tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post1301484507546726895..comments2024-02-04T05:13:04.501-05:00Comments on Nik at Nite: Thirty Years Ago Today...Nikki Staffordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-69094310990127083962010-12-12T18:37:21.751-05:002010-12-12T18:37:21.751-05:00I can't add say anything in remembrance of Joh...<br>I can't add say anything in remembrance of John Lennon that other haven't said far more eloquently. What continues to sting particularly is that it was not only tragic and senseless but <i>both</i>. <br /><br />"A Day in the Life" is a heck of an accomplishment as songwriting, performing, and producing — a great example of latter-day Beatles — but it scared the hell out of me when I first heard it and it kind-of still does. Not only are there those ominous crescendoing strings and the devastating final chord, but there is actual death in the lyrics of the song and, <a href="http://blamken.blogspot.com/search/label/Beatles" rel="nofollow">as I first heard it</a> [blog link], it followed a funeral procession (to "Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight") in the infamous <i>Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band</i> movie starring Peter Frampton and The Bee Gees.<br /><br />VW: <i>diatypn — n.</i> [<i>dy</i> uh <i>ty</i> pin] Usage of more than one keyboard simultanesouly.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-43052888303798790492010-12-09T11:35:21.286-05:002010-12-09T11:35:21.286-05:00"So This Is Christmas" is so beautiful. ..."So This Is Christmas" is so beautiful. There's such a bittersweet vibe to it that it gets me a little everytime I hear it. <br /><br />Love Sgt. Pepper's too - my favorite of their albums.Sagacious Penguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02300030494408133540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-34136544417115141812010-12-09T02:19:32.779-05:002010-12-09T02:19:32.779-05:00I have been listening to the White Album, Revolver...I have been listening to the White Album, Revolver, Sgt Pepper's, Let It Be and Abbey Road over and over since Sunday. I was only four when he died. I didn't really know what a huge loss to music and the world it was. I do now.Batcabbagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609077644806458692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-10044825802429506682010-12-08T18:06:30.597-05:002010-12-08T18:06:30.597-05:00Even though I wasn't even ALIVE until 13 years...Even though I wasn't even ALIVE until 13 years later, it still is not a happy thing, remembering that one of your favourite people was murdered by a crazy psychopathic man. As for the song choice, I LOVE A Day in the Life. It's my favourite song. I posted "In My Life" from Rubber Soul on my blog.Gillian Whitfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08776289103891165089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-89979536625475866532010-12-08T09:54:08.196-05:002010-12-08T09:54:08.196-05:00I love this song! It started playing on the radio ...I love this song! It started playing on the radio as I gave my first baby his first bath at home. I was quite emotional about the whole thing.Joan Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04513335615114222374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-39568550499902268342010-12-08T09:05:51.602-05:002010-12-08T09:05:51.602-05:00I rather vividly remember my grade two teacher bre...I rather vividly remember my grade two teacher breaking down in tears the next day in class.Chris in NFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06064023598020493124noreply@blogger.com