PLAYLISTS

I have always enjoyed listening to music, however until about 5 years ago, I only listened to the artists singing, etc.. and never gave much thought to the whole scenario of putting it all together.

I was not one to purchase records, tapes, CDs; mostly due to the fact that I am a spend thrift and would not pay the amount for the whole album, when I only wanted one or two songs out of the whole thing.

I always thought, there must be a way to buy just the songs I want... and "voila", the internet... I was anxious to get started, however I approached that just like most things I do, ---painstakingly.

I had been putting a list together for several years,-- of the songs I remembered and wanted to listen to again.

When I started my search for the songs, I realized that there were many renderings of the same song by different artists, bands, etc.., and found myself trying to make a choice to buy one song only... DUH!

Finally, I started sorting and listening to all my wish lists and found that my favorites were so beautiful, no matter who performed them, that I consequently purchased numerous arrangements of the same title... and I enjoy every one of them. They are individually so distinct and independent, although still consonant. 

Some songs, you never tire of; they are ageless.

I also did not give any attention to whom the song was written by, who played the instruments, the definitive sounds of each instrument, nor did I care about the arranging and conducting.  I listened to the music as a unit, identifying it only by the vocalist or instrumentalist.

One of my all time favorites is "Spanish Harlem", co-written by Phil Spector...

I had only known about Phil Spector as a funny looking "dweeb" who was convicted of murder... Little did I know what a musical genius he is;  If he can write and produce such beautiful music, I guess he isn't all bad.... I was pretty shocked when I read about him, I have to admit...

Love my music...