On Friday afternoon I spent the afternoon on my parent's couch, warming up and recovering from having my arm sliced by a surfboard fin. It was nice. My parents house has always been home, and I love hanging out with them. Mum made me the cup of tea I'd been waiting for all day - the perfect cure for a helluva shock - and the biggest oat and chocolate cookie you've ever seen. Mum's a great cook, and always has some kind of healthy muesli type cookie ready to offer.
Dad's been in a bit of a mood lately - he's struggling a bit with his mental health I think as his back is giving him a lot of pain and at his age there is not much that can be done about it. Sometimes he gets very quiet and grumpy. But he was happy to sit there and play music - something Dad's always done, as a music lover. I love sitting there listening to Dad play his favourite music of the moment. Today was Amy La Vere, which I haven't heard of before. Dad quite likes his Americana and I can't help but like it to, being forced to listen to it all my life.
For Jamie's birthday, I bought him the new Orbital album. I don't really like it as much as their earlier stuff. There's a few collabs on here too, like this song with Sleaford Mods. I really wanted to get one of the earlier albums we don't have on vinyl, but I couldn't find them for love nor money. Still, he is happy with it. I quite like the relentless post punk sound of Sleaford Mods though.
And the third tune that I was thinking of this week was Coyote by Pete Seeger. I can't recall which one of the Three Tune Tuesday folk included Seeger recently, but it did get me thinking about this song, which I only heard recently as I didn't grow up with him. I've been watching 'North Water', a TV series which is about men going on whaling ships nto the Arctic - it's brutal and violent, and watching the utter slaughter of seals and whales made me despair. We're pretty good, as a specis, in annihilation. But jeez, Seeger tugs the heart strings here.
Coyot', coyote what have they done?
Little brother, where where do you run?
They strychinined the mountain
They strychinined the plain
My little brother, the coyote
Won’t come back again
When you hear him singing
The few that are left
He's warning the human race of his death
Don't poison the mesas don’t poison the sky
Or you won't be back
Little brother, goodbye
There will be no one to listen
And no one to sing and never, and never
Will there be spring
Coyot', coyote what have they done?
With Love,
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Sorry about your arm. A parent’s love is unmatched and that’s probably why we always run back to them once in a while.
So true. I did well on that front, with loving parents I consider my best friends too.
Nice tunes. All quite different haha. Nothing says comfort like mom 😉
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Hey there River, wishing you well as you heal from your war wounds.
💗💗💗💗 Thanks lovely!
I really enjoyed the lyrics of that first song, and all of the third one. I haven’t heard Pete Seeger’s voice in many years. It’s like hearing my grandfather speak to me, so soothing and warm.
I know what you mean, as I feel the same about those old world classics ..
I hope your arm gets better soon! Sounds like you're in the right place to heal.
Great songs this week. I always love Pete Seeger. I got a kick out of the backdrop to Amy LaVere - my old stomping grounds! Awesome stuff.
Feel better soon!
That's so cool... You must have seen some great music there...
Wow. What a ride!
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I could write a whole #ttt post to reply to this...
But... today I'm in Dreamer mode (balance, right? She's wonderful!) ❤️
Stay you.
Hope the arm heals quickly. I know what you surfers are like when you can't get out into the big blue for too long!
Aw, Beth Orton. I forgot about her. I loved the song she did with Chemical Brothers
How could you not be happy listening to this...? Going to go for a SUP today, I can't handle it...
She did a collab with the Chemical Brothers?!
Brb 👣💥
Oh. I thought you'd seen doc already. No. Don't reply. Off you go, please.
Woah, that's some mix of tunes, like something straight out of one of my all over the shop playlists!! Nice one, enjoyed them all.
Hopefully that fin cut was not too bad, and your Mum's cup of tea and massive head sized cookie and your Dad's tunes helped get you back on a good wavelength.
The video and tune for Orbital and Sleaford Mods is quality, really really works... Enjoyed that now I must say..
Jeepers Coyote by Pete Seeger is deep and so very wise.... The wrong people are running the planet - greed greed greed money money money and not a thought for nature and the planet.
Thanks for getting to this, know you are busy! Yeah they're a bit schizophrenic huh? I've decided to share tunes I hear that week really, as it makes for some interesting selections! And I'm less likely to share what I did before.
How heavy is Coyote? Breaks ya heart.