One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded: “Through Grass” by Amy Petty!!!

For as long as I’ve been on the radio, and definitely for as long as I’ve been writing a blog, I will occasionally make a reference to a song being “One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded!” (GSER)

I would usually follow that by saying that I would eventually start a category for it, but then never get around to it.

Well, now I’m getting around to it!

My radio show, “Theme Attic,”  is on Wednesdays 1PM-4PM ET.

The show can be heard on WHFR 89.3 FM in the Dearborn-Detroit area of Michigan, or it can be streamed with this link: https://www.whfr.fm/streamer/!

The Greatest Songs will pretty much follow the pattern of The Most Awesomest Song of the Day.

I’ll select a song to celebrate and then give my thoughts about it. Nothing really brand new here that hasn’t been done before. But since I have a website, I can collect them and lay out what my own greatest songs are.

Here’s a link to have a look at “The Greatest Songs Ever Recorded”: https://philmaq.com/the-greatest-songs-ever-recorded/! Occasionally, an “awesome song” crosses over to become a “Greatest Song!”

Even though I always emphasize new music and artists, it’s always fun to take a short drive through the legendary artists, since they influenced those other artists!

But a song doesn’t have to be old or done by a legendary Theme Attic Hall of Fame member to be thus honored.

I can think of several songs that are only a few years old or less that I could identify as One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded.

This will be fun, and hopefully you will join me on my journey!

If you like what you see, don’t forget to spread the word by hitting the “like” button on my Facebook page, Phil Maq!

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It’s hard to believe that it’s been four years since my Mother-in-Law passed away.

Just a handful of days after losing my mother, the other matriarch in our family unit died.

At the time, it seemed tremendously brutal, especially just before Christmas.

I’ve found over the past few years, though, that many people have had similar circumstances.

It still hurts.

My Mother-in-Law, Helen, and I, did not have a stereotypical relationship.

That might be because when my wife and I went on our first date, I gave her flowers, but I also brought Helen a box of candy.

Apparently, that was a good move! She liked chocolates!

Helen, like her daughter, was easy to make laugh, and liked to laugh!

Another trait that we had in common was avoiding having pictures taken as if she were in the witness protection program.

I eventually got over it. She loosened up a little.

A couple of weeks ago, I explained that, for whatever reason, I have a tendency to link a song to a person who has passed.

For Helen, I think of her when I hear Southeast Michigan Singer/Songwriter and Philby Award winner Amy Petty‘s “Through Grass” from her “House of Doors” album.

With just piano accompaniment, Amy‘s hauntingly beautiful song describes a death that is still “stirring in my heart.”

She describes a silver ribbon that extends from an anchor inside herself to the deceased person, “through grass.”

It’s a connection that can never be severed no matter how thin that ribbon is, because it always tugs at her heart.

“Through Grass” always makes me cry.

It did before Helen died, and there’s no way I can stop now.

Honestly, I have no idea how Amy sings it, but she always does so beautifully!

One of the interesting things about music, to me, is that a song that works for her in a somewhat similar situation, could work for me, too, and possibly an infinite amount of people!

When I started doing a radio show, Helen was an avid listener by choice.

Over time, Helen’s health deteriorated, and she became more of a captive listener.

Either way, she was very loyal, and would often discuss some of the widely varied music with me, and often repeated some of my observations back to me!

What more could a DJ want?

There developed a musical bond that I never would have thought could have existed between us!

And even my wife had to acknowledge it!

At Helen’s funeral service, my wife described her mother’s relationship with me.

She said, “My mom liked Phil, but she loved Phil Maq!

Surprisingly, that’s also the way I would describe feelings towards myself!

Today, I feel that silver ribbon pulling at my heart.

One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded is “Through Grass” by Amy Petty!!!

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I have plenty of other musical areas to explore:

Here’s a link for my weekly list of Fave Songs:

https://philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-songs/

Here’s a link for my weekly Fave Album lists:
philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-albums

My somewhat unusual Hall of Fame can be explored here: https://philmaq.com/hall-of-fame/!

Lastly, but most importantly, is my Philby Awards link! A Philby is my annual award for outstanding musical achievement! https://philmaq.com/philbys/!