Mondays' Music Moves Me Family

This is a special 4M for me, this is a tribute in music to people in my family, those alive and passed.

The first is dedicated to my father, Ralph Richards, who died in April of 1975.  He was a great musician, he played for several local jazz bands and wrote several arrangements,  His most famous was an arrangement of Richard Harris's MacArthur Park. 
So in tribute to my father, here is ....
Barry Manilow, I write the songs.

Was he young back then, then again so was I.
Next up, a special song dedicated to my wife, yes it's Barry Manilow again.  You could say our life has had some magic associated with it.  LOL

This is a Magical version because it is the extended unreleased version.
This next one is my theme, has been since the song came out in the 1980's.  Sometimes you may wonder why I walk off cliffs unaware, it's because my ego is a bit bigger than my sense of reality.  So I warn you, you may have to TAKE ON ME, by ahHa.

Still amazing all these years later.

This next one is dedicated to my mother in law, who is a very strong willed individual who has a unique view and is willing to fight to present it.  Like a single Battlestar leading a rag tag fugitive fleet to find Earth.

What is interesting about this opening.  It is from a two part episode titled LOST PLANET OF THE GODS.  My mother in law has a quest to unify all under one banner to coexist, and be a planet of the Gods, no coincidences.  Ever.

This song goes out to my step daughter, and it could apply to my mother in law as well.  Helen ready says it better than I could.

I wish I could come up with songs for other members of my family, but I got a late start, pehaps I will add a few later on.  But right now this is how it stands. 

With love and respect for all of my families.