Week 9 – Think Bensonium

Day 63: Almost lover, A Fine Frenzy

Rbenson — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 20:33:47 +0000

This song fits nicely with yesterday’s offering and also fits into my 21^st century theme. OK now look carefully at the video and tell me where you have seen this woman before. She appears in movies but which ones?

Day 62: You’re Beautiful, James Blunt

Rbenson — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 20:32:42 +0000

OK this is an unfortunate album because it was so overplayed in the UK that everyone came to despise James Blunt after hearing the hits on this album over and over and over and over again. However, this little song I think stands the test of time.

I must confess I particularly relate to this song when many years ago (1992) I returned from a trip from the religious community Taizé. Jon and I spent a night travelling back on the train talking to two fellow young women one who by the end of the night I was highly attracted to even though she was engaged to married so knew that as we exited that train at Victoria station I would never see again — it was a melancholic feeling at the time.

Day 61: The Scientist, Coldplay

Rbenson — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 20:31:54 +0000

Another one of my favourite Coldplay songs for sooo many reasons. The line that rings so true to me (especially in relation to my past chosen career of cell biology) is: “Nobody said it be easy, nobody said it would be so hard.“

I think many honest folk who work in RAE (publish or perish) world that is sadly modern day medical research can very much relate to that sentiment.

Day 60: Fix You, Coldplay

Rbenson — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 20:31:12 +0000

I guess we hit another milestone, 63 days in lockdown and 64 days since I last swam. This song seems strangely appropriate.

When I was in high school, I once was doing the lighting for a school play. While I knew I would never be a rock musician I sometimes wondered if I could get into stage lighting because I found the whole experience quite enjoyable. Fix you is a song that I have often imagined choreographing the lighting for. In my imagination, I start with a single spotlight on the organ. With an individual spot being added as each instrument is slowly added to the developing tune. When the guitar comes in towards the end at that point the whole stage is flooded with light until the near the song’s end where it reverts to a single spot on Chris Martin singing the final words:

“I will try to fix you“

Day 59: Babel, Mumford and Sons

Rbenson — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 20:30:29 +0000

Get that banjo going. I think I’m seeing double. My new theme is 21^st century music. Believe me my musical tastes are under-developed in this area. You can’t teach an old dog new tricks I guess.

Day 58: Summer of ’69 by Bryan Adams

Rbenson — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 20:29:53 +0000

“Got my first real six string, bought it at the five-and-dime, played it ’til my fingers bled, was the summer of ’69 ..“

Day 57: Turn the Page by Bob Seger

Rbenson — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 20:29:12 +0000

I first heard the cover of this song by the Australian artist John English. Although his cover was good, the original version with the amazing saxophone part really is a pleasure to listen to.