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The Parting Glass is an old Irish song about a man who is having his last drink at his pub. He is saying goodbye to his friends but the song doesn't tell us why he is having "to go." One can speculate from the words that perhaps he is dying. It is a sad song, one of lonliness and isolation and yet somewhat of a celebration of a man's frienships and good memories. I'm submitting it for the Jan 25, 2021 Macro Monday's theme of "Lockdown Song". By the way, it's played in the key of Am.
HMM theme - Lockdown Song
Memories made in the coldest winter by Kanya West. I'm not a fan of his but I love this track.
For the Macro Monday challenge "Lockdown Song" (January 25th 2021) Sung by Gretchen Peters:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmNWXi9cRQ4
Written originally expressing the frustration at the daily tail-back and traffic jam, driving to work every morning.
"It's raining in my coffee cup
Comin' down since I got up today - cold and gray
And lookin' in my rearview mirror
I could be anywhere but here I am - traffic jam"
I find it expresses so well the frustration of being stuck in lockdown too.
"I've been goin' nowhere fast
Runnin' out of time and gasoline
Waiting for the light to turn green
I'll be damned if I'll grow old
Waitin' for these wheels to roll, not me
Waitin' for the light to turn green"
The full lyrics are: Here
HMM!! and stay safe and well this week!
My 2021 MM set starts: Here
and previous years of the Macro Mondays challenge:
My 2020 set: Here
My 2020 set: Here
My 2019 set: Here
My 2018 set: Here
My 2017 set: Here
My 2016 set: Here
My 2015 set: Here
My 2014 set: Here
My 2013 set: Here
Auch wir haben unseren Schwager an Corona verloren.🌹
Mein Lieblingssong von“Simon&Garfunkel.
Für“Happy Macro Monday!“— Lockdown song.
Macro Mondays this week falls on January 25, the birthday of the Scottish poet Robert Burns. Normally this is a cause for celebration as Burns Night, with much music, dancing and whisky - but sadly not this year due to the COVID restrictions. But I wanted to try and incorporate Robbie Burns into my image for this week's theme 'Lockdown Song'.
Burns was a regular visitor to Edinburgh, and while there he had a platonic relationship with Mrs Agnes Maclehose. Burns wrote Ae Fond Kiss after their final meeting in 1791 before she departed Edinburgh to be with her estranged husband.
Ae Fond Kiss seems like a very suitable lockdown song, for those who have had to be away from family, friends and lovers due to the COVID restrictions on travel and meeting others. The first eight lines are as follows:
Ae fond kiss, and then we sever;
Ae fareweel, alas, for ever!
Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee,
Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee!
Who shall say that Fortune grieves him
While the star of hope she leaves him?
Me, nae cheerfu' twinkle lights me,
Dark despair around benights me.
It is Burns' most recorded love song, and a wonderful version was recorded by the late Andy M Stewart www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXWnuEbwlGA
As always when photographing snails, I set up the shot first, taking care to keep within the size limit and to do test shots to determine the most suitable exposure and depth of field in order to minimise the photoshoot time. The image shows bagpipe music for Ae Fond Kiss and the end of my Scottish smallpipe chanter.
Clearly, two snails were going to be required but getting two snails in adequate focus is difficult, but as I was using f9 (to ensure the title was in soft focus but still readable) I thought it could be done. I went to get the snails, and I found these two youngsters snuggled up together! When I placed them on the chanter, they immediately moved towards each other and displayed this behaviour - it's difficult to avoid anthropomorphising, but this might be interpreted as affection! In all my years as a student of snail behaviour, I have never seen this before, but it has been well described previously (Love, M.L. (2001) Proc. Natl. Acad. Gastropod Sci., Vol. 23, 37-42 ).
The day was fairly dull, but brightened up a little while later, so thought to try this again with better light - but the two snails must have satisfied their lust in the meantime and showed no interest in each other, in fact crawling off in opposite directions (we've all been there...).
No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph.
……Music has been my ‘go to’ retreat during the pandemic - but then it generally is anyway! What's been useful is the plethora of web based music that is is now available to us now! I was listen to J to Z the Jazz prog’ on BBC Radio 3 and heard a piano trio - I googled to investigate more and found him - Emmet Cohen, great I thought and began to listen! But the guest vocalist REALLY was something else which led me elsewhere!!! Cyrille Aimée - WOW what a find, so Cyrille is my nominated Macro Monday Artist - please please PLEASE see link for Emmet & Cyrille youtu.be/81viyOKgx0w ……BTW, the picture is a close-up of the bridge on our sons Double Bass. Happy Macro Monday, stay locked down and cosy to stay safe and to keep EVERYONE else safe too! A VERY BIG THANK YOU to ALL the key workers who are carrying on to benefit the rest of us - we applaud you all. Alan;-)👏👏👏👏👏
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Elton John "Made in England"
For #MacroMondays and this week's theme #LockdownSong.
Happy Macro Monday!
Thanks for all your faves and comments everyone!
I really appreciate them!
Ballad/Pop by Jim Croce, 1973
MacroMondays
Lockdown Song theme
. ABC originally did not intend to release the song as a single; but when Croce was killed in a plane crash in September 1973, its lyrics, dealing with mortality and the wish to have more time, had additional resonance. And now after losing a year, we keep adding to the pandemic's loss.
For this weeks #Macromonday theme #Lockdown Song, I jumped at the chance to combine my two favorite passions. Photography and music. In this shot I wanted to portray the gritty beauty of Ballad Rock and echo the silence of a still guitar string. My go-to choice during quarantine was Ballad Rock, and one of my all time favorites is Disturbed's power ballad version of "The Sound of Silence" www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg-g7t2l4
For Macro Mondays theme: Lockdown Song
A song to wash your hands by.
And in July, my 80th birthday was celebrated at a virual party with guest from three states and two countries.
by Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs...from 1963, is my lockdown song...a fun song to dance to in the kitchen! The photo is a gelato combo: Creamy Berry and Sette Veli. Since June we have made it a tradition to have gelato from this amazing family owned Italian pastry and gelato shop every Sunday! It's a half hour drive, which gets us out of the house, and we are supporting a small business during the pandemic...the best gelato ever from an amazing Sugar Shack!
"Guitar and Pen" - a song by The Who about songwriting and creative input, from the album ""Who Are You" (1978).
"Macro Mondays" contribution "Lockdown Song":
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp9EdWnSX-c
I've been spending many, many lockdown evenings reading a 1500-page biography about this fascinating and unique rock band. During this time, "Who Are You" has become my favourite Who album. - 20 years ago I didn't like it very much. Now I find the songs and their lyrics very fascinating. And many lines from "Guitar and Pen" remind me what's missing during these lockdown days: inspirational, creative moments that happen between human beings. A Zoom conference can definitely not provide or replace that.
Width of the objects (pen and Marshall mini amp) in focus: 6,1x6,1 cm.
(A.Schacht Edixa-Travenar-A 1:2,8/50mm @ f/11)
Part of a piano accordion keyboard. You can't think of Paris street songs without an accordion. Fantastic song;
The photo is inspired by Adele's theme: "Hello"
www.youtube.com/watch/YQHsXMglC9A
In this week's macro inspired by musical themes, I used a mini phone, from my father's toy collection "Ancient objects", whose measurements are 5cm wide by 5cm high.
I had to scan, print and cut the title that appears inside the marker on the mini phone, because I couldn't write it by hand to fit it.
The video for the song is set in a nostalgic place in 2007, its synopsis revolves around a woman who, after being "destroyed" emotionally, tries to renew herself. Several scenes in the video were shot with IMAX cameras, making it the first video clip in IMAX format.
"Hola soy yo"
Hola, ¿Cómo estas? Es tan típico de mi hablar de mi misma..
Lo siento. Espero que estés bien
¿Alguna vez saliste de esa ciudad donde nunca pasa nada?
No es ningún secreto que nos hemos quedado sin tiempo.....
"Hello It's Me"
Hello how are you? It's so typical of me to talk about myself.
I'm sorry. I hope you are well
Have you ever left that city where nothing ever happens?
It is no secret that we have run out of time .....
"Hola c'est moi"
Bonjour, comment allez-vous? C'est si typique de ma part de parler de moi.
Désolé. J'espère que tu vas bien
Avez-vous déjà quitté cette ville où rien ne se passe?
Ce n'est un secret pour personne que nous n'avons plus de temps .....
"Ciao sono io"
Ciao, come stai? È così tipico per me parlare di me stesso.
Mi dispiace. Spero tu stia bene
Hai mai lasciato quella città dove non succede mai niente?
Non è un segreto che abbiamo finito il tempo .....
María
Shirley Bassey "Burn my candle (at both end)" from 1956.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfkm1UW9r7U
Für "Macro Mondays"
Thema "Lockdown Song" am 25.01.2021.
Have a "Happy Macro Monday"
and a good start into the new week.
Stay safe/Bleibt gesund!
Thank you for all your views, faves and comments.
It’s no joke that this pandemic has taken its toll on the elderly.
My grandfather's clock was too large for the shelf
So it stood ninety years on the floor
It was taller by half than the old man himself
And it weight not a penny's weight more
It was bought on the morn that my grandpa was born
And was always his treasure and pride
But it stopped short never to go again
When the old man died
Ninety years without slumbering (tic tac tic tac)
His life's seconds numbering (tic tac tic tac)
But it stopped short never to go again
When the old man died.
At watching its pendulum swing to and fro
Many hours he had spent as a boy
As he grew into manhood the clock seemed to know
For it sharaed everyu sorrow and joy
And it struck tewntyfour as he entered the door
With his beautiful and blushing bride
But it stopped short never to go again
When the old man died
My grandfather said that of those he could hire
Not a servant so faithful he'd found
For it wasted no time and it had but one desire
At the close of each week to be wound
Yes it kept in its place but not a frown upon its face
And its hands never hung by its side
But it stopped short never to go again
When the old man died
Then it rang an alarm in the dead of the night
An alarm that for years had been dumb
And we knew that his spirit was pluming for flight
That his hour for departure had come
Yes the clock kept the time
With a soft and muffled chime
As we stood there and watched by his side
But it stopped short never to go again
When the old man died
Photo 3”x 3” character and furniture from family doll’s house.
Once there was a time ...
when the internet did not exist, no social media, no facebook, whatsapp or Flickr (indeed a horror scenario). Suppose you lived in that time... and now let's take it a step further ... you are on an island, alone and lonely, no radio, no TV, no music and no telephone ...
You write a letter, old-fashioned with pen and paper ... Put the letter in a bottle ... and if the current is good, you throw the bottle into the sea ... And you wait, wait ... and wait ... you continue living and surviving. Not knowing if someone ever receives and reads your mail, let alone comes to help you. Imagine... real social distance.
Thanks all for your visit, faves and or comments, they are much appreciated. Stay safe and have a very Happy Macro Monday!
I came across Bluegrass gospel music a little while ago and it's given me some real encouragement. I particularly like this rendition of "Wayfaring Stranger" by the Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra, from Oslo, Norway of all places.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bvZ-WCkXGE
Btw, this is a miniature violin, with a total length of 6.5 cm.
These are the Bluegrass Gospel lyrics:
I am a poor wayfaring stranger
Travelling through this world of woe,
Yet there is no sickness, no toil, nor danger
In that bright land to which I go.
I'm going there to see my Father,
I’m going there no more to roam.
I'm only going over Jordan,
I'm only going over home.
I know dark clouds will gather 'round me
I know my way is rough and steep,
Yet beauteous fields rise up before me
Where God's redeemed, their vigils keep.
I'm going there to see my Mother.
She said she'd meet me there when I come.
So, I'm only going over Jordan
I'm only going over home.
I'm going there to see my Father,
I’m going there no more to roam.
I'm only going over Jordan,
I'm only going over home.
I am a poor wayfaring stranger
Travelling through this world below.
Yet there is no sickness, no toil, nor danger
In that bright land to which I go.
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Macro Mondays: Lockdown Song
Band: Alcest
Music/Album: Souvenirs d'un Autre Monde
Genre: Post-Black Metal
I hope this fits the bill for the Macro Mondays theme of 'Lockdown Song'. It's a 50mm lens ball that I'd left outside on a bistro table last night. Song is by Vanilla Ice. HMM!
To Macro Mondays theme: "Lockdown Song"
PINK FLOYD, the best music ever for me...
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allen Besuchern und Freunden meines Fotostreams ein herzliches Dankeschön für eure Kommentare und Kritiken, Einladungen und Favoriten.
all visitors and friends of my photostream, a heartfelt thank you for your comments and reviews, invitations and favorites
""Lockdown Song"
Les images et les musiques nous racontent des histoires ...
Images and music tell us stories.
Quelques unes de mes musiques sur la vidéo :
Rameau - rondeau des Indes Galantes
Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire
Sati - Gnossienne
Bach - suite n° 1 en sol majeur pour violoncelle
etc
...
HMM
Macro Monday Lockdown Song
Moving forward 2021
Here Comes The Sun
by The Beatles
Little darling, the smiles returning to the faces
Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun do, do, do
Here comes the sun
And I say it's all right
With Lockdown the way it is I felt this sad song by Ray Charles sort of spoke to me somehow, I feel emotionally chained, and physically chained too during these horrible lockdowns.
Although almost 60 years have passed by since this song was originally released this particular song still seems relevant today especially with the way things are happening globally .... Covid-19 variations .... our poor populations, well let's hope with the vaccines available things will soon improve! 💉👍
Our hearts and bodies may soon lose the shackles they presently encounter and be once again free 🎈🎈🎈
Love & Peace Everyone!
A wonderful emotional song by Ray Charles, recorded on vinyl in 1962 ABC Paramount Records.
Although being blind from childhood, Ray was a musical genius, a pioneer of Soul Music, Gospel and R&B.
Born Ray Charles Robinson, he liked to be called "Brother Ray"
a fantastic American songwriter and pianist.
Born : 23rd September 1930.
Died: 10th June 2004.
He was 73 when he passed.
Lovely Ray Charles 💟
we learn to live again. My "Covid Lockdown Song" for Macro Mondays...."Times Like These" by the Foo Fighters. Wearing a mask...we learn to live again. Dave starts out a little slow....give him time www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_bQ9nzt9Xo
Toby Keith
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc5AWImplfE
It seems that I've aged more than usual this past year. The fight to not let the circumstances that surround us creep in and play havoc with our psyche is a day to day battle, but I intend to win.
Take care and stay safe 😊
Lockdown theme song
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1V8YRJnr4Q
Gerbera flower with tiny delicate blue wild Commelina cyanea flowers above that are sought after by native bees.
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Inspired by the song "Owner of a Lonely Heart" by prog rock group YES on album 90125.
OM 135mm f3.5 on Canon EF adaptor.
If you're like me, when you hear the song 'It's a Small World' (from Disney's 'The Lion King') you feel like you're on a merry-go-round you can't get off, so I apologise for bringing it to mind. It seemed appropriate, though, in so many ways for today's theme.
To give you an idea of scale, the bottle is just over 1" tall.
For this week's Macro Mondays group theme, Lockdown Song.
"It's a world of laughter
A world of tears
It's a world of hopes
And a world of fears..."
Aaargh, let me off!!!
Knock on Wood -+- Eddie Floyd (1966 original). This classic was later covered by David Bowie, Amii Stewart, and others.
The action of knocking on wood is probably applicable to the current pandemic situation.
Macro Mondays: Lockdown Song. Birdsong by Ludovico Einaudi
I could have chosen any piece by that artist, really. His music is beautiful, inspiring, moving, and it makes me feel like dancing. I have listened to it a lot during lockdown, at home and during walks outside, and danced to it a lot, and still do now.
To me music is dance, and dancing is like flying, hence the choice of that particular piece and of the dancer's arm holding the little swan. This picture really represents the feeling of being caged, the frustration of not being able to dance in a studio or on stage, as I said last week, but also the wonderfully liberating feeling that comes from music and dancing.
Macro Mondays theme: #Lockdown song
The little guitar featured in this picture is 1.5” tall. It is actually a small metal charm.
The title of my lockdown song is “While my guitar gently weeps” by the Beatles. George Harrison decided to write this song when he studied "I Ching", the Chinese book of changes. One of the concepts there is that everything in the world is related. So, he opened a random book, saw a random couple or words—which happened to be "gently weeps"—and began to write a song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJDJs9dumZI
Thank you everyone for your visits, faves, and kind comments
How I wish, how I wish you were here
We're just two lost souls
Swimming in a fish bowl
Year after year
Running over the same old ground
What have we found?
The same old fears
Wish you were here
The tip of a soprano (L) and shank of a tenor (R) saxophone mouthpiece...
Before I took up photography I was a professional jazz saxophonist, with a special penchant for "Fusion," a combination of jazz and rock. The Dukoff mouthpieces shown here were popularized in the '70's by Michael Brecker, in my opinion the greatest fusion saxophonist who ever lived.
The image scale measures just under 2½-inches across.
Strobist info:
The subjects were illuminated by two Nikon SB900 speedlights, each fired through a Neewer 24" x 24" soft box. The speedlights were placed 45-degrees CL and CR, one-foot above and two-feet away from the subject, facing down at a 45-degree angle. Both speedlights were fired in Manual mode @ 1⁄64 -0.7EV power.
The SB900's were triggered by three PocketWizard Plus X's.
Lens: Tokina AT - X M100 AF PRO D(AF 100mm f / 2.8 Macro)
#MacroMondays
#LockdownSong
Una canción de Joan Manuel Serrat "Cómo un gorrión". Me la cantaba mi primer novio y le tengo un cariño especial... Porque soy como un gorrión.....
Macro Mondays: lockdown song, album or genre of music
Flickr Lounge: starts with the letter B (blue)
Frost doesn't form as symmetrically as snow, and notice that this isn't a six-sided flake. I loved the bubbles on this one, and the detail on the largest flake. My husband loved the gradated blue.
Classical music is my favorite for weather- or season-related music, including the days of being mostly inside during winter that coincides with the Covid-19 pandemic. Special ones include Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 1 "Winter Dreams," Op. 13 and Ballet of the Snowflakes (from Le voyage dans la lune) by Offenbach.
Thank you in advance for your views, faves, and comments! My first Macro Mondays shot to hit Explore. By the end of its day on Explore, this had become my number-one faved shot, with about 7,000 views and more than 250 faves--and that was at spot #300. Check out my album of frost photos, with an amazing variety of shapes and frosted items, here: www.flickr.com/photos/cherylmolin/albums/72157717520030323