Gayle

Summoning of the Muse: I think this song comes as close to actually summoning a muse as songs can.

Nice stuff, guys! Sorry, I'm going to be lazy and not respond to everyone individually...

Urethra Franklin!

This one always helps me...

NO STRESS. This is one of my “workout” songs. I have to workout to danceable music because my dancing “skillz” frankly suck.

@pseudome: That's right...Wow. That's spookily cool. :eek:

I have some catching up to do! @Waiting: I have always LOVED that song by REM. A lot of their music seems very real. @Smallstar: and “Bleed Red” also taps into universality in kind of the same way. There’s something therapeutic about being reminded that there’s people out there like you. @sedsed: that Elvis song reminds me of selling televisions. The store played the same video over and over again and that song always accompanied the footage of Hawaii. I guess that’s pretty funny. @malign: DEFINITELY acquire the means to access YouTube. How’s that joke go? I’ll youtube your myspace if you google my yahoo. haha @IrmaJean: He has an amazingly resonant voice… @pseudome: I’ve been addicted to the Killers for a while, especially that song. Now that I’m studying counseling, I realizing it could be describing the feeling of being a client…all the powerful transference, guilt and the confessional nature of the client-counselor relationship, how it can be extremely emotionally taxing on a counselor and how the person being focused on is so very needy. …Or maybe I just need to get my nose out of my books. And I’m totally adding Foster the People to my library! @pseudome, again: It seems like you would be qualified to know—which Tool song actually contained the Fibonacci sequence? @IrmaJean: I don’t think I’ve ever really listened closely to “Bride Over Troubled Water” before. The lyrics describe a beautifully close relationship. It could be spiritual, romantic, or clinical. @Flander: That was sweet. I really liked Anita’s voice... And yeah, they don’t show that kind of thing on MTV much anymore. Hee. I like the video of the second one a lot. It’s simple, but effective…

Another cool band I'd never heard of, although I bet I should've. I'm digging the 90's special effects...

@Ralph: you might enjoy this. It's a heavy metal band with an African Gray parrot as the lead vocalist. No joke!: You can hear him screeching at random moments in the background.

No, it's not everyone's cup of tea, but that's OK. I went through a phase back in high school when I listened to a lot of heavy metal. In fact I think I kind of memorized one of Pantera's albums...Strength Beyond Strength, I think? A few guy friends of mine have tried to get me interested in some heavy metal popular today, and it's just not happening. They don't seem as good, and besides, I'm not just not the heavy metal type anymore. Something in me has shifted. Back in high school, heavy metal was really good for me, because I was really angry back then and it gave me a way to digest my anger, I think...sort of express it vicariously. I'm not saying that's true for everyone, but that's how it was for me, and I think it was therapeutic, in a way.

Post music links you find inspirational, fun, beautiful, or just a favorite for some other reason. OK, back to homework I go...

Hi, Malign. The whole thing sounds really convoluted and silly. But, I think the P.O. Box was a great idea. Also, if it helps, most online bill-paying methods now allow you to have control over payments. Just don't select the automatic payment feature.