Tag: fitness
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Song 64: Songs that remind you of how you used to be
“The Song Remembers When” by Trisha Yearwood I would be remiss as a southern girl, if I didn’t have a country song on this list. This song has perhaps the least complex lyrics but tell the most beautiful story. A woman in the middle of running errands hears a song on the radio that reminds Read more
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Song 63: Dream as small as a whisper
“Gold” by Linda Eder 5songpjct: I love the quote you use in the signature of your email…. “Few people can fail to generate a self-healing process when they become genuinely involved in healing others.” ~Theodore Isaac Rubin Why did you choose It? Victoria: There are many roads to wellness and recovery, but most of them Read more
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Song 62: What it means to be vulnerable
“Fumbling Towards Ecstasy” by Sarah McLachlan 5songpjct: Did you read the week that featured my sister? Her theme focused on unconventional love songs, I feel like your theme is a great continuation of that theme. Yours seems to focus on being ready for love, not as much on I am so in love with this Read more
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Song 60: I’m going to love you like I’ve never been hurt before
“Indestructible” (Acoustic Version) by Robyn Victoria: I knew this song would be on my list the moment I heard about this project. 5songpjct: Did this song dictate your theme choice? Victoria: In a way, yes. When a song speaks to me, the way the lyrics in this one speak, I pay attention. I’m reminded why Read more
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Song 44: The funkiest thing I had ever heard
“Pusherman” by Curtis Mayfield I could list a multitude of great songs that remind me of my dad, but this one stands out the most. It’s so good! As a child growing up in northern Minnesota, this was the funkiest thing I had ever heard, and it stands the test of time. Even though I Read more
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Song 43: With a rebel yell she cried, more, more, more
“Rebel Yell” by Billy Idol Billy Idol was my first rock star crush. Never mind that I was 12 and he was in his 30’s, I believed we were destined to be together! Years later, I have lost the crush but never the love of this song. It’s a solid rock song that has stood Read more
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Song 42: Songs you wish your teacher used in class
[Public domain image on Wikimedia Commons-Tomasland took this picture on April 2nd 2006] “Feel Good, Inc.” by Gorillaz This song is so aptly named, it always makes me dance! It’s such a fun, interesting song. I love pop dance music, but if typically is missing depth. This song has depth, variation, and also features one Read more
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Song 41: Flying through the air with freak folk accompaniment
“Book of Right On” by Joanna Newsom Christine: I will never understand why I love this song so much, I just do! Several of my friends were in a band named after the song, which is how I first heard of it. It’s such a weird song, the harp, her voice, which sounds like elderly Read more
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Assignment 9: They just never get old
Name: Christine Petrich Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota Your relationship to music: listener, dancer, and musician, in that order Industry: College Instructor, Health and PE I met Christine when I was in high school. We were both in a modern dance class at the performing arts center in my hometown. I don’t think there is any one Read more