Moon! Christine Lavin!

I've tried to find interesting songs, since so many songs have the moon in their lyrics. But I found so many I loved by one of my favorite artists I just indulged myself. Christine Lavin is a gifted singer-songwriter with a love for science and is, well, more than a little quirky.

As it turns out. . .she doesn't have a lot of songs on YouTube. So the last Moon Song is not from her.

Appreciate the moon. Some people think we won't have it forever:

1.What if We Had No Moon

Most people have someone they've moved on from, but never quite forgotten. Evidently, so has Christine. She wrote the song, but another fave of mine, David Wilcox, revamped it and this is his version.
"At times like this, when the moon is right. . .":

2. It was the Kind of Love You Never Recover From

This is one of my favorites. Just sweet and lovely.
3. Shining My Flashlight on the Moon:

Another astronomical song. I love the way she paints the picture of meeting a love. Key lyric: "I feel like a satellite way too long in space." Tee-hee. There was no YouTube for this one, so here's the link from MySpace. This whole album is great!

4. Venus Kissed the Moon














5. This is just a snippet from La Boheme. But it's also a clip from MOONstruck. It was one of the first movies my husband and I watched while we were dating. (He also introduced me to Monty Python, but that's not nearly so romantic.) After all Christine Lavin's fairly wistful songs, this seemed like a fitting end to today's entry.

What are your favorite moon songs?

Let's Start the New Year Right

Welcome to the new blog! Each day, I will select 5 songs on a specific topic. My inspiration is Eklektikos with John Aielli, where each day he picks a theme and builds his whole show around it. Some days his theme is a thing, like "Songs that Talk about Rabbits," other days it may be "Misty" with every cover of that song that he can find. Since we're starting on January 1, today's theme is about starting the year right and inspiration--so let's keep those resolutions!

1, Let's Start the New Year Right--Bing Crosby

Part of making changes in your life is realizing your life is yours to change, right? Bon Jovi has a thing or two to say on that subject:

2. It's My Life--Bon Jovi

When you first put those goals down for the year, they seem like dreams. Impossible Dreams.

3. The Impossible Dream from The Man of La Mancha.

As you start trying to make your new year better, you realize changes are not made over weeks or months. . .they're made in moments. Don't let the moment slip away.

4.The Moment Slipped Away (Christine Lavin)

5. After working hard, you also have to accept that things go wrong sometimes. You can't let it break you. If you get knocked down, get up again!

I Get Knocked Down--Chumbawamba

So there you go--all you need to conquer the New Year. Please let me know how you like the new blog in the comments, and share it with your friends!