"Life is like a beautiful melody, only the lyrics are messed up."
-Anonymous
Good morning and happy Friday everyone! I got some interesting news a few days ago from my daughter Chelsea. She was given a sonogram on Monday and they moved her due date up from September 13 to August 24. Chelsea has a good size belly now and is 23 weeks along. She wanted me to post her sonogram so I am sharing it with everyone. Here is the little one. We still don't know if the baby is a boy or girl because the precious darling moved around so much they could not get a good view. LOL Oh my. Chelsea was disappointed. I was glad, though, as I do not want to know. I want to be surprised. I thought it was going to remain this way, then Chelsea called me yesterday and told me they rescheduled another sonogram for May 11. I hope the baby keeps hiding its gender. LOL
The baby is already trying to turn upside-down. If you can't tell, the baby is facing us, the head is on the right, the left arm is raised to the head and the right leg is raised. The doctor said that the baby was the most active one she had seen in a very long time. Chelsea is doing very well. She is always eating and didn't get too much nausea with this little one. Chelsea is coming for a visit next Tuesday for a whole week! I am so, so excited!!
Now, time for "Wordplay". I decided to talk about song lyrics. I have a wide range of music that I listen to. Very wide. I really listen to everything but rap music, although I do understand why people like it. It just isn't pleasing to my ear. The one thing in common, though, about the music I listen to, and like, is that I have to like the lyrics. If the lyrics are offensive or unintelligible or just plain stupid, I tend to dislike the song. I do like silly lyrics or lyrics that make me laugh. Lyrics that move me emotionally really grab me. For "Wordplay" I wanted to discuss a favorite song you have because you like the lyrics. Perhaps you have a favorite singer/songwriter who always moves you and you want to discuss him or her. You don't have to write down all the lyrics. Maybe you can write down the chorus of a song or two or discuss the gist of their songs. What type of music do you like and is for the lyrics? Can you link us to a song you like? Do you or have you written any song lyrics? Leave your participation to "Wordplay" in the comments section. If you want to do this as an entry in your journal please come back and leave the URL so we can go back and read it! Thanks so much for participating!
I remember my brother, who is a deejay, doing an emailing, asking us what our favorite song was. Wow, that is a hard one. To pick a favorite song of all times. I remember having to think long and hard on this. I know I have changed my mind a few times. I probably will again. Songs are like colors. I change my favorite color often. Here are the lyrics to my favorite song for the moment. It brings me chills and a wet eye... Press the link below the song and you can hear it as well.
What a Wonderful World
I see trees of green... red roses too
I see 'em bloom... for me and for you
And I think to myself... what a wonderful world.
I see skies of blue... clouds of white
Bright blessed days... dark sacred nights
And I think to myself... what a wonderful world.
The colors of a rainbow... so pretty... in the sky
Are also on the faces... of people... going by
I see friends shaking hands... sayin'... how do you do?
They're really sayin'... I love you.
I hear babies cry... I watch them grow
They'll learn much more... than I'll ever know
And I think to myself... what a wonderful world
According to my searches, although there is controversy on who actually wrote this song, most resources say it was written by Bob Thiele, George D. Weiss and George Douglas in 1967. It is sung beautifully by Louis Armstrong here.
What can you participate with? Thanks! Have a lovely day! xox