In my last post (Sound Bytes #5….”Orcas Island”), I said that the next post would be Sound Bytes #4….”San Juan Island”.
But after I thought about it, I realized I had to go back to Orcas Island to do a few things I was unable to do on my last visit to the Island. I’m pretty sure #4 🤨 will be next, but…..
Oh well…..I think I can safely say that #4 will be here when you see it. (How’s that for being non-committal?)
I wanted to:
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Last month I intended to visit the San Juan Island, not only for the fun of it but also for the purpose of doing Sound Bytes #4….”San Juan Island”, which I mentioned in a previous post (Sound Bytes #2….”Sound Views From Anacortes”). But I couldn’t get a reservation on the ferry for the times and days I needed to get on it.
So I looked at the ferry schedule for Orcas Island and I was able to get a reservation for the days and times I had planned to go there.
So, I decided to do Sound Bytes #5….”Orcas Island” first.
(So, just so you know, Sound Bytes #4, will follow this one, although it is out of order.)
Let us begin!……
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HEAR YE! HEAR YE!
HER MAJESTY’S COURT IS NOW IN SESSION!
Let the court jester begin!…….
Lizz Wright (Her Majesty 😀), my favorite singer of all time (and forever), sings a song, penned by K. D. Lang, called “Wash Me Clean”.
It’s a dreamy tune that sends me to a lofty space where I start dreaming wide awake.
In a previous post called “SHHHH! Genius At Work”! (Unearthing Her Grace), I shared a story about that song and I mentioned how much I like “Wash Me Clean” and how it elevates me to that dreamy state of mind, a place I like to go from time to time. It’s one of those songs that grabbed me and wouldn’t let go. (I am a dreamer, after all.)
One day, I imagined doing a slo-mo video of only swish shots, and pairing it up with Her Majesty’s cover of “Wash Me Clean”.
But the court jester (me), being a jester, dubbed the video “Swish Me Clean”.
Continue Reading…When I conceived the idea for this Sound Bytes Series, I started thinking about all the songs Lizz Wright sings and which ones I would choose to pair up with the video clips of the Puget Sound.
Lizz has eclectic taste in music and sings all genres equally well.
I mentioned this in a few previous posts called, “How Do You Spell Eclectic?”, “Favorite Means Favorite!”, “LiZ2: That Certain Something”, and “Heartless In Seattle”.
She chooses a wide variety of songs to sing and she sings them in different styles too.
She does Gospel, rhythm and blues, pop, soul, and folk. She covers artists who sing entirely different styles – including Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald, Tina Turner, Patsy Cline, just to mention a few.
I think that’s another reason why I like her music so much. Because I like variety in everything too.
So when I think of all her songs, I see each song fitting into one or more categories that I made up in my own mind. The categories describe the nature of the song as well as how she sings it.
Note: There is some overlap. Some of the songs can fit into more than one category.
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(Photo taken from Mt. Erie lookout point.)
In “Sound Bytes (Intro)”, I explained how the idea for this Sound Byte Series was spawned.
I wanted to pair together and share the beauty of the Puget Sound, my favorite place, and the beauty of the musical sound of Lizz Wright, my favorite singer.
In the previous post, “Sound Bytes #1 (Seattle And The Sounds)”, I showcased the Puget Sound area around Seattle, and Lizz Wright singing “Reaching For The Moon”, (my favorite cover of all the covers that she does).
In this post, I share some views of the Puget Sound, from two mountain tops in the Anacortes area, where the Anacortes Ferry Terminal is located, and some views of the Puget Sound from aboard the ferry, while I was on my way to San Juan Island. It’s one of the ways to get to the San Juan Islands.
I also share the musical sound of Lizz Wright, singing ” I’m Confessin’ “, in “Sound Bytes #2”. I know you’re going to like it.