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December Morning

Vonita 13 Comments

 

I have woken up to the first of December here on a bright, sunny day in Sydney (blue skies without a hint of cloud), and for the past few days I’ve had one song on my mind. Put a little love in your heart!

 

Think of your fellow man, lend him a helping hand

Put a little love in your heart
You see, it’s getting late, oh, please don’t hesitate
Put a little love in your heart

And the world will be a better place
And the world will be a better place for you and me
You just wait and see

Another day goes by, and still the children cry
Put a little love in your heart
If you want the world to know, we won’t let hatred grow
Put a little love in your heart

And the world will be a better place
And the world will be a better place for you and me
You just wait and see. Wait and see

Take a good look around and if you’re lookin’ down
Put a little love in your heart
I hope when you decide kindness will be your guide
Put a little love in your heart
And the world will be a better place
And the world will be a better place for you and me
You just wait and see
Put a little love in your heart
Put a little love in your heart

 

White Flag

Vonita 8 Comments

“I know you think that I shouldn’t still love you,
Or tell you that.
But if I didn’t say it, well I’d still have felt it
Where’s the sense in that?”
…
“I’m in love and always will be”

Dido – White Flag

Coming Back For More

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“Seems like yesterday
Not far away
When she first came to him
She took him by surprise
He closed his eyes
And sinking tried to swim
She never closed the door
So he came back for more”

Ed Jordan, Proudly South African 1997

Omigosh, this triggers memory and emotion in me.

Love and Mercy

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Amazing song by Brian Wilson. Watched the movie Love and Mercy yesterday, really enjoyed it. Such an eye-opener.

When All Else Fails

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Music to soothe the soul

Thunderbolt and Lightning!

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It’s not a Joburg summer storm, but I’ll take one in Sydney, yay, thunder and lightning!!

And just to set the mood!

Sugarman

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In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Papa Loves Mambo.”

Like many South African families, Rodriguez was a fixture in our home. My dad would slap on the music along with eggs and toast on Sunday mornings and we’d all get to hear his favorites, never forgetting the Stones and his all time hero Rod Stewart. My dad had a huge collection of records, he collected them like I collected books. And of course there was always the mystery of how Rodriguez died for there was no record of it, he just vanished off the face of the Earth. In the absence of hard cold fact, many theories did indeed abound. For any readers who have not seen Searching for Sugarman, it is an amazing documentary! A must-see!

What Would You Do?

Vonita 12 Comments

Sharing one of my South African favorites, I used to listen to it while driving around Johannesburg ❤

Freshlyground – Proudly South African

Eternally Mine

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I heard this on the bus this morning, one of my all-time favorites.

“With you eternally mine,
in love there is no measure of time”.

This Song is Forever

Vonita 11 Comments

I listened to this song nearly every day on the way to work three years ago. The Parlotones are one of the bands that remind me of ‘home’. I listened to it again this evening, and the words take me right back to 2012 and my life experience at the time. I hope you enjoy it! ❤