May 2015 Playlist
“Comes a time
when you’re driftin’
Comes a time
when you settle down” – Neil Young
I think it’s about time I do some driftin’. At least that’s my romantic notion at the moment. Maybe it’s my age, but I can’t imagine the urge to “drift” around the country to ever cease. Oh well.
I went for a hike at Wildwood Canyon yesterday, and it made me feel restored. It’s a path I frequent, so its familiarity makes me feel a little less lost in this mess of a city. That’s the best Los Angeles can offer: pockets of comfort. It’s like a 2,000 piece jigsaw puzzle a group of friends divided, managed to put together a few corners and most of the middle, then lost interest in finishing.
It’s amazing that you can find a place so quiet and, with the exception of one or two sweaty hikers, empty in a city of almost four million. I don’t know about you, but I couldn’t manage without places like Wildwood Canyon.
I hope you’re all enjoying the month of May. Here are some tunes to listen to while you work in the yard or whatever it is you do this time of year. Enjoy.
May 2015 Playlist
Long Ago, Far Away – Odetta (Bob Dylan cover)
Real Real – Nina Simone
Sara Smile – Hall & Oates
If I Had a Hammer – Peter, Paul & Mary
Gue, Gue – The Kingston Trio
Green is the Colour – Pink Floyd
Just Another Honky – The Faces
Carolina Shout – Fats Waller
Wild Eyes – Mariee Sioux
Mother Nature’s Son – Davy Graham
Trade In – Lou Reed
Carrion Crawler – The Oh Sees
When it Started – The Strokes
Beat – White Fence
If I Ever Needed Someone – Van Morrison
Comes A Time – Neil Young
