I love music.
I am not what one might call “musical.” I don’t have the pipes of a Whitney Houston (see: The Star Spangled Banner) or the soulfulness of a Bob Dylan (see: Blowing in the Wind), but I appreciate their unique virtuosity.
I am a pain care physician. Pain, like music, is a sensory and emotional experience. I don’t sing or play. I touch and treat.
Sometimes I may hit the perfect note, perform the perfect procedure, compose the perfect plan of care.
Other times, despite being well versed, my plan of care may not strike the right chord. Then creating a pleasant sensory and emotional experience depends upon the passion and conviction with which my care is conducted; my song is sung.
Is it the singer or is it the song?
Is it the caregiver or is it the care given?
Music is not only intertwined with my pain care. It is woven into every aspect of my life, including my Twitter feed.
Begging the question: Is it the tweeter or is it the tweet?
Let’s find out.
For a about a year I have been composing a Twitter message or two per day. Recently, I went back and was able to find forty tweets that were “musical” in some way. It may not be America’s top forty, but I think Casey Kasem would still have been pleased.
There are songs from rock, country, and classical genres; from musicals, commercials, television, and the silver screen. Some are serious; some are silly. Original works, live performances, even parodies.
I now invite you to take a little journey through my musical tweets. Click on the image and the link should take you right to the performance. See if you can guess the song before you link to it. Ponder how it relates to the message. Enjoy the sensory and emotional experience. And decide for yourself…
Is it the tweeter or is it the twuuth* ?
* twuuth (definition)
- noun\ˈtwüth\ the twuuth : the truth in a tweet
#40
25 October 2013 How the Ghost Stole Pain Care. Dramatic reading by Phil Ward and music composed by Megan McIver
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/393876826809843712/photo/1
#39
21 December 2013 A Winter’s Solstice
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/414443104792354816?refsrc=email
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh_sckAUkgE&list=PLe1seBFJFklgHIqjjUUUhxZmL_rchZau9
#38
10 January 2014 Act Naturally
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/421697528891854848/photo/1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-07qmTUi9A
#37
12 January 2014 Les Miserables
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/422410734950043648/photo/1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPIos2mXbUE
#36
26 January 2014 I’m Only Sleeping
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/427318581399789569/photo/1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KAsr-hix9s
#35
10 February 2014 The Gold and Beyond
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/433042987648417792?refsrc=email
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hBB4DPw-h4
#34
12 February 2014 ABC
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/433632926316515329/photo/1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8GvDLDYhNM
#33
12 February 2014 Hearing Winter
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/433655563193286656/photo/1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaXGGPVNnxU
#32
17 February 2014 The Way We Were
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/435621354222526464/photo/1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VhNaXV8K4U
#31
17 February 2014 Peace of Mind
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/435639476686045184/photo/1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5ZL8qvEmR0
#30
21 February 2014 Doctor Pat
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/437033465536462849/photo/1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vuUpSnPXz0
#29
22 February 2014 Honesty
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/437388430465462273/photo/1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4gOIt-M02A
#28
2 March 2014 My Bologna
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/440310294867234816/photo/1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmPRHJd3uHI
#27
5 March 2014 Oklahoma
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/441273659001286657/photo/1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbrnXl2gO_k
#26
14 March 2014 Hair
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/444682878396293120?refsrc=email
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qf2R-1saDQ
#25
29 March 2014 Stupid
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/449943660134555649?refsrc=email
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ers0YPoMxbk
#24
4 April 2014 Words
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/452173873299980291?refsrc=email
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr-WW5abcwQ
#23
7 April 2014 Oops
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/453267038077984768?refsrc=email
#22
9 April 2014 Call On Me
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/453922140312440833?refsrc=email
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh86uSsux1M&feature=kp
#21
17 April 2014 Lights Went Out
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/456764575258402816?refsrc=email
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSSJwKixbKU
#20
19 April 2014 Little Wonders
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/457546932161110016?refsrc=email
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWU8_uUJJu0
#19
28 April 2014 Undun
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/460961322163642368?refsrc=email
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzSLxYLuJhI
#18
15 May 2014 I’m Sorry
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/467135943741157378?refsrc=email
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a_vhiBxi90
#17
5 June 2014 Let It Go
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/474655637620535296?refsrc=email
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtAG3e3JLNI
#16
5 June 2014 We Will Never Be Doctors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxyNzqQNa50
#15
7 June 2014 Daniel Boone
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/475246656968200192?refsrc=email
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLMCO-JZqWs
#14
10 June 2014 Turn It Off
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/476212528289038336?refsrc=email
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjCfE1n6nW4&list=PLf470HqOWw3d8Oj5uAXPV19yJ7E7aGDwX&index=163
#13
27 June 2014 Don’t Stop Me Now
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/477316980274237440?refsrc=email
#12
14 June 2014 It’s a Grand Old Flag
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/477902903290515457/photo/1
#11
15 June 2014 In the Living Years
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/478362296126013440?refsrc=email
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWiwde4z9Qk
#10
16 June 2014 Pressure
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/478599157926473728?refsrc=email
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJCTgtDU-74
#9
21 June 2014 Sunrise
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/480542585535352832?refsrc=email
#8
27 June 2014 Listen
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/482653910616666112?refsrc=email
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5aRRq9mquo
#7
29 June 2014 Rumor Has It
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/483451855125479424/photo/1
#6
1 July 2014 The Letter
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/484055472618500096
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vrv9slgO7Ic
#5
2 July 2014 All Together Now
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/484446529210445824
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFpW8g83g6E
#4
4 July 2014 Dialogue
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/484941146976567296
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTL53bmYqzM
#3
4 July 2014 Danger Zone
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/484955780253106177
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58QOBqAWNzE
#2
6 July 2014 If You Want It Here It Is
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/485956691708477442
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWbTZuEWjnc
And the #1 musical tweet in the land is…
7 July 2014 Everybody Hurts
https://twitter.com/jamespmurphymd/status/486224816618213376
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijZRCIrTgQc
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