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Good Music Is Made From Earth, Air, Fire, and Water
My response to the Elements Playlist prompt
Welcome to another writing challenge response. A little delayed this time around (frantically trying to finish a paper for publication … ).
The challenge was set by the inimitable Steve Goldberg, whose quality musical tastes continue to impress. The challenge?? To curate a song list using the elements.
Now, we’re not talking about the modern, atomic theory, periodic table of elements here. We are using the original, old school Four Elements: Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. Greek philosophy claimed that everything in the Universe was made of these elements. The idea that all matter comprised these four elements was the cornerstone of philosophy, science, and medicine for a couple of thousand years.
So, Steve’s list was songs all about the burn:
Then Nichola Scurry got all fired up about fire, Paul Combs added a dozen fiery songs, Katemiya wrote about the delivery of atmospheric water to the Earth, Paul Walker brought us some…
