A bit late with the musical Tuesday, and almost missed it for a couple of reasons. The second reason was because I have been watching a programme about a teenage boy with Aspergers. It upset me in parts as it made me think lots about what life must be like for my number 3 nephew who also has Aspergers. Saving that for another day (maybe), I'll explain the first reason - I almost had no song to talk about. That's right, a 25 minute journey home plus a trip to Tesco, over 1000 songs on the iPod, yet I must have flicked through at least 100 before I found something I really wanted to listen to tonight. It's funny how I like every single (almost) song on my iPod yet I have to be in the right mood to listen to most of them.
Tonight's song that made me smile & made me sing along all the way home from Tesco was Foo Fighters - Wheels. Apart from this being a great song with lovely lyrics, this song reminds me of a lovely moment when we went to see them at Milton Keynes earlier this year.
About half way through the evening, Dave Grohl ran up the walkway, past where we were standing and round to face those not lucky enough to be able to see the main stage. Here he sat with his guitar and sang a couple of songs. One of them was Wheels, and as a lot of the inner circle ran to the back to get a better view, we stayed put. With our arms around each other we swayed and sang to the whole song. Sounds cheesy, but at one moment it felt like it was just me, my husband and Dave Grohl there.
Foo Fighters-Wheels
I know what you're thinkin'We were goin' downI can feel the sinkin'But then I came around
And everyone I've loved beforeFlashed before my eyesAnd nothin' mattered anymoreI looked into the sky
Well I wanted something better manI wished for something newAnd I wanted something beautifulAnd wish for something trueBeen lookin' for a reason manSomething to lose
When the wheels come down (When the wheels come down)When the wheels touch ground (When the wheels touch ground)And you feel like it's all overThere's another round for youWhen the wheels come down (When the wheels come down)
Know your head is spinnin'Broken hearts will mendThis is our beginningComin to an end
Well, you wanted something better manYou wished for something newWell, you wanted something beautifulWished for something trueBeen lookin for a reason manSomething to lose
When the wheels come down (When the wheels come down)When the wheels touch ground (When the wheels touch ground)And you feel like it's all overThere's another round for youWhen the wheels come down (When the wheels come down)
I've been a bad blogger lately with the few posts being short and lacking words. It's not that I don't want to blog, it's just that I rarely have anything interesting to say. With this in mind I started thinking about topics I could make into a regular feature. One that kept popping up was music that I listen to on the way home from work, and so I have decided to make Tuesdays into Musical Tuesdays. I can't promise they'll be extremely interesting, but I plan to pick a song each week from something I've heard on the radio or my iPod on the way home from work. Whichever one stands out the most, whether it's for the lyrics, the way it makes me feel, or the memories it unearths, I shall attempt to write a post about it.
The first Musical Tuesday will be about Something, a song by The Beatles.
Tonight, hearing this song actually made me feel extremely emotional, and even brought a tear to my eye. The reason for this is because of the memories this song brings. It was the song we chose to have our first dance to at our wedding last year, so hearing brought back many happy memories. I promise that the next Musical Tuesday will have a bit more of a story, but for now I leave you with the lyrics, a video and a wedding photo.
Something in the way she moves, Attracts me like no other lover. Something in the way she woos me. I don't want to leave her now, You know I believe and how.
Somewhere in her smile she knows, That I don't need no other lover. Something in her style that shows me. I don't want to leave her now, You know I believe and how.
You're asking me will my love grow, I don't know, I don't know. Stick around, and it may show, But I don't know, I don't know.
Something in the way she knows, And all I have to do is think of her. Something in the things she shows me. I don't want to leave her now. You know I believe and how.
