Music in the mornings

Subject: Music in the mornings Tue Jun 09, 2009 7:56 am

I must dream in musical themes. When I awaken in the morning there is usually a tune running through my head. This morning, I awoke with the 'Beach Boys' doing a medley!

Yesterday it was show tunes from 'OKLAHOMA!' and on other days it may be medleys or a single tune.

Often, I find myself humming the same tune or tunes all day long.

Does music influence you? Your moods?

Subject: Re: Music in the mornings Tue Jun 09, 2009 8:12 am

Thanks Zada,

It is time for me to practce piano. I am trying to perfect
Joplin's', The Entertainer.

Yes I love music--happy music.

Subject: Re: Music in the mornings Tue Jun 09, 2009 8:26 am

I'm with you, Alice. Music should promote joy in us. That must be why I always wake up happy! So you play the piano? I tried once, but could not get my feet and hands to work together. The foot pedals through everything off. The organ was quite a trip, speaking of foot pedals. Never could figure it out!

Subject: Re: Music in the mornings Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:28 am

Sirius radio has a station called "Chill".
They play music to chill to.

It is my favorite station.

Subject: Re: Music in the mornings Tue Jun 09, 2009 3:21 pm

Zada, don't wake up to that popular tune of the mid-1930s: I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You.

Or the suicide song: Gloomy Sunday. So many people comitted suicide after hearing it that many radio stations banned it. That also was a mid-1930s song. A real downer, believe me. I play it on tape every few days.

From the same period, how about: Boo Hoo! It was an upbeat tune so it would be fine. Just don't start jitterbugging around the bedroom.

Subject: Re: Music in the mornings Tue Jun 09, 2009 3:29 pm

Speaking of a paranormal thread, I'm having a strong sense of deja vu. Did we not have this conversation on Author Society?

Anyway, I dream songs, too. Often something in the lyrics will give me a solution to a problem I took to bed the night before.

Ann

Subject: Re: Music in the mornings Tue Jun 09, 2009 3:40 pm

Dear Alice,
Is The Entertainer the music from Sting, the movie. I would love to be able to play that!

Zada,
I am trying to control my urge to post the story, The Music Of The Night (As Sung By The Animals On the Farm)!

Talk about la la la-ing and humming, singing right out loud! There is a little frog voice in all of us.

Anyone want to hear it???? I only need a tiny bit of encouragement?????

Love,
Betty

Subject: Re: Music in the mornings Tue Jun 09, 2009 3:52 pm

Consider this your encouragement, Betty!! Do it! DO IT!!!
Laughing

IS THAT ENCOURAGEMENT ENOUGH? Music in the mornings 973110

Subject: Re: Music in the mornings Wed Jun 10, 2009 5:16 am

The last song I sing or hear sticks with me. I hum it and it continues in my head to a point where it becomes annoying. To get rid of it, I start another song, and you guessed it, that becomes the tune that will tend to drive my wife nuts.

Subject: Re: Music in the mornings Wed Jun 10, 2009 5:31 am

Dear Marie,

Your post describes th e music of the night that I dedicate this story to you.

Love,
Betty

THE MUSIC OF THE NIGHT AS SUNG BY THE ANIMALS ON THE FARM

Wooffer was humming a song as he trotted off to visit the frogs in the ditch. It was his favorite song. He knew all of the words and the tune almost perfectly. The frogs, however, hated to hear Wooffer sing the songs he made up and told him to be quiet and were very rude about his songs and his singing every time he started to sing. Wooffer was well aware that his singing annoyed the frogs to no end, so this morning, as Wooffer approached the ditch, he had a smirky smile on his face. He crept up to the edge of the water, and then, at the top of his voice he began to sing, “The Music Of The Night.” He could hardly sing it for chuckling to himself about how much it would set the frogs to putting their hands over their ears and groaning! “Oh! Not the singing again!!!”

Wooffer kept on singing all the words and keeping the tune and rhythm perfectly. He had only gotten to the second verse when he noticed that every frog was sitting on the opposite bank and listening very closely, with their mouths wide open. Wooffer continued singing the song, expecting that at any moment they would start croaking and yelling for him to “knock off that terriblenoise.”… Not a frog moved! Wooffer finally got to the last part of the song, and sang as loud as he could. Every frog eye on the bank was looking straight at Wooffer.

For a moment, not a croak was heard. Slowly, a little clapping… then a few whistles… and some stamping of the hind feet… and finally Old Bully Frog croaked, “That is our song. How do you come to know it so well? You sang it beautifully, too!?” Wooffer stood there dumbfounded. He had done it as a joke! He could not believe that they knew the song, too.

Wooffer said, “Oh, yeah?! I don’t believe you know the song. If you do, then sing it to me!” So the frogs all sang together and did not miss a word or a note of, “The Music Of The Night,”… and they did it beautifully, too.

The Bully frogs had a better opinion of Wooffer that day, and invited him to come and sing with them anytime… but not the songs he made up… “please.”

The whole rest of the day, Wooffer could not get the song out of his mind. He hummed it, he sang it out loud, he howled it, and la la la-ed it everywhere he went. Naturally, all the other animals on the farm heard him doing one or the other all day. Wooffer did not know, but every one of them knew the song as their favorite song in the whole wide world! They all knew the words and sang it every night! It was not long before Cho Lee had discussed it with Margaret and Reginald, and Margaret and Reginald had discussed it with Basil and Silverthorn, and Basil and Silverthorn had discussed it with Old Agnes… and so on, until the whole farm was talking about how Wooffer knew the song “The Music Of The Night.” They were all amazed! But they were proud of Wooffer too! He never went out at night (except on Christmas Eve) and so they did not know how he could have learned the song. No one EVER sang it in the middle of the day!… But Wooffer had, and they had all heard about the frogs singing it right back.

Two weeks had passed since the “joke” Wooffer had tried to pull on the frogs, and all the animals knew that a very special day was coming. It would be Wooffer’s mom’s birthday in a few days. They all talked and wondered what special thing they could do to make her happy on her birthday. They finally had a meeting under the Old Oak Tree to decide what they could do to make a very special old lady be glad to have another birthday. Wooffer was there and so were all the animals of the farm. It was Ho Chi’s idea that they all sing, “The Music Of The Night,” for Wooffer’s mom on her birthday. Wooffer was very surprised that they all knew the song, and he was overjoyed that they wanted to sing it for his mom, because he knew it was her favorite song, too. So, they all practiced it together every day in the middle of the broom weeds, so no one could see or hear them, and so that it would be a big surprise.

The “special day” finally came, and the animals all waited until dark.

They had all worked hard to push a chair under the Old Oak Tree for Wooffer’s mom to sit on, and when everything was ready, Wooffer brought his mom out and she sat in the special chair. Wooffer and Ho Chi and Margaret and Basil and all the other animals started to sing. Wooffer’s mom closed her eyes, and listened to “The Music Of The Night.” It was the best concert she had ever heard. And when it was over, she thanked everyone personally, with tears of joy in her eyes.

All the animals had tears of joy in their eyes, too, and as they all went home to bed, they were glad in their hearts that Wooffer’s mom loved them and they loved her, too. Wooffer was happy, too, because she was his very own mom, but his mom was happiest of all because Wooffer and all the animals loved her enough to sing “The Music Of The Night” just for her.

Subject: Re: Music in the mornings Wed Jun 10, 2009 5:33 am

Dear Marie,
It is early,
That post should have said, Your post describes the music of the night so well, that I have dedidcated the story to you.

Love,
Betty

Subject: Re: Music in the mornings Wed Jun 10, 2009 7:42 am

Thank you for posting it, Betty. Even though I read it before, I always enjoy reading your stories again.

Like Marie's area, my symphony begins at dusk and gets louder as night deepens. Always a joy, and much nicer than the noise in the cities that never seem to sleep.

I almost wish those night sounds were what I woke to. Like Abe, I have to switch songs in order to override the last one. It's nice to know I'm not the only one who does that.

Subject: Re: Music in the mornings Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:34 pm

Dear Zada,
I know you have the choir there with you. Lucky we are. Marie is lucky, too. I loved the idea of the fireflies escorting each singer to their seat in the choir. Like DK parrot and the chameleon and Carols turtles and birds, there are so many stories to be told. You all must write some of them. I will be all smiles and eyes to read them.

Love,
Betty

Subject: Re: Music in the mornings Thu Jun 11, 2009 5:41 am

I don't know about you people. I like to wake up to the sound of the trash truck picking up the dumpster at the convenience store on the corner, the slamming of car doors, a chorus of horns blowing, a motorcyclist revving his pipes, a train whistling for the crossing a few blocks away, the hum of traffic on the nearby interstate, dogs barking at the raccoons and possums heading for home after a busy nights work.
The sounds of the city - music to my ears.

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