The sun has been shining for a few days now, and the temperature is supposed to go above zero today. The official first day of spring is the day after tomorrow, but the reality is that our winter continues well beyond the first day of spring. The ground is still frozen solid and our first frost-free date is in mid-May. We will also have summery days from time to time well before the first day of summer, so I guess it balances out somewhat.
The coming of spring, even if it's just a word on the calendar, is exciting anyway and I was wondering what kind of music makes me think of spring.
André Rieu has something to offer: Spring Symphony. You can follow that link to a YouTube video, but you might not want to. To me, it doesn't say spring as much as it says "shoot those birds". It's supposed to be peaceful, relaxing music with charming birdsong. But, the chirping of the birds is just annoying.
I'm happy to hear the real thing in the trees in front of my house. Their chirping makes me happy.
Vivaldi's Spring from his Four Seasons is pretty, but it makes me think of furniture or eyeglasses.
Here's a song that has a happy, hopeful, spring feeling: Simon and Garfunkel's The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy). I'm looking forward to walking down the sidewalk without slipping and falling. When the ice and snow go away, I'll be singing this song. But, I can't walk outdoors and feel groovy yet.
I think the best one has to be the Beatles', Here Comes the Sun. It starts with "It's been a long cold lonely winter". Yup, it's got to have winter in it if it's a spring song. "I feel that ice is slowly melting" is really what I'm feeling.
"Sun, sun, sun, here we come!"
