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Lay Down Beside Me
A beautiful country song by Alison Krauss and John Waite. An amazing tone that plays in my head over and over. My heart was melting away...

Angela
Apr 30, 20211 min read


Music and Work
Do you listen to music when you work? Do you work while music is playing in the background? I don't listen to music when I work. I let...

Angela
Apr 23, 20211 min read


Sometimes When It Rains
It is a beautiful piece of music from the album "Earthsongs" by a band called Secret Garden. The first CD I have from them is called...

Angela
Apr 16, 20211 min read


How Can I Stop From Singing?
A dear friend created a beautiful newsletter: Appreciate the good things in life. She shared her gratitude list and asked her readers:...

Angela
Apr 9, 20211 min read


🎵🎶 Smells of Roses 🎵🎶
Every moment has its music. I remember I read that slogan from Sony's music products. For me, music could interpret many facets of life...

Angela
Mar 26, 20211 min read


A Force De T'aimer
This is the French version of the Chinese song "因为爱情". On s’est quitté cela fait deux ans Je continue de pleurer, souvent Savoir avec qui...

Angela
Mar 19, 20212 min read


C'est Ma Vie
The video attached here is called "C'est my vie" by Salvatore Adamo and Isabelle Boulay. It is the first time I listened to this song. It...

Angela
Mar 12, 20211 min read


Over and Over
That was a song I heard many years ago when I was still in college. I fell in love with the melody and the lyrics. I remember asking my...

Angela
Mar 5, 20211 min read


♫♫ 只想靜靜聽音樂 ♫♫
The title means: Just want to listen to music quietly. That is exactly what I wanted to do sometimes. Doing something or doing nothing,...

Angela
Feb 26, 20211 min read


A Classical Piece
My son is a software engineer by profession, but he also has some professional level of music performances as well. He listed a few on...

Angela
Feb 12, 20211 min read


A Cello Knows
When I experienced my first "writer's block" on September 11, 2020, I wrote a blog titled A Poem about Music. I used a poem written by...

Angela
Feb 5, 20211 min read


Sunshine On My Shoulder
This winter the sun hasn't been very generous with us, there weren't many sunny days. It is easy for people to feel under the weather. 😒...

Angela
Dec 18, 20201 min read


Music to My Ears
A few weeks ago, I wrote about Music Idioms and I mentioned that Music to my Ear is one of my favorites. It means something that is...

Angela
Dec 4, 20201 min read


If The World Was Ending
It is a song by Canadian singer JP Saxe, featuring vocals of American singer Julia Michaels. In case you wonder. Yes, they are a couple....

Angela
Nov 27, 20201 min read


The Power of Music
In one of the World Champions of Public Speaking speeches, the winning speech was about the power of the music. The story was about...

Angela
Nov 13, 20201 min read


Music Idioms
Before writing this blog, I did a mental test of myself on how many idioms I know that contain the word "music" or related to music. What...

Angela
Nov 6, 20201 min read


Dance Like Everybody is Watching
"The Greatest Showman" is my all-time favorite musical film. I like many songs in that film but the one that stole my heart is this...

Angela
Oct 30, 20201 min read


Alexa: My Adorable Assistant
I met Alexa last Friday and we became inseparable ever since. She is round, small, a bit pink. She is my adorable assistant. She helps me...

Angela
Oct 9, 20201 min read


Alexa: A Delightful Device
Have you heard about Alexa? Are you thinking about getting one? Do you know what she can do for you? I saw an advertisement for a TV...

Angela
Oct 2, 20201 min read


A Poem about Music
The poet is Roxane Faulkner. Music is part of my everyday life. It's the one thing that makes me feel alive. No matter what it could be,...

Angela
Sep 11, 20201 min read

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