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Music Monday: Stefania

Posted without commentary...except for Slava Ukraini! Heroyam slava! English lyrics in the video. 

Music Monday: Cuckoo

 Y'all. I love Rising Appalachia...but this song is just AMAZING. I can't even put into words yet why it strikes me so, but I can tell you that this song speaks in the voice of one of the MCs and I am obsessed.  Enjoy, won't you?

[Chorus]Oh, the cuckooShe’s a pretty birdAnd she warbles as she fliesAnd she neverHollers 'cuckoo''Til the fourth day of July
[Verse 1]Jack of diamondsJack of diamondsI know you from oldYou’ve robbed my poor pocketsOf my silver and gold
[Verse 2]Gonna build meA log cabinOn a mountain so highSo I canSee WhitlockAs he passes by
Oh, the cuckooShe’s a pretty birdHow I wish she was mineShe never drinks whiskeyShe only drinks wine
[Chorus]Oh, the cuckooShe’s a pretty birdAnd she warbles as she fliesShe neverHollers 'cuckoo''Til the fourth day of July
Mmm-hmmUh-huhMmm...Mmm-hmmUh-huhMmm...

Music Monday: T minus 7 days and counting...

...until I'm officially on my summer break from the DayJob™. 
One Camp Nano is in the books and there is another coming up in a month and a half. There is one more appearance for us at the Georgia Renaissance Festival for Bryn's Rennie Retirement Weekend (more on that over on Our Daily Bryn). ConCarolinas is the first of June and ConGregate is in July. I'm feeling like I'm going to be gone a lot this summer, but it is mostly doing book stuff so that's always good. I was reminded of this song by a blog post and it figured in prominently in my recent nano, so I thought I'd share. Enjoy.


Gone, Gone, Goneby Phil Philips
When life leaves you high and dryI'll be at your door tonightIf you need help, if you need helpI'll shut down the city lightsI'll lie, cheat, I'll beg, and bribeTo make you well, to make you wellWhen enemies are at your doorI'll carry you away from warIf you need help, if you need helpYour hope dangling by a stringI'll share in your sufferingTo make you well, to make you well
Give me reasons to believeThat you would do the same for me
And I would do it for you, for youBaby, I'm not moving onI'll love you long after you're goneFor you, for youYou will never sleep aloneI'll love you long after you're goneAnd long after you're gone, gone, gone
When you fall like a statueI'm gon' be there to catch youPut you on your feet, you on your feetAnd if your well is emptyNot a thing will prevent meTell me what you needWhat do you need?
I surrender honestlyYou've always done the same for me
So, I would do it for you, for youBaby, I'm not movin' onI'll love you long after you're goneFor you, for youYou will never sleep aloneI'll love you long after you're goneAnd long after you're gone, gone, gone
You're my backboneYou're my cornerstoneYou're my crutch when my legs stop movingYou're my headstartYou're my rugged heartYou're the pulse that I've always neededLike a drum, baby, don't stop beatingLike a drum, baby, don't stop beatingLike a drum, baby, don't stop beatingLike a drum, my heart never stops beatingFor you, for you
Baby, I'm not moving onI'll love you long after you're goneFor you, for youYou will never sleep aloneI'll love you long after you're goneFor you, for youBaby, I'm not movin' onI'll love you long after you're goneFor you, for youYou will never sleep aloneI'll love you long, long after you're goneLike a drum, baby, don't stop beatingLike a drum, baby, don't stop beatingLike a drum, baby, don't stop beatingLike a drum, my heart never stops beating for youAnd long after you're gone, gone, goneI'll love you long after you're gone, gone, gone

Music Monday: On Leaving my Nano World...for now...

I added this song to my Camp Nanowrimo First Round for 2022 Playlist (I promise that's not the name of it) just on whim because I liked the music. But this song has a lot of the same themes as that WIP and I remember sitting up one night working on a scene where my MC meets his daughter - of course, he doesn't know that yet...and neither do you, dang it, SPOILERS! Anyway, it just fit the scene so well that at one point I was sitting in my bed with my eyes closed listening and typing. More on that MC and that story later. For now, enjoy a little Shinedown.

Unityby Shinedown
I found a note with your name
And a picture of us
Even though it was framed
And covered in dust
It's the map in my mind that sends me on my way
They say it's never too late
To stop being afraid
And there is no one else here
So why should I wait?And in the blink of an eye the past begins to fade
So have you ever been caught in a sea of despair?
And your moment of truth
Is the day that you say "I'm not scared"
Put your hands in the air
If you hear me out there
I've been looking for you day and night
Shine a light in the dark
Let me see where you are
'Cause I'm not gonna leave you behind
If I told you that you're not alone
And I show you this is where you belongPut your hands in the air
One more time
I've seen a million miles
Met a million faces
Took all I knew
To reach all these places
And I'd do it again
If it brings me back to you
So have you ever been caught in a sea of despair?
And your moment of truth
Is the day that you say "I'm not scared"
Put your hands in the air
If you hear me out there
I've been looking for you day and night
Shine a light in the dark
Let me see where you are
'Cause I'm not gonna leave you behind
If I told you that you're not alone
And I show you this is where you belong
Put your hands in the air
One more time
Put your hands in the air
Put your hands in the air
If you hear me out there
I've been looking for you day and night
Shine a light in the dark
Let me see where you are
'Cause I'm not gonna leave you behind
If I told you that you're not alone
And I show you this is where you belong
Put your hands in the air
One more time
Put your hands in the air
One more time

Music Monday: Ray of Light at the End of the Tunnel

How has Camp Nano flown by so quickly? I mean, there is still another one in July and Nano proper in November, but the gap between the end of November till the first of April seems so long. But we're not quite done yet...and if you think you know what I'm writing about this month, today's song should just flummox you a bit. Enjoy...and get up and dance, won't ya?



Ray of Lightby Madonna
Zephyr in the sky at night I wonderDo my tears of mourning sink beneath the sun?She's got herself a universe gone quicklyFor the call of thunder threatens everyoneAnd I feel like I just got homeAnd I feelAnd I feel like I just got homeAnd I feelFaster than the speeding light she's flyingTrying to remember where it all beganShe's got herself a little piece of HeavenWaiting for the time when Earth shall be as oneAnd I feel like I just got homeAnd I feelAnd I feel like I just got homeAnd I feelQuicker than a ray of lightQuicker than a ray of lightQuicker than a ray of lightZephyr in the sky at night I wonderDo my tears of mourning sink beneath the sun?She's got herself a universe gone quicklyFor the call of thunder threatens everyoneAnd I feelQuicker than a ray of lightThen gone forSomeone else will be thereThrough the endless yearsShe's got herself a universeShe's got herself a universeShe's got herself a universeAnd I feelAnd I feelAnd I feel like I just got homeAnd I feelQuicker than a ray of light she's flyingQuicker than a ray of light I'm flying

Music Monday: And so Camp Nano Goes...

I have loved Billy Joel for a long time. Most of my life, in fact. My father told me when I was little that "She's Got A Way" was on the radio in the car when he was on his way to the hospital (and got a speeding ticket) because I was about to be born. But this song, "And So It Goes," spoke to me so strongly as I just listened to it, as though my MC was whispering in my ear WHO HE IS and...just, oof. So, that happened. Enjoy.


And So It Goesby Billy Joel
In every heart there is a roomA sanctuary safe and strongTo heal the wounds from lovers pastUntil a new one comes along
I spoke to you in cautious tonesYou answered me with no pretenseAnd still I feel I said too muchMy silence is my self defense
And every time I've held a roseIt seems I only felt the thornsAnd so it goes, and so it goesAnd so will you, soon, I suppose
But if my silence made you leaveThen that would be my worst mistakeSo I will share this room with youAnd you can have this heart to break
And this is why my eyes are closedIt's just as well for all I've seenAnd so it goes, and so it goesAnd you're the only one who knows
So I would choose to be with youThat's if the choice were mine to makeBut you can make decisions tooAnd you can have this heart to break
And so it goes, and so it goesAnd you're the only one who knows

Music Monday: Hey, Tony...

In which I wonder if a story is really just going to be a fairy tale retelling or if it has its own tale to tell...And that's all I'm going to say about that. Camp Nanowrimo Spoilers, Sweetie.


Moonlight (A Vampire's Dream)by Stevie Nicks
Some call her strange lady from the mountains
Well, yes, and others say she's not really real
Like a candle burns bright
And it wants to burn faster
Well, maybe then, at least, she really feels
She really feels
Burning like a candle in the middle
She's lonely, lost, she's disconnected.
She finds no comfort in her surroundings.
Beautiful, insecure, she has nothing.
She moves from situation to situation, like a ghost.
Then she see's him, candle burning.
It's strange, she runs with the ones she can't keep up with
It's so strange, slows down, so desperate to stop her
Meet her in the middle, they both run from the one who hunts them.
They drop to the forest floor, frozen,
They drop to the forest floor, frozen
He loves her, but he loves his life alone as well
But does he know the road or the reasons why
Well, if he leaves her
He'd be losing the chance to stay alive
Well, the candle burns bright
Then the candle dies
Burning from the middle
Like a candle
It's strange, she runs with the ones she can't keep up with
It's so strange, slows down, so desperate to stop her
Meet her in the middle, they both run from the one who hunts them.
They drop to the forest floor, frozen,
They drop to the forest floor, frozen
Strange, she's laid on the floor in silent pain
Strange, she sat in the chair for months just staring
Strange, she knows too much to walk away
Strange, she couldn't do it anyway,
Strange, she's laid on the floor in silent pain
Strange, she sat in the chair for months just staring
Strange, she knows too much to walk away
Strange, she couldn't do it anyway
He slows down, he slows down,
He slows down,
She couldn't do it


She couldn't do it

Music Monday: Early Morning...

This song immediately takes me back to Camp Glisson, where I was first introduced to U2 and fell in love with Bono. But how perfect is this song for today? IYKYK


Pride (In the Name of Love)by U2
In the name of love
One man come in the name of loveOne man, he come and goOne man comes he to justifyOne man to overthrow
In the name of loveWhat more in the name of loveIn the name of loveWhat more in the name of love
One man come on a barbed wire fenceOne man, he resistsOne man washed on an empty beachOne man, betrayed with a kiss
In the name of loveWhat more in the name of loveIn the name of loveWhat more in the name of love
Early morning, April fourA shot rings out in the Memphis skyFree at last, they took your lifeThey could not take your pride
In the name of loveWhat more in the name of loveIn the name of loveWhat more in the name of love

It's Nano Time...Again...

The eyes have it...So...This isn't so much a Music Monday, but it's more like a Throwback Thursday...? Yet another Nano month starts tomorrow, and, unlike other Nanos, in the past I'm keeping the details of this WIP close to the chest this time. 
What I can tell you is that it is a departure from what I normally write but not from what I like to read, and I'm really trying to stretch a bit into a genre that terrifies me. 
That's all I can say, well, except that if you know me this shouldn't be a surprise. Like really know me. Like in person. Like well enough to know that is not my real eye color in that photo, but it might be a clue.
Intrigued? Stick around. This is gonna be a dark April... Here's a link to my Camp Nano Playlist if you'd like to follow along and see if you can guess where I'm headed this month. The Music Monday posts might be a clue as well... 

Music Monday: One More Ozzy

So there I am, still singing along with the Prince of Darkness from last week, and this came to mind. I mean what better way to start the week after Spring Break than to SCREAM ABOUT IT?


Let Me Hear You Screamby Ozzy Osborne
Let me hear you scream!
I'm black and blue, beat up, but still I take the blows;
'Cause all I need is blood and sweat and skin and bones!
I'll take this rage,
Rattle your cage,
Nobody said it's easy!
It's do or die,
Only the strong survive!
Get ready for the last stand!
Get ready, I'm your hangman!
Let me hear you scream like you want it! (Want it!)
Let me hear you yell like you mean it! (Mean it!)
If you're gonna go down
Go loud!
Go strong!
Go proud!
Go on!
Go hard or go home!
Let me hear you
(Let me hear you)
Let me hear you
(Let me hear you)
Let me hear you scream!
(Scream, scream, scream, scream...)
I'll pull you up and push you right
Back in your place!
I'll take you down and wipe that smile
Right off your face!
I'll watch you break,
Your mine to take,
Don't blink; you just might miss it!
It's all or nothing,
Nowhere left to run!
Are you ready for the last fight!?
Get ready with the war cry!
Let me hear you scream like you want it! (Want it!)
Let me hear you yell like you mean it! (Mean it!)
If you're gonna go down:
Go loud!
Go strong!
Go proud!
Go on!
Go hard or go home!
Let me hear you
(Let me hear you)
Let me hear you
(Let me hear you)
Let me hear you scream!
Let me hear you scream like you want it! (Want it!)
Let me hear you yell like you mean it! (Mean it!)
If you're gonna go down:
Go loud!
Go strong!
Go proud!
Go on!
Go hard or go home!
Let me hear you scream like you want it! (Want it!)
Let me hear you yell like you mean it! (Mean it!)
If you're gonna go down:
Go loud!
Go strong!
Go proud!
Go on!
Go hard or go home!
Let me hear you
(Let me hear you)
Let me hear you
(Let me hear you)
Let me hear you scream!