Hi everyone it me 😊. John at Thesoundofonehandtyping has invited me to join him at Monday’s Music Moves Me which is sponsored by Marie, Cathy, Alana, and Stacy, so be sure and visit them, where you can also find the Linky for the other participants.
I am not sure if I have the theme right but John has done the days of the week so I have followed suit. I have thrown in a few songs that list every weekday and for measure I think most of them are danceable….. Plus I think some of the lyrics are fun . So thanks to John and the Ladies here I am 💜💜💜 I hope you enjoy and I have got the idea right.
After checking into their rooms the three of them went to a little trattoria Merlin knew for coffee and a discussion about why they were there. They sat dunking their biscotti in delicious coffee. Merlin opened his record bag and took out a folder… Some tickets fell out onto the table. “Oh!” Squealed Gail , “what are these?” These are our tickets for the Cathedral, Duomo Museum, and Baptistery Tour. I have booked it for this afternoon.” Gail was so excited , “are we going on a guided tour oh! wow Merlin you are spoiling us.” Morgarna choked on her coffee,put her cup down and then lit a cigarette, “Calm down lady, Merlin never does anything without there being a reason!” Gail looked at Morgarna and helped herself to one of her cigarettes and lit it….”Is that true Merlin do you have an ulterior motive?” Merlin coughed and trying to change the subject said “Do you ladies have to smoke you know how much I hate the habit!” Gail went to put her cigarette out but Morgarna stopped her, “Yes we bloody do, now what’s the catch here?” Morgarna scowled. Merlin shifted in his seat looking uncomfortable then clearing his throat he said. “Well yes there is a problem here , there are strange goings on at the Baptistery.” “I knew it” Morgarna said raising an eyebrow brow at the waiter and requesting a bottle of Cabinet-Savenogn and three glasses.
While Morgarna and Gail did the tour Merlin slipped away from the others and walked the exterior walls checking for time fractures and space anomalies. It was a pleasant afternoon not too hot or crowded, and he was enjoying the beautiful decoration of the outside walls of the building. He was particularly interested in it’s three sets of artistically important bronze doors with relief sculptures. The south doors were created by Andrea Pisano and the north and east doors by Lorenzo Ghiberti. Michelangelo dubbed the east doors the Gates of Paradise. These were the doors he was particularly paying attention to. After circling the building several times he found the tiniest of cracks in the space continueum. He checked and checked again and yes there was a tiny space portal …from the reading on his machine he could see it was small and no time was involved. It was definitely there though…. The second in a week, and it was growing.
When the tour was finished the ladies joined Merlin at the east doors . Gail was full of the sights of the tour especially the dark, which is divided into a lower part with columns and pilasters and an upper part with a walkway. She could see that those who had built it spared neither trouble nor expense in decorating the baptistery. The walls were clad in dark green and white marble with inlaid geometrical patterns. The niches are separated by monolithic columns of Sardinian granite. The marble revetment of the interior was begun in the second half of the eleventh century. Gail was just besotted by it. Morgarna and Merlin decided to let her talk herself out and decided to ake plans over dinner.
Sitting outside a very plush Ristaunté in one of the squares Merlin explained what he had found . “Are you sure it’s a definite space portal it sounds so tiny…not like the one at the dig which was definitely a time and space portal.” Morgarna asked. “Yup definitely it obviously won’t go far but we cannot let it stay there a child or even an adult could slip through the portal. So ladies if you are ready we need to go and deal with it now. “ Finishing her wine and stubbing out her cigarette Morgarna got up to go followed by Gail and Merlin.
When they got back to the Baptistry the place was dark and empty. Merlin led the way around the building to the East Door. He soon found the portal. He checked around the square to see that there was no one watching them when he was sure they were alone he said ” Right ladies through we go ” he said, for once actually leading the way. They all had to bend down and almost crawl through the invisible rift.. “This isn’t like the one from the Dig to the Galleon” Gail said. “Nor the one from the fort from summer to winter !” Replied Morgarna. Merlin chimed in..”No it’s the smallest one I have ever seen!”
After what seemed Iike hours crawling through cobwebs, dust and huge drops on either side they finally arrived at a turning…in front of them they saw a crack of light. They all hurried towards the light.
With a collective sigh of relief they all emergered to the most unexpected sight.
Gondola
They had been crawling through the night and now in the light of dawn the had arrived in Venice! Standing there they saw gondolas anchored outside some beautiful but old buildings surrounded by green water. Gail rubbed her back and asked, “Why couldn’t we have used the Anomaly and jumped it would of been much quicker?” “Because ” said Merlin ” we had to go through the rift to seal it!” “Oh! I see” said Gail sighing and not seeing at all. Morgarna said “okay who’s for breakfast I am starving and I need a ciggie! We can sort all this out later. Merlin what have you forgotten? “ Merlin thought then with a wave of his hand he sealed the rift from this side. “Right let’s have breakfast and a break before anything else happens”.
There is always a deadline, be it real or imagined. Whether it’s the day you are born on or the day you will die the clock never stops ticking. Nature measures the new seasons by the completion of the old ones.
Last week in K.L. Caley’s #write photo we lef the ladies in the brigg of a Galleon surrounded by superstitious sailors and a bemused Captain and a rift in time to seal. Let’s see what happens next.
The Galleon.
At about 3am a storm hit and the ship started to roll and pitch violently. Gail woke up feeling sick and needing to pee! Morgarna was fast asleep and Gail hesitated to wake her up! But as the ship was being thrown about so violently she decided to wake her anyway. ” Morgarna” she said “I’m scared and I need to pee” “There’s a bucket over in the corner use that” Morgarna did not sound best pleased to be woken but Gail decided her need to pee was greater than Morgarna’s temper. “I can’t see a thing ” Gail moaned feeling around for the bucket. With a sigh Morgarna took a torch out of her bag and shone it over to the corner. Gail shot across and grabbed it , hoisting up her dress she quickly relived herself… Oh! Thank goodness she thought to herself that better now I need to sick… She promptly was all over the floor.
As the night went on the storm got worse and the sailors were struggling to keep the ship afloat. The men were getting fearful for their lives and superstitious as they were they decided that the storm was the fault of the two female stowaways below in the brigg. As the time approached 4.30am there was still no sign of the storm abaiting in fact it was worsening. The men were getting ugly and the captain decided that he’d have to do something before the men took matters into their own hands and he’d lose face. “Mr Smith” he shouted above the noise of the wind, waves and creaking ship, “Mr Smith, bring those two witches up here and be quick about it, the bow is taking a real battering” “Aye Captain” Smith shouted as he headed down below. Morgarna was ready and waiting for Smith she had her bag one of her shoulder and she had hold of a deshevelled and grubby Gail with her free hand.
Back up on deck by the flickering flames of the torches Gail was looking decidedly green. More ghostly than she had ever looked as a real ghost. Morgarna who had applied some make up while waiting for Mr Smith was looking absolutely ravishing. The men were by now getting more and more scared of the storm and their imaginations were running riot, they were baying for blood. They wanted Gail thrown into the sea and for Morgarna to be stripped and tied to the main mast as appeasement to the sea gods who were whipping up this storm. Morgarna hissed in Gail’s ear…. I know you feel rough but just follow my lead and all will be well.
The Captain raised his voice above the storm and the men’s shouting.” “Hold fast all of ye!” He bellowed, pulling himself up to his full size, ” we will sort this out , but first make sure everything is battern down and stop the noise I can’t think “ Gail was feeling wretched and scared looking over to Morgarna who winked at her and said telepathically, so only Gail could hear, “it’s fine trust me! ” “Okay” Gail replied trying not to scream out, as frienzied hands ripped her clothes off leaving her naked. The Captain cut the ropes around Morgarna’s wrists and said …are you ready to be strapped to the mast, my beauty?” Morgarna looked him in the eye… He melted to her will just look at me she said …turning to the others who were now ripping the clothes from her back. She again said “look into my eyes”…. There was a silence and all the sailors were frozen in time. Morgarna raised her hand and pointed to the barrels where she, Gail and the sailors had entered the ship. Chanting in an ancient tongue she sealed the time rift. Once sure the rift was sealed she moved across to Gail and took her hand …” Right leave all your clothes on the deck , here next to mine. Picking up her skimpy designer knickers she threw them up at the mast were they stuck tight. “That will give them something to ponder! ” She laughed, even Gail saw the funny side. They stood there for a second or two both stark naked, apart from Morgarna’s bag they had nothing to cover their modesty.
The anomaly arrived and they jumped. The second they did the sailors all awoke and the storm ceased . The captain and the men all stared around, they were becalmed, the witches were gone all that was left were two piles of clothes and a something rather pretty but scanty stuck to the mast. And what had looked like two rather pert bottoms disappearing from view. ….
Morgarna and Gail landed with a gentle bump…. Merlin had for once taken the precaution of preparing a soft landing for them and also provided towels. “Hot baths prepared for you both and dinner is in the oven” Merlin said making a show of averting his eyes as the ladies wrapped themselves up in towels.
Sitting round the table later clean and smelling sweet Morgarna and Gail were finishing their meals when as he filled their glasses Merlin announced ” We’re going on an Italian trip ladies how do you fancy Florence?” Morgarna pushed her empty plate away and lit a cigarette “When ” she asked eyeing him suspiciously. “Tomorrow morning?” He replied. “And you’re coming too Merlin” Gail intervened . “Yes I am coming too” He took a file off of the chair next to him and opened it up revealing photos and notes , one photo stood out it was of a building bin front of a church whose exterior walls are all geometric black and white patterns.
Geometric
“Ah! The Baptistery of St John’s” said Morgarna flicking her ash on her plate. “I wish you would not do that ” Merlin started then stopped her face brooked no nagging. “Look Gail , Florence, have you been it’s beautiful you’ll love it.” ” Woow ! No I haven’t it looks ace! ” She replied finishing her wine. “Anyone for pudding?” Merlin asked.
Early the next morning they all stood in the garden Gail had a suitcase. “What’s that for” asked Merlin. “Well ” Gail replied ” I want to look the part of a tourist and you won’t let me have one of those tardis bags so I have packed a small case” Morgarna and Merlin looked at eachother both had the hint of a smile on their faces . Merlin pressed a button on his mobile and the anomaly appeared and they were off .
They landed in the garden of a nice hotel in Florence…”Are you ready ladies I’ve booked us rooms ?” Smiled Merlin as he lead the way to the hotel reception….
This week our host Jim Adams has asked us to sample some Hip Hop Rap for Song Lyric Sunday.... Well I do have eclectic tastes but today is one of my least favourite genres. That is not to say I dislike it but I can live with it or without it. So what is Hip Hop Rap?
Hip hop music or hip-hop music, also known as rap music and formerly known as disco rap, is a genre of popular music that originated in the Bronx borough of New York City in the early 1970s by African Americans, and it had been around for years prior before mainstream discovery. This genre of music originated as anti-drug and anti-violence, while consisting of stylized rhythmic music (usually built around drum beats) that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted. According to the professor Asante of African American studies at Temple University, “hip hop is something that blacks can unequivocally claim as their own “. It was developed as part of hip hop culture, a subculture defined by four key stylistic elements: MCing/rapping, DJing/scratching with turntables, break dancing, and graffiti art. Other elements include sampling beats or bass lines from records (or synthesized beats and sounds), and rhythmic beatboxing. While often used to refer solely to rapping, “hip hop” more properly denotes the practice of the entire subculture. The term hip hop music is sometimes used synonymously with the term rap music, though rapping is not a required component of hip hop music; the genre may also incorporate other elements of hip hop culture, including DJing, turntablism, scratching, beatboxing, and instrumental tracks.
So lets go back to the late eighties and Salt and Pepa….. They made great dance music and although lyrics are my first love dancing does come a close second . So first choice is Push it !
“Push It” is a song by American hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa, who originated in Queens. It was released as the B-side of the “Tramp” single in 1987. It peaked at number 19 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in early 1988 and, after initially peaking at number 41 in the UK, it re-entered the charts after the group performed the track at Nelson Mandela‘s 70th birthday concert, eventually peaking at number two in the UK in July 1988. The song has also been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The song is ranked number 446 on Rolling Stone‘s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and was ranked number nine on VH1‘s 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.
The song quotes a line from “You Really Got Me” by The Kinks, with the word “girl” replaced with “boy”: “Boy, you really got me goin’/You got me so I don’t know what I’m doin’.” (For this, Ray Davies received a songwriting credit for “Push It.”) It also quotes “Pick up on this” from “I’m a Greedy Man” and “There it is” from “There It Is“, both by James Brown. The whispered “Push it” is sampled from a 1977 recording called “Keep on Pushin'” by the band Coal Kitchen. This song is written in the key of A minor.
Salt-N-Pepa (sometimes stylized as Salt ‘N’ Pepa) is an American hip hop group formed in New York City in 1985, that comprised Salt (Cheryl James), Pepa (Sandra Denton), and DJ Spinderella (Deidra Roper).
Salt-N-Pepa have sold over 15 million records worldwide, making them one of the best selling rap acts of all time. Their success in rap and hip hop culture has earned them the honorific title “The First Ladies of Rap”
Ooh, baby, baby, baby, baby Ooh, baby, baby, ba-baby, baby Get up on this
Ah, push it Ah, push it Ah, push it Get up on this Ah, push it Get up on this Ow! Baby!
Salt-N-Pepa’s here Salt, Salt-Salt, Salt-N-Pepa’s here Salt-Salt-Salt-Salt, Salt-n-Pepa’s here Salt-n-Pepa, Salt-n-Pepa, Salt-n-Pepa’s here Salt-Salt-Salt, Salt-n-Pepa’s here
Now, now, now, wait a minute y’all This dance ain’t for everybody Only the sexy people So all you fly mother’s, get on out there and dance Dance, I said
Salt-n-Pepa’s here, and we’re in effect Want you to push it back Cooling by day, then at night, working up a sweat C’mon girls, let’s go show the guys that we know How to become number one in a hot party show Now push it
push it good (Ah, push it) push it real good (Ah, push it) push it good (Ah, push it) p-push it real good
Ow! Push it good Ooh, baby, baby, baby, baby Ooh, baby, baby, ba-baby, baby
Push it good Push it real good Ah, push it
Ah, push it
Yo, yo, yo, yo, baby-pop Yeah, you! Come here, gimme a kiss Better make it fast or else I’m gonna get pissed Can’t you hear the music pumping hard? Like I wish you would Now push it
Push it good Push it real good Push it good P-push it real good Ah, push it
Get up on this (Uh) get up on this (Uh, uh) get up on this (Ha) get up on this (Hit it)
Boy, you really got me going You got me so I don’t know what I’m doing Ah, push it Ah, push it
Boy, you really got me going You got me so I don’t know what I’m doing Ah, push it Ah, push it
Ah Ah, push it Push-push-push-push it, push it Push it Push, push, push, push it, push it Push it, push it Push it, push it, pushit Push it, push it Push it, push it, push it
The music video was filmed in the lobby of the Marriott Hotel (now the L.A. Grand Hotel Downtown) in Los Angeles in December 2000. Directed by Spike Jonze, it features actor Christopher Walken, who trained as a dancer in musical theatre before his acting career. Walken had asked Jonze to film his dancing, and Jonze suggested that he participate in the video. Fatboy Slim had originally been scheduled to have a cameo in the video, replacing Walken in the harness shots, but was unavailable that weekend because his wife was giving birth.
In the video, Walken is relaxing in a chair in a deserted hotel lobby, when he hears the song being played from a cleaning cart nearby. He begins to dance around the hotel, then gets in an elevator, leaps off the balcony, and flies around the mezzanine before returning to the chair and sitting back down.
The “Weapon of Choice” video won six awards at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards. Walken was awarded one of MTV’s “Moonmen” for Best Choreography. The clip was also ranked number one in a list of the top 100 videos of all time by VH1 in April 2002 compiled from a music industry survey. The Swedish actor Mikael Persbrandt has also danced in a version of the video directed by Malik Bendjelloul. In 2012, British comedian and presenter Rowland Rivron also won charity TV show Let’s Dance for Sport Relief with his reenactment of the video’s choreography.
Walken has cited admiration for Jonze as one of his main reasons for appearing in the video, which he also welcomed as a chance to do “something different”. He also noted that as a trained tap dancer, dancing to electronic music suited him well. More information here.
You could blow with this You could blow with that You could blow with this You could blow with that You could blow with this You could blow with that You could blow with this You could blow with that
You could blow with this You could blow with that You could blow with this You could blow with that You could blow with this You could blow with that You could blow with this You could blow with that
(repeat twice more)
You could blow with this
That
This
That
You could blow with this You could blow with that You could blow with this You could blow with that You could blow with this You could blow with that You could blow with this You could blow with that
“Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “sink/sank/sunk.” Use one, use two, or use ’em all and get bonus points. Enjoy!”
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Do you ever have that sinking feeling..where you feel life slipping away like water wooshing down the plughole of a sink? Do you wake up every morning not really fit to face the day …like a ship that sank to the bottom of the sea? Looking back is life a sunken wreck? Nope? Well that’s good.
Well good afternoon everyone, I feel like raising spirits today …. Not Bacardi, I shall leave that to Morgarna , though at the moment she may have to make do with Dark Rum.
Right I am sliding off piste here. I want to actually raising our spirits as in realising we are all special we are all heroes . I know many of us have problems, illness, mental and physical, money worries of many kinds, relationship problems and everything fate wants to throw at us.
So here is today’s lesson coming to us straight from our Sam Ryder. Two songs both with wonderful messages for all of us.
“I am a mountain and down in the valley is all that I’ve overcome”
Below is the story of one of the young dancers from Sam’s video like all the others she has a disability and over come it.
The video is up lifting as are the lyrics so do have a look at them if you can’t make them out.
Rough seas might pull me under and Dark clouds might dim my days But there’s always bright tomorrows when I close my eyes and say “Remember how you’ve made it through the fire Remember how you’ve come so far An unstoppable force of nature Yeah, that’s what you are”
[Pre-Chorus] I know all that I have lost Has given me the purpose of Conquering my pain through love I sing this hymn to rise above
[Chorus] I am a mountain And down in the valley below Is all that I’ve overcome All that I’ve overcome, woah I am a mountain And down in the valley below Is all that I’ve overcome All that I’ve oh-oh-overcome-ome Oh-oh-overcome-ome I’m a fighter, it’s like I was born to be one
[Verse 2] Whatever life may throw, I’ll pass the test Whatever fate might dream upon me next I’ll stand with my head to the sky Unshaken by thunder and winds and the tide
[Pre-Chorus] I know all that I have lost Has given me the purpose of Conquering my pain through love I sing this hymn to rise above
[Chorus] I am a mountain (Ah, yeah) And down in the valley below Is all that I’ve overcome All that I’ve overcome, woah I am a mountain (I am a mountain) And down in the valley below Is all that I’ve overcome All that I’ve oh-oh-overcome-ome (Alright) Oh-oh-overcome Oah
[Chorus] I am a mountain (Hey) And down in the valley below Is all that I’ve overcome All that I’ve overcome, woah I am a mountain And down in the valley below Is all that I’ve overcome (It’s all that I’ve, all that I’ve, all that I’ve, all that I’ve overcome) All that I’ve oh-oh-overcome-ome (Yeah) Oh-oh-overcome-ome (It’s all that I’ve overcome) Oh-oh-overcome-ome (It’s all that I’ve overcome) Oh-oh-overcome-ome I’m a fighter, it’s like I was born to be one
Lyric Genius written and co-produced by Ryder along with Jimbo Barry and Lewis Allen.
What the second song is about in Sam’s own words .
“This is a song for the hope seekers & the faith keepers. The ones who foster the dream and keep its fire burning regardless of the knock backs, the almosts, the falls & the failures.”
Fought & Lost” (feat. Brian May)
Congratulations on your jubilation Our hearts are breaking underneath all the applause This devastation is of our own making But we’ve never tasted this much bitterness before
And everybody falls But some of us are born to fight, and fight, and fight some more
So, we will see you here Same time, same place, next year And you may win this battle but you’ll never win the war Better to have fought and lost than never fought at all
Go take a bow Your audience is waiting We’ll take the shadows since the limelight isn’t ours We wanted it so bad Gave it all we had Oh, but wanting, it doesn’t always make it yours
This time was ours to lose But fortune favours those who ride the storm and make it through
So, we will see you here Same time, same place, next year And you can take this battle ’cause we’re gonna win the war Better to have fought and lost than never fought at all
So, here on the same ground When the tables have turned around Oh, and your tears fall as your world is crashing down I hope, when you see me You remember that feeling Oh, ’cause we’ve both seen the world from both sides now
And everybody falls And life will tear you down to show you what’s worth fighting for
Oh, we will see you here Same time, same place, next year And you may win this battle but you’ll never win the war Better to have fought and lost than never fought at all Better to have fought and lost than never fought at all
Yes honest and true and loyal were you always by my side. You taught me so much , through thick and thin you respond to my touch. I miss your brown eyes, the feel of your soft coat and wet nose so much.
Welcome to Truthful Tuesday, a prompt originally set by PCGuyIV, covered by Melanie and now hosted by Di at Pensitivity101 until PCGuy1V wants to take it back.
This week’s question is: Would you like to go up in to space?
Hell yes! I wish!
I want to fly a star fighter I want Starbuck’s uniform.
I wanted to fight the Cylons watch their ships in flames over Orion at dawn.
I wanted to fly beyond the speed of light, and curse swear and fight.
I wanted to play cards and drink into the night. I wanted to straith the Cylon’s rebirthing ship with diagonal fire.
To wipe them out is my heart’s desire.
I wanted to argue with my superiors and blow smoke in their faces.
I can do their jobs and be in two places.
I need to lead a fleet of earnest pilots who would follow me to their death.
They would be my responsibility and I would protect them with my final breath.
I would never let them know that, though, I’d need to be aloof and mean,
Yes even if I loved them so, I’d not let that be seen.
I’d be so cool
I would love to look sexy in my vest and flight suit minus my top.
I would love to excited the lads and bop bop bop!
I’d be happy teaching flight techniques and how fire missiles and cannon and just how to stop a Centurion with a strategic oil leak!
I would make your hair stand on end and your face truly blush
With the expletives designed to crush.
I would love to be the one who held the whole planet’s lives with in my hands,
Even if at first I had no idea that I was part of the gods secret plans.
I would take it on the chin to come back from the dead to everyone’s delight.
To start again immediately just jurn me round I’d fight.
It’s true I like a drink, gambling and like a good cigar.
I’m damn good in bed I’ll sort you out what ever rank you are!
I am the best pilot as I have said before
I shall find the Cylon’s mothership and give the frackers what for!
I’ll rip the skin off Number Six and I’ll show her no quarter.
She beat the living crap out of me and then denied me even water.
I’ll lead you all to safety find you all another world
For I am really an angel that keeps her wings tight furled!
I am that star you see at night when it is darkest before the dawn.
I am the one who will shoot straightest so none of you need be forlorn.
I am the mighty Starbuck , Kara Thrace is my real name .
But what ever you call me I shall save you all the fracking same!
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