Song for Sunday - 12th Apr - New York Story

Some Songs for Sunday should just roll over you. They should make you feel as if you're wrapped up in a duvet, they should keep you comfortable until you're ready to face the day. This is one of those.
Micah Barnes sings New York Story.

Song for Sunday - 15th Feb - Love Given & Taken

Valentine's Day. That's the day to celebrate love apparently. Although why we shouldn't celebrate it on the other days of the year I've never quite worked out.

My only trouble with Valentine's Day is that it's always about celebrating the love that you have - as if that's the only love that counts. What about the love that's been? Or the love that's coming down the track? Why shouldn't we celebrate those too? That of course means that it's for those currently in love. It cuts out, casts aside and rebukes those of us not in love right here and right in this moment. Not in love today? Then this isn't for you. Move along.

So my Song(s) for Sunday (yes a double whammy again) is for love that has been taken from us and the love that is going to happen, rather than the love that is happening now. These are love songs for the single.

Love that is taken away:
This song is one of those that made me explore music made by LGBT folk for LGBT folk. It's message is a simple one of enduring love. The video made to accompany it packs quite the punch too with its story of love taken away. So you can blame Tom Goss for every song prior to this and every song to come.

Love that is given:
That first moment when you realise that you've met someone you're falling in love with. There is nothing quite like it. That anticipation of seeing the person causes a visceral reaction - remember when your heart raced at the thought of meeting your new lover? Or when just the thought of them brought a smile to your face? That moment when you realised what falling meant? Well here it is, it'll happen again one day - just make yourself ready, put yourself in the brace position and open yourself to the possibility.
(there's no You Tube for this one, so here's the Spotify link)