Feeling Totally Stoked!

Today I woke up to the very happy thought that I have a week-long holiday ahead of me. Yayyyy!!!

Jack is with his parents this weekend, but he is coming to stay for for a few days after he has been able to catch up with his own family (who live at the other end of the country). So I am spending the first day of my holiday doing something I wanted to do for a long time – walking for hours. I am going to take a walk through the beautiful London parks near to my little nest.

I wanted to check out some WordPress posts before I headed out (especially SONG-LYRIC-SUNDAY selections) and I came across a post from  Iain Kelly, who has very kindly read and reviewed my first book “We Hide What We Hate About Ourselves“:

https://iainkellywriting.com/2020/07/26/book-review-we-hide-what-we-hate-about-ourselves-by-melody-finch/

I am so grateful to Iain, not only for reading Annabelle’s story, when it is not the genre he would usually opt for, but also for publishing a very complimentary review. In my head, my book was kind of chick-lit (I know that’s not very PC) with a sprinkle of grit, so it means so much that Iain has rated it so positively. Iain is also spot-on about the areas I need to give more attention to. I will work on those points – I promise! But I am totally stoked about the very kind comments he made.

Iain Kelly, author of THE STATE TRILOGY, is not only a fabulous fiction writer himself, as I am sure many of you will know, but he also reviews books published by independent and self-published authors. If you have a book that you would like Iain to review, he invites writers to leave him a message so he can take a look at your book.

I’m A Million Different People From One Day To The Next

Jim Adams, aka Newepicauthor, the creator of A Unique Title For Me, is hosting SONG-LYRIC-SUNDAY and this week he has chosen the theme: DIFFERENT/SAME

I have a feeling there is going to  be a great variety of music chosen today, and I am really looking forward to seeing the list of songs later today.

This was a very easy choice for me this week! I have chosen a link by a bunch of boys from my home turf, with links to my old high school. Richard Ashcroft went to my high school. Although he is quite a few years older than me, it’s not everyday you can say the musicians you have chosen were in your brother’s class! The band in question – The Verve. The track – Bitter Sweet Symphony.

Some of you will know this song instantly – it’s another undisputed Britpop anthem. But if you have not heard it before, I will explain that I think it was the symphony that made it an addictive song to listen to, teamed with the poignant lyrics about…well life, making ends meet, inner pain, wanting to change, feeling down, feeling you cannot change. It’s a tapestry of life in the world the way it is now!

I think it is an apt song for the current climate where many want to do their best to keep it together, but a million different emotions conflict and sometimes sap you as you try to make your way in this world!

Anyway…that is all from me – enjoy the epic…Bitter Sweet Symphony!!!

‘Cause it’s a bittersweet symphony, that’s life
Tryna make ends meet
You’re a slave to money then you die
I’ll take you down the only road I’ve ever been down
You know the one that takes you to the places
Where all the veins meet yeah

No change, I can change
I can change, I can change
But I’m here in my mold
I am here in my mold
But I’m a million different people
From one day to the next
I can’t change my mold
No, no, no, no, no
Have you ever been down?

Well I’ve never prayed
But tonight I’m on my knees yeah
I need to hear some sounds that recognize the pain in me, yeah
I let the melody shine,
Let it cleanse my mind,
I feel free now
But the airwaves are clean and there’s nobody singing to me now

No change, I can change
I can change, I can change
But I’m here in my mold
I am here in my mold
And I’m a million different people
From one day to the next
I can’t change my mold
No, no, no, no, no
Have you ever been down?
I can’t change it you know
I can’t change it

‘Cause it’s a bittersweet symphony, this life
Tryna make ends meet
Tryna find some money then you die
I’ll take you down the only road I’ve ever been down
You know the one that takes you to the places
Where all the veins meet yeah

You know I can change, I can change
I can change, I can change
But I’m here in my mold
I am here in my mold
And I’m a million different people
From one day to the next
I can’t change my mold
No, no, no, no, no

I can’t change my mold
No, no, no, no, no
I can’t change my mold
No, no, no, no, no

You’ve gotta change my mold, no, no, no
It’s just sex and violence, melody and silence
Gotta, can’t change my violence, melody and silence
I’ll take you down the only road I’ve ever been down

Been down
Ever been down
Ever been down
Ever been down
Ever been down
Have you ever been down?
Have you ever been down?

Written By: Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and Richard Paul Ashcroft