Now I've been happy lately,
thinking about the good things to come
And I believe it could be,
something good has begun
Oh I've been smiling lately,
dreaming about the world as one
And I believe it could be,
some day it's going to come
Cause out on the edge of darkness,
there rides a peace train
Oh peace train take this country,
come take me home again
Now I've been smiling lately,
thinking about the good things to come
And I believe it could be,
something good has begun
Oh peace train sounding louder
Glide on the peace train
Come on now peace train
Yes, peace train holy roller
Everyone jump upon the peace train
Come on now peace train
Get your bags together,
go bring your good friends too
Cause it's getting nearer,
it soon will be with you
Now come and join the living,
it's not so far from you
And it's getting nearer,
soon it will all be true
Now I've been crying lately,
thinking about the world as it is
Why must we go on hating,
why can't we live in bliss
Cause out on the edge of darkness,
there rides a peace train
Oh peace train take this country,
come take me home again
Peace Train - Cat Stevens
30 Day Song Challenge: Day Fourteen - A Day Nobody Would Expect Me To Love
I love the lyrics to this song - the idea of coming out of the darkness of depression and finding you can smile again and look forward and into life without fear or the expectation of things getting worse... it's beautiful & when I'm feeling in a bad place, it reminds me I've got the ability to get on that peace train and find my happiness again.
30 Day Song Challenge: Day Thirteen - A Song That's A Guilty Pleasure
I love this song, I've no idea why but I do. Although, to be fair, it may well be because of the accompanying video!
30 Day Song Challenge: Day Twelve - A Song From A Band I Hate
Technically she's not a band, but she's still my answer for day 12. I just can't bear her music, it's fake, over produced and generally makes my skin crawl.
30 Day Song Challenge: Day Eleven: A Song From My Favourite Band
I can't name my favourite band, because I honestly don't think I could ever pick my favourite band. It's not the same as naming my favourite song - that's relatively easy in comparison. iTunes told me that the band I've most listened to recently is The Funeral Party, and in particular City In Silhouettes. They don't get to wear the crown of 'favourite band', but they are the band of the moment for me, and that's as close as I can get.
30 Day Song Challenge: Day Ten - A Song I Fall Asleep To
This is a beautiful piece of music that I'm indebted to Omar for introducing to me. It's soothing, peaceful and gently uplifting, and I love it.
30 Day Song Challenge: Day Nine - A Song I Dance To
I don't dance. Ever. It's very doubtful I ever will. This song was played a whole lot at Fun Factory at uni though, and I was always VERY drunk when there. So, it's probably the closest I've ever gotten to anything like dancing, and it's still one I dance around (very different to dancing!) when I'm cleaning and stuff.
30 Day Song Challenge: Day Eight - A Song I Know All The Words To
I completely adored Ixnay On The Hombre from the first moment I listened to it, I know pretty much every word to every track. This is a completely class song from one of the best punk bands to ever come out of America.
30 Day Song Challenge: Day Seven - A Song That Reminds Me Of A Certain Event
Today's song I can't put a video thing on here for. It's a song called Darling by The Tiny Eyes. It's a beautiful song that I've heard in many different versions before it's come to settle in its present state The Tiny Eyes is an awesome band from Scarborough, and I have the honour of saying one of my closest friends is their lead singer. The event this song reminds me of is the gig night I put on last month. The Great Sojourn and A.dam A.sun.der played too, but the reason I picked The Tiny Eyes as the song that reminds me of it is because it's the only time I've ever seen them play.
Listen to it, love them and spread the word!
http://www.facebook.com/thetinyeyes?sk=app_2405167945
Listen to it, love them and spread the word!
http://www.facebook.com/thetinyeyes?sk=app_2405167945
30 Day Song Challenge: Day Six - A Song That Reminds Me Of Somewhere
This song reminds me of my first car. Or more specifically, this song reminds me of the countless journeys to and from college with me and Jenn singing this together - both of us singing specific bits at the end (yes, we were that sad!). Happy days & happy memories.
30 Day Song Challenge: Day Five - A Song That Reminds Me Of Someone
I could pretty easily put a song to every person who means something to me - music so much maps the path of my life; every major event and every significant person (no matter how briefly they were part of my life) has a soundtrack. In uni we had an eighties night (80p a pint - genius), and every week without fail this song would be played. And every week without fail Laura would sing along with what can only be described as 'gusto'! Completely unforgettable!
God, it's been a long weekend! Work Saturday morning, then constant essay writing from 2pm Saturday to 10.15pm Sunday (barring the 7 hours sleep that I had in the middle). I'm now ready for the weekend and to relax, which kinda sucks since tomorrow is Monday...
More importantly, it means I've now completed 4 out of 6 pieces of coursework, and 20% of my dissertation. Although the end is still 125 days away (yes, I am counting), the end finally feels like it is in sight.
If I ever mention doing a third degree, you have my express permission to section me.
More importantly, it means I've now completed 4 out of 6 pieces of coursework, and 20% of my dissertation. Although the end is still 125 days away (yes, I am counting), the end finally feels like it is in sight.
If I ever mention doing a third degree, you have my express permission to section me.
30 Day Song Challenge: Day Four - A Song That Makes Me Sad
I tried the organised religion thing. I wanted to make sense of my life, and hoped to feel wanted and have a sense of belonging at the same time. I found none of these things. I found confusion, pain and despair. For whatever reason, I wasn't wanted as a sunbeam and at the time that broke my heart. This song completely encapsulates that for me.
I got offered a new job this week. Well, a new role within the charity I already work for rather than a new job. The thought of it is really exciting, it's an amazing role in so many ways, and the fact that I've been offered it is a massive confidence boost. At the same time though, it really scares me. It's working with young runaways and those at risk of sexual exploitation, so involves a lot of safeguarding and working with the Police and Social Services. I know I'm capable of doing it, but the responsibility is pretty overwhelming.
It also means I have to tell some service users I've been working with for years that I'll no longer be working with them - conversations I really don't want to have. I know their lives will keep going and they'll still be supported by the service, and maybe it's more my stuff that I don't want to let them go. Maybe I've got too attached. Either way, it's going to hurt.
It also means I have to tell some service users I've been working with for years that I'll no longer be working with them - conversations I really don't want to have. I know their lives will keep going and they'll still be supported by the service, and maybe it's more my stuff that I don't want to let them go. Maybe I've got too attached. Either way, it's going to hurt.
30 Day Song Challenge: Day Three - A Song That Makes Me Happy
This actually proved to be a much more difficult choice than I'd thought. I over thought it and couldn't find a song that made me feel 'happy' in the way I wanted. So, I cleared my mind, and then went back to it and went with my first thought. My love affair with The Who is as old as I am - I swear my Dad was playing me Face Dances in the womb! I can't really explain why this song makes me happy, but it's one of those songs that I love having blaring through my car stereo on a sunny day when I'm road-tripping somewhere - it just makes me smile, simple as.
30 Day Song Challenge: Day Two - Least Favourite Song
I actually do love this song, but this version is so unutterably bad that it makes me feel physically sick. All the beauty and true feeling is lost in this over produced, over forced version which they Mariah-Careyed the arse off. There are many songs out there that are truly awful, but this has to be my least favourite based on how cringeworthy Alex and Simon Cowell have made a quality song sound.
30 Day Song Challenge: Day One - Favourite Song
Naming my favourite ever song is pretty much an impossible task, but this is a thirty day challenge and I didn't want to fail on the first day! If someone held a gun to my head and insisted either I name a favourite song or die, then this would be it. I can't describe my love affair with the music of MSP, there are no words for it except those within their lyrics. It's the musical content, the lyrical content, the passion and belief behind what they preach and sing about which makes their music enchanting. This track in particular has these feelings in abundance.
Alice, What's The Matter?
Thirteen years after I missed out on going to see Terrorvision (still annoyed with my sister about that!), I finally got to see them on Friday just gone. It was worth the wait. Tony had a ridiculous amount of energy, which at times was infectious and hard to look away from, and others left me concerned for his health - surely all that jumping at his age can't be any good for him?!
Their new stuff is in a very familiar vein - if Terrorvision were a verb then that's the verb I'd use to describe the new material. It's bouncy, fun, rocky, and crowd-friendly. Their old stuff has aged well, for me Perseverance has earned it's place in late nineties British rock hall of fame: it wasn't just nostalgia that got the crowd jumping for sure.
What I did find hard to swallow was the number of thirty-something men in plaid shirts and loafers who were 'devil horning' whilst keeping a sensible distance in order to not spill the one pint of fosters they'd nursed all evening so they could drive home and get to bed at a decent hour. Sorry, but that sullies the good name of rock in my book.
On a flip side, I did love the overexcitable kid in the mosh who attempted to crowd surf which ended up with him just kind of mounting his mates back a few times!
Overall, music was great, company was great (although The BestFriend was sick and couldn't make it which did put a dampner on the evening) and the sixteen year old me within was a very happy girl.
Their new stuff is in a very familiar vein - if Terrorvision were a verb then that's the verb I'd use to describe the new material. It's bouncy, fun, rocky, and crowd-friendly. Their old stuff has aged well, for me Perseverance has earned it's place in late nineties British rock hall of fame: it wasn't just nostalgia that got the crowd jumping for sure.
What I did find hard to swallow was the number of thirty-something men in plaid shirts and loafers who were 'devil horning' whilst keeping a sensible distance in order to not spill the one pint of fosters they'd nursed all evening so they could drive home and get to bed at a decent hour. Sorry, but that sullies the good name of rock in my book.
On a flip side, I did love the overexcitable kid in the mosh who attempted to crowd surf which ended up with him just kind of mounting his mates back a few times!
Overall, music was great, company was great (although The BestFriend was sick and couldn't make it which did put a dampner on the evening) and the sixteen year old me within was a very happy girl.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29707017@N05/4480849658/in/faves-oohheykate/
I apologised to friends at uni today for wearing a particularly kooky outfit, one of them turned around and said never apologise for being fabulous and unique. It's so easy to feel the pressure to fit in and conform and be 'regular'. Be the best version of yourself and chance discovering that you're extraordinary.
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