Recently Listening to : from a King to a Box

my Eighth Music Chakra Tower of 2015

15 Pieces Climbing Longer and Closer to my Heart

while turning 40 years old





Crown chakra


1

A WHITER SHADE OF PALE

["I was feeling kinda seasick
....as the ceiling flew away"]

with The Gary Brooker Ensemble + Church Choir
written by Gary Brooker

from Within Our House 1996


2

EVERYTHING YOU KNOW MELTS AWAY LIKE SNOW

with Daniel Norgren
written by Daniel Norgren

from Alabursy 2015





Brow /third EYE chakra


3

WOT GORILLA?
+ ALL IN A MOUSE'S NIGHT

with Genesis
written by Phil Collins and Tony Banks

from Wind and Wuthering 1976


4

A SOAPBOX OPERA

with Supertramp
written by Roger Hodgson & Rick Davis

from Crisis? What Crisis? 1975





Throat chakra


5

PROKOFIEV'S VIOLIN CONCERTO no 2

with Kyung Wha Chung 1977
written by Sergei Prokofiev 1935


6

[...hands on the clock keep ticking...] THE SONG

with Trey Anastasio
written by Trey Anastasio

from Paper Wheels 2015





Heart chakra


7

THE WONDER OF YOU

with Elvis Presley
written by Baker Knight

from On Stage 1970


8

THE DANGLING CONVERSATION
["...and you read your Emily Dickinson..."]

with Simon & Garfunkel
written by Paul Simon

from Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme 1966





Solar Plexus chakra


9

BACK IN THE U.S.S.R.

with The Overtures
written by Paul McCartney

from Beatle Day (filled with covers) in Gothenburg 2015


10

JAG ÄR EN IDIOT
[en kugghjulspojke]

with Imperiet
written by Joakim Thåström

from Tiggarens Tal 1988





Sex chakra /Sacred chakra


11

FROM A JACK TO A KING
[I played an Ace and I won a Queen]

with Elvis Presley
written by Ned Miller

from Back in Memphis 1970


12

DIRTY TO THE BONE

with Jeff Lynne's ELO
written by Jeff Lynne

from Alone in The Universe 2015





Root chakra


13

JUPITER
[femhundra mil från allting]

with Staffan Hellstrand
written by Staffan Hellstrand

from Motljus 2006


14

SKATING ON THIN ICE
[SHAKING THE WRONG DICE]

with Procol Harum
written by Gary Brooker

from Something Magic 1977










Above And Below Everyone


15

LUX AETERNA
for 16-voice a cappella mixed chorus

with Chor des Norddeutschen Rundfunks Hamburg
written by György Ligeti 1966










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