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Music Notes

by Amethyst Angel 🌼

Rated: 13+ · Book · Music · #2313403

A blog about music from my unique perspective (also a spot for some poetry I’ve written)

A blog, generally about music, usually for projects hosted by Jeff

. I may also write about the 48-Hour Media Prompt Challenge if I don't feel like writing a story or poem inspired by the given song. Other bits of poetry or different topics of discussion might end up here as well.

This is the poem which earned my blog its green ribbon, courtesy Brian K Compton

"Renewal"

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Ẃeβ࿚Ẃỉtcĥ

Jun 28, 2025 at 4:20pm
In response to "The Bard's Hall, June 2025, Entry 10"

Wow! Look at all the work you've done this month! Congratulations on all your writing projects throughout June. Especially joining in on the "The Bard's Hall Contest"

Blogging month!

Good job!

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Jeff

Jun 28, 2025 at 11:02am
In response to "The Bard's Hall, June 2025, Entry 10"

Congrats on finishing "Musicology Anthology"

(and so many other writing projects)!

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AmyJo-Downhill slide begins!

Jun 28, 2025 at 7:50am
In response to "The Bard's Hall, June 2025, Entry 10"

Wow!!!

What a busy bee you are! I am exhausted just reading your achievements. Good for you! You are an inspiration~ Whereas I've to deal with the perspiration of checking stuff out. Keep up the good work, and enjoy a few days off before the next adventure begins...

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Ẃeβ࿚Ẃỉtcĥ

Jun 26, 2025 at 2:31pm
In response to "The Bard's Hall, June 2025, Entry 8"

It's too bad your boss at the Christian charity workshop, turned so nasty when you were able to return after a month out due to the Covid rules. I guess it made him so angry that it happened, he took it out on the employees.

It's always a good idea to keep up with cursive writing. These days the youth don't even bother anymore. I like the fact that they probably need translations for handwritten notes!

I'm guilty of not hand writing much. But, years of overworked fingers and hands led to arthritis in those joints which makes it difficult.

Great music themes to get your creativity up.

Thanks for sharing!

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Ẃeβ࿚Ẃỉtcĥ

Jun 25, 2025 at 1:20pm
In response to "The Bard's Hall, June 2025, Entry 7"

How cool having a Raggedy Ann and And MB commissioned. I can't wait to see it.

Also, wonderful that you placed in the Shadows & Light contest.

I don't know how you keep up with all these writing activities and contests.

Fantastic!

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Ẃeβ࿚Ẃỉtcĥ

Jun 25, 2025 at 1:11pm
In response to "The Bard's Hall, June 2025, Entry 6"

Radioactive was played on a loop in stores like Walmart, grocery stores, even Staples! It still pops in my head like a brain worm I can't shake.

However, I have a couple daughters living in CA who would always go to ID's concerts whenever they were in the area.

But yeah, music does attach to us in a way that's undeniable. I love background music when I'm doing stuff. It seems to make chores less "chorey."

. Writing with music playing, I believe, heightens the creative output.

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Ẃeβ࿚Ẃỉtcĥ

Jun 25, 2025 at 11:05am
In response to "Bard's Hall, June 2025, Entry 5"

Very cool and creative! I love the transparent handwriting layered over the selfie. Words, music and art are woven within your life--I see that clearly here.

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Ẃeβ࿚Ẃỉtcĥ

Jun 24, 2025 at 8:54pm
In response to "The Bard's Hall, June 2025, Entry 4"

It was delightful learning how you were so focused on cover design, characters, even the dog! You are quite the planner. Yet you found a different path rather than continuing a novel. I think short stories can be fascinating. I call them lunch-break reads. They aren't too cumbersome to read in a short time. And, they don't pull you into wanting to read more than lunchtime allows.

One could lose their job if that happened. I know, I kid a bit. Books are great before bedtime. That's when I do my novel reading.

You do so many short stories here. I can see your passion for writing them.

Thank you for sharing that book, to cover, to short stories, experience. Music is a fantastic backdrop to writing. I do enjoy music.

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Kåre เลียม Enga

Jun 23, 2025 at 8:21pm
In response to "The Bard's Hall, June 2025, Entry 6"

My upbringing was impoverished in different ways. One thing we may have in common is that I was not allowed to swear. Not a bad thing... but when I learned how to swear it was like a damn broke (yes, damn not dam). These days, I don't swear much but when I let go...

Music does speak to me. Which may be why I prefer silence.

A song from my childhood... Handel's Largo from Xerxes:

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Kåre เลียม Enga

Jun 23, 2025 at 8:05pm
In response to "Bard's Hall, June 2025, Entry 5"

Never remove... let it sink into the sands (or mud or snirt).

Goes for writings as well as photos. You can thank me 50 years from now with laughter.

Yes, I understand Eeyore.

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September 29, 2024 at 6:27am

#1077424

Light It Up

My ninth choice is Light It Up, a deep cut from OneRepublic's 2013 album Native. Full of suspiciously psychedelic turns of phrase, rambunctiously hypnotic riffing, and Ryan Tedder playing with an exaggerated vocal, it's unique among 1R's discography.

I had a lot of fun with this when I discovered it. On Genius, I argued back and forth with my pen-pal/editor, Max (@TossingDice) about how to write the bio for it. I wanted to explain the style and lyrics as being an inversion or parody of rowdy old rock music. Max was reluctant to accept what I wrote because he insisted there was no firsthand evidence of Light It Up being intended that way. I insisted on putting the idea forward anyway because I didn't want anyone to get the wrong idea about the song: that it's talking about getting high

We managed to agree on a bio which interpreted it the way I wanted… link here

I'm pleased with how it turned out between the two of us. Though there's no "proof" of my speculation, I know Ryan's sense of humor and his tendency to add little "Easter eggs" into his work. A family friendly parody of what, AC/DC? Deff Leppard? Led Zeppelin? Don't ask me because I couldn't care less. Anyway, I don't think it's too far off to guess that this was Ryan's intention for Light It Up.

You go ahead and draw your own conclusions…

Word count: 254.

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