This is not about baseball.

Here in St. Louis, everyone and everything seems to be about the Cardinals' home opener today. But no sports here, friends. We're talking children's TV shows again. 

Here's some Winnie the Pooh to brighten your day:

I only discovered this recently, when I had to Google the phrase "Tut tut, it looks like rain." It just makes me smile every time I think of it.

What was (or is) your favorite children's song from when you were little?

I may or may not like weird music.

Today's music is brought to by PBS. Yep. Sometime last week I caught most of a spectacular documentary about the folk singer, Joan Baez. She was one of the most famous folk singers ever, (Despite crippling stage fright, which she suffered for years!) and she is intensely involved in spreading messages of peace. She has been to numerous warzones, and during the Vietnam War she protested the draft, repeatedly getting arrested, only to go right back to protesting.You can find more information on her website here.

This particular song was written about Bob Dylan. They toured together in the 1960's, and they were also romantically involved. Here's a link to the lyrics.

I love this song because we all have times in our life that are like this, so full of beautiful and terrible memories, and sometimes they come back to us, playing over and over like a movie reel. I love that this song is so honest about this particular time in her life. She lays their story, her emotions all out on the table.

I'm also in love with her voice. I encourage you to go listen to some of her other music. She's really fantastic.

I don't even know what I'm doing anymore...

I considered piggybacking off of Kirsti's Movie Monday again this week, but then I decided it would be cheating, a little. But she did post about the movie "Music and Lyrics" which I will shamelessly admit that I love. So you all should go read it. Right now.

Anyway, I don't know how to intro this one. It's completely ridiculous. It was introduced to me by my friend Renee. It's a song called "Boten Anna" by a Swedish dude called Basshunter. I'm sharing it with you because nothing about the video makes sense, and it makes me laugh endlessly.

It has something to do with a guy being in love with this person he's chatting online with, who he thinks is a robot, but who actually turns out to be a real person. (There's a wikipedia page for it, in case you care.) There is next to nothing about this video that would clue me in on what it's actually about, and that's kind of why I love it.

I love that he's standing on a paddle boat dancing, I love that the rearview mirror in that weird yellow car was totally broken, I love that in the logical place in the song where a big dance break would occur, there was just like, a shot of a rave or something.

I love watching a weird music video and getting to the end and having that "What did I just watch?" sort of reaction.

So, friends, what's your favorite bizarre music video?

Also, I think this is the bottom, guys. I need your help! Give me music suggestions for future posts!

ALL THE FEELINGS.

Today's music is brought to you by Kirsti. Well, sort of. Her "Movie Monday" this week was Moulin Rouge, and she was kind enough to post this gem from the movie!

This is one of my favorite scenes in the movie because OH MY GOODNESS THE FEELINGS. I'm definitely going to be watching this movie again this week. Thanks, K!

So friends, what music do you have on repeat this week?

Just try and stop yourself from singing along.

Oh hey, there internets. Long time, no see. I'm not going to apologize for not having any motivation to do anything ever because sometimes you just have to take a break, right? Right.

ANYWHO.

This week's Music Monday is brought to you by a blast from the past. Ready for this?

THE INSPECTOR GADGET THEME SONG.

Try and tell me you weren't singing along.

So, friends, what are your favorite TV show theme songs?

I have a social life! Kind of.

So, on Saturday I went to a concert at Cicero's with my roommate, Renee. Yep, you read that correctly. I went out on a Saturday night.

But that's not the point. The point is, Renee introduced me to some great new music by a really awesome band called Mike Mains and the Branches. Here they are:

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Most of them anyway. When I saw them on Saturday, their lineup was a little different, but they were so cool.

They were all up on stage, looking so dapper. Even the girl. Girls can look dapper. The men were all wearing oxford shirts and sweater vests and ties and things. Their show was so rad. They really knew how to engage a crowd, and they even included audience participation! During the last song, they invited the crowd up on stage with them. It was pretty awesome.

Here's the video for their song, "Stereo."

Happy Monday, friends!

Normally I hate award shows.

Last night I managed to watch most of the Grammy Awards before I turned into a pumpkin at roughly 9:45pm. Normally, I hate awards shows. I tend to lean towards the opinion that it's just a bunch of rich people patting each other on the back.

Nevertheless, any shows of self-importance were completely made up for by the amazing performances. If you didn't watch it, I feel bad for you. The only gripe I have is that someone in production likes technology WAY too much.

This year's Grammys apparently hailed Justin Timberlake's return to music, not that I keep up with such things. Friends, he was nothing short of spectacular. Here he is performing "Suit and Tie."

Did you watch the Grammys? What was your favorite performance?

Dr. House can sing!

In case you didn't know, approximately two years ago Hugh Laurie, formerly of TV's "House," released an album called "Let Them Talk," full of New Orleans jazz.

Yep. House can sing and play the piano.

This happens to be my favorite track from the album, because of reasons that should be WAY obvious once you press play on this video.

You're welcome.

I found the cure for your case of the Mondays.

Do you hate Mondays? Are you having the worst day in the history of ever? I totally found your cure for the Monday blues, and it's Gotye's "I Feel Better." It's on the same album as "Somebody That I Used To Know," (It's an awesome song just over played and stop judging you guys!) which is completely amazing.

So turn up the volume, press play, and get up and DANCE. Yep. Do it. No one is watching or judging, I promise.

See? Don't you feel better?

You guys, how is it Monday again already?

Seriously. This past week has flown by. It seems like I've been working more, although I don't really think that's true.


Today's musical selection is by Florence and the Machine. I know this song is a little old, but I'm still so addicted to this entire album. "Ceremonials" is SO GOOD. Go and listen to it. Now.

I'd talk more about why I love it, emotions, feelings, blah blah. But I'm tired. And I'm not sure you all really want to read that junk anyways.

I love Fun.

I cannot stop listening to Fun.'s "Some Nights." In fact, I was literally JUST belting it throughout the house at my roommate Renee.

That's one of the reasons I love Fun. Sometimes you just need to sing at the top of your lungs and not care. And their songs are good for that.

I admire the boldness in their music. I don't hear anything else quite like them on the radio.

I don't know what else to say except go listen to their album "Some Nights." Right now.

This puppetry is not for children.

Today's music comes from a musical with puppets. Yep. Puppets.

Avenue Q is about young people struggling to live in New York City. Except they're puppets. Most of them.

However, Avenue Q is not Sesame Street. It is NOT for children. It has a habit of saying all of the funny things we aren't supposed to think are funny, because they're so irreverent. If you're not easily offended, I suggest you check it out.

While this musical has a habit of being completely shocking, there is this sincerely honest and heartbreaking little gem, "There's a Fine, Fine Line," in which Kate Monster is breaking up with her boyfriend, Princeton.

This is my favorite song from the musical, because, well, there's all of the feels it gives you. Anyone who has ever experienced the end of a relationship can relate to this. Sometimes you just need to be sad for a while. Otherwise why would we watch shows like Doctor Who or read books like The Fault in Our Stars?

I'm an emotional slob, friends. But I kind of love it.

What's your favorite song this week? Share a link to it below!

Music Monday #1: Your Mother and I

This post marks the first in a weekly series I'll be starting, Music Monday. Each Monday, I'll post about a song, album, or artist that moves me in some way, or just whatever catchy song I can't manage to shake from my brain. I'll confess I got this idea partly from Kirsti. Thanks, K!

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I was driving to Target today, in the snowstorm, trying my best not to skid all over the road, and sort of failing. While I was driving, I was listening to NPR, and they happened to play this song, by Loudon Wainwright. (There's talking and stuff at the beginning, but if you skip to 0:38, you'll get right to the song.) It's called "Your Mother and I," and he wrote it for his children when he and his wife split up.  

As I heard this song play, all of a sudden I felt five years old again, listening to my mom and dad tell me they were getting divorced. It was my own story, playing to me in song form. It's one of my earliest memories, hearing my parents tell me nearly all of the things in this song. 

I wish I had a place for this to go, for some moral to this story, a happily ever after. But I guess the moral is that life doesn't always work out like you planned. People make mistakes, life throws you a curveball or two. Sometimes all you can do is the best you can and trust God with the rest. 

But this isn't something you should feel bad about for me, friends. Things turned out pretty great, after all.