Posted 2:37 PM by Bonnie

I know you're just itching to dance so let's twist ... erm ... I mean let's Mambo again like we did last summer and this summer too.
This week, a little Katrina inspiration.

01. What song lyrics come to mind when you hear the words: water, wind, rain

And I played my guitar
Through the night to the day,
Turn, turn, turn again.
And the only tune
My guitar could play
Was, "Oh the Cruel Rain
And the Wind."Percy’s Song – Bob Dylan

02. Using the letters K-A-T-R-I-N-A see what song titles you can come up with.

K – Kathy’s Song – Paul Simon – this one also fits the above:

And as I watch the drops of rain
Weave their weary paths and die
I know that I am like the rain
There but for the grace of you go I.

A - Alice's Restaurant By Arlo Guthrie.

T – Turn, Turn, Turn by Pete Seeger

R – Restless Wind – okay it’s really Wayward wind but it does have restless wind in the lyrics – Neil Young

And the wayward wind
is a restless wind
A restless wind
that yearns to wander
And I was born
the next of kin
The next of kin
to the wayward wind.

I – I’ll Be There – Michael Jackson

N - No Place to Hide – Alison Krauss (these also seem to fit)

When I was a child
I used to love to watch the rain
I'd stand under the downspout
Let the water cool my brain
I never thought to worry
If the river rose too high
That all the seeds we planted
Would get washed out with the tide
But now I am a man
And I need a place to hide

A – Anytime – Brian McNight



03. If you were going to send Katrina survivors a musical message of hope which song would you choose?

You’ve Got a Friend – James Taylor

When you’re down and troubled
And you need a helping hand
And nothing, whoa nothing is going right.
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest nights.

You just call out my name,
And you know whereever I am
I’ll come running, oh yeah baby
To see you again.
Winter, spring, summer, or fall,
All you have to do is call
And I’ll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.
You’ve got a friend.

If the sky above you
Should turn dark and full of clouds
And that old north wind should begin to blow
Keep your head together and call my name out loud
And soon I will be knocking upon your door.
You just call out my name and you know where ever I am
I’ll come running to see you again.
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you got to do is call
And I’ll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Hey, ain’t it good to know that you’ve got a friend?
People can be so cold.
They’ll hurt you and desert you.
Well they’ll take your soul if you let them.
Oh yeah, but don’t you let them.

You just call out my name and you know wherever I am
I’ll come running to see you again.
Oh babe, don’t you know that,
Winter spring summer or fall,
Hey now, all you’ve got to do is call.
Lord, I’ll be there, yes I will.
You’ve got a friend.
You’ve got a friend.
Ain’t it good to know you’ve got a friend.
Ain’t it good to know you’ve got a friend.
You’ve got a friend.