tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639505991519150543.post1770781268221686701..comments2019-06-28T00:30:40.820-07:00Comments on The Vinyl Call: Bread on the PyreBrenda Witchger/Brynn Bonnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18001438328430286994noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639505991519150543.post-17462102236365469862009-10-09T10:50:28.161-07:002009-10-09T10:50:28.161-07:00All the sad vinyl songs that have most affected me...All the sad vinyl songs that have most affected me were the old ballads, particularly those Joan Baez included on her first two albums-- probably the first l.p. albums I actually owned. Those included "Dona, Dona," "Down by the banks of the O-hi-o" and other old folk songs, for example. Later John Prine's "Old Folks," a weepy piece also covered by Joanie, my hero in the old days, was another sad song I loved, as was Prine's song about Mr. Peabody's Coal Train hauling away his lonesome old West Kentucky town on the banks of the Green River. I wore grooves in all those albums, and they are still on my shelves in their battered covers, worthless to anyone but me.wilma romatzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775557093108456654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639505991519150543.post-72138480104721450872009-10-08T12:02:18.871-07:002009-10-08T12:02:18.871-07:00There was a Landslide cover by the Smashing Pumpki...There was a Landslide cover by the Smashing Pumpkins that I would always listen to when I needed a good cry as a teenager. At that point in time, I really lacked the amount of living it requires to get at heart of what the song was about. But on an emotional level I think understood. I could tell that the song was about a feeling that would be both good and sad and that the understanding would come only with time and experience.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15017937678606007096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639505991519150543.post-19981428341472715442009-09-28T20:54:45.097-07:002009-09-28T20:54:45.097-07:00I've always been a sucker for sad songs. Does ...I've always been a sucker for sad songs. Does anyone remember 'Patches'? "Paaaat-CHEZ, oh what can I do?? I swear I'll always love you!" Now that I think about it, I guess that was one of those suicide songs.Diane Chamberlainhttp://www.dianechamberlain.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639505991519150543.post-386588603955674522009-09-28T11:41:01.110-07:002009-09-28T11:41:01.110-07:00Ah, I couldn't have been much older than my so...Ah, I couldn't have been much older than my son is now--6--when I played "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" over and over again on my little record player in my bedroom. I was so proud of that thing; it came in a plastic case with a handle and played both 45s and--what were the larger albums? 78s?? That's my earliest memory of vinyl:)cwgalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738026240764297880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639505991519150543.post-34612305219815960242009-09-27T20:51:57.964-07:002009-09-27T20:51:57.964-07:00I remember listening to Rachmaninov piano concerto...I remember listening to Rachmaninov piano concertos and just weeping for the sheer beauty of them. It's a different kind of heartbreak...they just grab at deeper emotions inside of me. ~AndrewAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16348824767598286464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639505991519150543.post-65188244925598167452009-09-27T18:02:21.526-07:002009-09-27T18:02:21.526-07:00In junior high I had a crush on my best friend'...In junior high I had a crush on my best friend's twin brother. I got myself invited to spend the night every week--just so he could see me first thing in the morning when I was all cute. Our song--in my sick little junior high fantasy was an instrumental called "Blue, blue, my love is my world, blue is my world, now I'm without you."Mary Kay Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16929282136211588715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639505991519150543.post-72149339053912824132009-09-27T17:52:12.773-07:002009-09-27T17:52:12.773-07:00I have a poignant memory of Bread, too! As a soph...I have a poignant memory of Bread, too! As a sophomore in college I adored a young man who had a girlfriend back home, but he was taken with me, too. He gave me a Bread album, and I remember the refrain of one of the songs he sang along with constantly, "if you can't be with the one you love, honey, love the one you're with." Fortunately I realized this wasn't enough for me, and I ended it. Thank goodness!Sarah Shaberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11775269122292548364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639505991519150543.post-144104146035607982009-09-27T17:38:24.657-07:002009-09-27T17:38:24.657-07:00I find it so amazing that Vera Lynn is at the top ...I find it so amazing that Vera Lynn is at the top of the charts in England. Does that indicate we may have a revival of love songs with lyrics that can be understood on first hearing? I grew up listening to my mother's old 78s from WWII and I loved "We'll Meet Again" even though I didn't fully comprehend why it was so poignant.Margaret's Tour Schedulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11204645399349248986noreply@blogger.com