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Music. It carries you away. Beware. You may say something you regret.

Ever lie in the dark, listen to music and let it carry you somewhere else?  I have. Nina Simone. She’s in my top favorites forever for singing me to sleep. Same goes for Simon and Garfunkel. But I feel like I’ve written about them a lot, during the past six months. Six months. It’s been six months (!) that Jen and I have been doing this music share thing. I love it.

Anyway, I listened to music. In the dark, and let it float my soul to anotherworld. Anotherplace. A place that’s better than me, and more than me, and one that only music can bring me to. I haven’t done so in a long time, though. Years. But I remember. I remember the power of the music. There is music that is so relaxing and emotional that it fills your body and soul with beauty. Light. So much so, that some of us (not necessarily me) have accidentally said things in the moment that we don’t really mean to say. Take this song…

The Crystal Ship, by the Doors. Oh friends. Listen. At 1:20 the piano simply envelopes me. It makes me feel love.

I may have gotten carried away in the 80

It makes me feel love in unexpected and (sort of scary) ways. Do you feel it, too?

And this one.

Other times, we’re floating with the music and remember exactly how we feel in real life, regardless of the beauty of the song. That happened to somebody while listening to Dog and Butterfly, by Heart, for the first time.

Dog and Butterfly Why are you still here

There are relaxing and beautiful songs that even become “Our Songs” – ones that we feel are more special due to the person we shared them with.

2 cigs dark

Until the person ruins perfectly excellent music for us. Like Shine on, was ruined for somebody. But only temporarily.

The moral? Music. It carries you away. Beware. You may say something you regret. Music has power. Be careful who you share it with. You may accidentally get carried away on a four-year relationship.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I think I’ll take this time to go listen to some music in the dark. It’s been way too long and there’s no longer any danger of being carried away and accidentally saying “I love you.” Thankfully, in this house, there’s nobody that the words wouldn’t be true for.

What relaxing music carries you away?

This has been a Twisted Mixed Tape Tuesday post. Jen is the mastermind behind it. Go visit her. Because she’s most party on excellent.


by Kristi Campbell

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  • Considerer - Unless this is just the nature of this hop, I’m beginning to think that you and I have a theme song – “Oops, I did it again”

    Beautiful list, beautiful descriptions.

    And ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond’ is one helluva transcendent song. I’ve loved it for a number of years now – thanks for including it.September 24, 2013 – 2:08 amReplyCancel

  • Dana - This is so corny – but Matt and I used to lay on my bed in college listening to Depeche Mode’s “Somebody,” staring into each other’s eyes like lovesick puppies. I rarely hear that song, but when I do I have this overwhelming sense of infatuation for my husband, over 20 years later.September 24, 2013 – 8:50 amReplyCancel

  • Dream - These songs definitely carry me away. But the best part…the “why are you still here” cartoon. I’m still laughing about that.September 24, 2013 – 9:15 amReplyCancel

  • Linda Roy - elleroy was here - Ahhh!!!! Kristi you rocked this! Dog & Butterfly!!! Yes! Yes! Yes! Okay, I’m calmed down now…I really love that tune and had totally forgotten about it. And CSNY. I almost included one of theirs and then I got on the 80s tangent. Loved this.September 24, 2013 – 9:26 amReplyCancel

  • Kristi Campbell - Considerer,
    Shine On has to be one of the top 100 best songs ever written, I think. And haha to “oops I did it again!”
    —
    Dana,
    Aw! I love that you used to be as corny as I was!
    —
    Dream,
    Yeah, I laughed at “why are you still here?” too. Thanks!
    —September 24, 2013 – 9:36 amReplyCancel

  • Kristi Campbell - Linda,
    I almost forgot about Dog and Butterfly, too!
    —September 24, 2013 – 9:37 amReplyCancel

  • Tamara - I have a song called “Song H” by Bruce Hornsby. Totally carried away. Into fluffy clouds and sleepy, happy worlds. I put it on both of my birth mixes. I think it helped. Speaking of people ruining songs for you (temporarily), that can be said of movies. I had an ex-boyfriend who loved Star Wars and when we messily broke up, my friend said to me, “Well, crap. Now you can’t help but go through life and think of him when you hear about Star Wars! It’s like bad hypnosis!”
    Only, it didn’t last! I got my heart royally broken years later by a guy who WORKED at Star Wars headquarters with George Lucas.
    Crazy, right? That’s some bad hypnosis.

    I married him and we have two kids.September 24, 2013 – 10:10 amReplyCancel

  • Kristi Campbell - Tamara,
    I didn’t know Song H by Bruce Hornsby but just Googled it and can see why it takes you into fluffy happy sleepy worlds. I love when an artist that I thought I knew has something unexpected like that. Thanks for the intro to it.
    WOW – your Star Wars love story. Marrying him is like the perfect karmic balance in the end, huh? Cool story. Super cool.
    —September 24, 2013 – 10:25 amReplyCancel

  • Lanaya | Raising Reagan - I used to do this much more in college but reading this post made me realize I need to do this more.
    Some of my ultimate chill, fall asleep or relax music to listen to is Natalie Merchant, Dido and The Counting Crows — love them.

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    (¸¤ Lanaya | xoxo
    Raising-Reagan.comSeptember 24, 2013 – 12:10 pmReplyCancel

  • Kristi Campbell - Lanaya,
    I know right? I need to do this some more as well!September 24, 2013 – 12:23 pmReplyCancel

  • Jessica - This is awesome. 🙂 And so true!September 24, 2013 – 1:41 pmReplyCancel

  • Slu - Hey Yo: I’m Down!!! Ha…

    Very Nice. We are on the same page with Pink Floyd (DSotM). Smiling!!!

    As usual: So Enjoyed, SluSeptember 24, 2013 – 1:44 pmReplyCancel

  • The Next Step - I do love music, and I love to let it carry me away. Sometimes it’s the only way I can shake a mood that I don’t care for.September 24, 2013 – 1:50 pmReplyCancel

  • Jodi @ Heal Now - Music carries me away to another place, too! And thank God for it! I think it has saved my life more than once and there are many others who can say the same!September 24, 2013 – 2:12 pmReplyCancel

  • clark - Dark Side of the Moon is one of the albums I would have picked for my list…if I didn’t stop and think… “ok 3 whole albums on a TMT list, clark, dude! give the poor bastards a break, why don’cha!!”

    (…there’s a sign Post up ahead….)

    lol

    enjoyed this here Post hereSeptember 24, 2013 – 6:56 pmReplyCancel

  • Jen - Ok, my original list had Shine on and CSN on it! See you did all right. Now who’s that dude in bed with you?September 24, 2013 – 9:42 pmReplyCancel

  • Rachel - Yes, it’s a good thing that the “music (and alcohol) making me say things I don’t mean” days are in the past. But it was fun while it lasted! I’ll stick with Nina Simone.September 24, 2013 – 10:25 pmReplyCancel

  • Sarah Almond - Love the Floyd! But I must admit that I’m not familiar with the rest on here. Do I live in a box? HA HA! I do have songs that carry me away too, but I can’t say that I’ve had any lasting consequences from them!September 25, 2013 – 12:28 amReplyCancel

  • Tracy@CrazyAsNormal - Diet DP Spitting. Thanks. Best sexy time pictures ever.September 25, 2013 – 1:48 pmReplyCancel

  • Stephanie @ Mommy, for Real. - Oh, Shine on… And Nina Simone… fortunately for me, only crappy songs have memories of crappy people attached to them. I am lucky that all my favorites were untarnished by associations with stupid people. I do love listening to my old college favorites when I am trying to drown in nostalgia. And as for relaxing music to carry me away- Ray LaMontaigne. Or however the hell you spell it.September 25, 2013 – 10:47 pmReplyCancel

  • Louise - Your last choice is such a nice soothing song. I also love Shine On – you can’t really go wrong with Pink Floyd … though I have to admit I didn’t watch the ENTIRE 17 minutes 🙂September 28, 2013 – 8:46 pmReplyCancel

  • Mike - The Crystal Ship video isn’t working but I listened to it on YouTube. My favs of your’s here were Dog and Butterly and Carried Away. Simon and Garfunkel always takes me back to traveling with my dad when I was a kid. I can’t recall ever saying anything I regretted due to music. Now add some beer to the music…rut-row! Good post, Kristi! 🙂February 13, 2014 – 6:22 pmReplyCancel

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