Beethoven's 9th Symphony, Finale

Yes, really. I often wake up to classical pieces in my head because I do listen to a lot of it throughout the day. I would be remiss here to not mention my favorite classical station, WQXR.

I've actually sung this piece, and whenever I hear it on the radio, am compelled to belt it out. Here for you, a little snippet.

"Freude, schöner Götterfunken*

Tochter aus Elysium,

Wir betreten feuertrunken,

Himmlische, dein Heiligtum!

Deine Zauber binden wieder

Was die Mode streng geteilt;

Alle Menschen werden Brüder,

Wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt."

I'm A Believer

This is a truly annoying song to wake up to, particularly when one is sick, like I am today. But, here it is....

"Then I saw her face, now I'm a believer

Not a trace of doubt in my mind.

I'm in love, I'm a believer!

I couldn't leave her if I tried."

Brokedown Palace

We saw Joan Osborne over a week ago, the night before we left on vacation, and she sang this Grateful Dead song and it was amazing. Woke up to this in my head this morning. This is such a great song, you need to see all the lyrics. Enjoy.

"Fare you well my honey

Fare you well my only true one

All the birds that were singing

Have flown except you alone

Goin to leave this Broke-down Palace

On my hands and my knees I will roll roll roll

Make myself a bed by the waterside

In my time - in my time - I will roll roll roll

In a bed, in a bed

by the waterside I will lay my head

Listen to the river sing sweet songs

to rock my soul

River gonna take me

Sing me sweet and sleepy

Sing me sweet and sleepy

all the way back back home

It's a far gone lullaby

sung many years ago

Mama, Mama, many worlds I've come

since I first left home

Goin home, goin home

by the waterside I will rest my bones

Listen to the river sing sweet songs

to rock my soul

Goin to plant a weeping willow

On the banks green edge it will grow grow grow

Sing a lullaby beside the water

Lovers come and go - the river roll roll roll

Fare you well, fare you well

I love you more than words can tell

Listen to the river sing sweet songs

to rock my soul"

Set Fire to the Rain

Who doesn't have an Adele song in their head? I could listen to her sing all day long and never tire of her voice.

"But I set fire to the rain

Watched it pour as I touched your face

Let it burn while I cry

"Cause I heard it screaming out your name, your name..."

River of Dreams

There's a lot of interesting imagery in this Billy Joel song, one of my favorites.

"In the middle of the night

I go walking in my sleep

From the mountains of faith

To a river so deep

I must be looking for something

Something sacred I lost

But the river is wide

And it's too hard to cross

And even though I know the river is wide

I walk down every evening and I stand on the shore

And try to cross to the opposite side

So I can finally find out what I've been looking for..."

Anything Goes

This has to be one of my favorite albums (remember LPs?) of all time. Not really a kiddie song, if you know what I mean.

"My way, your way

Anything goes tonight

My way, your way

Anything goes..."

X-Files Theme Music

Ok, no lyrics to post to this one. It does make me wonder what my day holds when I wake up to this music.......

Catch A Wave

I must be ready for winter to be over, although it really hasn't even begun here on the East coast this year.

"Don't be afraid to try the greatest sport around

Everybody tries it once

Those who don't just have to put it down

You paddle out turn around and raise

And baby that's all there is to the coastline craze

Catch a wave and you're sittin' on top of the world...."

Iko Iko

On the cusp of Mardi Gras, and the morning after attending a Beausoleil and Marcia Ball concert, it's not a surprise to wake up with a song like this in my head. There are so many great versions of this tune, which made it hard to pick one.

"My grandma and your grandma

Sitting by the fire

My grandma says to your grandma

'I'm gonna set your flag on fire'..."

It Can Happen

I absolutely loved the 90125 album by Yes when it came out in 1983, and I played it endlessly. This wasn't my favorite song, but it reminded me of how much I need to go listen to this CD again.

"You can fool yourself

You can cheat until you're blind

You can cut your heart

It can happen

You can mend the wires

You can feed the soul apart

You reach

It can happen to you

It can happen to me

It can happen to everyone eventually..."

We Fell In Love

It's only been playing on the radio incessantly for the last few months. Over and over. Again and again. No surprise that this Rihanna song is in my head this morning.

"We found love in a hopeless place

We found love in a hopeless place

We found love in a hopeless place

We found love in a hopeless place..."

(Nobody ever said it was a profound set of lyrics)

Jungle Love

Here's one from my youth. Growing up in the 70's, I loved the Steve Miller Band, and still listen to them frequently.

"Jungle love, it's drivin' me mad

It's makin' me crazy

"Jungle love, it's drivin' me mad

It's makin' me crazy..."

I Need To Know

I never particularly liked this song. I'm beginning to think songs we don't like work themselves into our brains the way cats know which people don't like them. Yes?

"I need to know..."

(That's all you're getting; this song annoys me THAT much)

Knee Deep

Must have been thinking of vacation again :-)    I am by no means a lover of country music, but I do really like this song by the Zac Brown Band (with my recurring friend, Jimmy Buffett).

"Wishing I was knee deep in the water somewhere

Got the blue sky breeze and it don't seem fair

Only worry in the world is the tide gonna reach my chair..."

Weather With You

Must be because I was editing a playlist for my upcoming tropical vacation, but I woke up with another Jimmy Buffett song in my head this morning. Actually, it was originally penned and recorded by Crowded House. But it was definitely Jimmy's rendition in my head. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

"Everywhere you go you always take the weather with you

Everywhere you go always take the weather..."

Whenever I Call You Friend

It's back to the 70's today, with this Kenny Loggins and Stevie Nicks (I love her!) hit. Woke up with only the chorus in my head, and couldn't remember the title for the life of me.

"Sweet love showin' us a heavenly light

I've never seen such a beautiful sight

Sweet love flowin' on us every night

I know forever we'll be doing it..."

No Sugar Tonight

Ah, The Guess Who! Haven't heard this song in a long time; used to really love it.

"No sugar tonight in my coffee

No sugar tonight in my tea

No sugar to stand beside me

No sugar to run with me..."

Love Train

Time for a little dancin' with the O'Jays!

Brown Eyed Women

It's always a good thing to wake up with a Grateful Dead song in one's head. Today's selection is "Brown Eyed Women", one of my favorites!

"Brown eyed women and red grenadine

The bottle was dusty but the liquor was clean

Sound of the thunder with the rain pourin' down

And it looks like the old man's gettin' on..."

Changes in Latitudes

Ah, a welcome song this morning! I must have been dreaming of my upcoming Caribbean cruise.....

"Reading departure signs in some big airport

Reminds me of the places I've been

Visions of good times that brought so much pleasure

Makes me want to go back again

If it suddenly ended tomorrow

I could somehow adjust to the fall

Good times and riches and son of a bitches

I've seen more than I can recall"

I Know What Boys Like

The Waitresses know what boys like, and I know that what I don't like is this song. Released in 1982, this minor hit for the band has remained in my head all day. Time to go crank up the Metallica and banish this song!

Life's Not A Race

The band 311 is hard to categorize, but is most often referred to as an "alternative rock" band, although I think they're more funk-y, rap-y, rock. Any way you slice it, I often listen to them. And that would include this morning, when I awoke to this particular mellow, flowing tune. The song starts off with these lyrics, which are perfect for a Sunday morning, no?

"A day like today is for you

to let your mind unwind, like you ought to

feel the earth turn round when your heart rate slows

contemplating the thing only your heart knows

that life's not a race"

Jersey Girl

When I woke up this morning, Bruce Springsteen's version of the great Tom Waits song, "Jersey Girl", was in my head. ~ "'cause down the shore everything's alright" ~ and ironically, I'm a Jersey Girl, and ironically, I'm going "down the shore" (as we say here in Jersey) today. What better way to start off a blog about the songs that appear in my head. Every. Single. Morning. I'm not blogging this for attention, or out of vanity, but rather to document them so I can look back and be amused. If you are amused by them, all the better. Enjoy!