More than a year ago I decided to add some dramatic tension by putting character Caroline through a breakup in late fall, giving her the opportunity to sing a very sad song as she faced Christmas without her love, and giving me the opportunity of writing a very sad song for her to sing. If this were part of the play on a stage it would be Caroline's song, and it would be about a broken romance. But there are many kinds of loss that must be faced when holidays approach, and the video of this song demonstrates that the same lyrics can have more than one set of meanings.
Showing posts with label Caroline. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Caroline. Show all posts
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Can I Recover Christmas?
More than a year ago I decided to add some dramatic tension by putting character Caroline through a breakup in late fall, giving her the opportunity to sing a very sad song as she faced Christmas without her love, and giving me the opportunity of writing a very sad song for her to sing. If this were part of the play on a stage it would be Caroline's song, and it would be about a broken romance. But there are many kinds of loss that must be faced when holidays approach, and the video of this song demonstrates that the same lyrics can have more than one set of meanings. 
Saturday, August 2, 2008
I Don't Want to Live in Texas When It's May
"I Don't Want to Live In Texas When It's May" is a family collaboration - I wrote a poem which became lyrics once my son Ted set them to music. For the video the instruments are all played by Ted, Diane is in charge of images and your blogger "Annie in Austin" is the singer.
But for my play Roots In Austin this song belongs to the character Caroline.
I don't want to be in Texas when it's May ... no, the place I long to be is far away.
She may be having fun as an Austinite now, but she misses Illinois when the lilacs bloom at Lilacia Park in Lombard.
Most of this song sounds like a rollicking beer joint tune, but one stanza was designed for flower geeks. If you can't catch some of the lilac names, here's a transcription:
Just the list of names is wonderful to me -
"Ludwig Spaeth", "President Lincoln", "Charles Joly".
The Syringa roam worldwide -
let petite "Miss Kim" inside,
Happy members of one great big family.
All songs, performances and videos are copyrighted. This video made for station stsrec.
But for my play Roots In Austin this song belongs to the character Caroline.
I don't want to be in Texas when it's May ... no, the place I long to be is far away.
She may be having fun as an Austinite now, but she misses Illinois when the lilacs bloom at Lilacia Park in Lombard.
Most of this song sounds like a rollicking beer joint tune, but one stanza was designed for flower geeks. If you can't catch some of the lilac names, here's a transcription:
Just the list of names is wonderful to me -
"Ludwig Spaeth", "President Lincoln", "Charles Joly".
The Syringa roam worldwide -
let petite "Miss Kim" inside,
Happy members of one great big family.
All songs, performances and videos are copyrighted. This video made for station stsrec.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
A Transplantable Rose
"A Transplantable Rose" isn't the first song that I wrote but as a tale of an Illinois-to-Texas gardener it seemed suitable as a name for my main blog, slightly changed to The Transplantable Rose.
The character who sings this song is may have come from Illinois, but she's not me and a job was not the reason for the move. In the play, Caroline comes to Austin hoping for a new and different life and a place where she can forget a lost love. (I always liked that name 'Caroline'. It was an alternate choice for a baby name once upon a time and it's fun to be able to use it. )
The character who sings this song is may have come from Illinois, but she's not me and a job was not the reason for the move. In the play, Caroline comes to Austin hoping for a new and different life and a place where she can forget a lost love. (I always liked that name 'Caroline'. It was an alternate choice for a baby name once upon a time and it's fun to be able to use it. )
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