11/13/2022 0 Comments Blackbird brad mehldau chords![]() ![]() I’m actually finalizing my Powerpoint for the faculty meeting right now. However, why I wrote this is because of all of your posts to drop in from nowhere and read, it had to be this one, and wouldn’t you know it, it’s the first Staff Inservice Day of the year for my teachers, and the theme that I’ve clearly ‘heard’ to be the signature for the whole year is ‘Transformation’. It’s really a sabbatical, and I’m trying to re-prioritize my life so that I can intentionally continue writing, not just as a luxury. I’ve been off the blog world for the last many months due to big changes in my life and greater responsibilities. Lewis quote also applies to characters from The Big Year movie, which makes it an inspirational film for everyone (not just birders!) Grace, peace & transformative blackbird grooves May our broken wings be mended to fly like blackbirds in the night! “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” C. Seems like a good fit for this song, not to be missed. Over Haddon Musings, Bernadette posted a quote last week that went straight into my journal. “Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings & learn to fly… Blackbird fly, blackbird fly, Into the light of the dark black night…” (Paul McCartney) Here’s a YouTube version to have a listen. When my brother downloaded the movie music this week (& Brad Mehldau’s jazz album, “The Art of the Trio”) he added a rendition of ‘Blackbird’ Brad Mehldau does with Swedish soprano Anne Sofie von Otter on their “Love Songs” collaboration. ![]() At an important juncture for Steve Martin’s character, hard-nosed businessman Stu Preissler, this song conveys transformative internal grooves. One song in particular caught my attention: Brad Mehldau’s jazzy rendition of “Blackbird,” originally written by Paul McCartney for the Beatles. There’s also friendship, humor, transformation (especially Steve Martin’s character), lots of amazing birds, and music grooves that make the movie even more fun. ![]() Since the movie starts at New Year’s and ends the following New Year’s, it seemed kinda holidayish. (My uncle needed to see it? friends? family?) ![]() A few weeks before Christmas my neighbor Laurin recommended the movie, “The Big Year.” Since my brother & I like birds ( really like them) she thought we would enjoy this movie, based on a book by Mark Obmascik about three birders from diverse backgrounds going after the gold medal of birding: whoever spots the most North American species in one year (a Big Year.)įor some reason (not just because I like birds) this movie starring Steve Martin, Jack Black & Owen Wilson struck a chord with me, watched multiple times over the holidays. ![]()
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