It's Over ( #BOTB )

    The Blogging from A to Z April Challenge is now over!  Now back to the business of regular blogging.  More on my experience with this year's Challenge in an upcoming post, but today it's..,

 

Battle of the Bands

 

        Battle of the Bands is the blogging event started by Far Away Series and now hosted by StMcC Presents Battle of the Bands.   This event happens each month on the 15th and on some there is also a Battle on the 1st of the month.  My blog is one of those with a second Battle excepting over these summer months.   The premise is simple:  Listen to the songs presented below and then in the comments vote for your favorite and tell us why you liked it.  Then visit the links listed near the bottom of this post for more Battle action.

 It's Over

      In keeping with the end of the blogging event of the season, I'll be presenting a Battle between two different songs with the same title by two groups that essentially emerged from the Beatles era of music.  Both these groups I enjoy a great deal and since there are so many different songs that have the title "It's Over" I decided to go with these two songs of a similar lineage.  Listen and enjoy and then tell us which one you like the best.

Badfinger   "It's Over" (1971)

     This song easily fits in the "Songs from Lee's Basement" category since Badfinger was high on my playlist when my friends would come and hang out with me in the early 70s.  When the group first came out I actually thought that they might be the Beatles in disguise.  Badfinger remains one of my favorite groups from that era.  Do you remember this song?

Electric Light Orchestra "It's Over"  (1977)

      Jeff Lynne of ELO makes no secret that he was strongly influenced by the Beatles and it's pretty obvious to anyone who has listened to both groups.  ELO's greatest popularity began after the heyday of Lee's Basement parties so their music doesn't fit into that category for me, but they certainly could have.  I think they are a pretty great group.  What do you think?

Time to Vote!

        It ain't over until it's over and that means you need to do your part. It's time for a Battle of the Bands!  You're supposed to vote on one of these songs.  Which one do you prefer?  Battles are no fun without you the reader participating.    Hopefully you have an opinion of some kind.  You don't have to know about music to have an opinion since it all comes down to your own personal taste.

        Please vote on your favorite by letting us know your choice in the comment section and tell us why you prefer the version you chose. Then after you've finished here, please visit the other blogs listed below who may or may not be participating this time around. And if you've put up your own BOTB contest let us know that as well so we can vote on yours. I don't know if anyone else will be doing a Battle this time around, but you can still check out these sites.


Here are some other places where you might find BOTB posts:

 StMcC Presents Battle of the Bands
 
'Curious as a Cathy'

Sound of One Hand Typing

Jingle, Jangle, Jungle 

Landmark Sounds (Diedre Knight)

BATTLE OF THE BANDS BY DEBBIE D

Trivial Music Silliness

Results on Wednesday May 7th

      

       On that day I guess I'll have my few thoughts about the 2025 edition of A to Z.  Check back then if you will.  Thanks!

Zig Zag Zipline ( #AtoZChallenge )

 

     Zounds!  We have reached the zenith of this 2025 A to Z Challenge.  Fine with me as I need some Z's...

       

     Zzyzx Road (if you know, you know) exit is here and it's time to get off this 2025 Challenge and get back to normal.  Road trip ahead for those who want to tell about your experience with this year's A to Z.  Be watching the Blogging from A to Z Challenge Blog for more info about the road trip.

       I can sum my experience up in three words:  Zig Zag Zipline...

   Did you ever get off at Zzyzx Road on the way to Las Vegas from L.A.?   Will you be participating in the upcoming A to Z Road Trip?   Are you a fan of zipline rides?

Youthful Young Yawners ( #AtoZChallenge )

 

     You've done this I'm sure.  You see someone else yawning and it makes you want to yawn too. You try to stifle your yawn, but anyone looking at you can tell what's going on.  Or maybe you just let go and yawn real big.  Maybe you set off an epidemic of full and suppressed yawns.  Ho-hum...

 

      Yawning comes natural to infants and even fetuses according to a story I recently read.  However, there seems to be no evidence that babies are stimulated to yawn by seeing others yawn.  Contagious yawning doesn't develop until around age five.  Is it a learned behavior perhaps?

      I can be a sucker for a yawn.  I enjoy yawning.  It is a relaxing exercise that can help bring me sleep or it can be a reviving action that energizes me with more oxygen.  And when I see someone else yawning whether it be in person or on television, I too will often be given that inspiration to yawn. 

       Picture a baby stretching its arms and legs as it writhes a big yawn.  When I imagine that it makes me want to yawn.  But maybe I'm boring you.  Maybe you don't care about youthful young yawners.

       Do you sleep like a baby?  Do you ever do yawning or breathing exercises to help you relax?  Are you sensitive to contagious yawning?