#Christopher Cross

[domquixotedospobresblog]

#christopher cross #dudley moore #music #my playlist

[manygeese]

I watched the Percy Jackson tv series and now it’s time for the brainrot

Loved the series but I want to talk about one thing and only one thing rn

ARTHUR’S THEME

Spoilers ahead

At the end of one episode (I think it was “We Visit the Garden Gnome Emporium”), Hermes is in the elevator which is playing Arthur’s theme. He sings a little bit of the chorus (only the “New York City” part) and instead of the normal theme at the end credits, Arthur’s theme plays.

The end credits open with the line “Arthur, he does as he pleases” which is probably symbolic of Percy disobeying Annabeth and Grover’s suggestion of burying Medusa’s head and sending it to the Gods. Percy is doing as he pleases, he’s showing how he feels to the gods, he doesn’t really care what they think about him. The episode ended with Hermes delivering the head to Olympus so big connection between the song, Percy, and his relationship with the gods.

Then we get to “All of his life, his master’s toys”. Percy has only just entered the control of the gods, as he didn’t know his heritage until the beginning of the series. He’s only been “his master’s toys” for a couple of days by this episode, and while I think this line could be interpreted to be about Percy, I think this line is more about Annabeth.

Annabeth has been striving for her mother’s approval for forever. She’s been waiting for a quest sent by the gods so she can prove herself. She has been at the gods’ mercies since she came to camp. She has been their toy until Percy came along and gave her a chance. Percy doesn’t make her prove herself to be his friend, to have his approval, he approves from the start (even if he’s scared of her lol).

“Deep in his heart, he’s just, he’s just a boy

Living his life one day at a time

He’s showing himself a pretty good time”

These lines may reflect Percy’s attitude toward the quest. He goes from one monster to the next. Mrs. Dodds, the Minotaur, the furies, Medusa, etc etc. Basically living his new life one day at a time (that’s kind of how I felt reading the book).

But he’s not ready for this- none of them are. Annabeth’s not ready to face her mother’s judgement, Grover’s… well, he’s Grover, and he’s the living definition of panic attack at least in the books, and Percy is totally unprepared. He’s just a boy. They’re just preteens. They’re kids, and the gods are forcing them to be heroes.

Yet despite it all, they’re becoming friends, they’re even having a little fun, they’re making the best of it. They’re enjoying their seemingly limited time on earth before the gods destroy it. They’re just kids, they’re just living, they’re just trying to do the best that they can do (AND that’s a lyric in the chorus lol). This is how Percy sees it. These lines explain Percy’s point of view.

And finally, the last line I wanted to talk about, “Laughing about the way they want him to be.” This a mixture of the previous lines- he’s “showing himself a pretty good time”, he “does as he pleases”. And most importantly, he sees that he and the other demigods are their “master’s toys”, that heroism is a vicious cycle of serving and not getting recognized for all the work you’re doing. And what does Percy do? He laughs. He acts impertinent. He helps Annabeth and Grover break out of the cycle, and he goes around telling everybody who says “it’s just the way things are” that it shouldn’t HAVE to be that way.

P.S: Hermes only sings the “New York City” part of the chorus. The full line is “When you get caught between the moon and New York City” (this is where I go into dumbass analysis mode). This could be Hermes not acknowledging that demigods are stuck in a cycle that the gods have trapped them in (leaving out the “when you get CAUGHT”). This is silly

#percy jackon and the olympians #percy jackson #annabeth chase #grover underwood #grover pjo #hermes #hermes pjo #medusa #pjo series #pjo season 1 #percy jackson tv show #percy jackson series #medusa pjo #christopher cross #arthur’s theme #pjo s1 ep3 #I think that’s what episode it was correct me if I’m wrong #we visit the garden gnome emporium

[ddelicadezas]

#videos tumblr #nyc #photoart #video music #nova york #christopher cross

[sorcerermusic]

Seriously baked version of Ride Like the Wind

#christopher cross #yacht rock #Youtube

[dutchs-blog]

Sailing

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[magicalmusicaltour]

Christopher Cross Sailing

#christopher cross #sailing #magicalmusicaltour #Youtube

[krispyweiss]

“The King of Melody,” Burt Bacharach Dead at 94

Burt Bacharach, the composer of more than 50 top-40 hits and songwriting partner of and collaborator with Hal David, Dionne Warwick, Elvis Costello and others, has died at 94 of natural causes.

The Associated Press first reported the news.

“Farewell genius,” Simply Red tweeted.

Hailed by Dave Davies as “probably one of the most influential songwriters of our time,” Bacharach, whose motto was “never be ashamed to write a melody that people remember,” is said to have composed more than 1,000 songs including “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head,” “What the World Needs Now” and “What’s New, Pussycat?”

“He was a great inspiration,” Davies said.

Bacharach in 2020 cut Blue Umbrella with Nashville singer/songwriter Daniel Tashian, causing Sawyer Brown to marvel at the composer’s triumph of “creating timeless songs” into his 90s.

“Thank you, Burt Bacharach, for all those wonderful traveling companions,” Brown wrote on Facebook, recounting the songwriter’s work with Warwick, which included 20 top-40 hits.

Bacharach’s songs were also recorded by the Beatles, the Fifth Dimension, Manfred Mann, Dusty Springfield, Christopher Cross, Roberta Flack and others. He and Costello released Painted from Memory in 1998.

“I’ll always think of Burt Bacharach as the King of Melody,” Stephen Bishop said. “His songs are timeless.”

2/9/23

#burt bacharach #dionne warwick #elvis costello #b.j. thomas #simply red #dave davies #the kinks #sawyer brown #the fifth dimension #manfred mann #dusty springfield #christopher cross #roberts flack #stephen bishop #tom jones #the beatles #hal david

[thesiouxzy]

#christopher cross #tenacious d

[gotweim]

And if the wind is right you can find the joy

Of innocence again

✨,❤️&✌🏼

#sailing #christopher cross #yacht rock #music #Spotify

[boatmediatourney]

🚢Boat Song Tournament🚢

Round 1A, match 13

Links: 🚢, 🚢

#song tourney r1 #boat media tourney #mr andrews' vision #titanic: a new musical #maury yeston #sailing #christopher cross

[singeratlarge]

SATURDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO “Saturday’s Child” by The Monkees (live 2011) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy2fcnIz9mk This performance features guitarist Wayne Avers, who has played with The Monkees in all their manifestations since 1990 (and he’s also worked with Christopher Cross, Rick Derringer, Todd Rundgren, & other notables). David Robicheau and Felipe Torres are rockin’ it in this clip, and I always enjoyed playing it. “Saturday’s Child” was the second track on The Monkees’s debut LP. It’s one part bubblegum and one part hard rock akin to The Yardbirds. The song was written by David Gates (later of Bread fame) and was first recorded by the garage pop band The Palace Guard (with Emitt Rhodes and actor-musician Don Grady) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy2fcnIz9mk #monkees #mickydolenz #wayneavers #christophercross #rickderringer #toddrundgren #felipetorres #saturdayschild #davidgates #yardbirds #bread #palaceguard #emittrhodes #dongrady #johnnyjblair

#johnny j blair #music #pop rock #monkees #davy jones #Micky Dolenz #Wayne Avers #Christopher Cross #Rick Derringer #Todd Rundgren #David Gates #Yardbirds #Bread #Palace Guard #Emitt Rhodes #Don Grady

[duranduratulsa]

On the turntable today...

Christopher Cross (1979)

Hard To Hold Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Rick Springfield (1984)

Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) by C+C Music Factory (12" Single) (1990)

Footloose Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1984)

Frehley's Comet by Ace Frehley (1987)

#christophercross #hardtohold #hardtohold40 #rickspringfield #candcmusicfactory #gonnamakeyousweat #everybodydancenow #gonnamakeyousweateverybodydancenow #footloose #footloose40 #acefrehley #frehleyscomet #70s #80s #90s #records #album #LP #12inch #12inchvinyl #vinylrecords #vinyl

#christopher cross #hard to hold #hard to hold 40 #rick springfield #c+c music factory #gonna make you sweat #everybody dance now #gonna make you sweat everybody dance now #footloose #footloose 40 #ace frehley #Frehley's Comet #70s #80s #90s #records #album #lp #12 inch #12 inch vinyl #vinyl records #vinyl #Spotify

[pinkbulletins]

Christopher Cross & Michael Mcdonald - Ride like the Wind

#soft rock #video #pop #christopher cross #michael mcdonald #ride like the wind #aor #live #Youtube

[the-paradigm-web]

#christopher cross #Instagram #art #beauty #photography #vintage #black and white #60s style #the paradigm web #painting #abstraction #nude figure

[nobbykun]

Artist - クリストファー･クロス (Christopher Cross) Song - マリー･アン (Mary Ann) Release Date - November 1980

The US entry for the Yamaha World Popular Song Festival. Released only in Japan.

Listen 🎶

My blog: Showa Music Library https://nobbykun.tumblr.com/

#christopher cross #world popular song festival #showa kayo #pop music #aor #80s #1980 #a~e

[breezingby]

Christopher Cross ~ Never Be The Same (1979)

~ ♫♪♫ ~

It was good for me It was good for you Now nothing either of us can say or do Can change the way you feel tonight Sometimes love just slips out of sight

Just one thing before you go Just one thing that you've got to know No one will ever touch me that way The way that you did that very first day

And I'll Never be the same without you here I'll live alone Hide myself behind my tears No I'll Never be the same without your love I'll live alone Try so hard to rise above

The years go by There's always someone new To try and help me forget about you Time and again it does me no good Love never feels the way that it should

I loved you then I guess I'll love you forever And even though I know we could never stay together I think about how it could've been If we could just start all over again

And I'll Never be the same without you here I'll live alone Hide myself behind my tears No, I'll Never be the same without your love I'll live alone Try so hard to rise above

~ ♫♪♫ ~

It was good for me It was good for you Now nothing either of us can say or do Can change the way you feel today Sometimes love just slips away

Just one thing before you go Just one thing that you've got to know No one will ever touch me that way The way that you did that very first day

And I'll Never be the same without you here I'll live alone Hide myself behind my tears Hey...I'll Never be the same without your love I'll live alone Try so hard to rise above

#youtube #....Classic Rock #Christopher Cross #Never Be The Same ! #lyrics #'79