Reflecting

💜

Allman Brothers Band - Soulshine YouTube video by Aflac201

When the sky turns black and the winds howl like banshees, remember: chaos is a ladder

Strap in, grip tight, and ride the storm like a wild-eyed pirate chasing the horizon
Never let the bastards grind you down

#Allmanbrothers
#Music
#vinyl
#70s

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My Buddy YouTube video by Dr. John - Topic

Hey y'all

I'm feeling a bit down, swimming in a sea of melancholy and nostalgia, and could really use a jolt to kick things back into gear

#Sad
#Blue
#MyBuddy
#Missingyou

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David Bowie Fame YouTube video by Punisher 316

Today we don't just celebrate a musician's birthday; we honor #DAVIDBOWIE (b. 1947);

A visionary who danced in the shadows and painted his face to mirror the fragmented psyche of us all - ultimately helping us see who we really are, or perhaps, who we could become

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Elvis Presley - My Way (Aloha From Hawaii, Live in Honolulu, 1973) YouTube video by ElvisPresleyVEVO

Jan 8th, 1935, in Tupelo, MS, the cosmic dice rolled a hard six, and out came #Elvis - destined to become the King of Rock 'n' Roll
His arrival was as subtle as a shotgun blast in the quiet of night, reverberating through the hollers and eventually across the globe

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The Fool On The Hill (Remastered 2009) YouTube video by The Beatles - Topic

The Fool on the Hill surveys today's world with a sharp eye, seeing through the chaotic dance of digital charlatans and political jesters. Armed with a typewriter and often a bottle, one captures the grand comedy of modern society—a tragic play in the theater of the absurd

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Marvin Gaye - What's Going On YouTube video by SuperWhoopass

In the shadow-draped streets of #NewOrleans, a somber mood hangs heavy, yet the crisp cooler air has stirred the city's bones, sending folks hustling with a newfound urgency. It's a strange dance of shadow and light, where sorrow meets the electric jolt of life moving on

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Its #Epiphany Y'all, January 6th, the first ACUTAL day for #KingCakes, igniting #NewOrleans into a fluorescent frenzy of sugar and spectacle

The season swings into gear not with a whimper, but a bang, as King Cakes mark the delicious descent into Mardi Gras madness

#MardiGras
#FatTuesday

Professor Longhair - Go To The Mardi Gras YouTube video by kcope001

Happy Epiphany Y'all! 💜💚💛
In places that celebrate #MardiGras, like #NewOrleans, #Epiphany begins the season of festivities leading up to Mardi Gras Day.
Epiphany marks the day the Three Wise Men visited the baby Jesus according to Christian tradition

#NOLA
#KingCake

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A Moment of Silence for the Victims in New Orleans ahead of the Sugar Bowl

#NEWORLEANS
#SUGARBOWL
#GEORGIA
#UGA
#NOTREDAME
#NDFootball

Home sweet Home

#NewOrleans

#NewOrleans

Blue Note Records!

Love this song

Janis Joplin - Cry Baby (Live) YouTube video by ShoutFactoryVEVO

As the #NewYear barrels toward us like a freight train driven by a coked-up optimist, one truth stands tall: you need more 🎶in your life

Not just noise, but the soul-shaking, blood-pumping kind that drags you out of your own head & into the raw, beating heart of existence

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Queen - We Will Rock You (Official Video) YouTube video by Queen Official

Forget resolutions to eat more kale or meditate; plug into something louder, weirder, and more alive. Let guitars 🎸 scream, basslines rumble, and lyrics hit like a gut punch
The world’s on fire, but with the right soundtrack, you can 💃🏼 through the 🔥 flames

#NewYear
#NYE

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Nina Simone - Feeling Good YouTube video by M M P F

By the time the sun slithers down the Sky for the final act of 2024, the world had devolved into a thrilling and gross chaos

Politicians were still lying, lovers were still crying, and somewhere, a coyote in a tie-dye shirt was trying to trade crypto for tequila

#NYE

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Today is Jeff Lynn’s birthday 🎈

Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U (Official Music Video) [HD] YouTube video by SineadOConnorVEVO

Unleash your inner musical ear and drop your top 10 favorite One Hit Wonders
No rhyme, no reason; just the wild, fleeting brilliance of musical mayhem in no particular order
And don’t forget the hashtags

Day 1
#OneHitWonders
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#SineadO’connor

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Jeff Lynne's ELO - Telephone Line (Live at Wembley Stadium) YouTube video by ELOVEVO

Happy Birthday Jeff Lynne 1947
English singer-songwriter, record producer, and co-founder of the rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). Lynne is also renowned for his production work and member of the Traveling Wilburys

#JeffLynne
#ELO
#TravelingWilburys
#70s
#80s
#HBD

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Bo Diddley "Bo Diddley" on The Ed Sullivan Show YouTube video by The Ed Sullivan Show

On this day, 1928 💫 🎸
Bo Diddley, the influential American singer-songwriter and guitarist known for his significant impact on rock and roll, was born in McComb, Mississippi

#BoDiddley
#Blues
#BluesRock

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I saw this in New York and got SHHHssss’d for singing all the songs 🤣
LOVE this whole Album

GREAT ONE!
On my list also!

Etta James + Doctor John 'I'd Rather Go Blind' 1987 YouTube video by LEGENDSOFTHEROD1

FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, is legendary for producing some of the most iconic recordings in music history

Standout tracks that came out of those halls

Day 1
#MusicChallenge
#FAMEStudios
#MuscleShoals
#EttaJames
#Chessrecords
#DrJohn

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Duane Allman & Boz Scaggs ~ ''Loan Me A Dime'' 1969 YouTube video by Dimitris Koutsiaftis

Nothing kicks the frost off a cold Monday morning like a good tune!
A Smooth, soulful groove cuts through the icy haze like a hot knife through butter

Plug it in, turn it up, and let the men work their magic—before the day eats you alive

#BozScaggs
#DuaneAllman
#60s

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John Lee Hooker, Eric Clapton and The Rolling Stones: "Boogie Chillen'" Live, 1989 YouTube video by John Lee Hooker Official

It’s the last Monday of 2024, people. Time to claw your way out of the existential muck and face the chaos head-on.

Shake off the blues, slap on a grin, and embrace the beautiful absurdity of it all

#JohnleeHooker
#BoogieChillin
#Blues
#EriCClapton
#RollingStones

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Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you.

One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 4

#JohnPrine
#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#vinyl
#Music

Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you.

One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 3

#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#StevieWonder
#Songsinthekeyoflife
#RB
#Soul
#Funk
#vinyl
#Music

Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you.

One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 2

#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#PeterGreen
#MickFleetwood
#Albatross
#PiousBirdofGoodOmen
#Blues
#vinyl
#Rock