Sing-along Café Thursday, March 5th, 2026

We missed a bunch of people today, but had a great time, 4 of us connected to my choir. Choosing an era instead of a topic made this an easy playlist for me. Apple Music has several playlists of music from the 1970s. I simply chose one. Normally, we sing songs from a playlist which I create, choosing each song for it's connection to the theme, and hopefully connection to us. Last week, when we sang from my Songs with Dogs, Cats, Pets playlist, we noticed that several songs we liked were from the 1970s and wondered whether we should look closer at the that decade. So, that became our theme this week.

Sure enough, we found that we remembered and liked most of the songs on our list today. We laughed about not remembering the words, or never having known the words aside from the chorus, or being surprised that we misheard/misunderstood the lyrics, as we often do. Memories of our lives at the time and our feelings about things in the past arose and inspired conversations about all kinds of things, love, making a fresh start/deserving a fresh start, grace, peace, freedom and independence.

We nibbled on orange segments, bran muffins, and mint Girl Guide cookies, and it was a lovely afternoon in lovely company.

Here are some of the songs we sang and listened to:

Roxanne by the Police
I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor
Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) by George Harrison
The Chain by Fleetwood Mac
Joy to the World by Three Dog Night
I Can See Clearly Now by Johnny Nash
Take it Easy by the Eagles
A Horse With No Name by America
Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) by Looking Glass
Mr. Blue Sky by Electric Light Orchestra
Hooked on a Feeling by Blue Swede
Evil Woman by Electric Light Orchestra
Saturday in the Park by Chicago

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