Part of the ongoing series of 'Molly Songs': a weekly look featuring
songs that our children will love, but more importantly parents can
enjoy as well.
I've discussed in the past what the key ingredients are for the Molly songs are, whether it is simple lyrics or fun beats. This week's installment is a fun song, I've actually had a hard time recognizing as a "Molly Song", but it has been obvious to Molly for a while now.
In fact last night, I was taking her for a night out and I also needed to go to World Cafe Live to look into some tickets. Perfect solution was eating at World Cafe. Long story short I told her we were going to a "dinner music" place. Her response of course was "Can we see Amy Correia?", since her first dinner & music was watching Amy at the Steel City Coffeehouse. I told her "No, but we can listen to her on the way". Her response was "Riding around, riding around?" Asking to hear 'The Bike'
'The Bike', from Amy Correia's debut album Carnival Love, is a joyous tune memorializing her Great Uncle Pat. The bike was left to her but was in need of some love, being abandoned for years until Amy and her father cleaned it up after his death.
One would think that a song about an alcoholic that died in his own loneliness would not be appropriate for a Molly Song. In reality the song, recalling the life of her veteran uncle and his funeral, is more about the revival of his bicycle that symbolized starting his post-war life!
Molly, age 4, only hears the fun parts, and focuses on the bike riding portion. Ever since rocking out with the windows down, coming home from an Amy Correia appearance, she loves to sing along "I'm riding along, riding along!!!"
I've discussed in the past what the key ingredients are for the Molly songs are, whether it is simple lyrics or fun beats. This week's installment is a fun song, I've actually had a hard time recognizing as a "Molly Song", but it has been obvious to Molly for a while now.
In fact last night, I was taking her for a night out and I also needed to go to World Cafe Live to look into some tickets. Perfect solution was eating at World Cafe. Long story short I told her we were going to a "dinner music" place. Her response of course was "Can we see Amy Correia?", since her first dinner & music was watching Amy at the Steel City Coffeehouse. I told her "No, but we can listen to her on the way". Her response was "Riding around, riding around?" Asking to hear 'The Bike'
'The Bike', from Amy Correia's debut album Carnival Love, is a joyous tune memorializing her Great Uncle Pat. The bike was left to her but was in need of some love, being abandoned for years until Amy and her father cleaned it up after his death.
One would think that a song about an alcoholic that died in his own loneliness would not be appropriate for a Molly Song. In reality the song, recalling the life of her veteran uncle and his funeral, is more about the revival of his bicycle that symbolized starting his post-war life!
When he used to ride on the bike
Way back in ‘52
He was starting out a life
And the bike it was brand new
Way back in ‘52
He was starting out a life
And the bike it was brand new
Molly, age 4, only hears the fun parts, and focuses on the bike riding portion. Ever since rocking out with the windows down, coming home from an Amy Correia appearance, she loves to sing along "I'm riding along, riding along!!!"
Now I'm riding around in the city
Through the smog and the summer heat
And I'm blowing through all the red lights
I guess you could say I'm feeling lucky
And the taxis and the trucks
Everybody's blowin' their horns
And I got a bicycle bell to ring
And I got a notion to sing as I'm riding along
Through the smog and the summer heat
And I'm blowing through all the red lights
I guess you could say I'm feeling lucky
And the taxis and the trucks
Everybody's blowin' their horns
And I got a bicycle bell to ring
And I got a notion to sing as I'm riding along
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Three 2012 Independent Music Awards nominations for Amy Correia
The
11th Annual Independent Music Awards have just announced their 2012
nominees and Amy Correia is one of a handful of songwriters to garner
three nominations: "Singer-Songwriter Folk Album" -- You Go Your Way, "Love Song" -- Love Changes Everything, and "Story Song" -- Took Him Away. While
Keith Richards, Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan, Suzanne Vega, Ozzy
Osbourne are just some of the jury members for the official IMA awards
this
year, there is also a popular vote that fans can cast. It is quite
easy to register on the IMA site and then cast your votes – 5 stars
shows your highest level of appreciation for each nominated work. Click
here to view the links to vote for Amy:
http://www.
If you are unfamiliar with Amy, you are in luck! In celebration of Amy Correia's return to Massachusetts and in thanks for the support and enthusiasm from her fans for her three Independent Music Awards nominations, Correia is offering her fans (and their fans and friends) a free 3-song download sampler: Two tracks from You Go Your Way ("Powder Blue Trans Am" & the nominated "Loves Changes Everything" and the title track from "Lakeville").
If you are unfamiliar with Amy, you are in luck! In celebration of Amy Correia's return to Massachusetts and in thanks for the support and enthusiasm from her fans for her three Independent Music Awards nominations, Correia is offering her fans (and their fans and friends) a free 3-song download sampler: Two tracks from You Go Your Way ("Powder Blue Trans Am" & the nominated "Loves Changes Everything" and the title track from "Lakeville").
Thanks for sharing the song 'The Bike' by Amy Correia. I am also listen this song on soundclound and really love it. Hope see some more songs here on your blog.
ReplyDeleteIt is great song. Thanks
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