Celebrate Life
celebrate the joys and pains of existence with tommi tikka
featuring artists like
Elvis Presley, The Impersonators, Robb Murphy, HOAX, Elton John, Neil Diamond, DD Allen, The Modern World
The great Oscar Wilde once remarked:
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that’s all.
This famous quote pretty much sums up what Music To Celebrate Life is about: living. More precisely, it celebrates the life lived, all of it – not just the good bits. Hence, the music featured here is about the joys and pains of existence. The songs selected for this playlist will have strong vocals and compelling melodic structures. However, given the nature and the theme of this playlist, special emphasis is placed on the lyrical content.
Tiny Dancer – Elton John
6 February 2019
When I was a kid, quite a lot of people were trying to turn me on to the music of Elton John. They played me the tracks and showed me the photos. I liked the songs; the photos were sometimes a bit over the top, to say the least. One particular one comes to mind with Elton in his feather costume. I remember my dad looking at the picture and saying, “Please don’t ever come home dressed like that.”…
‘Til I Die – The Beach Boys
29 January 2019
Real difficulties can be overcome; it is only the imaginary ones that are unconquerable.
– Theodore N. Vail (former president of A T & T)
Very seldom do I run into a quote that’s as true as the one above. In a way, it’s ridiculous how vulnerable we are to our own thoughts. No matter how we slice it, we are at their mercy…
We Are One – In My Coma
22 January 2019
People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr. (American author)
Or have they? What if they just suck at reading a map or weren’t paying attention at the intersection?…
Wishing All These Old Things Were New – Merle Haggard
16 January 2019
I was thinking about getting old the other day, how quickly it happens – it creeps up on you when you are not looking, old age. People live longer and stay in a much better shape longer than they did a few decades ago. Still, we all get old and our bodies give out little by little. But the angst of aging does not come from that alone; it’s also that our lives change…
Stuck With You – Huey Lewis And The News
9 January 2019
Happy 2019!
My New Year’s Eve began by listening to an argument at the local mall. I was doing some last minute grocery shopping with my son. While choosing between the many orange juices the store had to offer, we found ourselves standing next to an elderly couple who were going at it full steam…
HEL!INST.PETERSBURG – DJ Hollowbase
18 December 2018
Have any of you ever tasted camel milk? Well, I have, while staying in Morocco a long time ago.
Not aware of what it does to those unaccustomed to drinking it, I had a hefty dose of this beverage while shopping for a Persian rug in Casablanca. Some Swedish girls who were staying at the same hotel as I was recommended it to me, saying it gave you a bit of a buzz…
North Star – Robb Murphy
11 December 2018
How do you know if you are in a relationship that’s right for you?
What are the indications of that?
How are you supposed to feel when you are with the right person?…
Driving Home For Christmas – Chris Rea
5 December 2018
Are you happy?
It’s a question you are supposed to answer with an affirmative. Hence it’s a question I dread hearing. In fact, I always counter that question by asking for a definition of happiness. Usually, people change the subject quickly after that. I know it’s unfair of me but nobody likes wet blankets,..
Melancholy – Sailor
28 November 2018
Dreams are a funny thing. Very few of them actually come true. Yet we keep building new ones daily. We can’t help it, we need them. They are born from all our random feelings and thoughts and seem to appear just in time to heal our wounds of disappointment…
Can’t Be Seen – The Rolling Stones
20 November 2018
Well, office Christmas parties are just round the corner, which means that it’s a good week to talk about affairs. Yes, I know – Merry Christmas! Ho, ho, ho! But wait, it gets worse. Believe it or not, over here in Scandinavia some employers even send their employees on a two-day Christmas cruise – as if one night wouldn’t be enough to stray from the straight and narrow!..
You Don’t Bring Me Flowers – Neil Diamond (with Barbara Streisand)
13 November 2018
Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.
– Mother Teresa, Catholic nun, saint and missionary
While Mother Theresa was most likely talking about issues that are slightly more concrete and far more serious than a broken heart, this wisdom holds true for relationships as well…
The Pimp And The Whore – Thunder
6 November 2018
Whenever I ask someone if they know a British hard-rock band called Thunder, they usually start humming the beginning of AC/DC’s ”Thunderstruck.” This is frustrating for three reasons. Firstly, ”Thunderstruck” is not exactly AC/DC’s finest hour; secondly, comparing AC/DC to Thunder is like comparing construction workers to architects…