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WHERE WERE YOU WHEN…?

#5

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The fifth song I will feature in this series is

Blowin’ In The Wind.

You can answer the subject question in the comments,

or in a new blog post of your own if you are so inclined.

If you create a new blog post,

please pingback or link the URL in the comments.

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MY ANSWER:

Full disclosure: I do not personally have a distinct specific memory of when I first heard this song.

I know it was Peter, Paul, and Mary’s version I heard first; and it was their version I heard the most for several years, so it is the one I remember most vividly. I’m not sure when I learned that Bob Dylan wrote it and was the first to record it.

I am reasonably certain I heard it on my dad’s Easy Listening FM radio station. It had to have been 1963 when I heard it. My family lived on a farm in central Illinois at the time. We did not have a television. The big radio in the ‘front room’ was our only entertainment beyond our own abilities to entertain ourselves and each other. We gathered around that radio to listen to, I think, Arthur Godfrey or Grand Ol’ Opry, and other shows of the day.

Many times we had the radio playing music while we all did other things. Reading, playing checkers, drawing, coloring, snapping peas, my sisters brushing each others’ hair, and whatever.

Even at my tender age, I already enjoyed the folk music trends of that time; and Peter, Paul, and Mary were already part of my conscious appreciation of popular music. I’m pretty sure Lemon Tree and If I Had a Hammer and probably Puff (The Magic Dragon) were already part of my growing repertoire of songs I sang along to and memorized the words. Maybe even Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

In any case, it is their version of Blowin’ In The Wind that I remember the most; so that is why I am using their version in the video below.

I encourage you to read the history of the song HERE.

Listen.

Sing along.

Remember those days more than 60 years ago.

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So, what is YOUR answer?

Where were YOU when you first heard

Blowin’ In The Wind?

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Photo by me: 11 July 2010

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“Here’s a little SCREAM (apologies to Edvard Munch) in celebration of the inauguration of my photo blog. This is one of the planks in the fence around my backyard. Taken from the inside of my yard with my trusty Canon PowerShot A590, just two days ago – 11 July 2010.”

Originally posted on Shots That Snap!, July 13, 2010.

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Now almost fourteen years ago. My backyard at the time was in Seaside, California, USA.

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Digital Collage by me.

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Reality.

Fantasy.

Past.

Present.

Future.

Art.

Nature.

Self.

Others.

Hope.

Fear.

Laughter.

Tears.

Color.

Light.

Darkness.

Joy.

Peace.

Friendship.

Love.

Fantasy.

Reality.

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This is the sixth post in my series called

5150 Music Pickings

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The formula driving this series is explained in an introductory post.

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Our 5150 journey this time around takes us to some sweetly melodic territory and some other places y’all might wonder about; but hey, music is an insane, practically infinite universe of soundscapes and wild encounters. Stick with me. We are all learning together!

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We continue our never-ending chain of links with THE CURE and their song Just Like Heaven (1987).

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moving on to BUZZCOCKS with Ever Fallen In Love (1978).

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then to THE VELVET UNDERGROUND singing After Hours (1969).

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after which we listen to THE ROLLING STONES with Sweet Sounds of Heaven (2023).

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and finally ROBBIE WILLIAMS performing Angels (1997).

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This concludes 5150 Music Pickings #6.

Join me next time, when we will begin with another track by Robbie Williams.

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THE RESULTS ARE IN!

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Participants have cast their votes for one of two contenders’ versions of

I CAN’T MAKE YOU LOVE ME

I have tallied the votes.

Now comes The Big Reveal.

AND

the Boromax BOTB #5 Winner’s Ring goes to…

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Teddy Swims

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By a fairly wide margin.

Eight (8) votes were cast for Teddy Swims,

and four (4) were cast for Nancy Wilson.

These twelve (12) votes do not include my vote,

which goes to Teddy Swims.

Like most of you, I would still point to Bonnie Raitt’s original version as my number one choice.

And, I really like Nancy Wilson’s smooth stylings.

However, Teddy Swims’ voice captivates me. His emotions are clear and powerful. That tips the scale for me.

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Here is how the votes were cast:

Teddy Swims: Fandango, Clive, Diedre, Debbie, Mary, Cathy, John H., Barbara, and me.

Nancy Wilson: Lee, conspicari, Stephen, and Birgit.

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Thanks to all of you for voting in my fifth Battle of the Bands!

Please tune in for Boromax BOTB #6 on May 15th.

HIGH FIVES!

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PART SIX

Below are the sixth group of five songs for this series from the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for 1974.

The songs’ positions on the charts are indicated below. You may notice some numbers missing. There are reasons for that; and there are reviews of the missing songs HERE.

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This time around we start with Ronnie Dyson playing his hit Just Don’t Want to Be Lonely. This song made it to #10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1974; and it was on the annual chart at #36. Read more about this song HERE.

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Next is a much-loved hit called Nothing from Nothing by Billy Preston. This song climbed all the way to #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was on the year-end chart at #37. Find out more about this popular song HERE.

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Third on this list is Carpenters’ Top of the World. This song spent some time at #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in late 1973; and it appeared on the 1974 annual chart at #39. See more information about this song HERE.

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Next on our list is a Steve Miller Band song, The Joker. This song made it to #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart; and was listed as #40 on the annual chart. Read more about this song HERE.

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The last song on this list is The Hues Corporations’ Rock the Boat. This song made it to #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart; and it was listed on the annual chart at #43. See more about this song HERE.

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Please comment with your opinions about these tunes!

‘Til next time…

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This issue of Adventures in Blogging features Jane Lurie, a US West Coast photographer and blogger.

Jane’s breathtaking blog is called Jane Lurie Photography.

I have been following Jane’s remarkable photography

since March 17, 2021.

If it is possible for one blogger to prevail upon another, I urge you, I encourage you, I cajole you – nay, I downright INSIST that you – get over to Jane’s blog – browse, enjoy, like, comment, and SUBSCRIBE to Jane’s blog. You will absolutely be glad you did!!

Go check it out!

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BLOG FRIENDLY!

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Doesn’t everyone

think they may have abdicated their potential?

Not become everything they are meant to be?

Or could be?

Or should be?

Doesn’t everyone

wonder whether they have missed their destiny?

Failed to capture their true calling?

Remained unaligned with their ultimate purpose?

Doesn’t everyone

second guess their life choices?

Hit the rewind button much too often?

Question the paths they have taken?

Doesn’t everyone

theorize about what might have been?

Contemplate alternate personal timelines?

Consider various possibilities if only things had gone differently?

If this or that had gone another direction?

Doesn’t everyone

harbor some idea about their ideal life?

Hypothesize about a better way?

Analyze what they have done and not done, looking to put the pieces back together in some other configuration?

Doesn’t everyone?

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Here is my response to Judy’s Numbers Game #20 for the prompt 141:

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Go HERE to see more responders to Judy’s prompt in the comments/pingbacks.

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Thank you, Judy!

Cheers, All!

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TAKE FIVE

#2

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Read the ‘origin story’ for the Take Five series HERE.

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Our first song in this edition is from Jelly Roll Morton, Black Bottom Stomp (1926)

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Next is Louis Armstrong with (When We Are Dancing) I Get Ideas (1951)

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The third song in today’s lineup is Rene’s Theme (1970) by Larry Coryell

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Next on our program are Yellowjackets with Solitude (1993)

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And in our fifth spot is I Know You Know (2008) by Esperanza Spaulding.

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This concludes my second edition of TAKE FIVE.

Tune in next time for more high-falutin’ funkaliciousness!

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