And My Heart Begins to Sing

Reader, I married him.

This Precious Time

Maybe it's just these cool, hazy evenings we're having, or maybe it's just a random fit of nostalgia, but for no good reason I've spent the better part of this evening listening to various versions of a song that came to me again, after many years.  In its day, it seemed the height of romantic longing, white street lamps, stray cats, clicking meter, and all.  Now it feels like young romance remembered, and although I've since found that one to "keep with me forward, all through the night" on what would seem to be a permanent basis, it's rather nice from time to time to remember how strange and wonderful it felt, the first few times around...

Here's one version I especially like; I don't think of Cyndi Lauper as an especially Celtic sort of performer, and yet here's she's turned her '80s staple "All Through The Night" into a lovely number for dulcimer, fiddle, and assorted mostly acoustic instruments.  Judging from what one finds on YouTube, she's been doing it this way, with variations, for a few years now (this one's from 2007; I wish I could have found a good quality, more recent one, as if anything her voice seems stronger on the concert videos (alas too shaking or full of screaming bystanders) from 2011 or '12.  It's nice to see that she's still going strong, as idiosyncratic as ever, and treating her back catalogue with more respect than some of her peers do theirs.

What old song kicks your nostalgia-meter into overdrive?

Yesterday, When We Were Young

Lead Vocals, Blue Angel, 1981

Backup Dancer, 1979

Frontwoman, The Tourists, 1978

Composer/Keyboards, 94 East, 1977

Guelphs Just Wanna Have Fun...

It's a an odd mix, but it works. And she really does have the most charming smile.