Did anyone else know that the Harry Potter books/movies were geared towards death and dying? I just read that on the web somewhere. And, it totally makes sense. I haven't read any of the books, DJM(don't judge me), but I've seen every movie like 100+ times. Now that I think about it, they are kinda morbid. I dunno if I'd let my kids watch. Well, if I had kids I mean. 'The Deathly Hallows pt 1' is currently in heavy rotation right now. I'm amped for the last one. I have no idea how it ends...remember I don't read the books....but I'm super pumped!
Speaking of death and dying, I know it all too well. With the work I do every single day. It's a hard struggle. One that I've excepted and one that I feel I need to give back to. *shrug*
One song that hits the right spot about this topic is Dave Matthews version of 'Gravedigger'. I'd post a video of the song but I dunno how to do it! #notbeingblogsavvy. So here are the lyrics:
Cyrus Jones 1810 to 1913
Made his great grandchildren believe
You could live to a 103
A hundred and three is forever when you’re just a little kid
So, Cyrus Jones lived forever
Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Gravedigger
Muriel Stonewall 1903 to 1954
She lost both of her babies in the second great war
Now, you should never have to watch your only children lowered in the ground
I mean you should never have to bury your own babies
Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Gravedigger
Ring around the rosey
Pocket full o'posey
Ashes to ashes
{Musical intro}
We all fall down
Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Oh Gravedigger
Little Mikey Carson '67 to '75
He rode his bike like the devil until the day he died
When he grows up he wants to be Mr. Vertigo on the flying trapeze
Oh, 1940 to 1992--
Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Grave digger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
I can feel the rain
I can feel the rain
Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Gravedigger
Gravedigger
Made his great grandchildren believe
You could live to a 103
A hundred and three is forever when you’re just a little kid
So, Cyrus Jones lived forever
Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Gravedigger
Muriel Stonewall 1903 to 1954
She lost both of her babies in the second great war
Now, you should never have to watch your only children lowered in the ground
I mean you should never have to bury your own babies
Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Gravedigger
Ring around the rosey
Pocket full o'posey
Ashes to ashes
{Musical intro}
We all fall down
Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Oh Gravedigger
Little Mikey Carson '67 to '75
He rode his bike like the devil until the day he died
When he grows up he wants to be Mr. Vertigo on the flying trapeze
Oh, 1940 to 1992--
Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Grave digger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
I can feel the rain
I can feel the rain
Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Gravedigger
Gravedigger
If you ever get to see Dave live, pray that you can hear this live. It's one of those 'close your eyes and zone out songs'. Dave is one of my favorites to see live. I think I've seen him 15 or so times. The best venue to see him live is Jones Beach. Which also happens to be my fav venue in general. Nothing like the ocean behind the artist. Especially when nightfall hits. I also happen to feel Dave has the best fans. Everyone sways and dances the same way. It's as if we are apart of some cult.
Music hits my soul with great force. And Dave delivers everytime. Two of my favorite shows were with him and the Roots band...sidebar later in another post...and of him at Randalls Island. As I love a good festival, Randalls Island is dirty! And I literally mean DIRT! You go there all clean and you leave filthy. SMH if only there was another way.
My fav Dave songs are: Dancing Nancies, Typical Situation, Gravedigger, his cover of 'All Along The Watchtower', Rhyme and Reason and Two Step. Two Step would always play at the end of a loooong night at my fav, closed down now, bar called 'Characters' in New Ro. If that didn't play before you left, things weren't OK! If you are a fan of that song you should download his Central Park version. That first 1:50min is EPIC!
RIP Leroy. He was a HUGE part off the DMB experience! I'm glad us fans tend to shout out his name at each and every concert!
I bought a bunch of tickets for concerts this Spring/Summer with hopes of leaving satisfied! I mean come on 311 w/ Sublime (ixnay Brad), I'm super pumped!
If it wasn't for music I don't think I'd survive. I mean just listen to the song 'Two Step', the time signatures alone can make a sane person MAD. But it's worth the listen, especially live, anyways!
---My lil mama Hailey cleaning herself. As if she too was rocking out at a Randalls Island festival ;)
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