Category: Song of the Moment

A blog series where The Deranged Writer talks about a song he has been listening to repeatedly or has a current significance.

Song of the Moment XLI: Teri DeSario’s “Fallin'”

One of the things I loved to do as a child was listen to the radio before going to sleep. One of the songs that really stuck with me was “Fallin'” by Teri DeSario, a song that deals with falling in love and having second thoughts about it.

Of course, when I heard “Fallin'” as a kid, I had no clue what love was. I don’t even have a crush at school at that time. But Ms. DeSario’s soft singing and the perfectly mellow instrumentals stuck in my mind and heart and I didn’t need to fall in love to appreciate the song. And when I did fall in love a few times, I went back to listening to “Fallin'”, making the song more relevant in my life than ever.

But since Thursday, I have been listening to Teri DeSario’s “Fallin” for a different reason. And that’s…

A lyric video of Teri DeSario’s “Fallin'”.

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Song of the Moment XL: Foo Fighters’ “Another Round”

On June 14, 2005, The Foo Fighters released their 5th studio album In Your Honor. It’s a double album with heavy rock songs on the 1st disc and mellow acoustic tracks on the 2nd. And my favorite song on the acoustic side (and one of my top 20 favorite Foo Fighters songs ever) is “Another Round”.

I love “Another Round” for a few reasons. Firstly, the harmonica solo by Danny Clinch made the song stand out from the rest of disc 2. Secondly, Dave Grohl’s gentle guitar strumming while singing his heart out. And thirdly, I am in awe of the mellow lyrics. Here is a part of it:

Room full of photographs
Box full of letters
Come on make it last
Nothing else matters right now

Foo Fighters’ “Another Round”

But even if “Another Round” is one of my favorite Foos songs of all time, I have listened to it less in recent years. Maybe it’s because of some of the memories attached to the song when I listened to it almost nonstop. But now I’m older, I have been through a lot, and many things have changed, tonight I’m listening to it multiple times with a different understanding.

A live performance of Foo Fighters’ “Another Round” from the live acoustic album and DVD Skin and Bones.

That is all.

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Header image: Stephen Niemeier of Pexels.

Song of the Moment XXXIX: Bruno Mars’ “The Lazy Song”

I know, I know. I said I would try to blog last Sunday. And I was also supposed to blog yesterday. But let me quote a hit song from the ultra-talented Bruno Mars…

Today I don’t feel like doing anything
I just wanna lay in my bed
Don’t feel like picking up my phone
So leave a message at the tone
‘Cause today I swear I’m not doing anything

Bruno Mars’ “The Lazy Song”
The music video of Bruno Mars’ “The Lazy Song”.

That is all.

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Header image: Shane McKnight of Unsplash. Edited in Adobe Photoshop 2024.