Pokarekare Ana – Hayley Westenra
This was one of the first songs I heard by Hayley Westenra and I
think it’s one of the things that really drew me into the rest of the album. It
was at the time that I was loving all things Lord of the Rings, and as the films
were made in New Zealand then that was of great interest to me as well. I’d been
interested in New Zealand from the age of about nine but it wasn’t until Lord of
the Rings that I really learned anything about the Maori history and culture.
When I heard this song I wanted to know what it was all about and that drew me
in to learning more. I also always remember listening to the end credits music
at the end of Billy Connolly’s World Tour of New Zealand and finding I could
sing along to it but didn’t know how I knew the words… then discovering it was a
different version of Pokarekare Ana.
The Prettiest Thing – Norah Jones
Yet another Norah Jones song from the album I listened to whilst I
was originally writing Behind the Scenes. This is another song that
conjures up images of journeys and days spend enjoying the sun. The gentle music
and soft lyrics mean that it’s the perfect thing to listen to while you’re doing
other things (like writing).
Perfect 10 – Beautiful South
I like most of the stuff done by the Beautiful South but this is
among my favourite. I just like the message it conveys, especially as I first
heard it around the time I was starting to get teen magazines and be bombarded
by images of these ideal women, none of whom looked like me. It makes me smile
now, because I tend to go up a size in clothes because I like my jeans to be a
bit loose, and I still don’t look anything like those women in those
magazines.
Picture – Kid Rock & Sheryl Crow
I don’t remember what prompted me to get a Sheryl Crow album but I
know I had at least one by the time I was on my teaching placement in the
Highlands and I know that this was one of the songs on it. I wasn’t really
familiar with Kid Rock at the time but I fell in love with the song and promptly
added it to my Songs With Stories playlist. It’s about a couple who have split
up but who are struggling to get over each other, and although I’ve not seen it
on any fan mixes there are certain TV couples who make me think of this song. In
just over a week’s time we’ll be heading back up that way and I’ve made sure
that this song has made it onto the mix we’ll be travelling with.
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