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The show was ending and I had started to crack
Woke up in Chicago and the sky turned black
And you're so high, you're so high, you had to be an angel
And I'm so high, I'm so high, I can see an angel
I hear your heart beating in your chest
The world slows 'till there's nothing left
Skyscrapers look on like great, unblinking giants (oh)
In those heavy days in June
When love became an act of defiance
Hold onto each other
Hold onto each other
Hold onto each other
Hold onto each other
You were broken-hearted and the world was, too
And I was beginning to lose my grip
And I have always held it loosely
But this time I admit
I felt it really start to slip
And choir singing in the street
And I will come to you
To watch the television screen
In your hotel room
Always down to hide with you
Hold onto each other
Hold onto each other
Hold onto each other
Hold onto each other
You're so high, you're so high
You're so high, you're so high
You're so high, you're so high
You had to be an angel
I'm so high, I'm so high
I'm so high, I'm so high
I'm so high, I'm so high
I can see an angel
Tasks:
Title:
"June" - Read a book with a one word title.
Artist:
Florence + the Machine are an English band. - Read a book set in England.
The group was formed in 2007. - Read a book set in the 2000s.
Their sound has been described as a combination of various genres. - Read a book that combines several different genres.
Their primary songwriter is lead vocalist Florence Welch. - Read a book by a female author.
Album:
"June" is from an album titled "High as Hope". - Read a book with an alliteration in the title.
It was released in June 2018. - Read a book first published in 2018 or in June of any year.
It was the group's fourth album. - Read a book that is #4 in a series.
The album explores themes of heartache, loss, family, and finding comfort in loneliness. - Read a book featuring any of those themes.
The album title came from a poem Welch wrote. - Read a poetry book.
The album debuted at #2 in both the UK and US charts. - Read a book with the number "two" in the title.
Lyrics:
"The show was ending" - Read a book where someone performs on stage.
"Woke up in Chicago" - Read a book set in Chicago.
"the sky turned black" - Read a book with a black cover.
"so high" - Read a book where the MC visits a high place (rooftop, mountain, etc).
"I can see an angel" - Read a book featuring angels.
"heart beating in your chest" - Read a book the MC listens to someone's heartbeat.
"The world slows" - Read a slowpaced book.
"Skyscrapers look on" - Read a book with skyscrapers on the cover.
"love became an act of defiance" - Read a book featuring a forbidden romance/starcrossed lovers.
"Hold onto each other" - Read a book with two (or more) people holding each other on the cover.
"You were broken-hearted" - Read a book where someone gets their heart broken.
"choir singing in the street" - Read a book where a choir performs.
"watch the television screen" - Read a book where the MC works in television.
"In your hotel room" - Read a book where something important happens in a hotel.
June Song Tasks:
Title:
"June" - Read a book with a one word title.
Artist:
Florence + the Machine are an English band. - Read a book set in England.
✅The group was formed in 2007. - Read a book set in the 2000s.
It's March the twenty-sixth, 2003, eleven o'clock in the morning. p329
Finished 6/7/23
Their sound has been described as a combination of various genres. - Read a book that combines several different genres.
✅Their primary songwriter is lead vocalist Florence Welch. - Read a book by a female author.
Written by a female author Ellen Marie Wiseman
Finished 6/15/23
Album:
"June" is from an album titled "High as Hope". - Read a book with an alliteration in the title.
It was released in June 2018. - Read a book first published in 2018 or in June of any year.
✅It was the group's fourth album. - Read a book that is #4 in a series.
It is the #4 book in the series Happily Inc
Finished 6/17/23
✅The album explores themes of heartache, loss, family, and finding comfort in loneliness. - Read a book featuring any of those themes.
this book covers loss, heartache, and family Big Italian families running a family business; loss and heartache when husband dies
Finished 6/29/23
The album title came from a poem Welch wrote. - Read a poetry book.
The album debuted at #2 in both the UK and US charts. - Read a book with the number "two" in the title.
Lyrics:
"The show was ending" - Read a book where someone performs on stage.
"Woke up in Chicago" - Read a book set in Chicago.
"the sky turned black" - Read a book with a black cover.
✅"so high" - Read a book where the MC visits a high place (rooftop, mountain, etc).
ride to the top of Mount Floyen, the highest point in Bergen, Norway AND Montmartre is the highest point in all of Paris
Finished 6/23/23
"I can see an angel" - Read a book featuring angels.
"heart beating in your chest" - Read a book the MC listens to someone's heartbeat.
"The world slows" - Read a slowpaced book.
"Skyscrapers look on" - Read a book with skyscrapers on the cover.
"love became an act of defiance" - Read a book featuring a forbidden romance/starcrossed lovers.
✅"Hold onto each other" - Read a book with two (or more) people holding each other on the cover.
the main characters and holding each other as they kiss
Finished 6/2/23
✅"You were broken-hearted" - Read a book where someone gets their heart broken.
Sarah's husband Adam cheated on her. Later the mistress was murdered and Adam was heartbroken by losing mistress and his wife
Finished 6/25/23
"choir singing in the street" - Read a book where a choir performs.
"watch the television screen" - Read a book where the MC works in television.
✅"In your hotel room" - Read a book where something important happens in a hotel.
Lou (MC) plans special adventures for Will hoping he can see he can still have adventures in a wheelchair. It is on the week vacation on an island at the hotel Lou tells
Will that she loves him hoping this would change his mind about his plans to die in Switzerland. He says "No!"
Finished 6/11/23
A Song About...JuneREAD: 15/10+
✔ Title:
"June" - Read a book with a one word title.
Burn - Keri Arthur 6/3
Artist:
✔ Florence + the Machine are an English band. - Read a book set in England.
Dastardly Deeds at St Bride's - Debbie Young 6/16
✔ Their sound has been described as a combination of various genres. - Read a book that combines several different genres.
The Mages of Starsea - Kyle West (fantasy, sci fi, paranormal, magic) 6/27
✔ Their primary songwriter is lead vocalist Florence Welch. - Read a book by a female author.
Backhand - Elise Faber 6/3
Album:
✔ "June" is from an album titled "High as Hope". - Read a book with an alliteration in the title.
Desperation in Death - J.D. Robb 6/9
✔ It was released in June 2018. - Read a book first published in 2018 or in June of any year.
Never Let You Go - Katy Regnery (pub June 2, 2015) 6/17
✔ It was the group's fourth album. - Read a book that is #4 in a series.
The Coin of Souls - Richard Fierce (dragon riders of Osnen #4) 6/7
✔ The album debuted at #2 in both the UK and US charts. - Read a book with the number "two" in the title.
Girl Two: Taken - Molly Black 6/28
Lyrics:
✔ "The show was ending" - Read a book where someone performs on stage.
Encore in Death - J.D. Robb 6/30
✔ "the sky turned black" - Read a book with a black cover.
Damsel In Danger - Olivia Jaymes 6/22
✔ "The world slows" - Read a slowpaced book.
Killed at the Whim of a Hat - Colin Cotterill 6/10
✔ "love became an act of defiance" - Read a book featuring a forbidden romance/starcrossed lovers.
A Lady Can Never Be Too Curious - Mary Wine 6/12
(high society lady and outcast secret society member)
✔ "Hold onto each other" - Read a book with two (or more) people holding each other on the cover.
A Captain and a Corset - Mary Wine 6/13
✔ "You were broken-hearted" - Read a book where someone gets their heart broken.
The Dragonfly Oath - Jordan Rivet 6/15
(MCs last remaining family member is murdered)
✔ "In your hotel room" - Read a book where something important happens in a hotel.
King Tide - A.J. Stewart (entire book takes place in a hotel) 6/4
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
A Song About...June5/10
Tasks:
Title:
"June" - Read a book with a one word title.
June-4-2023 Artist:
Florence + the Machine are an English band. - Read a book set in England.
The group was formed in 2007. - Read a book set in the 2000s.
Their sound has been described as a combination of various genres. - Read a book that combines several different genres.
June-3-2023 Their primary songwriter is lead vocalist Florence Welch. - Read a book by a female author.
June-1-2023 Album:
"June" is from an album titled "High as Hope". - Read a book with an alliteration in the title.
It was released in June 2018. - Read a book first published in 2018 or in June of any year.
It was the group's fourth album. - Read a book that is #4 in a series.
The album explores themes of heartache, loss, family, and finding comfort in loneliness. - Read a book featuring any of those themes.
June-2-2023 The album title came from a poem Welch wrote. - Read a poetry book.
The album debuted at #2 in both the UK and US charts. - Read a book with the number "two" in the title.
Lyrics:
"The show was ending" - Read a book where someone performs on stage.
"Woke up in Chicago" - Read a book set in Chicago.
"the sky turned black" - Read a book with a black cover.
June-6-2023 "so high" - Read a book where the MC visits a high place (rooftop, mountain, etc).
"I can see an angel" - Read a book featuring angels.
"heart beating in your chest" - Read a book the MC listens to someone's heartbeat.
"The world slows" - Read a slowpaced book.
"Skyscrapers look on" - Read a book with skyscrapers on the cover.
"love became an act of defiance" - Read a book featuring a forbidden romance/starcrossed lovers.
"Hold onto each other" - Read a book with two (or more) people holding each other on the cover.
"You were broken-hearted" - Read a book where someone gets their heart broken.
"choir singing in the street" - Read a book where a choir performs.
"watch the television screen" - Read a book where the MC works in television.
"In your hotel room" - Read a book where something important happens in a hotel
A Song About... June
June 2023
My June Song Challenge (msg 6)
Books read ➖ 21 in June; 24 Total
Title ➖ Artist
✅June
➖Read a book with a one word title
➖Xavier ➖ 06.16 ★★★
✅Florence + the Machine are an English band
➖Read a book set in England
➖Romancing the Duke ➖ 06.05 ★★★★
✅The group was formed in 2007
➖Read a book set in the 2000s
➖Seeing Red ➖ 06.10 ★★★★
✅Their sound has been described as a combination of various genres
➖Read a book that combines several different genres
➖Into the Dark ➖ 06.25 ★★★★
✅Their primary songwriter is lead vocalist Florence Welch
➖Read a book by a female author
➖Xavier's Kitten ➖ 06.02 ★★★
Album
✅"June" is from an album titled "High as Hope"
➖Read a book with an alliteration in the title
➖Pretty as a Peach ➖ 06.30 ★★★★
✅It was released in June 2018
➖Read a book first published in 2018 or in June of any year
➖10 Bodies Lying ➖ 06.04 ★★★
✅It was the group's fourth album
➖Read a book that is #4 in a series
➖Be With Me ➖ 06.21 ★★★★
✅The album explores themes of heartache, loss, family, and finding comfort in loneliness
➖Read a book featuring any of those themes
➖The Mogul’s Reluctant Bride ➖ 06.02 ★★★
The album title came from a poem Welch wrote
➖Read a poetry book
✅The album debuted at #2 in both the UK and US charts
➖Read a book with the number "two"
➖Two Weddings and a Fugitive ➖ 08.18 ★★★
Lyrics
✅"The show was ending"
➖Read a book where someone performs on stage
➖Yanked ➖ 06.13 ★★★★
✅"Woke up in Chicago"
➖Read a book set in Chicago
➖Judge vs Nuts ➖ 06.17 ★★★
✅"the sky turned black"
➖Read a book with a black cover
➖MacRieve ➖ 06.03 ★★★★
✅"so high"
➖Read a book where the MC visits a high place
➖Mr. Right Next Door ➖ 06.24 ★★★★
✅"I can see an angel"
➖Read a book featuring angels
➖Waiting in the Wings ➖ 07.05 ★★★
✅"heart beating in your chest"
➖Read a book the MC listens to someone's heartbeat
➖A Sultan's Ransom ➖ 06.12 ★★★
✅"The world slows"
➖Read a slow-paced book
➖The Library Book ➖ 06.26 ★★★★
✅"Skyscrapers look on"
➖Read a book with skyscrapers on the cover
➖Secret Obsession ➖ 07.21 ★★★★
✅"love became an act of defiance"
➖Read a book featuring a forbidden romance/starcrossed lovers
➖Officer off Limits ➖ 06.18 ★★★★
✅"Hold onto each other"
➖Read a book with two people holding each other on the cover
➖Zoey And The Nice Guy ➖ 06.14 ★★★★
✅"You were broken-hearted"
➖Read a book where someone gets their heart broken
➖Love Me Always ➖ 06.18 ★★★
✅"choir singing in the street"
➖Read a book where a choir performs
➖Vacation on Union Station ➖ 07.15 ★★★
✅"watch the television screen"
➖Read a book where the MC works in television
➖If the Shoe Fits ➖ 06.17 ★★★★
✅"In your hotel room"
➖Read a book where something important happens in a hotel
➖The Unhoneymooners ➖ 06.15 ★★★★
Title:✔1. One word title.--6/10
Tight
Artist:
✔2. Set in England.--6/3
Proper Scoundrels
✔3. Set in the 2000s--6/6
Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story
✔4. Combines several different genres--6/5
Let the Monster Out
✔5. Female author--6/4
Delilah Green Doesn't Care
✔Album:
6. Alliteration in the title.
Santa, Sunrises, & Suspicions
✔7. First published in 2018 or June of any year.
Night of Miracles
8. #4 in a series.
✔9. Themes: heartache, loss, family, and finding comfort in loneliness.
A Place to Hang the Moon
✔11. Number "two" in the title.
11/22/63
Lyrics:
✔12. Someone performs on stage.
Between Perfect and Real
13. Set in Chicago.
✔14. Black cover--6/8
The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel
15. MC visits a high place (rooftop, mountain, etc).
16. Featuring angels.
✔17. MC listens to someone's heartbeat--6/8
Waiting to Exhale
✔18. Slow-paced book--6/6
Saffy's Angel
19. Skyscrapers on the cover.
✔20. Forbidden romance/starcrossed lovers--6/6
The Pirate's Wife: The Remarkable True Story of Sarah Kidd
✔21. 2+ people embracing on cover--6/8
Not Exactly a Love Story
✔22. Someone gets their heart broken--6/1
Swim Team
23. Choir performs.
✔24. MC works in television--6/7
Black Girls Must Die Exhausted
✔25. Something important happens in a hotel--6/7
The One True Me and You
A Song for JuneTitle:
"June" - Read a book with a one word title.
Muzzled 06/13Artist:
Florence + the Machine are an English band. - Read a book set in England.
Death on a Summer’s Day 06/21The group was formed in 2007. - Read a book set in the 2000s.
Clue Krewe 06/20Their sound has been described as a combination of various genres. - Read a book that combines several different genres. ==> romance, fantasy, historical fiction
Half a Soul 06/07 Their primary songwriter is lead vocalist Florence Welch. - Read a book by a female author
Much Ado in Maggody 06/12Album:
"June" is from an album titled "High as Hope". - Read a book with an alliteration in the title.
Acqua Alta 06/13It was released in June 2018. - Read a book first published in 2018 or in June of any year. 11/18/2018
Murder in Mariposa Beach, Teresa Michael 06/24It was the group's fourth album. - Read a book that is #4 in a series.
The Dog Who Knew Too Much 06/14The album explores themes of heartache, loss, family, and finding comfort in loneliness. - Read a book featuring any of those themes.
Engaged to Die 06/15The album title came from a poem Welch wrote. - Read a poetry book.
The album debuted at #2 in both the UK and US charts. - Read a book with the number "two" in the title.
When the Clock Chimes Two 06/30Lyrics:
"The show was ending" - Read a book where someone performs on stage.
Mastering the Art of French Murder 06/03"Woke up in Chicago" - Read a book set in Chicago.
"the sky turned black" - Read a book with a black cover.
The Monks Hood Murders 06/25"so high" - Read a book where the MC visits a high place (rooftop, mountain, etc).
Alaskan Rescue 06/09 "I can see an angel" - Read a book featuring angels.
"heart beating in your chest" - Read a book the MC listens to someone's heartbeat.
A Case of Murder by Monte Carlo 06/25"The world slows" - Read a slowpaced book.
"Skyscrapers look on" - Read a book with skyscrapers on the cover.
"love became an act of defiance" - Read a book featuring a forbidden romance/starcrossed lovers.
A Lady's Guide to Fortune Hunting 06/23"Hold onto each other" - Read a book with two (or more) people holding each other on the cover.
"You were broken-hearted" - Read a book where someone gets their heart broken.
Nora Goes Off Script 06/27"choir singing in the street" - Read a book where a choir performs.
"watch the television screen" - Read a book where the MC works in television.
"In your hotel room" - Read a book where something important happens in a hotel.
Murder at the Brightwell 06/16
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Two Weddings and a Fugitive (other topics)Vacation on Union Station (other topics)
Santa, Sunrises, & Suspicions (other topics)
11/22/63 (other topics)
Night of Miracles (other topics)
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Time Frame: 01 - 30 June 2023
Welcome to this song-based monthly challenge!
Each month will spotlight a song featuring the name of the current month in its title and/or lyrics, with a range of tasks based on the artist, year of release, the song's lyrics, and so on.
Rules:
* All books must be read within the challenge time frame
* No page limit
* Re-reads are allowed
* You can change your books and level at any time
Levels of Difficulty:
Easy: 2-4 books
Medium: 5-9 books
Hard: 10+ books