Haley and AI S9

[Tom22]

Mine oh Mine isn't half bad either, and anothe she wrote I take it. What's funny is that it by the lyrics, it is a very possitive song about the here and now yet some how it sounds sad and nostalgic. (which is like I said, less what I feel like listening to even if I think its really very good if I were in the mood for it.)

I won't get into the "up to the mountain" conversation other than to say that I love sort of "heroic" songs (that other's find cloying I suppose, but I think the aspiration is very real to the human heart) about over-coming and songs about mountains .

For instance, I love "Climb every mountain" in the Sound of Music (the one that the mother nun sings that most people find strange). I'm also very partial to some-what nationalistic songs too, which also rub lots of people the wrong way. (for a big contrast to "up to the mountain" , I love that german folk song that the Hitler youth kid sung in Cabaret "the stag in the meadow run's healthy and strong... ", and not so strangely, who can't be moved by the chorus of the french national anthem (Casablanca anyone ?).

While its certainly not about injustice in the least, or sad etc, just to draw a parrallel to Haley, "Walkin on Heaven", is one of my favorite songs on the Listen up album because it is slightly a song of protest (they call me crazy, some call me lazy but ) and an aspiration toward some thing kinda heroic (Walkin on heaven, streets we're on are made of gold ). I respect that some people (not saying you at all MEA, other people) aren't going to want to go there.

I could have chosen my words a bit better too. "I wouldn't knock" as I said wasn't right.. I could have left that out...you were being humorous and enthusiastic for our shared support for Haley.. just a bit defensive on my part sticking up for Crystal too.