tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post7234497250534934638..comments2023-10-20T08:28:27.175-07:00Comments on Writerquake: Songs My Mother Taught Me . . . To Each His OwnLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-13892739184128018472009-10-29T00:24:03.719-07:002009-10-29T00:24:03.719-07:00@Ted- I wonder if I did that and don't remembe...@Ted- I wonder if I did that and don't remember. It sounds like a cool game!Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-39274471280027682452009-10-27T15:00:22.425-07:002009-10-27T15:00:22.425-07:00When I was young sometimes I would look at the alb...When I was young sometimes I would look at the album covers when I listened to the music pretending I was watching the groups sing to me.Ted Bagleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07740863843616685808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-37265090669418430852009-10-27T03:56:56.589-07:002009-10-27T03:56:56.589-07:00@Jonathan- What a sadness that you never knew your...@Jonathan- What a sadness that you never knew your parents. Just knowing one of your father's favorite songs establishes a bit of closeness...<br />What a good question! No, I wouldn't teach them any Usher because I don't know any Usher (sorry:) And where I find myself singing the verse to Single Ladies, I doubt there'd be any Beyonce on my list. I'd definitely teach them the silly songs my mother taught me. And so many from the 1960s-70s...probably about all of Simon & Garfunkel songs...Yesterday by the Beatles, Ruby Tuesday by the Stones, many Motown songs...Andrew Lloyd Weber tunes...and would expose them to opera and classical. <br /><br />@Darlene- I read your comment early on in the day and thought about what you shared throughout the day. It was such a special story that it brought tears to my eyes. Tonight I listened to three different versions of the song (I had never heard it before), Laine's 1957 and 1958 recordings and when he appeared on a PBS special at age 92 and sang your song. I like this song; it's sophisticated and very danceable. <br />Bless your sweet memories. <br /><br />@Margaret- You're great to find that Al Martino info. I still have not seen that particular Godfather sequel and now I really want to. I listened to his version at youtube and think my mom would have like it a lot. :)<br /><br />@Ted- Wow, we share a fairly esoteric love for The Ink Spots. I don't think many people know about them these days. I loved looking at their picture on the album cover when I was tiny, and grew to love their songs.<br />Thanks for the heads-up on the sort of designer Zafu question. I'll attend to it this week sometime, I promise.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-80391632924075879922009-10-26T21:05:05.449-07:002009-10-26T21:05:05.449-07:00I love the Ink Spots!
I have a Zafu question just ...I love the Ink Spots!<br />I have a Zafu question just for you!!!!...sort of. :)Ted Bagleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07740863843616685808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-85113901722240385132009-10-26T13:05:27.079-07:002009-10-26T13:05:27.079-07:00I love these gorgeous rose images! You get the mo...I love these gorgeous rose images! You get the most out of old blogger! This song was also sung in the Godfather (at a wedding, by Al Martino--I looked it up), and you can see how it's about relationships, give and take, mutual passion. A lot of feeling. This is exciting! Can't wait to hear what's next! xxoxMargaret Pangerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09995968579194433270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-41802115132229813312009-10-26T10:16:48.091-07:002009-10-26T10:16:48.091-07:00'To Each His Own' was very popular and I r...'To Each His Own' was very popular and I remember it well.<br /> <br />Every couple had an 'our song'. The 'our song' was "That's My Desire'. I was on my way from work to the nursing home to visit my husband when I stopped in the drug store to buy a candy bar to tide me over until I arrived home at 10 pm. The Musac was playing our song and that's the last time I heard it. When I got to my husband's room I told him they had been playing our song; he took my hand and turned my wedding ring around and around. He was unable to speak and that was his way of letting me know how much it meant.<br />This is a bittersweet memory.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-2946680634021847442009-10-26T04:59:27.332-07:002009-10-26T04:59:27.332-07:00It must be beautiful to grow up in a musical house...It must be beautiful to grow up in a musical household -- you know, like the Von Trap kids?I never knew my parents, but my grandmother told me that my father loved "Love Me Tender" by Elvis. What about you? What songs would YOU teach your children? Would those include Beyonce and Usher?Jonathan Aquinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835628942875448114noreply@blogger.com