Rodent Regatta

It Must Have Been Love

by Roxette

from the movie Pretty Woman

Lay a whisper on my pillow,
Leave the winter on the ground.
I wake up lonely,
There’s air of silence in the bedroom
And all around.
Touch me now,
I close my eyes and dream away.

It must have been love
But it’s over now.
It must have been good
But I lost it somehow.
It must have been love
But it’s over now.
>From the moment we touched
’Til the time had run out.

Make-believing we’re together,
That I’m sheltered by your heart.
But in and outside
I’ve turned to water
Like a teardrop in your palm.
And it’s a hard Christmas day,
I dream away.

It must have been love but it’s over now,
It was all that I wanted,
Now I’m living without.
It must have been love
But it’s over now,
It’s where the water flows,
It’s where the wind blows.

No matter the mood, there’s music to match it. Nothing can quite so quickly take one’s spirit and emotion to new heights as quickly as great music.

Find something truly stirring to listen to before this long weekend is over!

At the end of an old movie the other night, I heard a piece of music during the closing credits. The soundtrack didn’t contain the song. Digging around in the comments on Amazon, I found the artist mentioned as well as the song title. It turns out this song was written in 1940 and was recorded by the Mills Brothers in 1949, as well as by famed country singer Vaughn Monroe.

Who knows why one piece of music, one artist or one set of lyrics wows one while others aren’t the least bit interested? This piece of music was done by a Bahamian artist to a native Bahamian rhythm for this movie. It’s a great piece of music.

Someday

Original music and lyrics by Jimmie Hodges

I know that someday you will want me to hold you,
When I’m in love with somebody new.
You expect me to be true, and go on loving you;
Although I’m feeling blue, you think I can’t forget you.

Until someday you will want me to hold you,
When I am gone with somebody new.
Although you don’t want me now, I’ll get along somehow,
And then I won’t want you.

I know that someday you will want me to hold you,
When I am gone with somebody new.
What am I supposed to do with this love I have for you?
To my heart I must be true, although I can’t forget you.

Until someday you will want me to hold you,
When I am strong for somebody new.
Although you don’t want me now, I’ll get along somehow,
And then I won’t want you.

I know that someday you will want me to hold you,
When I am gone with somebody new.
Although you don’t want me now, I’ll get along somehow,
And then I won’t want you.

Apple’s new iTunes service has been examined (in depth) on the web. David Pogue, who writes for the New York Times, has an interesting twist on what’s been done so far. [Special Note: If you don’t have (a free) subscription to The New York Times’ online content, take a moment to answer their questions and gain access.] The RIAA will need way too long to study this idea:

Now theres a more disruptive notion. Now that we can buy music by the individual track, should the price depend on the age or profitability of the recording?

If so, why stop there? Why not also factor in how expensive the recording was to make? Surely a solo by an obscure guitar player shouldnt cost the same as one by a 250-piece orchestra conducted by Simon Rattle.

Furthermore, what ever happened to supply and demand? Shouldnt the hottest, most desirable music command the highest prices, and forgotten oldies be listed in a digital bargain bin? After all, nobody minds paying more for new movies at Blockbuster, and less for classics from yesteryear.

Of course, coming up with a formula to determine the value of music wouldnt be a cakewalk. It might start something like this:

((song length x ensemble size) + bands popularity [as determined by the number of hits returned by Google]) / songs age) – minus royalties earned so far

Well, maybe we should let MIT work out the rest. In the meantime, $1 a song is probably as good a price structure as any.