A month or so ago, it was
Raffi’s Banana Phone, something our toddler granddaughter enjoys. For a listen,
visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oqq6jppAYFo
Cute and fun, right? I used
to enjoy listening to it–until the darned thing got stuck in my head. And I
mean stuck. I heard it all day, and even if I happened to wake up in the middle
of the night! As you can imagine, that drove me crazy!
Of all the wonderful songs
out there, why that one? I finally banished the song by saying to myself, STOP!
at the first “ring, ring, ring.” Later, when I successfully banished the song–and after about five long and tortured days, I
finally did–I got to thinking that maybe
my mind was trying to tell me something. To lighten up and be silly more often.
I can do that.
If you have iTunes, you may
have noticed the radio button in the Library section. There are 25 categories,
each offering a good 30-50 stations to choose from. Choosing the right one can
help with the writing. For my Saddlers Prairie miniseries, I tune in to country
and find a station that plays the kinds of songs I imagine my rancher heroes
and heroines listen to. Listening to what they like helps me get into their
heads and set the mood for a scene or chapter.
What about you? Do you
listen to music when you work (or play :-)), and if so, what’s
your current favorite album or song? If you’ve ever had a song stuck in your
brain, I would love to hear about that, too. Please share so that I’ll feel better about Banana
Phone. :-)
Until next month, and wishing
you an enjoyable and music-filled October,
Ann…
2 comments:
I listen to music in my car and when I am on my computer at home. I love my i tunes library. I have so many play lists - one for every mood. The songs that get stuck in my head the most is anything by Adele and the old Don;t Worry, Be Happy song.
That's fun, Tammy. Tell me, how do you get those songs OUT of your head? LOL
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