Day 03 - A song that makes you happy

You know, I really thought that this was going to be a piece of cake...  Simple.  But it's actually harder than it looks!  Maybe it's because I am a huge fan of music, and virtually every song in the universe makes me happy.  Or reminds me of something.  Or is my favorite. 

I chose OLP - Paper Moon as a song that makes me happy because I love this band.  They are A-MAZ-ING.  I went to their concert in Saskatoon on May 7/10 and...  Well...  I cried a few time.  But there wasn't any other song that touched me the way Paper Moon did.  It's beautiful.  And he said it was written about Saskatchewan :)  Because we have a beautiful moon.

Anyway, enjoy the song!

My feelings now...

"Carnival" by OLP.  


(Another song that made me cry at the concert)


You know you're not a strong man
And you're just about to cry
Hang on, hang on it's all right, it's all right 

You worry about the future
Sign said "Yoga class for cats"
It's okay, it's okay 

It's no fun

You're frustrated by the cracks 
In the pavement
And every mother's back
Once again
The carnival closed down

But if this world would ever turn around

And the dynamite is waiting
Cause they bankrupted the sky

It's okay, it's okay 

It's no fun

You're frustrated by the cracks 
In the pavement
And every mother's back
Once again
The carnival closed down

But if this world would ever turn around

Break your mother's back 

If you step on the cracks

Everybody says

You're frustrated by the cracks 
In the pavement
And every mother's back
Once again
The carnival closed down

But if this world would ever turn around

You'll be there
When everyone is sane ow

You'll be there

When everyone is sane ow

You'll be there
When everyone is sane

You'll be there

When everyone is sane ow

You'll be there

Do do do 

Do do do 

The carnival closed down

Closed down do do do 

Do do do do do 

The carvival closed down

Do do do...

Happiness is Not a Fish that you Can Catch...

Mmmm.........  Our Lady Peace.

What a great, wait, I mean, frickin' AMAZING concert!

I am sick right now, with a head cold, but it was still the most amazing thing I have ever witnessed.  Well, one of the most amazing things.  It's a VERY close second among amazing things I have witnessed.  Of course, the birth of my child, would be number one.

I could not have been happier last night at that concert.  They opened with Superman's Dead.  That's a great song.  They played a couple other songs, then they played 4AM.  Frick, that song has so much emotion in it for me, I cried.  I just closed my eyes, listened to Raine and the band play the song, and cried.  After that song (which was their fifth of the night), I could have left and died happy.  I could have left and it would have all been worth it.  Then more songs, and then Clumsy.  Then I was even happier, because this is another of my favorite songs.  

There was a break after they played the "Clumsy" album in it's entirety.  Then more, newer, music!  Made of Steel, Life, All You Did was Save my Life, Innocent, Dreamland, oooooh, so many.  Raine is amazing.  He brought this little 8-year-old girl (well, she looked that age, anyway) up on stage, wished her a happy birthday, and gave her a kiss on the cheek!  What a sweetheart!  Then he went out in the crowd and sang the last verse of  All You Did was Save my Life.  They then said goodnight, went off stage (the drummer throwing his sticks into the crowd), and came back a couple minutes later for a frickin' encore!

Despite getting stuck in the "old fogees" section, aside from the two high or drunk guys that were in front of us, and getting stuck in front of a couple of kickers with big boots of, the concert was amazing.  These guys sound amazing on CD, but are way better in concert.  The energy in the place was amazing.  I just...  I'm at a loss for words.  I may have a new-found love of Our Lady Peace.

Another highlight that I forgot to mention above is his speech prior to Paper Moon.  He said Saskatchewan has the most beautiful moon, and wrote the song about our moon.

Paper Moon by OLP

Comes a time when you get turned around, and

StarPhoenix review of OLP at TCU Place

Life itself just wears you out, but

You keep getting ready for the big parade

Ah you shine your shoes and you fake a smile

Salute the players with that famous style, cause

Keepin up has kept you in chains

I was thinking that if you know a way out then I'd like to go with you

And we can burn out like candles under that paper moon

They just dont know anything at all

They just dont know anything at all

Youll fight traffic jams and big TVs, and

Hipsters trapped in their own irony, but

Youll finally think about settling down

Oh you quit your job and you sell your car

Youll burn your clothes and pray to the stars, cause

You swore to God that youd never end up this way

I was thinking that if you know a way out then I'd like to go with you

And we can burn out like candles under that paper moon

They just dont know anything at all

They just dont know anything at all

At all

At all

At all

At all

Comes a time when you get turned around, and

Life itself just wears you out, but

You keep getting ready for the big parade 

This is going to be a multitude of posts rolled into one, because I have a few things to blog about.  Exciting things, depressing things, confusing things.  Not that anyone cares, because no one reads this crap anyway!  Haha!  My blog is boring, nothing exciting about it at all.
First of all:  six more sleeps until I go see fricken Our Lady Peace!  Yes!  OUR LADY PEACE!  One of my all-time favorites!  Not THE all-favorite, but I've definitely been a fan since 2002, when I dated this guy who loved Our Lady Peace, and he got me into them.  He's going to, so that's cool.  Not WITH me, but he will be there.  I am going with Chris, and my neighbour is going to babysit my Wee Man.  It's going to be an amazing night, full of Raine Maida deliciousness, and good music, and hopefully some good food before the concert!
OK, so maybe I don't have as much to blog about as I thought.  I will leave you with lyrics from a great song that I discovered the other day, and kind of describes exactly how I am feeling about certain things in my life right now.
OH!  Right!  One more thing!  I finally have a job interview at Siemen's Transport!  That's exciting!
OK, here's the lyrics:

"Ghost in a Machine" by B.o.B

Tell me where am I supposed to go?

And who am I supposed to believe.

If only you knew what I knew.

Then you could see just what I see.

[Chorus:]

So I grab my bags and go, as far away as I can go.

Cause everything ain't what I used to know.

And I try to hide, but I just can't hide no more.

There's nothing worse than feeling like a ghost.

You say I look fine, if only you knew what's on my mind.

You'd see a whole different sign, I couldn't show you even if I tried.

I must have got lost in time when I found out I was only free to be, where ever I want to be.

Some say I'm out of sight, how I run and that we're all so blind.

If you could open up your eyes, you could see what I couldn't describe.

And then, you'd see the signs, and then your soul would be set free, and then you'd be released.

[Chorus:]

So I grab my bags and go, as far away as I can go.

Cause everything ain't what I used to know.

And I try to hide, but I just can't hide no more.

There's nothing worse than feeling like a ghost.

Tell me where am I supposed to go.

And who am I supposed to believe.

If only you knew what I knew.

Then you could see. (Hey)

[Chorus:]

So I grab my bags and go, as far away as I can go.

Cause everything ain't what I used to know.

And I try to hide, but I just can't hide no more.

There's nothing worse than feeling like a ghost.

And I'm terrified, like I've seen a UFO.

Cause everything ain't what I used to know.

And I try to hide, but I just can't hide no more.

There's nothing worse than feeling like a ghost.

(I go)

(A UFO)

(And I'm so tired of hiding, I've been running, I've been trying, to get away, to get away)

So I grab my bags and go, as far away as I can go.

Cause everything ain't what I used to know.

And I try to hide, but I just can't hide no more.

There's nothing worse than feeling like a ghost.