Music for writing
January 23, 2008 | 5 CommentsI usually don’t play music when I write–too distracting. With one exception. When I want to get serious, I put this on repeat and listen to it over and over. I don’t know why but for me it’s perfect–perfect tempo, perfectly spacious. Love.
From the “Diva” soundtrack from about 20 yrs ago.
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Great song! It’s perfect for sitting in front of a computer in a busy office too. Thanks for posting it.
So glad you enjoyed. My blood pressure goes down just by thinking of it.
SO cool! I reviewed that soundtrack for High Performance Review…20 years ago. Oh my…
You might like the Valse d’Amelie by Liz Story, also.
I was very moved by the entry about you and your stepson. Thanks.
Hearing this song darn near moved me to tears! I studied French in school and “Diva” was the very first movie I saw all the way through in the language. So many complex emotions enshrined in this beautiful piece- a simpler time, yearning to possess a sophistication that my life at the time did not appear to have- my God…thank you so much for posting this- I have to dig around to find my very well-worn cassette of the movie soundtrack!
It was quite a lesson to eventually get to travel to Paris in my earlier twenties only to realize that the trip in and of itself does not necessarily make our challenges back home disappear. During my trip I did not automatically turn into the sophisticated wordly woman Iwould have liked. Literally upon my return at JFK Airport the airport I had the same trouble as an African-American woman in hailing a cab that I did when I departed and it shocked me that somehow my time in Paris did not somehow assist me in transcending the challenges of the American racial dynamic. I am closer to realizing the life I have envisioned for myself, but I think is the sense of yearning this song evokes that reminds me to have compassion for that awkward, daydreaming girl who had a bigger vision for her life than people and circumstances I was surrounded with had for me.
Wow, I did not know I would remotely go here today…Again, I thank you for this opportunity to reflect on the progression of life and how it does teach us over time….
Idara, I so appreciate your impassioned response. I loved hearing about your relationship to the song/movie and about the yearning it evokes for a grander, more elegant, and peaceful life–all from one whose view of herself is foreign to those who love her. I can really appreciate this girl.