Monday Music Quote: Michael Stipe

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 Mind Versus Music:


Listening to tunes has plenty of benefits-but helping kids memorize isn't one of them, say researchers from the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff. Students were more likely to recall a list of letters in a specific order that they'd memorized in silence than a list they'd studied with music on-regardless of whether or not they liked the songs. For a boost, you might want to consider having kids use their iPods before a big test or competition; research suggests it may actually improve some kinds of performance.

"I've been looking at the iPod- the Apple iPod. One of the interesting things about the iPod, one of the things that people love most about it is not the technology; it's the box it comes in."

-- Donald Norman

"My iPod that was programmed by Peter Buck. It has 7,000 songs hand-picked for me by him. "
 
-- Michael Stipe (For the last quarter of a century Michael Stipe has been the lead singer of R.E.M) 

So, I wanted to share this very cool work of art. Karen, over at Graphic's Fairy had the image and the artwork was painted by http://thejunkinourtrunks.blogspot.com/2011/07/poppy.html

Losing My Religion

F Am F Am G Am Em Am                        Oh....   life, it's bigger,  it's bigger than you, and you are  not me, Em Am The lengths that i will  go to, the distance in your  eyes, Em Dm G Oh no I've said to mu ch, I've said it all, Am Em Am That's me in the  corner, that's me in the  spotlight losing my re ligion, Em Am Trying to  keep a view, and I do n't know if I can do it, Em Dm G Oh no I've said too mu ch, I haven't said enou gh, F Am I thought that I heard you  laughing, I thought that I heard you  sing, F Am G I think I thought I saw you  try, Am Em Am Every  whisper, every waking ho ur I'm choosing my conf essions, Em Am Trying to  keep an eye on you, like a hu rt lost and blind fool, Em Dm G Oh no I've said too  much, I said it  all, Am Em Am Consider  this, consider this,  The Hint of the century, consider  this, the slip Em Am Em  that brought me to my knees failed  what if all these fantasies come  flailing around Dm G F And now I've  said to mu ch, I thought that I heard you  laughing, Am F Am G Am I thought that I heard you  sing,  I think I thought I saw you t ry, Am Am That was just a dream,  that was just a dream, Am Em That's me in the  corner, that's me in the  spotlight, Am Em Losing my  religion trying to  keep a view, Am Em Dm G And I  don't know if I can do it,  Oh no I said to  much, I haven't said  enough F Am I thought that I heard you  laughing, I thought that I heard you s ing, F Am Dm Am I  think I thought I saw you  try,  that was just a dream, to  try cry fly try, Dm Am G Am That was just a dream, just a  dream, just a  dream, dream.

 I must confess, I didn't play R.E.M.'s music much but this one song stayed with me and the chords are super easy. 
So, how's your Monday going? 

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