[Dialogue] Yellow Submarine Earworm

[Wilson Priscilla]

Of course the words to the Yellow Submarine song are from Bonhoeffer.
Priscilla Wilson

On Feb 14, 2012, at 9:31 AM, steve har wrote:

> Yellow Submarine song is an "Earworm" in my ear, how about you? What about the words?
> 
> An earworm is a piece of music that sticks in one's mind so that one seems to hear it, even when it is not being played.
> 
> It is like a piece of involuntary repetitive awareness, some figment you hear but don't play, don't practice the form, don't dance the music. 
> 
> My friend Litibu colleague Jack Gilles hates it when I call this stuff nostalgia. 
> 
> Some  Buddhists say nostalgia isn't what it use to be. When you don't make music now and only recycle the old top 40 tunes you are stuck there in those tunes...resurecting the past. 
> 
> I'm thinking that's what Ma Greely said to Mountain, or should have said...when Mountain was stuck in his own nostalgia, back in the old days when he was, what? Can't quite remember where he said he stood. 
> 
> At some point - says the same Buddhist -  there is an opportunity to wake-up an notice that there is fresh music to make even now,  with an ear worm stuck in your ear, fresh music. 
> 
> Wondering if this is so for Bonhoeffer's freedom words...or are the words an ear worm  just like the tune?
> 
> Anyone have something new to say or share about Bonhoeffer's take on freedom now?
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> I have Alfrieda's email address and will share your email address with her if you ask me to, not sure she wants her email out there or not... 
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> Steve Harrington
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