My inner Kelly Bundy sez "I...! am an artist!"
While studying art history at Ferris, I had a professor who was passionate about art in all its forms. Dr. James Walker's lectures were filled with students, enraptured as he, carried away by color, form and action.
"Lookit that form!" he'd shout, clicking frantically from slide to slide. "That bust is not the bust of a stone, it's alive! The curves! The colors! Hell people, that's art!"
All his lectures were like that, an exhilirating journey that was an adventure and a love affair. He made you passionate about art. And in turn, as an artist, made you want to create GOOD art.
So this episode of the Playlist is dedicated to music that is inspiring, tunes that help me slip into my creative zone and hopefully I've created something that Dr. Walker would find dynamic.
Bullet the Blue Sky, U2 - the essential U2 song, earnest vocals by Bono about the political crisis in El Salvador, paired with the aggressive play by Adam, Larry and The Edge. My sleeper pick for their best song ever.
Edge of 17, Stevie Nicks - imagine being an impressionable young girl of 12, 13 and have this be a hit. It opened a world of possibilities. Ooh, baby, ooh, said ooh.
Claire de Lune, Debussy - It sounds like soft spring rain. It also feels like early morning summer dew, a lover's kiss, a pastel drawing, a sugar cookie, and your favorite, soft sweater.
Flamenco Sketches, Miles Davis - the song looms large in the legend of Dave and Mel, but take that story away, and you have a long, romantic jam that gently swirls.
Calypso, John Denver - This song has a physical movement, you can feel the roll of the sea, as well as a distinct color, the blues and greens of the ocean.
All Through the Night, Cyndi Lauper - I feel like this is the girly version of a Bruce Springsteen song, that wistful two crazy kids in love racing through the night, clinging to and being with each other.
Venus as a Boy, Bjork - the dreamy quality of the song marries well with the loopy delivery of the lyrics. You can imagine this mortal from Iceland falling for a god.
Groove is in the Heart, Dee Lite - because sometimes your brain needs a kick in the pants of pure energy.
I'll Take You There, Staples Singers - inspiring gospel/soul.
Melt With You, Modern English - fall in love and let's dance.
Ode to Billy Joe, Bobby Gentry - I love Southern Gothic. What did they throw off the Tallahatchee Bridge? Why did Billy Joe himself jump?
Pink Houses, John Mellencamp - another story to tell, one of my top 2 favorite JCM songs.
Pop Muzik, M - "Shoo be do wah, pop pop shu ah"
Stay, U2 - this song again?! Yes, especially when you tumble in for a pack of cigarettes when you don't even smoke.
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