Tag Archives: lyrics

Harmony: Musical Combinations Based on Math

Posted on January 11, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen (1984) I was researching Pythagorean Philosophy when I came across this gem: The harmony of the cosmos The Pythagoreans extended their numerical philosophy to the study of harmony in music and the cosmos. They discovered that … Continue reading →

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When the Lyrics of a Song Transport Me Back to 1975

Posted on March 19, 2025 by cdsmiller17

One of These Nights (Eagles) One of these nightsOne of these crazy old nightsWe’re gonna find out pretty mamaWhat turns on your lightsThe full moon is callingThe fever is highAnd the wicked wind whispers and moansYou got your demons you … Continue reading →

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Forty-Six Years Ago Lightfoot Highlighted a Racial Issue

Posted on July 14, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Cherokee Bend (1975) This song has been haunting my sleep. That probably means I need to write something about it. The story isn’t new, and in this case, fictionalized, but the recent news of unmarked graves at so many Residential … Continue reading →

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Song Lyrics as ‘The Journey’ (Jungian Psychology)

Posted on March 18, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Bruce Miller: Fairy Tales On The Highway (1975) As you may have surmised by now, I am in the middle of reading “Ego and Archetype” by Edward F. Edinger. I already knew a great deal about the subject matter, having … Continue reading →

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My Corona (with apologies to The Knack)

Posted on March 15, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Ooh, my little pretty one, my pretty one When you gonna give me some time, Corona Ooh, you make my motor run, my motor run Got it coming off o’ the line, Corona Never gonna stop, give it up, such … Continue reading →

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Stranger (to myself)

Posted on June 20, 2019 by cdsmiller17

  I moved away from Canada in nineteen-eighty-five: I wanted to see how the other half survived; The Brits were somewhat welcoming to me, There were so many places I wanted to be.   But I didn’t realize how much … Continue reading →

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We’ve Heard…

Posted on June 18, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Some Leonard Koans I’ve heard the soul is diamond in the rough That pain must polish it to a bright display; But mine is diamond dust that’s blown away. (from “I’ve Counted What I Have”) Now I heard there was … Continue reading →

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First New Lyrics in Years

Posted on June 18, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Exempt of Every Faculty   They say: you can lead a horse to water, But you can’t make him drink; I say: you can teach a youth to read, But you can’t make him think, Because he’s exempt of every … Continue reading →

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It’s a Sign of the Times

Posted on December 13, 2017 by cdsmiller17

    Just Stop Your Crying Two things happened last night: Noah Mac was eliminated from The Voice after singing “Sign of the Times” and ‘Harry Styles: Live in Manchester’ was aired on CTV. Harry’s final tune was (you guessed … Continue reading →

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Hey, Cathy: think this one could be lyrics for a song?

Posted on June 1, 2015 by cdsmiller17

My cousin Cathy Miller is The Singing Quilter. We discussed writing another song together. I was going to focus on the ancestry.ca work I’ve been doing since 2006. Instead, I found this one in my manuscript, “Time Defined”. It might … Continue reading →

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