Over at EZine articles I recently came across a post by Danielle Hollister compiling the top 50 music quotations in history. At #4 came Berthold Auerbach’s (a famous German-Jewish poet and author) quotation, “Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” As many of you know I have been cursed with the unfortunate task of being a Mets fan. The reason I consider it a task is because, similar to a dead-end job, it slowly kills you day in and day out as you wait for something better to finally come along. After a miserable loss a few hours ago I found myself quietly going to my refuge. Music. Yes, I may be acting a little melodramatic and the simplicity of the pictures above may lead to me being eventually institutionalized, but I have always leaned on music to give me some relief when times are not particularly great. When the notes of a good song flow into my ears I am calmed and worries tend to wash away.
That conveniently leads us into today’s song of the day. “Wash Away,” by Joe Purdy, a folk rocker who pumps out albums like a Fordian assembly line, is one of these songs that can simply relax you and help relieve you of the stress of your current worries and figuratively remove the dust that clouds your mind. It is a song that simply emits the basic message. Everyone has troubles in their life but you need that day, that hour, that minute where you can sit back and relax and say, “Not Today,” and watch the troubles wash away like receding water moving back to the sea.
You may recognize the song from an episode of “Lost.” If you are a fan of the show that means you are obsessed so you will definitely remember the episode and minute the song appeared. Purdy’s work has been also featured in such shows like “Grey’s Anatomy” and “House,” as well as a Kia commercial. His music is simple and catchy and the man understands the necessity of good rhythm and good melodies. He also seems like he has a good grip on life in general. So, while Josh will be posting the Lyrics of the Day later today, I thought I would provide you with the lyrics and to all you Mets fans out there struggling there are a lot of games left my friends and all you can do with this loss is let it wash away.
“ I got troubles oh, but not today
Cause they’re gonna wash away
They’re gonna wash away
And I have sins Lord, but not today
Cause they’re gonna wash away
They’re gonna wash away
And I had friends oh, but not today
Cause they’re done washed away
They’re done washed away
And oh, I’ve been cryin’
And oh, I’ve been cryin’
And oh, no more cryin’
No, no more cryin’ here
We get along Lord, but not today
Cause we gonna wash away
We gonna wash away
And I got troubles oh, but not today
Cause they gonna wash away
This old heart gonna take them away”
Check out the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTdCzIduUb4
My favorite band is Pink Floyd. Yes, I do admit that The Beatles are the greatest band of all time but Pink Floyd holds a special place in my heart mainly for their work on “Dark Side of the Moon” and “Wish You Were Here,” two albums that portray the pinnacle of psychedelic music. Yet, the link I bring you today comes from a very different Pink Floyd. A Floyd well before there first release of “The Piper at the Gates of Dawn” in August of 1967. A Floyd that held a completely different sound under a different band leader named Syd Barrett. Of course, less then one year after this video was recorded Barrett performed his last concert with Pink Floyd and because of his unstability due to excess LSD usage and deteriorating mental health he was impossible to deal with on stage for he continually changed chord progressions and melodies to a mash-up of ideas in his head. But, here in February of 1967 we are still in the emerging years of the young Pink Floyd Sound and we should celebrate this awesome rare video from the UFO Club.
appearance may not be pleasant his view on this new music is sharp. He speaks of the rise of Psychedelia positively, saying that it is just simply a new way of expressing oneself through music and while people may fear it there is really no need to. Well, Paul, after watching this video with suited dancers dancing some warped mix of 50’s moves and swaying,and constant images of protests and ominous headlines I am honestly a little scared. After watching the video I just could not stop thinking to myself, Roger Waters should only know what he, Nick Mason, Richard Wright, and one guitarist with a haunting voice named David Gilmour will do in a few years time.
The Music Court 