Celebrate Life
celebrate the joys and pains of existence with tommi tikka
featuring artists like
Elvis Presley, The Impersonators, Robb Murphy, HOAX, Elton John, Neil Diamond, DD Allen, The Modern World
The great Oscar Wilde once remarked:
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that’s all.
This famous quote pretty much sums up what Music To Celebrate Life is about: living. More precisely, it celebrates the life lived, all of it – not just the good bits. Hence, the music featured here is about the joys and pains of existence. The songs selected for this playlist will have strong vocals and compelling melodic structures. However, given the nature and the theme of this playlist, special emphasis is placed on the lyrical content.
Sweet Thing – Mick Jagger
16 June 2020
Even though I’m not a great fan of Jagger’s first two solo albums, Wandering Spirit released in the early nineties was a beautiful album…
In Small Things Forgotten – PilGrims In Progress
31 March 2020
Let me take you back in time…to the fall of 2014. I was participating in a BILC language-teaching seminar in Ellwangen, Germany. It was a great experience for me in more ways that one…
Broken Down Cowboy – John Fogerty
3 March 2020
I was trying to describe the complexity of life in an interview a while ago…I didn’t do very well. Truth be told, I’m not even sure why life is so complex. To be fair, I suppose for some it’s more complex than for others. For me it’s always been rather complex…
Someone I Knew – Gordon Haskell
28 January 2020
The concept of happiness, as perceived by the modern western society is simple: You get an education and a great job, after which you marry, buy a house, acquire two cars and have a few kids…
Christmas Is All Around Us – Billy Mack (Love Actually Soundtrack)
18 December 2019
I can see it like yesterday. My mom and dad in the kitchen preparing the Christmas dinner and us kids decorating the tree with grandma. It feels like it was yesterday but in reality, the image I have in my head is from thirty-five years ago. Those were happy times. It’s easy to be a kid, isn’t it? Everything is catered to you. You can just enjoy it all. They’ll tell you when it’s time to eat and when it’s time for presents. You just show up…
In the Dying Day – Apostle
11 December 2019
“In The Dying Day” is a wonderful pop tune by a very gifted British artist Apostle. His brilliant debut single “Dakota Thunder Rising” was featured on Music To Celebrate Life when it came out in January 2017. We also published a rather in-depth interview with him round about that time…
You Get So Alone Sometimes – HOAX
7 November 2019
Loneliness is an interesting thing. Over the years, I’ve come to understand that one can be alone in many different ways and equally, in many different situations. We usually associate loneliness with not having another individual close by physically, interpreting it therefore as isolation. However, the truth of the matter is that you can be surrounded by familiar faces and still feel alone…
I’m Ready – Simone Reyes
30 October 2019
I’m not a big fan of reality shows. I watch them if my kids have them on. Some of them are okay; most are not. I’ve always felt it hard enough to deal with my own reality – dealing with somebody else’s is a daunting thought. However, this is not to say I don’t enjoy other people’s version of reality, especially when it’s served in the form of brilliant lyrics,…
State Of Mind – DANSU
15 October 2019
According to their bio, “DANSU is an indie electro act from Amsterdam, whose neo-pop grooves are undeniably catchy yet refreshingly unpretentious”…
Yellow – GAUMAR
7 October 2019
I have believed in the healing powers of music all my life. Ever since I was a kid, music has always chased away all my worries. It just happens. I hear music and I’m transported to a different world, an alternate universe of sorts…
Yes Man – Mahogany Purple
23 September 2019
What happens when a group of guys meet each other in a high school band? Usually, nothing – unless you have a fetish for slightly or considerably out-of-tune tubas and trumpets. Sorry, it’s just the way it is, at least for the most part…
Rebecca’s Curse – DD Allen
27 August 2019
My father once told me to be wary of women. I laughed at him. I remember the day well. We were in his car, eating sandwiches, I was nineteen and helping him out at work. He wanted to show me the ropes of being an entrepreneur. Hence, we hung out together every day for a month. I learned the ropes of being an entrepreneur but didn’t understand a fig about what he was trying to explain about women. I wish I had listened to him more closely…
