Howdy fellow friends and seasonistas!
I recently received the devastating news that my cat Panda is terminally ill! It’s a sobering reminder of how fleeting life is. Obviously a lot of people around the world are dealing with the unexpected loss of a loved one due to the pandemic as well, so I think it’s a fitting theme on many levels. Before receiving this news, I had been considering doing a season featuring artists gone before their time or too soon. So, in order to keep it from being too serious, i’ve decided to combine these two ideas for this weeks theme. So this week please bring songs that:
1. Deal with loss; it could be the loss of a loved one, or the loss of a lover or the loss of a friendship. It does not have to include death. Loss and grief come in many forms and we all process these experiences in our own way. Heck, it could even be about the loss of or by your favorite sports team, or tv series etc. I generally live outside the box and would encourage everyone to think as broadly as you’d like to make this theme fit either an existing song or a song you have or will write.
2. Are written or performed by artists no longer with us. I considered putting a time limit on this, but would prefer to make this as inclusive as possible. So any artist who is no longer living is fair game. If you can bring songs by artists no longer with us that address loss or grief that would get you bonus points (If I were keeping score)
3) Finally, it's my birthday this week, and so any songs that celebrate or mention birthdays are also welcome.
Many of the normal rules apply:
~ The season starts at 12:00 am Sunday May 3rd, and ends at midnight Sunday May 10th.
~ Songs should be newly recorded for this week, and should mention SOTU#429.
~ Original songs are welcome and can either deal with grief or loss, or be about artists no longer with us.
~ There is no song limit this week. Bring ‘em on . . .
Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWelwRAhrVc&list=PL5FgrFq3aYVd6ylghFeiNL_2EJyNDGkrb
Thanks and I look forward to seeing/hearing what you come up with this week. I’ll start a playlist above once the videos starting coming in.
~ kev ~
I recently received the devastating news that my cat Panda is terminally ill! It’s a sobering reminder of how fleeting life is. Obviously a lot of people around the world are dealing with the unexpected loss of a loved one due to the pandemic as well, so I think it’s a fitting theme on many levels. Before receiving this news, I had been considering doing a season featuring artists gone before their time or too soon. So, in order to keep it from being too serious, i’ve decided to combine these two ideas for this weeks theme. So this week please bring songs that:
1. Deal with loss; it could be the loss of a loved one, or the loss of a lover or the loss of a friendship. It does not have to include death. Loss and grief come in many forms and we all process these experiences in our own way. Heck, it could even be about the loss of or by your favorite sports team, or tv series etc. I generally live outside the box and would encourage everyone to think as broadly as you’d like to make this theme fit either an existing song or a song you have or will write.
2. Are written or performed by artists no longer with us. I considered putting a time limit on this, but would prefer to make this as inclusive as possible. So any artist who is no longer living is fair game. If you can bring songs by artists no longer with us that address loss or grief that would get you bonus points (If I were keeping score)
3) Finally, it's my birthday this week, and so any songs that celebrate or mention birthdays are also welcome.
Many of the normal rules apply:
~ The season starts at 12:00 am Sunday May 3rd, and ends at midnight Sunday May 10th.
~ Songs should be newly recorded for this week, and should mention SOTU#429.
~ Original songs are welcome and can either deal with grief or loss, or be about artists no longer with us.
~ There is no song limit this week. Bring ‘em on . . .
Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWelwRAhrVc&list=PL5FgrFq3aYVd6ylghFeiNL_2EJyNDGkrb
Thanks and I look forward to seeing/hearing what you come up with this week. I’ll start a playlist above once the videos starting coming in.
~ kev ~
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