Despite the chilly, rainy day—or maybe because of it—despite the sorrows of the world—which are many–today, a week after the election, is a day for music, for celebrating because gosh darn it there was a blue wave. And blue is my favorite cover.
This song, by the terrific band R.E.M, captures how I feel on this drizzly day. Not only do I love the catchy, upbeat tune and words, but I also love the diversity featured in the video—young people, old people, black, brown, Asian, white, thin, plump. All dancing together.
And if I’m ever reincarnated, I want a voice just like Kate Pierson’s.
Notes From the Hinterland 
Yeah, that’s it, let’s get up and dance! Thanks for lightening the mood! 🙂
You are most welcome! I am feeling so hopeful. I know the work is not done. The work is never done. But darn, we made some good progress last Tuesday.
I’m feeling more shiny and happy than I have in a couple of years . .
Oh, me, too! And as the election counts continue, it just keeps getting better and better. There is hope…
Lovely, thanks for the link.
A brilliant song choice Laurie, we still dance around the room whenever we hear it 😀💖🎶 xxx
Thanks, Xenia!
Great song Laurie … Paul first REM album.. We enjoyed listening to it. And lovely to see the mix of people dancing together.. As it should be..👏👌🌞
Yes, as it should be. Alas, it almost seems like a radical video. Sad, isn’t it?
Ditto to all the comment above. It sure did make me want to get up and dance.
Happy, happy!
Loved the video and the blue wave continues with another win for Democrats in Arizona!🙂 The happy, dancing music vibe was needed and appreciated and I continued on with the celebration listening to a few songs by the B-52s.😁
Yay!!! And, yes, onward to the B-52s.
Ha, one of my favoriet songs and oh yes, that voice, that voice!! Strangely, i’d never steen the video before nu it’s perfect! Thank you!!!
You’re most welcome!
I love that song, but have never seen the video. Thanks for sharing! I am finding it a little easier to sleep these days since the election, too.
I had never seen the video either. It’s especially relevant now, with all the hateful racism coming from the highest office. But, yes, we can sleep easier. I even find myself smiling more.
Great mood enhancer
I shall listen this song later today.
Hip Hip Hooray for a wave of blue!!!
You bet!
It is one of my favourites too. Another favourite from around the same era is ‘Can’t Get There From Here’. I can’t pretend to fully understand the lyrics, (perhaps across the English / American divide) but so far as I do understand them, it seems pretty relevant, and it’s sung so happily, you can’t help but smile.
Just listened to “Can’t Get There from Here.” It is a fairly ambiguous song. But it seems like a variation on the theme that “you can’t go home again.”
🙂 Glad you’re feeling more cheery.
Yes, yes!
Fingers crossed that this is the dawning of a new age.
I sure hope so! What a time it has been in this country. Ten years ago, if you had told me that Trump was going to be our president, I would have laughed out loud. I’m not laughing now, that’s for sure.
No, it didn’t seem likely.
That’s for sure! And yet there he is, in the White House. An ass who nonetheless has an unerring instinct for going right for the jugular vein.
Like our Brexiteers, some people have a knack for being popular, even when wrong.
Unfortunately.
I am so pleased you are feeling a little happier, Laurie. I like REM’s songs and remember this one well, though not the video. I wouldn’t just like Kate Pierson’s voice I’d like her figure too 😀 I must try to do a little more dancing perhaps.
Tee-hee! You bet!
😀