Carry My Cross - by Third Day (Good Friday/Happy Easter)

Hey, so I thought I should at least quickly throw something up here, in honour of who & what I believe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkpLB_wwIHg

All I can really say is: thank You, Jesus.

Chim Chim Cher-ee - from 'Mary Poppins' (RIP Robert. B Sherman)

http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/obit/story/2012-03-06/robert-sherman-disney-composer-dies/53388370/1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX4Ppm-cPZI

RIP, Mr. Robert B. Sherman

Daydream Believer - by The Monkees (RIP Davy Jones)

I meant to post this yesterday, but ran out of time, so here it is tonight.
Davy Jones (b.1945, in England) was the lead vocalist for The Monkees, who recorded such hits as "I'm a Believer"; "Valleri"; &, of course, "Daydream Believer".   Sadly, he passed away yesterday after a heart attack at age 66.  In honour...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8urgvC0TR8

& here's Davy Jones singing "Girl" on The Brady Bunch in 1971:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRNFus7Pbp4

I Wanna Dance With Somebody - by Whitney Houston (R.I.P)

Probably the song I most remember by her...
Sadly, today, it was discovered that Whitney Houston had passed away in a Beverly Hills hotel.  Details are yet unknown, but what is known is that she will be missed, but always remember in her music & more.
This one's for her.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH3giaIzONA

Spark - by The City Harmonic (in honour of Martin Luther King day)

This song crossed my mind today as I was seeing these posts about MLK, & thought I should share it...
That said, this song is from The City Harmonic's newest album "I Have a Dream (It Feels Like Home)" - the title of course inspired from the powerful speech made by Martin Luther King Jr. himself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfcDVIjGQQg (<-- this song also incorporates some of the speech).

Also, as a side note, TCH made an announcement concerning their bassist Eric Fusilier - he was recently diagnosed with ALL: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.  You can read more about the situation here; but otherwise: keep him & his family in your prayers...

Just a spark...

Thank You

Instead of dedicating a specific song, perhaps it be best to just dedicate this space to the memories & fights fought in the years past & to come, in the hopes of finding freedom & peace in an unjust world.  Lest we forget.
To those who sacrificed their time, energy, & lives:

Thank you.

A Clean Shot - by The Myriad (in memory of Randy Miller)

Today marks one year of the passing of The Myriad's drummer Randy Miller...
The Myriad is based out of Redding, CA.  Singer/guitarist Jeremy Edwardson & bassist John Schofield came together & formed The Myriad roughly a decade ago, inviting guitarist Steven Tracy, guitarist Jonathan Young, &, later, drummer Randy Miller to join.  They released 3 EP's starting in 2002 before being signed to Floodgate Records & releasing their first full-length "You Can't Trust a Ladder" in 2005.  2 years after that release, they were part of MTV's 'Dew Circuit Breakout'; after being picked out by music critics, they were left to the people's votes to get them through the competition - subsequently, after being one of 12 finalists (of the original 4000), they won.
Somewhere in that timeframe, they switch over to Koch Records (E1 Music as of 2009) for their next 2 releases - the first being a prequel ("Prelude to Arrows EP"[2007]) to the 2008 release "With Arrows, With Poise".
However, in that same year, Randy Miller was diagnosed with chondrosarcoma, an aggressive form of bone cancer.  The band took a hiatus over the next while, but as much of a fighter as Randy was, cancer overtook & he passed away November 5th, 2010.
This song is from "With Arrows, With Poise", & this post is dedicated to his memory.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6phx3Qw3JPM&ob=av2e
See you in Heaven, brother.

quick note:

Hey; so, if you haven't already heard, Apple's founding & former CEO Steve Jobs has passed away at age 56 after battling pancreatic cancer.  If it weren't for his & his company's initiatives, it's quite possible the music industry wouldn't be in the same place it's in now - seeing as my college music program is entirely Mac based...
Rather sad news; but I just wanted to send my prayers out to his family.

RIP Steve Jobs - 1955 - 2011
http://www.apple.com/ca/
http://www.apple.com/ca/stevejobs/

Wichita Lineman - written by Jimmy Webb (performed by many)

For today, I want to draw attention to the original recording, by Glen Campbell from 1968;
& Johnny Cash's cover - in lieu of the 8 years since his passing.
But about the writer:
Jimmy Webb was born Aug. 15th, 1946 in Elk City, OK.  Learning piano & organ by age 12, he began playing in the choir at his father's churches (his father - Robert Lee Webb - was a Baptist minister; & also a former member of U.S. Marine Corps).  Long story short, he remained in California when his father moved back to Oklahoma; Jimmy was almost 20.  During the 60's, & over the duration of 20 months, he wrote 5 top 10 hits.  Throughout the rest of his career, he wrote hit songs for the likes of Glen Campbell, Richard Harris, Joe Cocker, the Fifth Dimension, & more.  Jimmy Webb has been inducted into multiple hall of fame's & won, in 1993, the National Academy of Songwriter's Lifetime Achievement Award.  This song, inspired from him actually seeing a lineman working in Wichita, KS, was is listed as #195 in Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.  It was written in 1968.
Original (Glen Campbell)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTfwcLdP5Xk


In honour of the Man in Black - Johnny Cash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwG9mypJhoU


& some other cool covers:
Tom Jones: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXQFG-qk6X4
Glen Campbell w/ Keith Urban: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTZCdZmtJYM
& finally, from Jimmy Webb's CD "Just Across the River", featuring his own remakes of his classics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcC_kojgUvM


Also: Jimmy Webb on "Wichita Lineman":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAQHaDWKwhw

Remember the Day - by Steven Curtis Chapman ...

In honour of those lost but always remembered, from the 9/11 attacks in 2001.
http://911digitalarchive.org/


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7b2ZTlWiOg (<-- The Skit Guys on 9/11 & remembering)


I remember when I first heard - it was the end of the school day (I was in public school where many of the kids would've been too young to understand yet), getting ready to head home on the bus when our bus driver asked us to be quiet, stating along the lines of something (I didn't know exactly what he was talking about at the time...) being the biggest terrorist attack.  Roughly 45 minutes later, I arrived home where Mom asked if I wanted to know what was going on; I did.  She showed me, & I will never forget.
But - I do just want to say - let us remember, & remember the love we can live, & the lives we choose.  As Alan Jackson sings in "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)": "Faith, Hope, & Love are some good things He gave us; & the greatest is Love".


This song was written for the 10th anniversary of the day.
http://stevencurtischapman.com/ (<-- you can stream the song here; should play automatically, if not, the music 'box' is there...)