More Newton Faulkner

Ok, it's official, I am hooked on Newton Faulkner.
After my possible encounter of the Newton kind-hold the figs-I looked him up on You Tube. Now, you have to understand that I am on dialup, so most video is out of the question, as I can't stand to watch stuff in 2 second bursts. My short term memory just cannot string all those bits together.

However, I discovered that with the you tube format, there is a dialup solution. It does not work with most other formats, but with you tube it does. If I hover my cursor over the play button and click it during one of those two seconds bursts, it pauses the video. Then I walk away. For a very, very long time. Hahahah. If I have waited long enough, when I return and hit play, I get the whole thing in one go. I can even replay it. Once I change pages, I am back to square one. Hard to believe for those of you with high speed internet, I know. You lucky people!

At any rate, when I searched Newton Faulkner, a particular video caught my eye. "One man does Bohemian Rhapsody-Newton Faulkner Live". No way! My oldest actually gave me Night at the Opera by Queen (the original vinyl recording, which includes Bo-Rhap) for Mother's Day. Because he knew that was the first album I ever owned, in the year it came out, and I was hooked. I dissected the entire album-keyboards, guitar, vocals. One album led to another. A Queen fan? Yes, I was, RIP Freddie. :(

I saw Queen live three times. Brian May is my favorite guitarist ever-and Freddie was something to see and hear, as well. I had to see "one man does Bohemian Rhapsody," by Newton Faulkner. As a well qualified critic of any Queen covers, this is superb!!! I love it!!!

The saplings gathered in glee while I sang along with Newton-and I am not an accomplished singer, but there I was at all the "Gallileos, and mamas, and let me go's..." We watched together three times. Here's the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_k8_HSA1-o

Then I noticed that there was another interesting one -Newton singing, "Sponge Bob Square Pants"-a beloved cartoon character of the kids. I have even laughed at Sponge Bob, but am not really into him. Well, Newton was hysterical! We had to replay it several times. Poor sponge impaled on the headstock... what a screech! Here's the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlCdbaLaQoM

I may have to get a satellite dish if this keeps up. ;)

Newton Faulkner

I met Newton Faulkner today and I just realized it. Duh. He's a singer songwriter whose lyrics to the song "Dream Catch Me" I posted a few months back.

Here's how it went down. I was in a small local grocery store checking out with the little Willow, juggling three slices of hot pizza on two plates (they were out of plates)and saw a tall guy with reddish dreds at the coffee station. I thought-he looks like Newton Faulkner. Then a small brunette chick, rather plain, caught my eye and I realized they were together and dismissed them as a hippy couple on the way to some show or other.

Still, I turned to the cashier and said, "Newton Faulkner", softly, and she looked at me blankly, so I repeated it louder and added-he's a singer songwriter, since I blanked on the name of the song. She didn't know who I was talking about. Then they got in line behind me, and figuring they must have overheard me, I said to him, "Newton Faulkner" and he gave me a stare and I said, "Do you get that a lot, hey, it's Newton Faulkner?" joking with them.

Then he said, "well, my Mom....and me sometimes..." and still I am in denial, and say, "Yeah, it's the dred" all the while his girlfriend is sort of fidgeting and chuckling. Still, I am grabbing my bags and getting my change, and he adds after me, "I wish I had his money, though" and we all had a good laugh and I left, but have to admit I watched them leave after I got in the car, saying to the Firebird-"check out this guy, he looks like Newton Faulkner."

So I am lying in bed trying to fall asleep and the conversation replayed itself in my head, and I am thinking, "Damn, I think that was Newton Faulkner-why else did he say his Mom?"

I just googled images, because I didn't remember Newton having a little goatee or being tall, or having thick rather than thin dred, and there he was...Newton Faulkner.

Well, I guess I am glad I didn't realize it at the time, since I couldn't remember the name of his hit song...Dream Catch Me.

You rock, Newton!

Dream Catch Me

Artist: Newton Faulkner
Song: Dream Catch Me

Lyrics :

Every timeI close my eyes
It's you
And I know now
Who I am
Yea yea yea
And I know now

There's a place I go
When I'm alone
Do anything I want
Be anyone I wanna be
But it is us I see
And I cannot believe I'm fallin
That's where I'm goin
Where are you goin
Hold it close won't let this go

Dream catch me, yea
Dream catch me when I fall
Or else I won't come back at all

You do so much
That you don't know
It's true
And I know now
Who I am
Yea yea yea
And I know now

There's a place I go
When I'm alone
Do anything I want
Be anyone I wanna be
But it is us I see
And I cannot believe I'm fallin
That's where I'm goin
Where are you goin
Hold it close won't let this go

Dream catch me, yea
Dream catch me when I fall
Or else I won't come back at all

See you as a mountain
A fountain of God
See you as as a descant soul
in the setting sun
You as the sound
As the _____________
I'm young

There's a place I go
When I'm alone
Do anything I want
Be anyone I wanna be
But it is us I see
And I cannot believe I'm fallin

There's a place I go
When I'm alone
Do anything I want
Be anyone I wanna be
But it is us I see
And I cannot believe I'm fallin
That's where I'm goin
Where are you goin
Hold it close won't let this go

Dream catch me, yea
Dream catch me when I fall
Or else I won't come back at all