tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post7209271528377771973..comments2024-03-28T14:53:38.827-04:00Comments on BLCKDGRD: With a Yo-Ho-Ho and a Ya-Ha-Ha and a Ye-Hee-Hee-Ho-Hum, with a Yo-Ho-Ho and a Ya-Ha-Ha and a Yum-Yum-Jum-Jum-Jum, or: Born Seventy-One Years Ago, Sixty-Five TodayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-62325311944879210792014-02-27T08:31:39.891-05:002014-02-27T08:31:39.891-05:00the vinyl that hit my turntable* most was todd run...the vinyl that hit my turntable* most was todd rundgren's** healing, especially the twenty minute sequence of guided meditation, healing parts i-iii - although the music adds a great deal, the words are as follows<br /><br />Healing - Part One<br /><br />Listen, listen<br />Listen to the voice,<br />the voice is an illusion<br />Listen to the voice,<br />don't let the words confuse you<br />'Cause you need something to concentrate on,<br />concentrate on me<br />You need something to meditate on,<br />meditate on me<br /><br />Listen, listen<br />Listen to your heart<br />tune into the rhythm<br />Listen to your heart<br />beating with precision<br />Like the waves upon the seaside,<br />it goes on and on<br />Like the spinning of the world,<br />it goes on and on<br /><br />Listen, listen<br />Listen for the sound<br />that is not in the music<br />Only you can hear it,<br />only you can use it<br />It's the sound of someone breathing,<br />it's the breath of life<br />It's the sound that you are weaving<br />with the thread of life<br /><br />Listen, listen<br />Listen to the sound,<br />let nothing disturb you<br />You are in a place<br />where nothing can hurt you<br />If you feel a strange sensation,<br />it can do no harm<br />Like the spiral of creation,<br />it will soon move on<br /><br />Healing - Part Two<br /><br />Where you are going<br />you cannot take your body<br />You are on a journey,<br />the baggage is too heavy<br /><br />You can leave your legs behind you,<br />you will learn to fly<br />You can leave your arms behind you,<br />you will touch the sky<br />You can leave your head behind you,<br />you are thought itself<br />You can leave the rest behind you,<br />you are breath itself<br /><br />Now you are naked,<br />there's no one here to judge you<br />See the clear light<br />shining high above you<br />Then you're floating in the silence,<br />you are not alone<br />For the power of your being<br />keeps you flowing on<br />Look upon yourself<br />only with compassion<br />Strip away the shell<br />hiding your perfection<br />Though your past was full of darkness,<br />now the past is gone<br />And your life is starting over<br />when it's just begun<br /><br />Now you are whole,<br />don't you recognize it<br />Towering eternal<br />behind the troubled thoughts that hide it<br />Though at times it seems so distant,<br />it is always there<br />When you need its peace and power,<br />you will know it's here<br /><br />Healing - Part Three<br /><br />Listen, listen<br />Listen to the cry<br />of a world that's calling to you<br />Listen to the cry<br />of the helpless souls that need you<br />Though you may have trepidation<br />you can not refuse<br />You will find your own salvation<br />in the path you choose<br /><br />Listen, listen<br />Listen to the voice<br />that whispers in the silence<br />Listen as the voice<br />solidifies your self reliance<br />Let the peace that you've discovered<br />be a guiding light<br />Let the cry that you've uncovered<br />set the world aright<br /><br />You could not be closer to your maker<br />never more or less alone<br />If you know thyself<br />there's nothing else to know<br />You are whole <br /><br />*i still have my vinyl collection, but haven't had a turntable working since 1991 - in a couple of years i may commemorate the quarter century by getting a new one, <i>deo volente</i><br /><br />**whose most played song is 'bang the drum all day' - but when todd tours with ringo's all-starr band he also performs the song he wrote that was a hit for england dan and john ford coley, 'love is the answer'mistah charley, ph.d.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06303695341246058680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-85959422077180838832014-02-25T19:26:07.059-05:002014-02-25T19:26:07.059-05:00Kate Bush's *Hounds of Love.* Especially the s...Kate Bush's *Hounds of Love.* Especially the song sequence of Side Two.BDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06557941385560728052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-47726991561245242092014-02-25T16:01:41.519-05:002014-02-25T16:01:41.519-05:001) i agree - this is the best wilburys song
2) wh...1) i agree - this is the best wilburys song<br /><br />2) what is the first most-listened-to album for you?mistah charley, ph.d.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06303695341246058680noreply@blogger.com