May 26ths
5/26/1969, Montreal John and Yoko’s second and last “bed-in” for peace. 5/26/1997 Memorial Day Cold and windy, 55 degrees—the coldest I’ve ever seen. Apparently there is a keen interest in memes on the Web. [1997–when I first saw changes in weather patterns]. 5/26/2005 One of the biggest mistakes in listening to music is just reading the lyrics and not listening to the music. They really use two different areas of the brain: one of the challenges of writing good songs is to target one of these areas in a positive way or to get both areas in sync. (John Lennon was good at this.) [Or it's the opposite--listening to the music and not listening to the lyrics. Sometimes lyrics can just be another sound, so they don't have to make sense or even be intelligible, and can just be mumbled. Pop music isn't about the music]. “Orange Rhyme” [How shadows fall at 5:30 in May] 5/26/2023 More and more I see songwriting as making a painting. Not th...
