My Life; part of the blues?

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From my post ‘find the humor‘, my friend and fellow blogger tcriggs over at Canary in the coalmine left the following comment –

Love this! thanks!

Btw… the post today on my blog, is for you… please stop by. I hope you like it!

I visited tciggs’ blog and read the post ‘If you fail to succeed, but do so Epically… did you actually succeed?’, that concluded with the following –

CONFESSION:

My husband is a singer/songwriter incognito… (he even sings one I wrote! *gasp*)… Still, as an avid music lover, and having a freakishly weird unintentional skill (yes, even commercials!) for remembering notes, chords, and lyrics… he plays covers now and again.

You know…Those favorite songs that speak to him.

One of the songs he plays and sings is by Sun Volt, called “Windfall” on acoustic guitar. (I tried to get him to let me record him… to no avail… sorry! But, I have evil plans for the future… stay tuned… )

Anyways… Quite literally, every time I hear him play this song… I think of the blogger ‘Spearfruit’… (Terry), dealing with some pretty heavy sh*t these days…

I can’t explain why… like I said, but when I hear it, I think of him.

I can say with certainty; I immediately wish him well and healthy…

I left a comment appreciating the mention and wanted to respond also in a post –

I am always touched when I am mentioned in another blogger’s post – as I consider myself no different than anyone else.

Per my ‘About Me’ page –

So, what makes my life more special than others? Well nothing really. The difference is this is my life that I am writing about.

I visited Son Volt’s website and read their BIO page.

Their BIO seems familiar to my life and me; here are some excerpts –

“There are only two kinds of songs,” Townes Van Zandt said, well before he died. “There’s the blues, and there’s zip-a-dee-doo-dah.” The new Son Volt album is titled Notes of Blue.

… “For years I’ve been drawn to the passion, common struggle and possibility for redemption that’s always been a part of the blues. Everyone has to pay the rent and get along with their significant others, so many of the themes are universal. For me, the blues fills that void that’s there for religion, really. That’s the place I turn to be lifted up.”

Why does this song and this group remind tciggs of me?  Maybe the answer is in some lyrics –

Now and then it keeps you running

It never seems to die

The trail’s spent with fear

Not enough living on the outside

Never seem to get far enough

Staying in between the lines

Hold on to what you can

Waiting for the end

Not knowing when

May the wind take your troubles away

May the wind take your troubles away

Both feet on the floor, two hands on the wheel,

May the wind take your troubles away

Trying to make it far enough, to the next time zone

Few and far between past the midnight hour

Never feel alone, you’re really not alone

25 thoughts on “My Life; part of the blues?”

  1. Wow! What a fantastic gift from the Canary … I had never heard the song, never heard the band but I can totally understand the relationship to you and your current bumpy road. I too want to take your troubles away. I am glad so many do. Even though I am sure some days it is cold comfort, there is comfort lurking in the wings for the moments when you are ready to be wrapped in it.

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  3. Lyrics of a song are so important to me. They run deep and I can certainly understand why this song makes tcriggs think of you!
    I must admit I have not heard this song before , but there is always a first time. Have a great day Terry 🙂 x

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  8. p.s. Now that it seems I’ve finally been successful at circumventing wp’s obsession with making people sign in if they wish to offer a comment I’ll probably be commenting more often through that email account.
    I’ve got some personal stuff to take care of and need a sabbatical from being online, especially with wp. Feel free to delete this comment. It’s more of a note to you. Have a great day, Terry. 🙂

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  12. Great song. I had not heard of it, or the band for that matter, but of course that’s all in the past now. Here’s hoping health issues will soon be in the past as well Terry! 🙂

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