5 on Friday -- Set 276

Spinning Friday tunes since 2010...

For anyone who wants to join in, simply choose five pieces of music and post them for other bloggers to enjoy. Then check out the set posted by the other 5 on Friday blogger -- you can sign in over at Golch Central's Rambling Stuff.

I didn't know until a few years ago that there was such a thing as a selenophile -- someone who loves the moon, is captivated by the moon, who feels a sense of excitement as dusk settles and night takes over.

All I knew was that I loved the moon and moonlight in a way that sunworshippers seem to love their sunny days. Actually, no -- the sun lovers' relationships to sunny days seems to be more of an extrovert thing, while they fill their blue-sky days with lots of activity and feel happy doing it.

My relationship with the moon and the night fits with my introverted self, filling me with a quiet joy, yet a very intense joy. It's just me and the night and no desire to do anything but be. 

1 - Moonlight Bay - Leon Redbone 

2 - By the Light of the Silvery Moon - A Capella Trudbol (Julien Neel) 

3 - Moonlight and Roses - Jim Reeves 

4 - Harvest Moon - Neil Young 

5 - Moonlight Drive - The Doors 

  

5 on Friday - Set 139

Travis at Trav's Thoughts invites everyone to lay down a short set of music that takes their fancies for his 5 on Friday meme.

Here at A Piece of My Mind the mists of October have rolled in, heralding the approach of Halloween and all that goes bump in the night.

This week's set looks skyward toward the moon. Will it shine brightly enough to illuminate those shadowy figures darting for cover? Will it stay in front of the clouds long enough for you to make your way to the safety of your door? 

1 - Blue Moon of Kentucky - Elvis Presley

2 - Harvest Moon - Neil Young

3 - Drunk on the Moon - Tom Waits

4 - Dancing in the Moonlight - King Harvest

5 - Moon Over Bourbon Street - Sting

5 on Friday - Set 21

Happy Canada Day! Which was technically yesterday, but for me I've got a four-day weekend, so it's partay!

To celebrate the 143rd birthday of The True North Strong and Free, here are five tunes or performers that are closely woven into Canadian popular culture.

For more amazing tunes, visit Travis at Trav's Thoughts.

1 - Summer Fling - k. d. lang

The smell of Sunday in our hair
You ran on the beach with Kennedy flair

Sweet, sweet burn
Of sun and summer wind
And you my friend
My newfound thing
My summer fling

Laugh...oh, how we would laugh
At anything
And so pretend
The neverending
Summer fling

- Lang / Piltch



2 - Patio Lanterns - Kim Mitchell

I'd spend half the night
Making lemonade
Which we drank a lot
Cause we were all so shy
Shy and nervous

Who was gonna be
Who would be the first to dance?
Who was gonna be
Who would be the first to kiss?
Under those patio lanterns

- Dubois / Mitchell



3 - Life is a Highway - Tom Cochrane

There's a world outside
Every darkened door
Where blues won't haunt you
Anymore
Where brave are free
And lovers soar
Come ride with me
To the distant shore

Life is a highway
I wanna ride it
All night long
If you're goin my way
I wanna drive it
All night long

- Tom Cochrane

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4 - Takin Care of Business - Bachman Turner Overdrive

I'll be
Takin care of business
Every day
Takin care of business
Every way
I've been takin care of business
It's all mine
Takin care of business
And workin overtime

Work out!

- Randy Bachman



5 - Rockin in the Free World - Neil Young

We got a thousand points of light
For the homeless man
We got a kinder, gentler
Machine gun hand

We got department stores
And toilet paper
Got styrofoam boxes
For the ozone layer

Got a man of the people
Says keep hope alive
Got fuel to burn
Got roads to drive

Keep on rockin in the free world

- Neil Young



Mike Golch says Great 5 on Friday, Happy Canada Day!

Jamie says Any excuse to listen to K.D. Lang is always welcome. Enjoy your holiday.

Linda says I just can't decide which of these great songs is going to be sticking in my head for the rest of the day! I guess it's going to be Life is a Highway while I'm Taking Care of Business!

5 on Friday - Set 2

Another Friday already! Here's my second set, a collection of songs inspired by the Olympic athletes hard at it out in British Columbia.

To see what Travis is featuring, visit him at Trav's Thoughts. It's fun to play along - just leave him a comment so he'll find your playlist.

1 - Bryan Adams - I'm Ready

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It's easy, and I'll make it clear
There's only one thing on my mind
I'm ready
I'm ready as I'm going to be - Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance















2 - Shania Twain - Up

When everything is going wrong
Don't worry, it won't last for long
Yeah, it's all gonna come around
No, don't let it get you down
You gotta keep on holdin' on - Shania Twain, Mutt Lange




3 - Trooper - Raise a Little Hell

When it feels like your ship is sinking
And you're too tired to play the game
Nobody's going to help you
You just got to stand up alone
And dig in your heels and see how it feels
To raise a little hell of your own - Ra McGuire, Brian Smith




4 - Neil Young - Heart of Gold

I crossed the ocean for a heart of gold
I've been in my mind, it's such a fine line
That keeps me searching for a heart of gold - Neil Young




5 - k.d. lang - Hallelujah

I've been here before
I know this room and I've walked this floor
I've seen your flag on the marble arch
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen




Jamie says KD Lang is wonderful. After she sang at the Olympics, I went and downloaded "Songs From the 49th Parallel" Just to hear it over and over.

Travis says KD is made of awesome.

Shelley Munro says I really like Bryan Adams and Shania Twain. Both of them play on my iPod.