Songs You May Have Missed #371

25 Mar 2013 Leave a comment

by Ed Cyphers in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: ,

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Great Big Sea: “Here and Now” (2008)

A clear reminder to those of us starting to see the birthdays and anniversaries piling up, to start living in the here and now:

The hardest part of life/Is to live while you’re alive, my friend…

We’ve already started dying and our time is running out

See also: https://edcyphers.com/2012/03/19/songs-you-may-have-missed-56/

Songs You May Have Missed #56

19 Mar 2012 1 Comment

by Ed Cyphers in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: ,

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Great Big Sea: “Consequence Free” (1999)

Newfoundland’s Great Big Sea have been making a lively Celtic/Folk/Rock hybrid since 1993. They play a mix of mainly acoustic-based originals and traditional Newfoundland folk songs and shanties which, due to a strong Irish heritage in the area, sound essentially like the traditional music of Ireland.

“Consequence Free” is as plainspoken as a pop song gets. It’s a bold expression of one of mankind’s most universal but rarely expressed wishes: to live without the guilt of one’s actions–the desire for “a little bit of anarchy, but not the hurtin’ kind”. We all realize that life isn’t 24/7 fun. But it’s okay to rail against that reality with a joyful song, too!

See also: https://edcyphers.com/2013/03/25/songs-you-may-have-missed-371/