One Song Leads to Another

So I’m sitting here in California, Dreaming of not being sick.  I’ve just spent some time going through a large selection of George Gershwin song titles, and there are quite a few I could incorporate into a poem, if I felt better.  Then it occurred to me as I was going through the list of songs, that many of them reminded me of other songs. So instead of writing, I’m going to share those songs with you now, and maybe I’ll get that poem written at the end of the week. 

 

(btw, I got sucked into Youtube, as one is wont to do, and got a little carried away.  Pick and choose the songs you want to listen to, there are a lot lol! )

 

So, the Gershwin songs:

Blah Blah Blah (made me think of this song by Brooke Valentine)

Blue Monday (kind of a no-brainer)

 

End of a String (made me think of a kite, which made me think of this song because the last stanza references kites and strings)

 

 

Far Away (this song was instantly in my head)

I Don’t Think I’ll Fall in Love Today (this probably isn’t what Gershwin had in mind, but it’s the first version that came to my mind)

 

If Love Remains (reminded me of Gavin’s song)

 

 

Love is in the Air (for some reason, I couldn’t get this song out of my head lol!)

 

 

Love Walked In (great ballad, by Thunder)

 

 

Once (this immediately made me think of the musical ‘Once’ and it’s theme song)

 On and On and On (this song by Streetlight Manifesto is on my iPod)

 

Heaven on Earth (Heaven is a place on earth 😉 )

 

 

Hey Hey Let ‘er Go and Hi Ho (these two songs right next to each other on the list were just too much like Hey Ho Let’s Go to ignore)

 

High Hat (this song instantly made me think of Déjà vu by Beyonce, because “hi hat” is mentioned in the very beginning of the song)

 

 

How Can I Win You Now (‘how can I win’ went to ‘never win’ in my brain, which reminded me of this song by Fischerspooner)

 

 

I Am Only Human After All (I immediately went to this song by Rag’n’Bone Man)

 

 

I Don’t Know Why (made me think of Norah Jones’ song)

 

 

I Got Rhythm (yeah, girls got rhythm :P )

 

 

I Won’t Give Up (love Jason’s song)

 

 

I’ll Show You a Wonderful World (reminded me of Joey)

 

 

In the Swim (reminded me of the song ‘Swim’ and I’m actually really surprised it was on Youtube.  For my AI friends, the singer of Spahn Ranch is Athan Maroulis)

 

It Could Have Happened to Anyone (made me think of the song ‘Til it Happens to You)

 

 

Let Yourself Go (Another song from my iPod)

 

 

Lonely Boy (immediately thought of this one)

 

 

Modernistic Moe (just made me think of Mediocre Fred – maybe they’re related lol!)

 

Names I Love to Hear (This didn’t remind me of a song, but it made me think of one of my favorite names, which is Guillermo.  Don’t know why, but I just love that name).

 

Nice Baby (couldn’t read this without reading Nice Nice Baby and well, you can imagine where that lead to)

 

 

Same Old Story (another one from my iPod)

 

 

So What? (Good one from Pink)

 

 

Someone to Watch Over Me (but, who will watch over you?)

 

 

Tell Me More (yeah, so I couldn’t get the “tell me more” chorus out of my head)

 

The Lonesome Cowboy (‘Cowboy’ and ‘Lonesome’ made me think immediately of this song by the Cowboy Junkies)

 

 

The Search is Over (made me think of the lyric in this song)

 

 

The Show Must Go On (who doesn’t immediately think of this one?)

 

There’s No Holding Me (never mind, I lied.  Hold me now)

 

 

Where East Meets West (the obvious choice)

 

 

Where You Go, I Go (yeah, this is where my mind went)

 

Why Do I Love You? (or the flip question would be, why do you love me?)

 

 

You Started Something (always wanna be starting something)

 

 

Oh, and let's mention rainbow colors...

 

When a list of colors is mentioned, specifically if red is included, I always think of the song Red and Black from Les Mis.

 

 

 

Of the remaining rainbow colors, I am not a particular fan of green or yellow, blue is my favorite color, orange is my second favorite color (for flowers), violet reminds me of Violeta, and indigo is my favorite word.

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  March 25, 2018

 

This was written for Blogophilia

Week 4.11 Topic:  California Dreaming

 

Bonus Prompts:

Hard (2 pts):  Use a George Gershwin song title

Easy (1 pt):  Name all the colors of the rainbow