September 14, 2011
Lady Stardust by Lisa Miskovsky
One of the songs I’ve been enjoying recently is Lady Stardust by Swedish singer-songwriter Lisa Miskovsky (no, this is not a David Bowie cover). I don’t have a clue why, it’s not a new song but a single from 2003. Guess I just happened to listen to the song at the right moment and it clicked.
So, not many posts on this blog recently. Isn’t that what happens to almost every blog that’s somebody’s hobby? It used to be great writing this blog, but it lasted about a year or two, then other things took on. I think that’s the natural way things go. Keeping up with new music takes a lot of time and energy, more than I have right now. What’s music blogging these days anyway? I don’t have a clue, the online world has changed so much. So I just listen to music, take it easy. Sometimes go to shows. Sometimes enjoy playing the guitar. I’m a software developer by profession, and I have a dream of launching a venture that connects people and music much better than what you see these days. The idea is growing, but it’s not the time for it yet.
I still enjoy writing this blog occasionally. And like I say on the about page, I write mostly just for myself to record my journey in music. But of course, it makes me glad if people read what I write (otherwise it would make no sense to make it available online). Music is so much about the moment you get to experience it, and when you share it online you completely lose this concept. Still I love it when people share the stuff they love. That’s the best we’ve got.
Back to Lady Stardust. After listening to the song a couple of times I remarked how I can identify with these lyrics:
Every city needs a distance, every sky demands a moon Every winter needs a snowfall, every summer wants a June Money's just a piece of paper, gold is blinding don't you see Fame is just our own illusion of what life was meant to be But I don't need a perfect mirror, I don't care for queens and kings We are free and we are perfect when Lady Stardust sing
Listen on Spotify. And here’s a good YouTube video:
