therobynbirdsnest

Writer, photographer, teacher, student, lover and Momma.

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a tune for Tuesday vol 184

I’m feeling pretty much everything about this song… Check out Everybody’s Saying That by Girl Ray and let me know what you think. Please listen responsibly.

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a tune for Tuesday vol 183

Each time I hear this song, I enjoy it a little more. She was so good at being in trouble, so bad at being in love Aren’t we all at one point or another? This is Unknown Mortal Orchestra with So Good at Being in Trouble. Let me know what you think. Please listen responsibly.

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a tune for Tuesday vol 182

This song makes one want to get moving. I also think it has a Gorillaz sort of feel about it, while being completely different. This is Genesis Owusu with Get Inspired. Let me know what you think. Please Listen Responsibly.

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a tune for Tuesday vol 181

This young woman is indeed one to watch. Check out Out For The Weekend by Flowerovlove and let me know what you think. Please listen responsibly.

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a tune for Tuesday vol 180

I’m feeling this new National song. Check out Tropic Morning News and let me know what you think. Please listen responsibly.

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fairy pools, standing stones, and (perhaps even) a monster

Our friends Mike and Josie are celebrating twenty five years of marriage this spring. They’ve decided to celebrate with a trip to Scotland. They invited us to come along. Um, yes please! We’re making our lists (and you know I’m checking them twice) of all the things we’re hoping to do. Some are touristy, some not so much. I will say we changed the dates of the trip for an opportunity to ride the…

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je ne regrette (presque) rien

My brother got married. In this room. On Friday the thirteenth. In January. On Mt Hood. At Timberline Lodge. Where they shot the exteriors for The Shining. Perhaps that tells you something about who he is. Who the woman he married is. It sure as hell told me. I haven’t seen my brother since my dad died over seven years ago. We talk occasionally, mostly we text. This seems to work for us. Our…

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a tune for Tuesday vol 179

I enjoy this song more each time I hear it. He doesn’t care that she doesn’t care that he’s tripping over air trying to read her mind. I suspect we’ve all been in a relationship in which the other party seemed to care less, and at the time it didn’t matter because we wanted it so much. (until we didn’t) Aiden Bissett hasn’t gotten there yet, at least in his song, Tripping Over Air. Please listen…

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be wise, and always be kind

In 2008 Neil Gaiman wrote I hope you will have a wonderful year, that you’ll dream dangerously and outrageously, that you’ll make something that didn’t exist before you made it, that you will be loved and that you will be liked, and that you will have people to love and to like in return. And, most importantly (because I think there should be more kindness and more wisdom in the world right now),…

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a tune for Tuesday vol 178

a tune for Tuesday vol 178

Love Teddy Swims’ voice. Love this melody. Love the lyrics. Here’s Illenium and Teddy Swims with All That Really Matters. Give it a spin and let me know what you think. Please listen responsibly.

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a tune for Tuesday vol 177

a tune for Tuesday vol 177

I can’t even with this song, y’all! It brings me such tween and teenage joy! Check out Fallin’ With Me by the Sruts. Let me know what you think. Please listen responsibly.

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a tune for Tuesday vol 176

a tune for Tuesday vol 176

Y’all! This song is so damn good! It’s sad and sweet and romantic and poignant. And I find my self hearing something new each time I listen. Here’s Arctic Monkeys with There’d Better Be a Mirrorball. Let me know what you think. Please listen responsibly.

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a tune for Tuesday vol 175

a tune for Tuesday vol 175

The more I hear this song, the more I enjoy it. I like the melody, kind of boppy (is that even a way to describe music anymore?), but that’s undermined by the darker lyrics. Just off the highway Beyond the part of primrose They’re there in absentia It’s a gallant, faint home No no, you’re not invited The door is always closed There’s an ugly inside it It’s where the pretty kids go It’s where the…

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a tune for Tuesday vol 174

a tune for Tuesday vol 174

This song was the September feature on Sameer Gadhia’s Point of Origin. I love it musically. I encourage you to listen to the lyrics. The way Brittney Parks explores her otherness through the concept of how she wears her hair speaks to the young girl in me. Am I good enough, am I good enough? About time I embrace myself and soul Time I feed my selfish soul This is Selfish Soul by Sudan…

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listen with conviction

I saw this post on Stephen Satterfield‘s instagram. It spoke to me in a way I must have needed that day. I created a screenshot and looked at it every day since. You can see the pic isn’t all that much to write home about, though I am a fan of sunset photos. No, what got me was his caption. If it’s in your head then you gotta let it out. If it’s in your chest then put it in the air. If it’s in…

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searching for grace

One day last week a teacher at school asked me how I knew a particular person. I replied that she’s my aunt. How do you know her? Her ex husband is besties with my cousin, that aunt’s younger son. And she’s known him since she was a teenager. The teacher asked quietly if I’d spoken to my aunt or uncle lately. In all honestly, I hadn’t spoken to them since my dad died in 2014. (Here’s where a bit…

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a tune for Tuesday vol 173

a tune for Tuesday vol 173

Heard this one on the Advanced Placement show and knew straight away I’d be sharing it with y’all. My love for Vampire Weekend is no secret, so when Ezra provided guest vocals for this Phoenix song, I was all over it. Check out Tonight by Phoenix featuring Ezra Koenig and let me know what you think! Please listen responsibly.

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