mechanical thuds...

invasion
rhythmic
mechanical thuds
gate crash
morning bird song #tanka

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 4, 2022

'Calling All Angels'...

From 'Pay It Forward', 'Calling All Angels' is resonating loud with me right now pre school return...
Calling all angels, calling all angels.
Walk me through this one, don't leave me alone.
Calling all angels, calling all angels.
We're trying, we're hoping, but we're not sure how

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 23, 2022

songs that cross language barriers...

Adore the music of Geoffrey Gurrumul...You feel the meaning, the spirit...
His music speaks all languages...https://t.co/1CzoN4GryV

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 28, 2021

post Christmas blues...

post-Christmas blues
my weepy folk song
just because#haiku

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 26, 2021

songs that raise the chills...

KD Lang and Jane Siberry's song...'Calling All Angels'...
The chills linger long after the song is silent...https://t.co/WUJIdLEyAr

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 19, 2021

David Bowie and Bing Crosby...

Here's a song that crosses boundaries...
We can synchronise in spite of differences...
A great role model for the Christmas spirit...lingering long after Christmas...
Bing Crosby & David Bowie - "The Little Drummer Boy (Peace On Earth)" https://t.co/Rio3rC9kev via @YouTube

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 8, 2021

Gurrumul - 'Wiyathul' ...

Take a little time out in the Gurrumul universe...
Jean Corbett - 'Once in a while a voice can touch your soul.'

Gurrumul - Wiyathul (Live 2008) https://t.co/vvZYW0akiD via @YouTube

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 6, 2021

somewhere out there...

somewhere
out there
someone's song
is playing
for me#tanka pic.twitter.com/rfADK1unMS

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 6, 2021

evening song...

dusky light
little blackbird shares
his evening song#haiku pic.twitter.com/80QMV2yKk6

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) September 6, 2021

welcome dawn birdsong...

welcome dawn
birdsong
classical rock
meets jazz
meets rap#tanka

P.S. And some just like to 'sit' and enjoy... pic.twitter.com/QIZo7wz0xw

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) August 21, 2021

'You'll Never Walk Alone'...

'You'll Never Walk Alone' - a song for all seasons...
NHS staff sang this as a sign of solidarity during the coronavirus pandemic...
British+European radio stations simultaneously played 'You’ll Never Walk Alone' as a show of unity amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Sing it for INDIA pic.twitter.com/5SzHk2Vlgq

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) May 1, 2021

singing on a train...

A few years ago, I was on a Melbourne train. Some heavy set, male, 'islander' teenagers were huddled together+seemed to be whispering...We all felt nervous...Suddenly, I heard humming, then singing in harmony songs of their homeland...Enchanting journey for us weary travellers...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) May 1, 2021

let there be peace on earth...

I have always loved the words of this song...
Anzac Day seems to be an appropriate time to visit them again... pic.twitter.com/m9r57HnY5x

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 24, 2021

Bengawan Solo...

Such a beautiful song by a beautiful singer...
For some reason, I think of Paris' 'Little Sparrow' - Edith Piaf. There is a similar timbre/tone and sense of longing in the voice... https://t.co/yatFFnH5gM pic.twitter.com/bB2pZgijqs

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 17, 2021

To clarify my post, Chan Yung Yung is the singer in the YouTube clip.
Frances Yip is also a singer, whose version is on YouTube, but I prefer Chan Yung Yung's.
Frances Yip translated the lyrics into English.

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 17, 2021

respair...

2019 Chinese film 'Better Days' = story of a bullied high school girl+teenage street thug, how their lives were changed by each other. Also, while self-quarantining as a band, OneRepublic wrote the hopeful song “Better Days”.

tomorrow
opportunities lit with
respair#haiku https://t.co/PPyFn1B6Fv

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) November 10, 2020

go out and tell your story...

'Your sword can be a sermon or the power of a pen...'
Stunning performance... https://t.co/0JmYQJsJiP

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) November 6, 2020

Go out and tell our story. 

Let it echo far and wide. 

Make them hear you, 

Make them hear you. 

How justice was our battle 

And how justice was denied. 

Make them hear you, 

Make them hear you.

Just Dropped In...

No real idea why these lyrics resonated with me today...
- The First Edition - 'Just Dropped In' [Kenny Rogers (1938-2020)]

Maybe just the feeling that today is the last day of remote planning for remote learning...

The frontline begins on Monday...



I woke up this morning with the sundown shining in
I found my mind in a brown paper bag within
I tripped on a cloud and fell-a eight miles high
I tore my mind on a jagged sky
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in

Yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in

I pushed my soul in a deep dark hole and then I followed it in
I watched myself crawling out as I was a-crawling in
I got up so tight I couldn't unwind
I saw so much I broke my mind
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in