(or How I met my wife, husband, lover or significant other...)
Hi there and welcome to Season 587,
As in my last hosting, the theme for this week was inspired by the number of the Season. In my case the number "87" has a huge significance for me, since it was in 1987 that I met "la company de la meva vida" (my life partner) Carmen with whom I have shared my life ever since.
So, inspired by that, the theme this week is meeting that special someone who, at least for an extended period, becomes the object of your love. I want songs that describe how the couple met and what happened then. (Examples: "I met him at the Candy Store... " (The Leader of the Pack); "The First Time ever I saw your Face", etc.
Obviously, I'd prefer it if the relationship from then on would last for ages, but I recognise that life doesn't always gift us such contentment. Often the love that cupid's arrow sparked at that meeting may be unrequited. The most famous example being Dante's obsessive love for Beatrice which started when he was nine and she was eight and they met for the first time. That love was never consolidated since the next time they met, nine years later, she spurned him and married someone else, then died at 24. However, without that experience "La Divina Commedia" would probably not have been written.
In my own case I had my own Beatrice as outlined in this song submitted to SOTU 532
I also learned that femme fatales could simply want you as a number in their little black book... as outlined in this song, submitted for SOTU 431
Now, when I was teaching English I often set as an essay title "How my parents met". This was often a question that students had to ask their parents about and some fun or curious stories would emerge. I would use the tales produced in response to the prompt to point out how nearly everyone of us is born from a chance encounter and if only one small incident had occurred before that fateful meeting, then we would not be here.
So to recap, I want the story of the meeting and its consequences, even if the passion was short lived.
Songwriters? I would prefer it if you tell a true story from your own lives in song, but if I won't send in the truth police, if you choose to not do so. Maybe you might be inspired by the circumstances of your parent's meeting...
Anyway, that's quite enough from me for now...
Usual Rules apply:
Ukulele visible and dominant, but feel free to add other instruments as you see fit.
Collaborations welcome, originals especially welcome.
Please post only new recordings made for this week (with the usual exemptions).
Please say, either in the video or description on YouTube, that you recorded it for Season 587.
For covers, please put the title and original artist/composer in the post or the description. Give credit where it's due!
Please keep to one song a day (or seven songs in the week). I want to ensure I can give every song my fullest attention.
Please listen and comment on the other submissions! There is nothing like seeing your song has had a number of listens and some feedback.
You can post any time from 00:00:00 Sunday May 14th, Hawaiian time, right up to 23:59:59 on Sunday May 21st Hawaiian time. You can check the time in Hawaii here:
Here is the PLAYLIST ... I hope
Enjoy!
Hi there and welcome to Season 587,
As in my last hosting, the theme for this week was inspired by the number of the Season. In my case the number "87" has a huge significance for me, since it was in 1987 that I met "la company de la meva vida" (my life partner) Carmen with whom I have shared my life ever since.
So, inspired by that, the theme this week is meeting that special someone who, at least for an extended period, becomes the object of your love. I want songs that describe how the couple met and what happened then. (Examples: "I met him at the Candy Store... " (The Leader of the Pack); "The First Time ever I saw your Face", etc.
Obviously, I'd prefer it if the relationship from then on would last for ages, but I recognise that life doesn't always gift us such contentment. Often the love that cupid's arrow sparked at that meeting may be unrequited. The most famous example being Dante's obsessive love for Beatrice which started when he was nine and she was eight and they met for the first time. That love was never consolidated since the next time they met, nine years later, she spurned him and married someone else, then died at 24. However, without that experience "La Divina Commedia" would probably not have been written.
In my own case I had my own Beatrice as outlined in this song submitted to SOTU 532
I also learned that femme fatales could simply want you as a number in their little black book... as outlined in this song, submitted for SOTU 431
Now, when I was teaching English I often set as an essay title "How my parents met". This was often a question that students had to ask their parents about and some fun or curious stories would emerge. I would use the tales produced in response to the prompt to point out how nearly everyone of us is born from a chance encounter and if only one small incident had occurred before that fateful meeting, then we would not be here.
So to recap, I want the story of the meeting and its consequences, even if the passion was short lived.
Songwriters? I would prefer it if you tell a true story from your own lives in song, but if I won't send in the truth police, if you choose to not do so. Maybe you might be inspired by the circumstances of your parent's meeting...
Anyway, that's quite enough from me for now...
Usual Rules apply:
Ukulele visible and dominant, but feel free to add other instruments as you see fit.
Collaborations welcome, originals especially welcome.
Please post only new recordings made for this week (with the usual exemptions).
Please say, either in the video or description on YouTube, that you recorded it for Season 587.
For covers, please put the title and original artist/composer in the post or the description. Give credit where it's due!
Please keep to one song a day (or seven songs in the week). I want to ensure I can give every song my fullest attention.
Please listen and comment on the other submissions! There is nothing like seeing your song has had a number of listens and some feedback.
You can post any time from 00:00:00 Sunday May 14th, Hawaiian time, right up to 23:59:59 on Sunday May 21st Hawaiian time. You can check the time in Hawaii here:
Here is the PLAYLIST ... I hope
Enjoy!
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