Sleep Walk - Santo & Johnny

Sleep Walk is a beautiful instrumental from 1959 featuring the tranquil sliding steel guitar of the Farina brothers, better known as Santo & Johnny. This song has always been in the background for me and one that knows how to kick in during nostalgic moments. I was pleasantly surprised to hear a friend's covers band playing Sleep Walk at a local gig recently - they did a great job of it, too.

Sleep Walk featured as the recurring theme during the nightmare sequences in La Bamba, the 1987 movie about the life of Ritchie Valens. It never fails to slow me down and momentarily take me to a peaceful, reflective place.

Song for Guy - Elton John

Song for Guy

Elton John

Song for Adam

18/7/1974 - 9/11/1993

RIP

Life isn't everything.

Lovely Day - Bill Withers

Driving into town yesterday, Bill Withers' Lovely Day was playing on the radio. I was in a rush and thinking about my busy day ahead; that stress all melted away after hearing just a few bars. Simply by describing everyday life and seeing how wonderful even the simplest things are, these lyrics have the ability to instantly make things feel better in Withers' typically understated style.

While watching the news on tv last night, I saw a story about a flashmob in a London tube carriage that was actually an orchestrated marriage proposal. What did the choir sing? Lovely Day - a great choice and of course she said yes!