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“Hey Google” knows what music I like. This morning I asked for “Morning Has Broken” by Cat Stevens. Wow, so gorgeous! A great way to start the day. But after that it continues to play music similar to the requested song. John Denver, Simon and Garfunkel, Joni Mitchell, all emotional songs from our teen years. But listening to them again with old ears is incredible. The poetry, the philosophy, the expressions of real life, are so accurate. S and G’s “The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls, and tenement halls, and whispered in the wells of silence. And the people bowed and prayed to the neon god they made.” J. Mitchell’s “I’ve looked at love from both sides now, from give and take and still somehow, it’s love’s illusions I recall. I really don’t know love at all. I’ve looked at life from both sides now, from up and down, and still somehow, it’s life’s illusions I recall. I really don’t know life at all.” And I remember attending my Aunt Jeune’s funeral 5 years ago in Manhattan, Kansas, where the only music was a woman singing Joni Mitchell’s “Send in the Clowns.” That tells you something about my aunt. “Send in the clowns, there ought to be clowns . . . don’t bother, they’re here.” She attended and voiced her opinion at every school board meeting for over 40 years. The superintendent spoke at the funeral, and announced that the board room would be named after her. Bob Dylan was not the only musical poet of our day. We filled our heads with the philosophy of Pete Seeger, the tunes of Paul Simon, the unforgettable voices of Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell and Judy Collins, and their acoustic music. Thank you “Hey Google” for knowing what can make me happy. “Don’t worry, be happy!” --Cynthia
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