As we roll into another winter of self-isolation and social distancing, many of us are feeling stagnant, uninspired, or just plain worried about the future. And while it might even feel cold enough to say winter already preparing itself for us as we are trying to get our lives back on some sort of track, it’s important to remember no matter how long the winter is, spring will come.
You might be happy as the Christmas season is coming and still, we are performing social distancing, following the news about COVID19, or you might be feeling like you didn’t get to enjoy life the way it was before the pandemic kicks in. Either way, there can still be time for reflection and growth, even if the circumstances don’t feel right.
I prepared a playlist to include pieces that make me think back to good times I’ve had as well as pieces that make me think ahead to the good times I know I’ll have again soon.
“Put on A Happy Face” is from the musical Bye, Bye Birdie, based loosely on the story of Elvis Presley being drafted into the Army in 1957. It is a popular song with lyrics by Lee Adams and music by Charles […]
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Smile” was composed by Charlie Chaplin, the song based on an instrumental theme used in the soundtrack for Charlie Chaplin’s 1936 film Modern Times. The lyrics were added later by John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons, and like the music, match
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“Sing” is a 1971 song written by Joe Raposo for the children’s television show Sesame Street as its signature song. In 1973, it gained popularity when performed by the Carpenters, who made it a #3 hit on the Billboard Hot
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Joe Williams sang “Here’s to Life” on his penultimate album in 1994, which he named after the song, before his death in 1999
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The song was composed in 1926 as a last-minute addition to the Rodgers and Hart musical Betsy. Although the show ran for only 39 performances, “Blue Skies” was an instant success, with audiences on opening night demanding 24 encores of
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