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My companions (Part 1)
Sometimes I think that the voices of certain singers are as familiar to me as the voices of my closest friends and family members. Those voices of those singers are my companions through bad times and great times.
I am good in making lists, put order into chaos, but I somehow fail to arrange my personal feelings properly, hiding them in a drawer, neglecting them. Some of those male voices I mention below are sort of keys to my feelings, keys to the heart. They will always guide me through times when I have fits of excessive rationality.
So here's the list:
5) Roy Orbison (I hadn't heard his voice for ages. But when I listened to an old song on the radio, the bright warmth in his voice remembered me that I really enjoyed listening to his songs when I was a teen.)
4) Tom Waits (His voice is not appealing, the stories in his songs often remind me of the ugly sides of life. Nevertheless there is hope in the songs, hope not although but because of all the dark sides!)
3) Johnny Cash (I love his deep voice, powerful and fragile, fierce and affectionate. The two times I had the chance to see him live on stage are among the most impressing moments of music I ever experienced.)
2) Mark Kozelek (I can't even describe what his voice means to me. It is full of mystery and beauty.)
1) Bruce Springsteen (It's not possible for me counting the nights when I listened to Nebraska or to Darkness On The Edge of Town and felt the desire to escape. Now I know I can't run away from myself. The healing power of his voice make my scars less visible.)
I am good in making lists, put order into chaos, but I somehow fail to arrange my personal feelings properly, hiding them in a drawer, neglecting them. Some of those male voices I mention below are sort of keys to my feelings, keys to the heart. They will always guide me through times when I have fits of excessive rationality.
So here's the list:
5) Roy Orbison (I hadn't heard his voice for ages. But when I listened to an old song on the radio, the bright warmth in his voice remembered me that I really enjoyed listening to his songs when I was a teen.)
4) Tom Waits (His voice is not appealing, the stories in his songs often remind me of the ugly sides of life. Nevertheless there is hope in the songs, hope not although but because of all the dark sides!)
3) Johnny Cash (I love his deep voice, powerful and fragile, fierce and affectionate. The two times I had the chance to see him live on stage are among the most impressing moments of music I ever experienced.)
2) Mark Kozelek (I can't even describe what his voice means to me. It is full of mystery and beauty.)
1) Bruce Springsteen (It's not possible for me counting the nights when I listened to Nebraska or to Darkness On The Edge of Town and felt the desire to escape. Now I know I can't run away from myself. The healing power of his voice make my scars less visible.)
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"We will lie under different stars
I am where i am and you're where you are, you're where you are."
And I am sure there's going to be Hope on your Part 2 list too!
My list if I may:
1) Stevie Nicks: She could in my opinion has the best female rock voice out there...to me at least!! When one of her songs comes on, my ears perk up waiting for one of my favorite melodies sung with that raspy and intense voice of hers! They always say you are drawn to music of your childhood. Especially when you get older!
2) Mary J. Blige (her older music)...damn what a voice!!! It's sad that the music I liked best from her was when she was going through so much inner turmoil! Her First (What's the 411) and Second Album (My life) were cd's that I listened to on the regular!
3) Lena (not very well known neo-soul jazz) her vocals got me through my first year in Philadelphia...taking the train into the city before we moved directly in the city.
4)Phil Collins: Please no judgers here...but that song in the air tonight will always give me chills not to mention the killer drum sequence at the end! His voice; simple but forceful!
5) Sting formerly or are they still runited?: His voice brings me back to being just 5 years old and listening to "Every Breath She Takes" at my neighbors house in Florida. My ears too perk up when I hear anything from him. Funny thing, it actually soothes me...perhaps because my neighbor would always make fresh bisquits and jam for us whenever we were over!
That's my five for right now!!!
Christine LOVES Philly!!!
6)David Bowie: 'China girl' is my favorite song from him...Sid noted that to me today...this song always reminds him of me! "she said...sssssshhhh"
7)Prince: The vocals on this man is simply put...Amazing!!! His squeaks, his deep voice, his high pitched singing...all bottled up in one tiny little man!!
!.)My Daughter.
@.)Joe Cocker
#.)John Lennon
$.)Billie Holiday
%.)Stevie Nicks
^.)Phil Collins
&.)Eddie Vedder [Whom is actually Joe Cocker reincarnated - =P]
*.)Louis Armstrong
(.)Fiona Apple
!).)Glen Danzig [who is actually the evil versioin of Elvis Presley and James Douglas Morrison.]
There are so many more. I think my plasma-tuneage level exceeds the FDA recommended daily allowance.
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-Bette
Love Tom Waits too...especially the song "Martha"..
Great collective list, but of course, Bruce has a different style, yet never mind when you love something the most important thing is your love and the way you attend it, just the way you did and the cliche of categorized orders, genres, etc., can be ignored with no harm.
However, I'm mainly writing to suggest you;
add a URL of MP3 selective tracks of the listed artists. It may be time taking but worth doing.
Yours/Mehdi