AM/FM: August 2013

Sunday, August 25, 2013

White Heart - You're the One

I've been surprised that the religious music from my past hasn't popped up more on this blog. But, lo and behold, here's an 80s Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) classic for you. White Heart was one of my fave bands for a time. They popped up when I was starving for something with slick production and fantastic musicianship. These guys were all great musicians and went on to prove it in their various iterations throughout the years. I love Dann Huff as a guitarist and vocalist. His stadium-rock band Giant is another one of my faves from the past.

Friday, August 23, 2013

Missing Persons - Words

I have this song as my text ringtone. Probably a mistake but it's better than those annoying jingle jangles that come with the phone. Besides, I think the song has something to say about texting vs. talking. "What are words for when no one's talking anymore."

Friday, August 16, 2013

The King & I - Shall We Dance

I didn't wake up with this song in my head but it did figure in a dream. I can't put together a timeline for the dreams I had last night so here are some bullet points. In my dream last night... - I had a super close friendship with Jodie Foster and Mel Gibson. At one point in the dream, I am dancing the "Shall We Dance" number w/ Foster and she gets ill. I pick her up and take her to the hospital. That's where Mel comes in. He's there in the waiting room as we wait for news about her condition. - Same dream, different dream...I don't know. In this vignette, I am at a religious event (perhaps a convention) and I see an old friend. We hug and cry...a lot. I'm not one to try and interpret dreams but I'm fairly certain I know what some of this is about. In the first dream, I have an impression that the friendship I had w/ these 2 celebrities was super tight. I haven't had a friendship like that in a long, long time. I think the dream is a manifestation of my desire for that type of friendship. Why it was Foster and Gibson, I have no idea. The other is probably just me missing friendships from the past. The friend in the dream isn't someone I had a falling out with. We just went in different directions. But I miss my old friends and the close relationships we had. So, there you go. Whether my interpretations are correct or not, that's my two cents.