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Unexpected Pandemic Tearjerkers

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sqlsavior

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Many of us are under more stress than usual, due to this pandemic. Sometimes it is not always obvious but can break out in unexpected ways.

For me just a while ago, it was putting on the soundtrack to Pleasantville, and hearing Fiona Apple's version of John Lennon's Across The Universe filling the house, a treat for me after a couple-day music drought.

But when the chorus came up, so did the tears...

Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world

Have you had anything strike you differently during these trying times?
 
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Not so much the pandemic, though I do get PO'd with folks who won't wear masks and/or keep their distance, etc. I don't talk about it much, but my hardest times are long, painful nights with little sleep. Relief is a process which usually takes a few hours. When I get to feeling sorry for myself, I kick my own butt back into happiness. This, too, shall pass. These are my trying times.

But, like everyone, I hope for a return to normalcy from the pandemic - right now, that hope seems elusive, but Richard Starkey says stuff's getting better.
 
Stuff is hard right now. I find myself occasionally tearing up for seemingly no reason at songs that don't usually provoke an emotion.

In the bigger picture, I decided to go into Social Work school (kicking my ass during the pandemic—) and the anecdotal reports (and probably hard data, if I had the time to rustle that up—) shows that there's been a significant increase in mental health issues/crises during this period. Loss of employment, severe economic and political stressors, loneliness, separation and divorce, and worse of all, the loss of *multiple* family members to covid (many my age or younger—) in the populations I serve.

The isolation, especially among older adults, is very difficult. I'm directly witnessing a sense of deep hopelessness as well as clinically severe depression setting in. We're not out of the woods by any means, and the traumatic effects of this will have a lasting impact for years to come. But, all we can do is take it one day at a time, stay as safe as possible, and hope it's getting better every day, right?

 
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We live in a rural area and haven't socialized that much since we moved here. I can honestly say that aside from a few minor inconveniences, my life isn't much different than it was a year ago. I've been very lucky ... so far.
 
musichal said:
Not so much the pandemic, though I do get PO'd with folks who won't wear masks and/or keep their distance, etc. I don't talk about it much, but my hardest times are long, painful nights with little sleep. Relief is a process which usually takes a few hours. When I get to feeling sorry for myself, I kick my own butt back into happiness. This, too, shall pass. These are my trying times.

But, like everyone, I hope for a return to normalcy from the pandemic - right now, that hope seems elusive, but Richard Starkey says stuff's getting better.
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Not elusive, normal will return.. the eery green mist will fade..
Nature is pretty damn resilient.. so is a person.. people, not so much...
You got this, and when you feel the need to kick your own butt, kick a few others also...
 
I can’t say I’ve had any tearjerkers, but something did happen to my wife and me just before the COVID-19 pandemic took off. We were all set to put our house on the market and rent a much smaller place in the city due to my wife’s work. I had sold my 2600 LPs and stereo equipment and bought a streamer. My wife started telecommuting, and since we did not relish selling our house and moving during a pandemic we decided to stay put. I’ve been spending my time listening to my streamer and enjoying more and different music than I ever did. Given all that’s been happening I think it’s been one of the best (and best timed) decisions I’ve ever made.

And for those of you who have lost someone, my condolences. This is a crappy situation for a lot of people; some of us will not survive, some of us will have health issues for a long time, many have lost income and suffered hits to mental health. For most of us things will get better or change in drastic ways. If there is one advantage to a pandemic it is that it is shared pain, a community suffering and potentially supporting everyone. We all have music to soothe the soul, make us face our pain and deal with it. I for one am going to have Fiona Apple's version of John Lennon's Across The Universe fill the house today.
 
Katalyst, absolutely wonderful video! Reminds me of this Facebook commercial that was broadcast early in the pandemic with the Kate Tempest song, “People’s Faces”. Great album, BTW.

 
My wife and I were walking our dog this morning, and I mentioned this discussion to her. Her tearjerker moment was a couple months ago when her playlist popped up “I’m Going Away”, by Walter Hawkins and the Love Center Choir off of their Love Alive II album. She called her sister and they cried together for a good while.
 
Icelandic pianist Olafur Arnalds’ album “some kind of peace” is a very soothing piano instrumental. Rainy autumn day music.

The song “Undone” seems especially relevant:

As we get bigger and bigger
The distance between ourselves and that other
Outside world becomes smaller and smaller
And this world that we are inside
Which seems so huge in the beginning
And so infinitely welcoming
Has become very uncomfortable
And we are obliged to be born
And my father says that birth is so
Chaotic and violent that he’s sure
That the moment of birth, we’re all thinking
“This is it. This is death. This is the end of my life.”
And then we’re born and it’s a surprise
Cause its just the beginning
 
My friend's church in Cincinnati just filed for bankruptcy. It was a thriving place until May.

Also, I live my life like there is no pandemic or, more precisely, like I have my entire 67 years, just live with the pandemics like we always do. I did buy 20 chickens five months ago. We'll eat here no matter what. :)
 
My nephew caught a BAD 'hard' dose. He's recovering now - over the hump as of yesterday. Hit him HARD.

I think a major boycott is due.

NOT CORRECT.
 
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