Thursday August 10, 2006 Random Shuffle
- "North Americay" - The Chieftains
I love the Chieftain's' interpretations of Irish folk music. "North Americay" was the song that inspired Ron Howard to make the movie "Far and Away".
- "God is so Good" - Veggie Tales
It is always interesting to see what pops up as a result of shuffle. This is one of the tracks that made me an unashamed fan of the Veggie Tales and a purchaser of their wares. Up until Caleb was nine months old, it took little more than a few bars of "God is Good" to calm him down (Bach's Brandenburg Concertos worked well also).
- "Don't Close Your Eyes" - Keith Whitley
Having played with Ralph Stanley and Ricky Skaggs, Whitley had quite the bluegrass pedigree. God only knows what music he could have created had he not let the bottle get the better of him.
- "Country Boy Can Survive" - Hank Williams, Jr.
One of my all time favorite songs of any genre. I fondly remember raisin' hell to this tune with my buddies back in Missouri. The chorus to "Country Boy" is currently the MP3 Ringtone on my Blackberry (at full volume, no less). Finally, "Country Boy Can Survive" is one of the few songs I have performed at Karaoke Night more than once. YEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW!
- "Handyman" - James Taylor
James Taylor's talent as a singer-songwriter is well established. Now if he could just avoid consorting with the likes of MoveOn.org :-) ( Aug 10 2006, 12:59:09 AM PDT ) Permalink