Monday's Music Moves Me

National Neighbor or Sons’ Day songs theme week

September 28, 2020 /
Awww Mondays hosted by Sandee from Comedy Plus. I created the meme using a borrowed image for my readers’ amusement.

Here it is the very last Monday in September. I’m with you, where did the month go?  This week’s Monday’s Mewsic Moves Me theme is National Neighbor or Sons Day. 

I guess all of my life I’ve had good neighbors. There’s been a couple in recent years that had some undesirable character flaws but not enough to drive me bonkers. Listen to Ray Davies sing about his Next Door Neighbour.

 
Next Door Neighbour lyrics (borrowed) from LyricsFind
 
Mr. Jones, my next door neighbour
I feel I’ve known you all my life
I haven’t seen you for a while now
How’s the family? How’s that beautiful wife?
 
I hope your dreams were not forgotten
And you’ve become downtrodden
 
Get your health together
Get your wealth together
Get yourself together
Jones, you were my next door neighbour
 
Mr. Brown, you’re so ambitious
You ran off with an Essex blond
You’ve broke the bank to keep two women
You’re over extended, now, it’s all gone wrong
 
Now, you’re right back where you started
Still, you shouldn’t be broken hearted
 
Get your mind together
We can still climb together
A step at a time together
Brown, your world was turned upside down
 
I know it’s not the same
And everything changes
But behind front doors people think that they can hide
 
We win and lose, we laugh and cry
Live and learn, at least we try
Oh, give it a try
 
Ba, ba, ba, together
Ba, ba, ba, together
And we can go miles together
All of my next door neighbours
 
Get your style together
Put a smile together
And we’ll go miles together
All of my next door neighbours
 
Mr. Smith, another story
I wonder what became of him?
They say he threw the telly through the window
He went berserk and jacked the whole world in
 
They say he may have hit rock bottom
Still, he went out with a bang and so he is not forgotten
 
We had our tiffs together
Our rows and our rifts together
But let’s learn to forgive together
 
Smith, you were my next door neighbour
Jones, you were my next door neighbour
Brown, you were my next door neighbour


I want my Sweet Child O’ Mine (Sheryl Crow) to know that he can always Count On Me (Bruno Mars) and that he’ll always be my Sonny Boy (Andrew Sisters)! It’s National Sons’ Day, so I thought the best way to honor him is by sharing a song of one of his favorite groups. I give you Wrong Side of Heaven by 5FDP.

Five Finger Death Punch supports the armed services and entertain the troops. I like that they spotlighted the poor treatment our veterans receive in this country. Prisoners and the homeless get better care than they do which is shameful.  The first time DS introduced this group to me, he let listen to them covering Bad Company. They did a nice job.

🍎📝📚🍎📝📚🍎📝📚🍎📝📚

This month’s honorary co-hostess is ME!!

🍎📝📚🍎📝📚🍎📝📚🍎📝📚

DISCLOSURE…this is a mewsic linky party, which means all participates are sharing songs that one can listen to from YouTube or Vimeo and a not a post about mewsic or mewsicians.  Failure to meet this basic guideline puts your URL in danger of being removed or labeled – NO MUSIC. 

[tweetthis]Hit the #MondaysMusicMovesMe dance floor with me! @xmasdolly [/tweetthis]

I’m going to wind things down with a new question meme I was invited to join, Monday Madness. If you’d like to play along, you’ll find the questions to borrow, here. Below you’ll find how I finished this week’s questions.

 1. My uncle once… scared the life out of me!

 2. Never in my life have I… ever seen such a mess as our world is in right now.

3. When I was five my parents… lived in a 3 room house with no running water or indoor bathroom. Seriously!

 4. High school was… fun for the most part, except my senior year. I was in at  a different school and didn’t know anyone. I felt like an outsider.

 5. I will never forget to… thank God for all blessings big and small.

 6. Once I met 7… my mind is a total blank on this one. I’m a SAHM who doesn’t like getting out much. The likelihood of meeting that many of anything at one time sort of boggles my mind.

7. There’s this boy I know… who went to college for one thing but wound up doing something totally different than expected as a career choice.

8. Once, at a bar, I… got all vegetables for my dinner. That’s the only kind of bar you’ll find me at but these days I don’t even go to those kind of bars.  People aren’t careful enough to suit me.

9. By noon, I’m … ready for a lite lunch. 

10. Last night I … had home-made pepperoni Stromboli and salad with home-made Italian dressing for dinner. Yum!

If you enjoyed Monday Madness then you may also like Stealing Sunday. I had time, barely, to complete that set of questions and if you’re interested in reading my responses. I did more than I normally do in Blogosphere this weekend which isn’t my normal M.O. but I thought it would be nice to break ground doing something a little different for once. That’s a wrap for now. Catch my newest edition of Tickle Me Tuesday tomorrow and have a boogietastic week!  X💋X💋, Cathy

Save

Sparks of Monday encouragement
Buy Me a Coffee at ko-fi.com

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

44 Comments

  • Mary B

    September 29, 2020 at 3:56 am

    Hi Cathy!

    Better late than never, right? Very nice selections today. I really enjoyed the theme. Sure glad that I’m your blogger neighbor!

    ~Mary

    • Cathy Kennedy

      September 29, 2020 at 10:30 am

      Mary,

      Late? You’re fine, girlfriend. I’m the one usually running late. I finally got caught up with everyone who linked up yesterday. It’s great boogieing with you, dearie. Have a good week!

  • Alana Mautone (@RamblinGarden)

    September 28, 2020 at 5:35 pm

    “Wrong Side of Heaven” is a song with a message that I wish more in our country would listen to it. Five Finger Death Punch has done a lot for vets suffering from PTSD, from helping with housing initiatives for them to hiring them as temps needed when their tours come to town (or did, before the pandemic). Some just say the words. Five Finger Death Punch walks the walk. I give respect as the daughter of a WWII Vet who suffered a head injury in his service. Perhaps compassion is part of being a good neighbor. Ray Davies’ entry has some interesting lyrics, too, but now I wish I had taken on the topic of vets in my post, too.

    • Cathy Kennedy

      September 29, 2020 at 10:25 am

      Alana,

      Yes compassion is part of being not only a good neighbor but a decent person. Did your dad recover completely from his head injury? DH’s dad served in WWII but the war came to an end practically on the eve of his deployment. The Lord works in mysterious ways. 5FDP pro-military advocation is the reason I like the group in general. Their mewsic is a bit of hit or miss with me, some songs I like and others not so much but that’s ok. They are doing good things.

  • XmasDolly

    September 28, 2020 at 5:35 pm

    Hi Girlfriend, Doesn’t look like too many of our people are out and about today… or maybe that is the problem. ~hehe~ Not to many people dancing. Well, finally feeling better today. Praise Jesus, and I’m glad that’s over with. Well, must get supper goin’ I’m making Beef Stew today. It’s a bit nippy here… how’s about by you? Anyway lovey, have a great evening. Love ya! Hugs…

    • Cathy Kennedy

      September 29, 2020 at 10:17 am

      Marie,

      I got sidelined yesterday doing things and before I knew it was time for us to leave for my doctor appointment. Today, we both have dental appointments. It’s a dreary wet day, too. Blah! Oh you asked about dinner. I did a quick fix, tomato soup with a few added spices along with my home-made pimento cheese sandwiches. Yum! Thanks for sharing the dance floor with me, darlin’!

    • Cathy Kennedy

      September 29, 2020 at 10:14 am

      Lori,

      Thanks for letting me know that SS isn’t normally this long. I’ll certainly check in again. It’s great having you on the dance floor with me while you read through my MM responses.

  • angelswhisper2011

    September 28, 2020 at 11:08 am

    OMC Ray Davies…I wished he was my neigbour…maybe Bruno Mars on the other side…MOL…we liked that band Five Finger Death Punch, CK, can’t remember if we have ever heard of them. Great playlist and great theme! That spark is sparkling and I feel just like that pussycat now, after the dance…MOL…Pawkisses for a wonderful Monday and week ahead🐾😽💞

    • Cathy Kennedy

      September 28, 2020 at 12:59 pm

      Binky,

      Great to see you today! If you had neighbors like Davies and Mars then you’d be dancing all day long, wouldn’t you? Thanks for boogieing with me, furriend. Have a pAWWWsome week!

    • Cathy Kennedy

      September 28, 2020 at 12:58 pm

      I’m glad you found time to visit, check out my responses to the Monday Madness questions, and sample my tunes spinning on the ole virtual jukebox. Have a boogietastic day, my friend!

  • Stacy

    September 28, 2020 at 10:42 am

    Your comment on #2 is sure the truth! I watch the news and just shake my head. What has happened to us?? I’ve actually heard of Five Finger Death Punch. I couldn’t tell you the name, but I’ve probably heard at least one song, too. My son and his wife are fans. Have a blessed day!

  • Sandee

    September 28, 2020 at 10:02 am

    I’m with the kitty. I feel the exact same way. So adorable.

    Love your playlist. Well done.

    Enjoyed your Q&A. I learned more about you.

    Thank you for joining the Awww Mondays Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Awww Monday and week. Love and hugs. ♥

  • My GBGV Life

    September 28, 2020 at 7:03 am

    Ha, ha, that kitten is pretty funny. September has flown by, but October is always a fun month, so bring it on! We love our neighborhood except for one moron, but it seems every neighborhood has one of those types that causes trouble just because they are not the brightest bulb.

    • Cathy Kennedy

      September 28, 2020 at 12:50 pm

      September did fly by. I’m looking forward to October weather. We’ll get a sample of some cool temps this week. I believe later in the week we’re expecting nightly lows to be in the low 40s. I might have to get another blanket out.

  • Thomas Anderson

    September 28, 2020 at 6:36 am

    Hi, Cathy!

    Happy 4M Monday, dear friend! I hope you and your family had a great weekend.

    I enjoyed the clever song “Next Door Neighbour” by Kinks frontman Ray Davies, a song from his 2006 solo album Other People’s Lives. As I listened, it occurred to me that I haven’t known very many of my neighbors since childhood. Back then I lived in a close-knit suburban neighborhood. Everybody on the block knew one another and were friendly, and block parties were common. I have moved more than two dozen times over the years and couldn’t tell you the names of 99% of the neighbors I’ve had since the 60s. In Ray’s song two sets of lyrics in particular resonated with me:

    We can still climb together
    A step at a time together

    We had our tiffs together
    Our rows and our rifts together
    But let’s learn to forgive together

    That’s what it is going to take.

    Thanks for posting that song by 5FDP for National Sons’ Day. I like the Vegas-based metal band, too. It’s interesting that their bleak message song “Wrong Side of Heaven” envisions God as female: “I spoke to God today and she said that she’s ashamed.” “I heard from God today and she sounded just like me.” The shameful plight of U.S. military veterans has been a major topic of concern ever since the Vietnam War era.

    I appreciated reading your Monday Madness fill-ins. I don’t know if I ever told you, but Mrs. Shady was very poor as a young mother. She and her former husband and little ones lived in trailers in PA, Western Maryland and West Virginia. Your dinner of home-made pepperoni Stromboli and salad with home-made Italian dressing makes my mouth water. You must be a fantastic cook and I’m sure DH appreciates your kitchen skills.

    Thanks for the entertainment and words to ponder, dear friend Cathy. I wish you a happy Monday and I’ll be back tamale for Tickle Me Tuesday!

    • Cathy Kennedy

      September 28, 2020 at 12:49 pm

      Tom,

      You touched on a few of the lines that develop unity between neighbors. Something which we need among ourselves in these divided times. We’ll never be able to agree with everybody on everything but working together can make a huge difference in how things get settled.

      I often wonder, since we’re made in God’s image that perhaps God is neither male or female but He, yes I think of Him as male, I know He values the strengths of each sex. That’s why one of each was placed in the Garden of Eden.

      I did not know that Mrs. Shady once lived in WV. I know what it’s like to grow up not having much. My parents didn’t have a lot but then that was the way of life for many in rural WV. We were happy despite our limitations and we never begrudge another for having more. I still feel that way. Well…I don’t know about being a fantastic cook but I do enjoy dabbling in the culinary arts. It’s very gratifying. Naturally, I cooked while the kids where home but our budget was tight and I often I felt stressed so I couldn’t cook stress-free. It’s a nice thing for me now. Thanks for visiting today, dear friend. Have a great week!

error: Please contact me for permission to download. Thank-you!!

Discover more from Curious as a Cathy

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading