Friday
27Feb2009
Bad Weather
February 27, 2009 at 8:53 AM
Something smells musty round here. Must be this blog, which has been abandoned for the past two months because life's more fun on Twitter, or something.
I'm writing this because of the miserable state of the weather in Inverness at the moment. For the past few days it's been overcast with drizzle, making everything appear colder than it is and its clinging dampness seems to have seeped into my brain, which doesn't make for a happy Chris. I'm yearning for some decent sunlight to turn the skies blue, so that I may raise my eyes to them and feel that welcome tingle as they adjust to the brightness.
Today isn't that day, unfortunately. After publicly grumbling about it, I have been tasked to share a Bad Weather playlist by one of my Twitter followers, which seems a great idea. And, given that Spotify isn't available worldwide yet, this is the place for it to show itself. On second thoughts, Spotify doesn't have three of the artists so that sucks.
Now, I've been lazy here. I could have trawled through lyrics for references to bad weather, but in the main the references come directly from song titles. Where they're not, it's just serendipitous that I've remembered some choice lyrical snippet. Some songs are literal and others figurative. Many are favourites of mine, which gives a clue as to where my head is at most of the time.
There's quite a bit of snow too. I was considering leaving snow out of this, because I quite like it. But many of my transatlantic friends do not, so I've given them plenty. Haha!
Emm Gryner: Case of Tornadoes
Frazier Chorus: Storm
Renegade Soundwave: Thunder
My Brightest Diamond: Ice and Storm
Emm Gryner: Let it Snow
The Cardigans: Little Black Cloud
Kristin Hersh: Teeth
Ultra Vivid Scene: Lightning
Galaxie 500: Snowstorm
Kristin Hersh: Fog
Emm Gryner: Skating Rink
Charlotte Martin: Every Time It Rains
And yes, that final track shows a way out of the gloom.
I'm writing this because of the miserable state of the weather in Inverness at the moment. For the past few days it's been overcast with drizzle, making everything appear colder than it is and its clinging dampness seems to have seeped into my brain, which doesn't make for a happy Chris. I'm yearning for some decent sunlight to turn the skies blue, so that I may raise my eyes to them and feel that welcome tingle as they adjust to the brightness.
Today isn't that day, unfortunately. After publicly grumbling about it, I have been tasked to share a Bad Weather playlist by one of my Twitter followers, which seems a great idea. And, given that Spotify isn't available worldwide yet, this is the place for it to show itself. On second thoughts, Spotify doesn't have three of the artists so that sucks.
Now, I've been lazy here. I could have trawled through lyrics for references to bad weather, but in the main the references come directly from song titles. Where they're not, it's just serendipitous that I've remembered some choice lyrical snippet. Some songs are literal and others figurative. Many are favourites of mine, which gives a clue as to where my head is at most of the time.
There's quite a bit of snow too. I was considering leaving snow out of this, because I quite like it. But many of my transatlantic friends do not, so I've given them plenty. Haha!
Emm Gryner: Case of Tornadoes
Frazier Chorus: Storm
Renegade Soundwave: Thunder
My Brightest Diamond: Ice and Storm
Emm Gryner: Let it Snow
The Cardigans: Little Black Cloud
Kristin Hersh: Teeth
Ultra Vivid Scene: Lightning
Galaxie 500: Snowstorm
Kristin Hersh: Fog
Emm Gryner: Skating Rink
Charlotte Martin: Every Time It Rains
And yes, that final track shows a way out of the gloom.
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