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Mum's really been looking forward to this week's Mewsic Moves Me because the theme is St Patrick's Day and songs about Ireland, Irish songs, Irish bands/singers and Celtic music.
Mum absolutely loves Celtic music, but as far as we know, she has no Celtic blood. She's actually had an ancestor DNA test done and her DNA is Mediterranean as expected (Greek, Italian mostly).
I told her that she probably has Celtic soul DNA. In other words, she has had Celtic past lives.
Or maybe, she just has great taste in music! I certainly enjoyed listening to these tracks and I loved seeing Mum enjoy them too.
So, here, without further ado, our Celtic-themed songs for today 😻
ENJOY!
CLANNAD - Robin The Hooded Man
Maybe you remember Robin of Sherwood TV series about Robin Hood from the 1980s? Mum certainly does. It's one of her all-time fave shows. The soundtrack by Irish band Clannad is ace.
Here's the title track Robin the Hooded Man.
RIVERDANCE
This is from the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest. Mum didn't get to see Riverdance live but she did see Lord of the Dance a couple of years later and she says it was amazing!
Another track from the Robin of Sherwood soundtrack.
NIGHTWISH - Harvest
Nightwish is from Finland but they do have a lot of Celtic influences in their music.
Here's the new single - Harvest which sounds so Celtic to us. The instrumental break in the middle is amazing.
Mum got up to jig around the room. That was MOL, I can tell you 😻
THE MUSIC OF IRELAND - Jigs and Reels
Mum found this and thought it would be great to share to get into the Irish spirit.
Romantic Celtic Music - Forest Nymphs | Beautiful, Enchanted, Magical
This is another video Mum just found while searching on YouTube for Celtic music. It's so magical and purrfect for chilling and relaxing.
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It's our own music choice today but Mum has, in fact, come up with a theme of throwback music videos from 4 decades. These are all favourite songs of Mum's. She was born in 1966, so here are the Beatles first from that year.
THE BEATLES - Eleanor Rigby
Such a haunting song...
Next, the 1970s.
JOHN MILES - Music
From 1986 - the 80s were her decade she says
SPANDAU BALLET - Through The Barricades
And the 90s weren't that great for her Mum says but there were some good tunes around like this one. Mum says she remembers dancing to this during her clubbing days (though she can't remember much from that time MOL)
KULA SHAKER - Hey Dude
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The theme for Mewsic Monday is - pick our own!
So here is what Mum and I have been listening to this week.
MARTIN AND SHIRLIE - FLY ME TO THE MOON
Husband and wife Martin and Shirlie Kemp have recorded a swing album. For those who do not know, Martin was in Spandau Ballet (one of Mum's fave 80s bands) and Shirlie was backing singer and dancer for Wham! and also one half of 80s pop duo Pepsi and Shirlie.
FLOOR JANSEN ON BESTE ZANGERS - SHALLOW
Floor Jansen is one of Mum's favourite female vocalists and since 2013 has been the official lead singer of Finnish Symphonic Metal band Nightwish. Floor, who is Dutch, performed on the Dutch TV show Beste Zangers and amazed everyone with her extraordinary vocal talent. Floor can sing anything - Classical, Rock, Metal, Pop, etc, as she clearly demonstrated on the show. Watch her performance of Shallow from A Star is Born.
FLEETWOOD MAC - LANDSLIDE
Another great band that Mum likes and Landslide is a truly beautiful song, by one of Mum's favourite all-time singers, Stevie Nicks. Mum tells me she has been pretty much inspired by Stevie throughout her life - her music, her voice, her lyrics and her mystical style.
And now here's something a little different. Mum and I have separate YouTube channels that we're trying to grow. Mum says she can understand why her channel didn't excite viewers to subscribe because basically, there was nothing for them to get excited about and she rarely posted on it. This was mostly because she wanted to concentrate on my channel (understandable!)
The truth is we're puzzled as to why my channel doesn't have a huge following and that other feline channels do. I mean, the videos Mum has made of me are entertaining enough, and she always picks audio tracks that totally match the mood of the vid. Not forgetting - I am such a star with my purrfect feline beauty and pawmazing purrsonality.
Mum now makes reaction videos and it looks like she is finally getting more viewers. She made a reaction video to the Floor Jansen "Shallow" Beste Zangers' performance, which you can see below. After that, you will see a video of mine from my own channel. I think Mum picked the right track for it 😻
Hope you subscribe to both channels. You would make our Monday not so blue if you do!
Purrs xx
We are joining Mewsic Moves Me with Curious as a Cathy
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I suggested to Mum that since she loves music so much and I quite love it too (when it's not loud and heavy) we should participate in the Monday Mewsic Moves Me blog hop, which is hosted by Curious as a Cathy
We have already done so a couple of times but maybe we should try to make it a regular thing.
Tentative is the theme today, and so here are 4 songs that popped into Mum's head this morning she feels relate to being uncertain.
Is There Something I Should Know by Duran Duran
This is a blast from Mum's teenage years.
If I Can Dream by Elvis Presley
The first singer that Mum ever heard because my granddad was a fan. This one has always moved her and made her cry. Just hearing the intro makes her teary.
Dead Boy's Poem by Nightwish
This is Mum's favourite band. Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band and she has been a fan since 2007. She discovered them on YouTube and every track of theirs moves her in some way. This one certainly does. When feeling uncertain, worried, or sad, she finds it a very cathartic song.
Faith by George Michael
I love George Michael and Mum does too.
His voice is so velvety smooth and warm and always calms this kitty down!
His slower ballady songs are the ones I enjoy the most, but Mum has picked this one because if you are being tentative, and unsure of things - in Mum's case, she really fears the future. Well, Mum, please, in the words of George, you "Gotta Have Faith!"
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On Saturday night Mum watched the Eric Clapton documentary Life in 12 Bars which was shown on BBC 2 here, which was really good. It brought back memories.
Mum was and is a great fan of Clapton's music. She got into him during the late 80s when her brother, my Uncle John (a brilliant guitarist too), started listening to him. They were both young then and were bored with the pop music around at the time and they had a passion to make it in the music business themselves. Actually, Mum did, as a singer, but my Uncle didn't much care to be famous, though he is a great musician.
Anyway, Mum loves guitars (though she can't play herself) and she has a long list of favourite guitarists but there is something about Clapton's guitar playing that touches her. Deeply. When she hears him play those amazing solos, it's as if he is bleeding out her own pain. It was like that then, and now, after many years of not listening to him, she's started to again. And you know what? It's still the same. Her pain is always there. Yeah, Mum is a bit of a tortured soul. Always has been as you all know by now. Yeah, Mummy's got the blues...
So here are a few Clapton tracks she loves and the solos are amazing. Picture Mum doing some air guitar now. Yeah, funny 😻
We are joining our friend Stunning Keisha and others for Music Moves Me blog hop and also our own ThrowBack the Music.
Mum wanted to take part in the Music Moves Me blog hop hosted by Curious as a Cathy and XMas Dolly. We were introduced to the hop by our lovely friend Stunning Keisha and as Mum is music mad it sounded fun to have a go.
First up is this amazing masterpiece by Mum's favourite band, Nightwish. It's an epic and incredible 24 minutes long but it's well listening to because it is just so moving and deep! As inhabitants of this glorious planet, we can all relate!
From another great Symphonic Metal band, Epica - This is The Time
From one of Mum's favourite 80s bands Duran Duran - Planet Earth
From Black Sabbath - Hole in the Sky
And this one from Ozzy Osbourne - Revelation Mother Earth
That's all we can think about for now. Hope you enjoy watching/listening!
