In Perfect Harmony

Keith's Ramblings

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I was watching a band busking in the square the other day. They were quite good and it got me thinking.

Very few of us are blessed with the ability to sing completely in tune, and perfect pitch is a quality possessed by but the chosen few. But most of us try to belt out a tune now and again whether it be in the pub on karaoke night,  or in the shower using the spray head as a mike.

That’s like life, isn’t it? We try, but no matter how much effort we put into it we don’t always get it right. And songs mirror life. They can be melancholy or uplifting, funny or sad. Some once said ‘Life’s a song – sing it’.

There was a song doing the rounds many years ago by a band called the New Squeakers (or something like that). In it, they said they wanted to ‘teach the world to sing in perfect harmony’. A noble aspiration, but sadly one which will probably never be achieved. 

On that note, or the closest one you can get to it, let’s all sing a song!

Oh dear, that was not such a good idea after all

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Thanks to Jenne Gray and C.E.Ayr for hosting The Unicorn Challenge.

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39 thoughts on “In Perfect Harmony”

  1. Sadje Jan 20, 2024 / 13:06

    If only we could sing together in harmony, how much better life would be.

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  2. ladysighs Jan 20, 2024 / 13:14

    Congratulations! If there was a contest you would have won. I speak English and although not well-read, I do read and can probably infer meanings of words that I’ve seen before or just skip over them. But today I found a word in your story that I had never seen nor heard before. I found it in the dictionary, but I could not find a synonym for it in the thesaurus.

    What is this word? I’m not telling you, but I have probably done a bit of _ _ _ _ing here on WP. Maybe you will reply with my mystery word?

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    • Keith's Ramblings Jan 20, 2024 / 13:53

      I suspect you are referring to the fifth word in the first sentence, something you might benefit from financially were you to venture outside and have ago!

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      • ladysighs Jan 20, 2024 / 14:19

        I suspect you are right. And I suspect you don’t know how to count. And you might suspect I was once a kindergarten teacher. 😉

        I suspect I will be staying inside.

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      • Keith's Ramblings Jan 20, 2024 / 15:47

        I can only count as far as five, Miss. I should have said 5+1!

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  5. jenne49 Jan 20, 2024 / 15:30

    …especially not if I’m singing along.
    Although I can always ‘Imagine’!
    Good story, Keith.

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      • jenne49 Jan 22, 2024 / 19:09

        My entire family used to do that in church! A row of Grays mouthing lustily, and not producing a discordant note. Which wouldn’t have been the case if we’d actually sung!

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  6. Dale Jan 20, 2024 / 15:52

    Song, no matter how out of tune it is, does bring the people together. After all, Coca Cola thought this song would do so, while drinking their product!
    I’m a fabulous singer. In my car. With the windows up. And the radio drowning me out 😉

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      • Dale Jan 21, 2024 / 15:24

        I say they succeeded because for many people, this song will forever be associated with them.
        They do! Thankfully, they can take a lot 😉

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  7. Christine Goodnough Jan 20, 2024 / 16:41

    A great response to the given prompt. Such a hopeful song from back in the day…the coming Age of Aquarius with “harmony and understanding.” How we dreamed before the twin towers came down! Today the song sounds more like, “This land is my land. I’m taking over.” Pardon my cynicism. 😉

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      • pensitivity101 Jan 21, 2024 / 19:01

        It makes you wonder what they were actually hearing to dance like that!

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  11. messymimi's meanderings Jan 21, 2024 / 00:34

    Singing is fun, and I promise, I only do it when alone or in the balcony at church where no one has to hear me but sweet Becca, and she never complains. My husband is in the choir, and I help the choir by not singing!

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  12. clark Jan 21, 2024 / 21:22

    What an excellent story. That perfect combination of a situation familiar to most, with characters we can identify with… hinting at something that seems heartbreaking out of reach.

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  13. Maria Michaela Jan 22, 2024 / 09:35

    Songs bind us. When one sings from the heart, it doesn’t matter if it’s out of tune 🎶

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  14. ceayr Jan 23, 2024 / 08:50

    I think the message is that some songs are best left unsung by some singers!

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