Sir Elton John, Wikimedia Commons
Sir Elton John has retired from the road. I’m a fan of his Bernie Taupin era, saw him in concert twice. I was in high school when his first hit, “Your Song,” came out. Which prompts today’s question: If you had an intro song that played every time you walked into a room, what would it be?
“Thus Spoke Zarathustra.” Great question, Jim.
Have a terrific weekend!
LOL. I’ll play the drums.
Fire & Rain. JT
So haunting, reminds me of those I’ve loved & lost
“I’m Still Standing” by Elton. The anthem for writers who don’t give up.
My song would be “White Hot” by Red Rider. It helped me keep my sanity after my dream job, my first after college, turned into a nightmare when my cordial, supportive boss was replaced by the Lord High Executioner of Underwriting. The song refers to French poet Arthur Rimbaud and his adventures around the world. It reminded me life still promised beauty and purpose despite temporary upsets.
Going with Joe’s lead, I’ll choose “Bugler’s Dream” or “Olympic Fanfare and Theme” by John Williams (1968). I’ll march in with the long distance runners (writers) and marathoners (all the great TKZers here still writing).
I could go on about carrying our pens, disguised as swords, and throwing handfuls of our business cards to the cheering masses, but I won’t.
Just saw John Williams, age 91, conducting at The Hollywood Bowl.
“It’s a long way to the top,” by ACDC. Because it is a long way to the top, not just in Rock N Roll, but if you want to be published.
“I Believe I Can Fly” the James Ingram version.
Or “Champion” by Carrie Underwood. 😉
I could easily spend hours selecting the perfect theme, so, instead, I’ll grab at Vangelis’s “Chariots of Fire” That would suffice, if I ever attain victory.
https://youtu.be/CSav51fVlKU
Great question, Jim.
Mine’s not a song, though. It’s a howl. Hope the link works. If not, go to YouTube and access “the howl” from Zootopia, the funniest kids’ movie ever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLdqkUrZugo
It’s Friday, on only my second cuppa, so howling seems apropos.
🙂
I could also spend hours picking a song. I love so many of them, and it really would depend on which message I want to send. “Champion” by Carrie Underwood is awesome. “defying Gravity” from Wicked. “Warrior” by disturbed. … If I give it any more thought I will fill up the entire page 🙂
Nella Fantasie as sung by Celtic Women and The Sound of Silence, both versions by Disturbed or by Simon & Garfunkel.
Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber
In honor of Bastille Day: “La Marseillaise”!
And every French man and woman would stand to attention as I walked by.
And I would smile and wave.
And the ladies would swoon.
And the men would bow.
And…
Illusions by Thomas Bergersen. He turned me on to the trailer music genre. Listening to trailer music while I write greatly improves my output. He’s an amazing composer.
No question here.
The Train Kept A Rollin’
Tiny Bradshaw (1951)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci4EQDD4CqA
Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony (just the opening; don’t want people to have to hang around for half an hour+)
Hmmm…. Tough question. The song that comes immediately to mind, given that I love historical, is Huey Lewis and “Back in Time”. 😎
The adagio movement from Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto, K622.