hagoth7 Posted July 11, 2017 Posted July 11, 2017 (edited) Since we have a Movie/TV thread, thought I'd start one for music (secular or religious) . 1. What music lifted you today (or this week)? 2. What did your music mean and/or do for you? (If this thread gets legs...any chance it might get pinned?)1. Danny Gokey's typical upbeat joy in a song like this (If You Ain't In It) https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=%23&ved=0ahUKEwipnM_54IHVAhVFMGMKHcsWA2QQxa8BCCswBw&usg=AFQjCNF1sHlk2z9QIx28jtvfnGP_UlkifA Helped me considerably over a struggle the last few days - helping to rapidly transform hurt and indecision into hope, cheer, and clarity/resolve. Reinforced some important and otherwise-difficult decisions. Edited July 11, 2017 by hagoth7
hagoth7 Posted July 11, 2017 Author Posted July 11, 2017 (edited) And this group was performing in an outside ampitheater last night. A brother and I took a break from our discussion to draw closer to hear some of their message. Very gifted people. Hurts a wee bit...and then some...at a relationship that was fractured 7 years ago, and hadn't healed before the next storm hit. Hoping to see resolution/healing on that for him some day soon. Edited July 11, 2017 by hagoth7
hagoth7 Posted July 11, 2017 Author Posted July 11, 2017 (edited) A secular riff, but on my way home from a family wedding Friday night, about 3 blocks after leaving the reception, approached an ampitheater holding a concert. And atypically pulled in to see what was going on, just as a nice parking spot politely opened up. It was a band from Sweden, where my father's line comes from, doing Abba songs. A kind heart handed me a free ticket at the ticket window...front and center. Very pleasant evening. Grateful. 1. This song ,"Thank You For the Music," was performed during their encore that night. 2. And expresses how I felt about that surprise gift of an evening, and how I feel in general about those who minister through music. First encountered the song during the closing days in high school, the main solo performed in the auditorium back then by a friend, when I was even more socially ihandicapped then than I am today. Pardon the trip down nostalgia path.. time to get back to work. Have an awesome day. Edited July 11, 2017 by hagoth7
Stargazer Posted July 11, 2017 Posted July 11, 2017 I can't think of anything this week, although I enjoyed singing Hymn #2, The Spirit of God, in Sacrament meeting last Sunday. But I want to tell about a song that helped me understand that my life had turned around after the death of my wife in 2015. It was : "This is What It Feels Like" by Armin van Buuren. The lyrics are: Nobody here knocking at my door The sound of silence I can’t take anymore Nobody ringing my telephone now Oh how I miss such a beautiful sound And I don’t even know how I survive I won’t make it to the show without your light No I don’t even know if I’m alive Oh, oh, oh without you now This is what it feels like Nothing to hold but the memories and frames Oh they remind me of the battle I face Without your love, without you I drown Somebody save me I’m going down And I don’t even know how I survive I won’t make it to the show without your light No I don’t even know if I’m alive Oh, oh, oh without you now This is what it feels like And I don’t even know how I survive I won’t make it down the road with one headlight No I don’t even know if I’m alive Oh, oh, oh without you now This is what it feels like I first heard the song a month or so after she passed away, and it immediately spoke to me about my loss, and about the love I still felt for her. I would frequently play it while driving around in my van, and would sing it loudly, tears streaming down. It helped me express my grief in a marvelous way. Sometime around mid-February 2016, the very evening I had received a strong impression through the Spirit that I had met the woman whom the Lord had sent to me to assauge both my and her grief (of her loss of her husband), I played the song again and though it still spoke to me, I recognized that I had turned the page, that my grief had become sweet. The song still brings tears to my eyes, but the tears are no longer bitter. 2
hagoth7 Posted July 12, 2017 Author Posted July 12, 2017 6 hours ago, Stargazer said: ...It helped me express my grief in a marvelous way. Sometime around mid-February 2016, the very evening I had received a strong impression through the Spirit that I had met the woman whom the Lord had sent to me to assauge both my and her grief (of her loss of her husband), I played the song again and though it still spoke to me, I recognized that I had turned the page, that my grief had become sweet. The song still brings tears to my eyes, but the tears are no longer bitter. Thank you for sharing. Reminds me of this: https://www.google.com/search?q=youtube+hillary+weeks+beautiful+heartbreak&oq=youtube+hillary+weeks+beautiful+heartbreak&aqs=chrome..69i57j0.7523j0j4&client=tablet-android-verizon&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8# 1
Gillebre Posted July 12, 2017 Posted July 12, 2017 (edited) how do you guys get videos in the post like that? I have one I want to post, but have no idea how to do it like that. Haha. edit: thanks stargazer! Edited July 12, 2017 by Gillebre
Stargazer Posted July 12, 2017 Posted July 12, 2017 (edited) 47 minutes ago, Gillebre said: how do you guys get videos in the post like that? I have one I want to post, but have no idea how to do it like that. Haha. If it's YouTube, simply highlight the Url of the video, right mouse click on the highlighted portion, select "Copy". Then in the forum edit window, put a cursor in the edit window where you want the video to go, and either right-click and select "Paste" or press "Ctrl-V". The forum software will offer to convert the Url to just text, but just ignore that, or click on the little X at the far right to keep the video embedded. Enjoy! Edited July 12, 2017 by Stargazer 2
Tacenda Posted July 12, 2017 Posted July 12, 2017 (edited) Here's a video of this song... She sang this at the finale of a concert at an amphitheater in Layton, Utah last night. BTW, my husband and I were offered free tickets just like you Hagoth7, when we got there!! It was a beautiful night! She really feels like music is so much more, almost sacred, can't remember exactly her words. She mentioned that her mom never sang while growing up, because her former husband told her not to, he was a chorister or something. Then he died, and her mom remarried and Kathy was born, she said that later her mom got Alzheimer's and you couldn't keep her quiet, she sang all the time. I think that was sweet!! Edited July 12, 2017 by Tacenda
Robert F. Smith Posted July 12, 2017 Posted July 12, 2017 The late Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," as performed by G.E.M., 1
Robert F. Smith Posted July 12, 2017 Posted July 12, 2017 On 7/11/2017 at 11:43 AM, hagoth7 said: .............................Hurts a wee bit...and then some...at a relationship that was fractured 7 years ago, and hadn't healed before the next storm hit. Hoping to see resolution/healing on that for him some day soon. O.K. Maybe this will lift your spirits: 1
hagoth7 Posted July 13, 2017 Author Posted July 13, 2017 8 hours ago, Tacenda said: Here's a video of this song... She sang this at the finale of a concert at an amphitheater in Layton, Utah last night. Wow. And double wow. Had never heard that before. *Thank you* very much for sharing that! BTW, my husband and I were offered free tickets just like you Hagoth7, when we got there!! It was a beautiful night! Fun. :0) ...It was a beautiful night! She really feels like music is so much more, almost sacred, can't remember exactly her words.... perhaps......as in "a prayer of the righteous," per the D&C?
hagoth7 Posted July 13, 2017 Author Posted July 13, 2017 8 hours ago, Tacenda said: She mentioned that her mom never sang while growing up, because her former husband told her not to, he was a chorister or something. Then he died, and her mom remarried and Kathy was born, she said that later her mom got Alzheimer's and you couldn't keep her quiet, she sang all the time. I think that was sweet!! :0) There was a time when I sang a lot. It drove my older brothers crazy, and they'd often holler at me to shut up. My sweet mother, who almost never raised her voice, hollered back "Let the kid sing!"
poptart Posted July 13, 2017 Posted July 13, 2017 (edited) On 7/11/2017 at 3:04 PM, Stargazer said: I can't think of anything this week, although I enjoyed singing Hymn #2, The Spirit of God, in Sacrament meeting last Sunday. But I want to tell about a song that helped me understand that my life had turned around after the death of my wife in 2015. It was : "This is What It Feels Like" by Armin van Buuren. The lyrics are: Nobody here knocking at my door The sound of silence I can’t take anymore Nobody ringing my telephone now Oh how I miss such a beautiful sound And I don’t even know how I survive I won’t make it to the show without your light No I don’t even know if I’m alive Oh, oh, oh without you now This is what it feels like Nothing to hold but the memories and frames Oh they remind me of the battle I face Without your love, without you I drown Somebody save me I’m going down And I don’t even know how I survive I won’t make it to the show without your light No I don’t even know if I’m alive Oh, oh, oh without you now This is what it feels like And I don’t even know how I survive I won’t make it down the road with one headlight No I don’t even know if I’m alive Oh, oh, oh without you now This is what it feels like I first heard the song a month or so after she passed away, and it immediately spoke to me about my loss, and about the love I still felt for her. I would frequently play it while driving around in my van, and would sing it loudly, tears streaming down. It helped me express my grief in a marvelous way. Sometime around mid-February 2016, the very evening I had received a strong impression through the Spirit that I had met the woman whom the Lord had sent to me to assauge both my and her grief (of her loss of her husband), I played the song again and though it still spoke to me, I recognized that I had turned the page, that my grief had become sweet. The song still brings tears to my eyes, but the tears are no longer bitter. Wow, van Buuren fan here of all places, seen him live a few times. Shame the massive scene here isn't as nice as it used to be. Edited July 13, 2017 by poptart 1
Stargazer Posted July 13, 2017 Posted July 13, 2017 3 hours ago, poptart said: Wow, van Buuren fan here of all places, seen him live a few times. Shame the massive scene here isn't as nice as it used to be. Armin is da Bomb! :-) I discovered Trance and House music a few years ago and fell in love with it -- apparently, this is an unusual focus for an old fart (I'm 65) -- and very quickly Armin van Buuren became one of my favorites. In case you've not heard of it, a favorite YouTube channel of mine is The Grand Sound. It's good for hour-long Progressive House and Trance mixes. I've downloaded hours and hours of it, and I've got it playing in the background right now. Besides Armin, some of my faves: Ferry Corsten Above & Beyond Chicane Dash Berlin Kaskade (he's LDS, btw) Paul Oakenfold Tiesto 1
Stargazer Posted July 13, 2017 Posted July 13, 2017 20 hours ago, Robert F. Smith said: The late Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," as performed by G.E.M., Who is the singer?
poptart Posted July 13, 2017 Posted July 13, 2017 2 hours ago, Stargazer said: Armin is da Bomb! :-) I discovered Trance and House music a few years ago and fell in love with it -- apparently, this is an unusual focus for an old fart (I'm 65) -- and very quickly Armin van Buuren became one of my favorites. In case you've not heard of it, a favorite YouTube channel of mine is The Grand Sound. It's good for hour-long Progressive House and Trance mixes. I've downloaded hours and hours of it, and I've got it playing in the background right now. Besides Armin, some of my faves: Ferry Corsten Above & Beyond Chicane Dash Berlin Kaskade (he's LDS, btw) Paul Oakenfold Tiesto You'd be suprised who you see at massives, seen people in their mid 50's higher than a kite. Wow, Kaskade is LDS, would have never guessed.
Robert F. Smith Posted July 13, 2017 Posted July 13, 2017 2 hours ago, Stargazer said: Who is the singer? They call her G.E.M., but her real name is apparently Tang Tsz-kei. She is 25, Christian, and based in Hong Kong. She has her own band, and plays both guitar and piano. 1
hagoth7 Posted July 14, 2017 Author Posted July 14, 2017 On 7/12/2017 at 0:10 AM, Calm said: And...what does that music mean *for you*?
hagoth7 Posted July 14, 2017 Author Posted July 14, 2017 On 7/12/2017 at 0:56 PM, poptart said: Anyone gonna offer a translation?
poptart Posted July 14, 2017 Posted July 14, 2017 13 minutes ago, hagoth7 said: Anyone gonna offer a translation? http://lyricstranslate.com/en/2-falken-2-falcons.html also, probably my favorite song period.
hagoth7 Posted July 14, 2017 Author Posted July 14, 2017 (edited) The One Voice Children's choir has stolen my heart this week. Rise (Just watched Rise again, and confirmed my earlier impression....the video was shot both inside and outside the museum I visited last night...the one in that currently has the Vikings exhibit and the First Peoples exhibit. Adding the link to Rise in the museum, where it more appropriately belongs.) and especially When You Believe. The latter message, coming from the youth, interwoven with the visuals, geography, history, and choice of languages is an much-needed blaze of sunshine. I keep coming back to their songs this week, especially this one, again and again. Edited July 14, 2017 by hagoth7
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