Sunday at Bob's #24 - Roaming onwards (by Lena)

 

Hello to you all,

As our receptionist is on temporary leave - to go and explore the volumes earth has to offer (yes, think about us when you see mountains) - I will take you for a walk on our flat land.

Lucky for us, music is here to make us feel more lively.

            My name is Lena and I am in charge of today’s playlist. I am not a receptionist, or a music connoisseur however, I’d be happy to take you on stroll, hopefully with music that’ll make you w(a-o)nder.

            Coming first on today’s selection, helping us to get over our receptionist’s departure, is “Carry On” from Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Listen to it while your determined feet pull your legs forward. Even without knowing our destination, the unison of their voices will push your chest to flow ahead. Who needs mountains, when you can listen to them and imagine flying very close to the ground, on a magic carpet?

            Keeping the magic carpet's point of view, we will follow with “This masquerade” by The Carpenters. Our journey takes on a different rhythm as our carpet brings us further away from the concrete floor. As they say: “Are we really happy, with this lonely game we play?”. As we let them guide our minds, these ones keep on dwelling on the carpet, dreaming of flying higher as “We tried to talk it over, but the words got in the way”.

            Our walk now needs to take a different turn. The coming up junction is complicated, we don’t want to be daydreaming, our noses lost in the air, to cross that one. Stepping off of our carpet, we are happy to stand again and to run on the rhythm of “Ballad of Accounting” by Karan Casey. We are more determined. Our lonely stroll becomes a bounce.

            Stepping further, maintaining our straight stare, we have “Fat ass joint” by Cujo (Amon Tobin), which pushes our walk into a trample. No, we are not trying to crush anything but this song brings us substance and matter. I personally listen to it when any kind of challenge is coming up. It makes my ankles stand straighter. 

            Determination took a hold of us but now it’s time to exhale. It’s time for our journey’s intermission with Galt MacDermot and his song “Meard Street”. Let’s forget direction again, and find pleasure in our saunter.

            Coming next is “The beggar and the thief” by Piers Faccini, who carries our roaming beautifully with four great musicians, as Ibrahim Maalouf at the trumpet (the others are probably worth mentioning as well, but unfortunately he is the only one whose name is familiar to me).

            We’ve been out for quite some time now and it starts to rain again. Let’s get lost in these small streets, there. The pavement is slippery, maybe we’ll find shelter with “Between the bars” by Madeleine Peyroux.

            The rain calmed down. Come with me, let’s continue our journey! Coming out of the bar, we can smell the outside again. Spring is flirting with us, it’s stimulating our senses without giving in. For such a moment, I will share “Dandelion wine” with you, from the Clancy Brothers and Lou Killen. My favorite one of today’s playlist, probably more for having heard it in my family from so young, but here it is.

            The next one, whose discovery I can’t take credit for, is “Gold mine” from Take 6 (again, family influence). This American a cappella gospel group will change our pace again. We have been walking for too long now, our minds get goofy, our legs are hanging without feeling the floor anymore. This song is perfect for a flash of fantasy out of this gravitational world.

            And now the last song, as I bring you back to Bob’s. As you may have noticed, the Anglo-Saxon influence is very present in the songs I shared with you today. Strangely, this is one of the reasons why Sunday at Bob’s is a necessity for me. So to finish our slow ride, I tapped on my friend Maisa Imamović’s shoulder for a different tone. I was craving for her Bosnian emotion. That’s when you can trade your Jenever for a Rakja! I'm telling you, it’s worthwhile. Here is “Dva se draga” from Damir Imamović (na, they are not related).

Hope you enjoyed your walk, you’re now back and safe at the hostel.

Check out time is still 10h30.

Back to you receptionist !

 PS: The next playlist might only come to you in April, as our receptionist didn't yet find someone for the next playlist

Playlist :

1.     Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young – Carry on

2.     The Carpenters – This masquerade

3.     Karan Casey – Ballad of accounting

4.     Fat ass joint – Cujo

5.     Galt Macdermot – Meard street

6.     Piers Faccini – The beggar and the thief

7.     Madeleine Peyroux – Between the bars

8.     Clancy Brothers and Lou Killen – Dandelion Wine

9.     Take 6 – Gold mine

10.  Damir Imamović - Dva se draga