Not to delve too deeply into the macabre, but an old friend of mine recently passed away. For whatever reason and more than 50 years ago, we discussed preferred 'funeral songs.' In a few weeks, I will play (as loud as I can) 'You Can't Always Get What You Want' by the Rolling Stones at a small cemetery at the edge of a small town in western Montana. Personally (in case any of you are taking notes), 'Blue Bayou' (Linda Ronstadt version) is at the top of my after the bucket is kicked list tunes. (I listened to both earlier today on YouTube but have no idea how to post such things).

My favorite instrumental. You may recall it as the theme song from "The Exorcist".

One source says that when Mike Oldfield recorded Tubular Bells in 1973, he was just 19 years old — and he played almost every instrument on the album himself. Another source says that he played more than 20 instruments on the record.

Love Myself • Hailee Steinfeld

Darkness  always wins Halestorm 

Total Eclipse of the Heart (Turn Around) • Bonnie Tyler

I woke up with a song in my head. I couldn't remember the words or the name of the song.

A search of the internet found it. This song is the only Japanese song to top the Billboard Hot 100. "Ue o Muite Arukō" (上を向いて歩こう), also known as "Sukiyaki". It was performed by Kyu Sakamoto and reached number one in June 1963. (I was 8 years old!) The song's success in the US was a surprise, as it was sung entirely in Japanese.

I would guess that most of our members are too young to have ever heard it. I don't know why it popped into my head, but it is a beautiful song.