snapshot & a song - Life is...Part Deux

I had quite a different song and snapshot in mind today

but the Mister was playing the guitar behind me 

while I was searching for my snapshot.

 I couldn't get one of the songs he was playing out of my head!!

(We call that an earworm!)

Of course several snapshots appeared that were good for THAT song.

So I gave in to the synchronicity of it all

and chose to use the song for my contribution to

LeAnne's Snapshot & a Song meme

over at Photos by LeAnne

The song was written and recorded in 1991
by Canadian musician, Tom Cochrane.
 The younger among you may be more familiar with the cover version
recorded by Rascal Flatts in 2006.

Besides his concerts and music career, Tom Cochrane 
received the highest honour for a Canadian Citizen 
when he was invested as an Officer of the Order of Canada in April 2008.

The citation read:

"Tom Cochrane is a Canadian rock icon and a compassionate humanitarian. As a member of Red Rider and as a solo artist,he has connected with his fans through songs that recount stories and dreams that are unabashedly Canadian. He also touched on the universal values of hope and perseverance in his international hit,"Life is a Highway”. 



Highly regarded for his social engagement, he has raised awareness of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa, and raised funds for disaster relief in Asia. 
A Canadian spokesperson for World Vision and the Make Poverty History Campaign, he continues his crusade to improve the lives of those in need around the world."

I chose this photo because it depicts the errors and curves
we may encounter on the 'highway of life'
and the direction signs and blue skies
that will get us through to where we need to be..

Life is a Highway

Life's like a road that you travel on

When there's one day here and the next day gone

Sometimes you bend and sometimes you stand

Sometimes you turn your head to the wind

There's a world outside ev'ry darkened door

Where blues won't haunt you anymore

Where brave are free and lovers soar

Come ride with me to the distant shore

We won't hesitate

Break down the garden's gate

There's not much time left today

Life is a highway

I wanna ride it all night long

If you're going my way

I wanna drive it all night long

Through all these cities and all these towns

It's in my blood and it's all around

I love you now like I loved you then

This is the road and these are the hands

From Mozambique to those Memphis nights

The Khyber Pass to Vancouver's lights

Knock me down get back up again

You're in my blood

I'm not a lonely man

There's no load I can't hold

Road so rough this I know

I'll be there when the light comes on

Just tell 'em we're survivors

Gimme gimme gimme gimme yeah

If you're going my way

I wanna drive it all night long

There was a distance between you and I

A misunderstanding once

But now we look in the eye

There ain't no load that I can't hold

Road so rough this I know

I'll be there when the light comes in

Just tell 'em we're survivors

Life is a highway

I wanna ride it all night long

If you're going my way

I wanna drive it all night long

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*Interesting side note*

While doing my research for this post I discovered that I grew up with 

one of the members of the band (Red Rider) that Tom played with in the late 70s.

I spent many a Saturday night during the late 60s in my girlfriend's basement family room

listening to her big brother's band play...

little did I know that he would grow up to play with Tom Cochrane!!

Have a wonderful week everyone!

Janet xo