thereâs something raw and edgy about this song, which comes from an otherwise undistinguished collection of music by Ringside. Hunt for âTired of Being Sorryâ on Amazon and all you get is four hits for the Enrique Iglesias versions, which were apparently a big hit in Europe. Iglesiasâ version pulls out the backing instrumentation verbatim (OK, notatim, or whatever the note-by-note equivalent of verbatim is) but gives the lyrics a polished, bubble-gum feel. Ringsideâs relative lack of musical expertise is what this song needs to do it justice. You donât want someone who doesnât have some gravel in his voice and some breathlessness in his articulation claiming âweâre all bloodless and blind and searching for a life.â
51. Shining My Flashlight on the Moon â Christine Lavin
I enjoy Christine Lavin when she’s doing musical comedy, but her great strength in songwriting comes through to me in her more serious work. She applies the “KISS” approach to music, and it gives the lyrics more punch.
52. Lies â Stan Rogers
In the second verse of "As Close to Flying", does Lavin refer to the U.S. Olympic figure skating team that died in the plane crash?
Does your "first husband" know that he’s not just your "ex-husband" anymore? ;o)
Kiri has the most beautiful voice. In college, my roommate CaraSusanetta, a soprano voice major, had one album of hers that we played all the time.
I DO like that Ringside song.
"Shining My Flashlight on the Moon" is pretty good, too.
I think you already included "Lies" on your list. You said you have as many songs as years in your life so does that make you a year younger? :o)