MLT Club Member Jung Roe
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Jacki, you’ve been through some very tough times dealing with your parents illness. All I can say is big hugs to you from the bottom of my heart. I know hard times can temper people and bring out the best in them, and from all your creativity and spirit I’ve seen from you here at the MLT Club and on Facebook, you are one of the most wonderful and caring people I’ve come across.
Yes, as you say this song touches hearts indeed, and I’m always so thankful to the MLT for the beauty they bring into this world. If one of the virtues of music and art is to make some of the harshness of life bearable, MLT do that for us in spades through their beautiful music every day.
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Roger, I’m so sorry to hear about Eddy. He looks like a dear little angel.
When I lost my dog Max, this little picture gave me a little smile, but nothing can ease the pain I know.
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Hi Mike, thanks for sharing that about your mom. I know the pain of losing someone to this horrible disease all too well. I lost my mom to it 3 years ago. She had a series of silent strokes that caused her to develop vascular dementia. A long 13 years battle, and the last 7 years was the toughest. My deepest condolences to you.
It was May 2016 my mom passed away, and all my family are together this weekend to remember her, and so this song has an especially relevant meaning again to me this weekend.
I thought I’d share this which I heard somewhere and find comforting:
“To the world our mom was just another person,
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Howard, David. I think you bring some good examples to light. While art is a form of profound expression, it can be mis-interpreted by some as an endorsement of the subject, and if the lyrics of a song happens to be misogynistic for example, that can be problematic. I think the fine line between the principle that artists should be able to freely express whatever they want, and social irresponsibility can get blurred sometimes. You can’t forget judgement.
On a different note, in that recent MLT rehearsal for Mike Masse video in Mona or Lisa’s bedroom that short practice run of “Nowhere Man” was just delightful. Loved their harmonies. That would be another great Beatles cover.
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Thanks Howard and Roger for the encouragement. I definitely plan on continuing piano lessons. It is one of my life goals to play the piano.
As for the Ukelele Tommy and David, Lisa gave me a new respect for that simple yet wonderfully effective instrument. Lisa’s Ukelele sounds give “God Only Knows” so much more character.
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Lovely Jacki
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Don’t get me wrong Howard, I mean the lyrics are absolutely dreadful/evil, but the song itself if you kind of ignore the lyrics, is actually quite humorous and interesting, especially the way they round up the “d” on “…end”. It’s almost like they are playing a joke with this song, hanging such an enchanting tune on such morbid lyrics. Guaranteed to raise eyebrows and cause a stir. I can’t help but find the tune charming, and the guitar licks quite pleasant to hear. I guess a little George Harrison got into me, and it looks like Nancy Sinatra fancied it enough to do her version of it.
“If I Needed Someone”, and “Run For Your Life” are the last two tracks of Rubber Soul, and kind of rounds out the great album in a pleasant “One Two” punch ending for me, with a thorny ending.
The Beatles certainly weren’t angels, but they could take you from an angelic “Let It Be” to a a thorny “Run For Your Life”, quite a bit of depth in their repertoire, and they never repeated themselves. They could do it all. Perhaps that’s why they were so great.
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Here is my MLT Piano pick! 🙂
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So for now, and my piano lesson aspirations, I bought this modern digital piano. It’s nothing fancy, a Casio Privia Digital piano, with volume control so I can practice with headphones on and not worry about driving others crazy around the house. It does have a computer interface port, so I will figure out how to use software with it, and play with some accompaniments.
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Hi Roger, well here are my pride and joy instruments, but I have to admit I’m no musician yet, but I plan on changing that with piano lessons and dedication to music which is my dream.
Here is my Baldwin baby upright I bought brand new back in 1994/95 during the height of my 2 years music passion and piano lessons. I got to the point of being able to play a simplified version of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata by memory for a piano competition. Well it was me, a grown adult competing with 10 and 12 years olds. 🙂 Things happened and life got in the way and I unfortunately did not continue my piano, and always regret that and think what if I continued.
The piano is back at my parents old place in the basement which use to be my bedroom. My mom always liked having the piano in the house, and would often come down and play on it when I was out, although she didn’t really know piano. So the piano kind of became part of the house, and when I left, it just didn’t feel right taking it, so it’s been there now for some 25 years. My sister lives in the house now, so I can still see it. Maybe one day I will bring it to my place when I can play well enough to make it worthwhile.
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Like I said the lyrics to “Run for your life” is morbid and offensive to some. There is a huge mural near where I work in an area of town called Gastown. It’s a huge picture of a 70s riot. It’s a violent scene, but from the artists perspective it’s a vivid expression of an event of perhaps what he or she saw and felt at the time. One can pass judgement on it for its appropriateness in a public place,, but nevertheless it is quite impactful. Perhaps John or George was having a particularly frustrating time when this song was written, and this is how they expressed it in art form.
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Poems awesome Jacki! I think a well deserved honor for Roger.
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That’s an interesting explanation of Norwegian Wood Howard, thanks for sharing it. The lyrics at the end, “..I lit a fire, isn’t it good, Norwegian Wood” makes more sense with that explanation. That’s is art, taking a real life circumstance, positive or negative, and expressing it in a an emotional way either beautifully as the case with this song, or vividly to make a profound statement.
The last song on Rubber Soul, “Run for your life” sounds really catchy with great guitar sounds, Beatles genius at work, but the lyrics are quite morbid. Same principle at play here I think.
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Jacki, your repertoire of instruments is just absolutely groovy!
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That’s the video that started it all for me in March 2017.