Sunday, December 15, 2013

Throwback Themes - Sounds to Bring You Back - "The Joy of Painting"

It's pretty amazing what a simple song can do.  Music has the power to literally transport us back to a time long past and remind of memories we didn't realize we even had!
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Recently I stumbled across a YouTube video which was a segmented complete episode of "The Joy Of Painting". Any one who grew up the 80s remembers this show! The host and artist, Bob Ross, narrarated each each episode as he explained his techniques and coached his audience. In additoin to sharing painting tips and tircks he was sure to impart his words of wisdom as well. Such inspiratinal quotes as "this is your world, you're the creator" and "we don't make mistakes, we just have happy accidents". Advice that surely translates to life outside the canvas. Ross was amazing to watch. His calm demeanor was almost hypnotizing, making the show incredibly entertaining.

Anyway, this experience brought me way back! Seeing the episode and hearing that familiar, soothing voice synonymous with so many great childhood memories was really neat. That theme puts me right back in the home I grew up in, completely spellbound, watching a beautiful landscape unfold before my very eyes!

If you grew up in the 80s I hightly recommend watching the episode I mentioned. Above is part 1/5.

8 comments:

  1. I never watched an episode. I thought he was creepy. I think it was the hair.

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    1. Bob Ross creepy?! Wow I've never heard that lol

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  2. I love Bob Ross, his voice is like Valium.

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  3. My mother watched Bob Ross religiously when I was a kid, which meant I watched as well. When I clicked the song a rush of nostalgia ran through me. I have to share this with my mom. Thanks for posting!

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    1. Awesome! Glad to hear it brought back som good memories.

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  4. I always loved when he would say "let's make some happy little trees". The trees would always just look like blobs of paint and like magic they would start taking shape. I never did paint along with Bob, maybe I should some day.

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    1. His voice was therapeutic for sure! I loved when he would clean his bruh and "best the devil outta it" =)

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