The Ex Expat

14 February 2012

Another really busy week, writing a big article about museums and social media for a museum education journal, so I’ve got to sideline this blog a bit. But since today is the day we celebrate all things love (something we should do every day, in my opinion, though I guess it’s nice to make some extra fuss about it once in a while), I’ve put together another wee playlist, this time with some of my favourite love songs:

Track listing:

1. Love Is An Arrow - Aberfeldy
2. I Believe In Love - Dixie Chicks
3. Falling In Love With You - UB40
4. I’m Confessing That I Love You - Warner Williams with Jay Summerour
5. My Heart Beats - Hafdis Huld
6. Almost Unreal - Roxette
7. My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose - Eddi Reader
8. Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
9. That’s How Much I Love You - Frank Sinatra
10. Love Is Eternity - They Might Be Giants
11. The Longest Time - Billy Joel
12. Love Is Here To Stay - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

31 January 2012

We’ve reached the end of January already! Outside it can’t decide whether to be winter or not. At the weekend we had some snow, I’d say it was at least half a centimetre. It didn’t stay down for much more than 24 hours, but the temperatures have plummeted well below zero with clear blue skies overhead. In other words, just the kind of weather that makes you want to withdraw to your bedroom, bury your head in your pillow, and hibernate until Spring comes. Of course, that’s not even remotely possible with a toddler in the house, regardless of the weather outside, but one can dream. I’ve put together a playlist on 8 Tracks with some mellow hibernation tunes, so that I can at least pretend:

Track listing:

1. Winter - Rolling Stones
2. Where to Begin - My Morning Jacket
3. Under the Weather - KT Tunstall
4. My Melancholy Blues - Queen
5. Numb - Marina & the Diamonds
6. Leave Me Alone - Natalie Imbruglia
7. Day Is Done - Nick Drake
8. Easy Silence - Dixie Chicks
9. Go To Sleep - Roxette
10. Winter Sun - Hafdis Huld
11. Rising Sun - Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
12. See You In The Springtime (duet w. Jakob Dylan) - Court Yard Hounds