Song of the Day

If you know me, you know that I don't typically listen to music. In fact, if I have headphones on, I'm usually listening to very serious stuff, like Podcasts or the news. However, quarantine has forced me to work in close quarters with my husband who is a music fanatic. Fanatic. He wears noise-canceling headphones and belts out songs all day long. He's always working on a playlist--or two--and he solicits his co-workers for their top 5 songs just to "hear new music." His ideal evening is sitting around listening to music together. His favorite movie is High Fidelity. You get the point. When we had the Meet session a few weeks ago, I had to tell him explicitly not to sing during the session--y'all, he can't even sing! Maybe it's my husband, maybe it's all the playlists he's made for me, maybe it's quarantine, or maybe it's just the abrupt life change, but I'm really digging music right now.

Hence the "Song of the Day." Naturally the first song is "Rise Up" by Andra Day, which is pretty much an anthem of the coronavirus era. Y'all, I'm not claiming to be cutting edge here, I know this song is old, but it's also timeless. The way she sings "ache" at 1:43 in the acoustic version gets me. I also appreciate that this is all one take, no editing! Impressive. If you send me what you're listening to right now, my husband and I will listen to it after dinner. :)