Sing-along Café 2025-03-27

Despite barometric pressure headaches and weather-, work-, and world- fatigue (Weltschmertz), we rallied our forces to get out of the house and make it to Trinity, and it was so worth it! Singing is therapeutic, not just fun. And, not only do we sing, but we also pay attention to the beauty of the music and the messages, so we are reminded that there is so much to be grateful for, and we are not alone, but in good company.

Our theme was Celestial Events, inspired by the vernal equinox, the celestial change of seasons last week. So, we looked up to the sun, the moon, the stars, and planets, and even a supermassive black hole, along with artists inspired by the heavens.

Something I like to do is listen to different versions of songs, and we often find that covers of songs provide a wonderful new perspective. We had this experience with a couple of our songs tonight. I do have a thing for diversity, an appreciation for different ways of looking at things. It was also noted that I have very eclectic taste, a huge variety of music that I love. You’ll see that in the list of songs we sang, and on the lists of songs in my playlists.

I didn’t make tea and I didn’t bake, but we did have some sweet things, and it was a lovely evening in lovely company. We forgot to talk about a theme for next week, so we’ll continue on this theme, since I have 3 hours of music on it, with the freedom to change it on Thursday, depending on our whim ;-)

Please come and join us. It's not dark at 7 anymore, and it keeps getting easier to get out in the evenings.

Drop in any Thursday that you can make it.

Here’s a list of some of the songs we sang and listened to (not in order):

Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In by the 5th Demension
Turn! Turn! Turn! by Walk off the Earth and by the Byrds
Total Eclipse of the Heart (Turn around) by Bonnie Tyler
Rewrite the Stars by Zac Efron & Zendaya from the Greatest Showman, and by Michael Gerow
Sunrise, Sunset by the cast of Fiddler on the Roof, Original Motion Picture, and by Miriam Makeba
Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater Revival (this one surprised us)
Talking to the Moon by Bruno Mars
Fly Me to the Moon by Frank Sinatra and by Doris Day
The Circle Game by Joni Mitchell
Shooting Star and Fireflies by Owl City
Across the Universe by the Beatles
Supermassive Black Hole by Muse
Planet Claire by the B-52's
Jupiter, from The Planets (by Gustav Holst) by the Berlin Philharmonic
I Vow to Thee My Country by Katherine Jenkins and by Beck Goldsmith
Sunshine on My Shoulders by John Denver

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