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Song of the Moment XLIV: Ghost’s “If You Have Ghosts” (A Roky Erickson Cover)

After my recent mental health issues, I totally need a distraction. And for some strange reason, I remember Ghost’s cover of a Roky Erickson song, “If You Have Ghosts”. It’s the 1st song from Ghost’s 1st EP If You Have Ghost, released in 2013. And now I’m listening to it repeatedly as I type this post.

Audio of Ghost’s “If You Have Ghosts” (a Roky Erickson cover).

1 reason Ghost (a Swedish heavy metal/hard rock band) became one of my top 10 favorite bands of all time is their cover of “If You Have Ghost”. Their take on a psychedelic rock song is so different compared to the original, and I love it. When I listen to the song, I feel like I have everything.

If you have ghosts
You have everything
Ghost’s “If You Have Ghosts” (A Roky Erickson Cover)

Another thing I love about Ghost is their acoustic performance of the song for HardDrive Radio’s YouTube channel – a video I always rewatch. I’m amazed at Papa Emeritus III’s vocal power and the Nameless Ghouls’ acoustic guitar skills in the video (especially at 1:36). Check out the video below.

An acoustic performance of Ghost’s “If You Have Ghosts” (a Roky Erickson cover) for HardDrive Radio.

And to close this post, who’s the producer of Ghost’s entire EP If You Have Ghost? My hero, Dave Grohl. Nice. No wonder I love the EP and Ghost themselves.

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Published at 7:35pm. Minor edits were made at 7:36pm and 7:38pm.

XVI: A Few More Fights with Anxiety

Trigger warning: Anxiety. Please be advised.

Earlier today I published a new 10-Minute Warning post about my recent anxiety attacks, but when I read it again, I had to unpublish it because I mixed a lot of details in order. Writing about what happened in 10 minutes is a mistake. Sorry about that.

Now, I will need more than 10 minutes to explain everything properly.

10-Minute Warning CXXXVI

So, what can I share here under 10 minutes?

Well, like my post last Monday, I’m supposed to make a longer post today. This time though, the reason for not making a longer post is laziness. I just want to relax after doing my daily routine and working on a few billings today.

But I can’t relax for long. I just made my 9th post for this August, and I’m supposed to make 13 to 14 posts per month. So I will update The Diary for 6 days straight starting today to this Saturday, August 31. Wish me luck on that one.

Anyway, what are my plans for tonight? I might watch Gone Girl or go visit my favorite cafe Satchmi… or maybe watch Deadpool & Wolverine for the 5th time? I don’t know. We’ll see.

And that’s it for now.

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