I’m just now discovering that my server rolled back a few weeks ago – and the Sounds of Sunday I had written never posted!  It was a really great post too … complete with a REAL REVIEW of the band.  I’ll have to sit and remember what it was I wrote next weekend and try to repost.  THIS weekend we’re going to celebrate MOTHER’S around the world … it’s the Happy Mother’s Day edition of Sounds of Sunday!

After watching the movie Mamma Mia! – I became hooked on ABBA songs again … and really who among us has never heard of this Swedish sensation?

I selected this song for obvious reasons … but please also take a listen
to the Video Extra for my favorite from the movie!

Here is Mamma Mia by Please Login or Register to see the link. .. and wishing all you Mom’s out there a very special Mother’s Day!

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It’s been awhile since I’ve done a Sounds of Sunday.  I’m not really 100% digging this Blog Template … and I’m going to head over to the Revolution web site to see if there’s anything new and improved there that I can tweak instead.  This one won’t allow me to place a video on the home page – and I sort of miss having that.   So that’s my lame excuse for not producing a SoS in awhile.

I have been listening to some fantastic music of late – mostly from the Twilight Soundtrack.  My son considers me totally Emo now … all that I’m missing is the black clothing, hair and nail polish apparently.  But you know … I have seen some really great dark colored nail polish.  I totally could see myself wearing that more than I would some sort of fire engine red or pale pink.  I’m not really a girlie girl … I lean towards the most natural look of all – NO MAKEUP!  I didn’t even color my hair until I started going grey – and then I do it only because of necessity.  I don’t feel old enough for grey hair yet .. but every once in awhile I do consider letting it go natural as well just to see what it looks like.

Wait .. scattrerbrained me .. we were talking about MUSIC!   The Twilight soundtrack as a whole is a rather dark collection of music.  Obviously – the movie was about Vampires so you have to expect a little goth in the sound.  But really it’s a brilliant collection – I’ve heard all of the mainstream artists get air time on the radio – so you know it’s good.

Some have criticized “Bellas Lulaby” – which was included on the Soundtrack – as being “too big”.  They want to hear just the piano – because in the book this is all Edward had available to compose the song.  But I like to hear the orchestra behind the piano because it tells the full story.  Without the backing music – the piano would seem too thin.  And we know that love is DEEP … so the lullaby should be as well.

If I had to pick a favorite off the Soundtrack it would have to be … gosh .. that’s difficult.  They’re all good.  So rather than picking my favorite to feature I’ll pick an artist I haven’t featured here before.  They say that Female Rock artists are a dying breed – but then you listen to groups like Please Login or Register to see the link. to know that girls can rock out just as well as the boys do.

Here’s Decode from the Twilight Soundtrack by Please Login or Register to see the link. – enjoy!

I had heard this week’s Sounds Of Sunday pick before the Grammy’s .. but I didn’t pay much attention to who was performing the song.  I am really loving the throw-back sound of the female artists coming out right now.   It’s time I featured one of these brilliant ladies in SOS!

Please Login or Register to see the link. at just 19 years old -this young lady has some powerful vocal skills!  Her souffle sound comes from her influences – Etta James, Jill Scott, Peggy Lee .. just to name a few.   And Adele’s personality is just so genuine.  She hasn’t been groomed yet by the American Music Industry – and it is refreshing to see the pure emotion and utter giddiness of a young lady discovering that the world is hers to take!

Adele wrote the music for this album – which just amazes me.  She tells us inPlease Login or Register to see the link. that the songs are all about being 18 almost 19 – and that they are about love.  About a boy she was in love with.  And if that doesn’t scream 1950’s teen angst – I don’t know what else would!

Here is Adele’s Grammy Award Winning song – Chasing Pavements – from the 19 Album.

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My all time favorite Monkee’s song:

For Pete’s Sake – The Monkees
Love is understanding
but you know that this is true
Love is understanding
it’s in everything we do

In this generation (In this generation)
In this loving time (In this loving time)
In this generation
We will make the world shine

We were born to love one another
This is something we all need
We were born to love one another
We must be what we’re going to be
and all we have to be is free

In this generation (In this generation)
In this loving time (In this loving time)
In this generation
We will make the world shine

We were born to love one another
This is something we all need
We were born to love one another
We must be what we’re going to be
and all we have to be is free

Love is understanding (In this generation)
we gotta be free
Love is understanding (In this generation)
we gotta be free
In this generation (In this generation)
Love is understanding (In this generation)
we gotta be free
We gotta be free
We gotta be free (In this generation)

(FADE)

It is the Dawning Of The Age of Aquarius …. no kidding!

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We measure our global sense of both space (latitude and longitude) and time (universal time – UT or GMT) from the prime meridian located at Greenwich, England. So we can perceive the collective influence of this momentous astrological event by looking at the alignment from this globally ‘centered’ perspective.

When we do something extraordinary and exquisite emerges

At dawn on 14th February the day dedicated to St Valentine, the patron saint of Love, the Moon in Libra enters the seventh house of relationships. And Jupiter and Mars are aligned in Aquarius in the twelfth house of spiritual transformation.

Forty years ago, the intuitive words of a song called Aquarius, brought the dawning of the new age into our collective awareness:

When the Moon is in the seventh house

and Jupiter aligns with Mars.

Then peace will guide the planets

and love will steer the stars

At dawn on 14th February the Cosmos actually embodies this perfect alignment to support our collective manifestation of love and peace and dawning of the Age of Aquarius.

The Aquarian chart of 14th February reveals an incredible concentration of cosmic influences blending with the energies of Aquarius in the twelfth house. Expansive Jupiter and energetic Mars are aligned with the higher purpose of the North Node. The presence of Chiron the wounded healer offers us the opportunity to heal the schisms that have separated us for so long. Neptune emphasizes collective humanitarian movements and the co-creation of social justice. And the presence of the radiant Sun enlightens the entire alignment.

Mercury also in the twelfth house but just beyond the cusp in Capricorn, allies with transformational Pluto to communicate and anchor the Shift throughout our global structures and institutions.

The Moon in Libra in the seventh house emphasizes harmonious real -ationships.

Venus in Aries in the first house energizes and empowers dynamic co-creativity.

And whilst Saturn the great task master in opposition to Uranus the unexpected awakener is suggesting an ongoing confrontation as the dregs of the unsustainable old paradigm reluctantly give way to the untested hope of the new, their placements in Virgo and Pisces brings practical altruism and visionary inspiration to the transition.

At 7.25am on 14th February – and for the 18 minutes of the alignment, I invite you, in the universal heart, to add your own intention for love and peace and to co-create the dawning of the Age of Aquarius to that of the Cosmos. In whatever way feels appropriate for you, you may choose to align with7.25am (UT) or 7.25am your own local time energizing a wave of intention that will surge around the Earth.

And so in celebration of this momentous Astrological event – I give you one of the best songs of all time – from one of my favorite movies of all time: