My life definatley has a soundtrack... almost everywhere I go I have music playing. At home, iTunes is pumpin, laying in bed, my iHome is pumping, in the car-iPod, when I don't have my iPod, my phone has iTunes so it doubles as an MP3 player.

So yeah, music plays a big role in my life, even when I'm in class there's usually a song on my mind... sadly, I'm untalented and don't create music, but I freakin love listening to it.

So yeah, new thread idea... the "Music" section of this website needs more popularity... so what are your favorite songs? Favorite artists? Why are they your favorite? What memories do they stir up?

I guess I'll start... I am a HUGE indie guy... anything acoustic I am probably going to love, I prefer almost every acoustic version of any rock song.

My favorite song at the moment is probably "Strawberry Wine" by Ryan Adams. It tells a great story and chills down my spine, love it.

So yeah, hopefully this thread will take off... if not, then you all suck!

Well far be it for me to have you think we all "s*ck" - LOL

Anything Luther... just takes my breath away and puts me in a very nice place.

Love Alica Keyes too...

So many... now see... we don't s*ck :)

I am also a music lover and find that music is often a close friend, a soft Kleenex, a warm cup of hot chocolate, a knowledgeable professor, a pastor/priest or even a soothing voice, in my chaotic life.

However, I can't take away from the need, at least once a day, for complete silence (usually while I'm in the car) No phone, no radio, no Blackberry, nothing. There is some level of downtime that I seem to need throughout my day. So though I appreciate a great Neil Diamond or Frank Sinatra song to name a couple greats, I also need that quiet.

Does that mean I suck?

Lol yea I know what you mean, everything seems wrong to me if there isn't any music being played somewhere within earshot,lol rock or metal my favourite types, favourite at the moment... hhhhmmmmm... what's up people by maximum the hormone

What a nice, friendly post, until your last few words. Lol.
Favorite, heart stirring songs - "Your Song" by Elton John, "The Way You Look Tonight" (favorite singers are Tony Bennett and Michael Buble), "The Lady in Red" by Chris De Burgh, "On the Beach" by Chris Rhea, just about anything by the Doobie Brothers, and so many more.

Much depends on the mood. There are times I just want to listen to early blues artists such as Blind Lemon or Robert Johnson. Sometimes it is the swing band era and I cannot get enough of Louis Armstrong (that Hot Fives and Seven Collection is incredible!). Then you get me into big band and away I go! Lol. Performers such as Coleman Hawkins and Benny Goodman led the way for some of the best music ever (strictly my opinion).

I'll stop there. Music is just part of everyday life.

Hope that did not "suck." You have a superb day!

I am the same way. Sometimes peace and quiet is my favorite song :)

I just LOVE Sir Elton, especially "Your Song" and I love Phil Collins too. The two of them just sweep me away... wooooooosh

But this one puts me in a place that I never want to come back from...

lULU_-L-v3U

Loveeeeeeeeeeeeeee that song, Allheart. Was so privileged to see The Carpenters in concert a few times.

I love anything really like songbird by fleetwood mac that's for this week anyway last week it was Robbie williams

Loveeeeeeeeeeeeeee that song, Allheart. Was so privileged to see The Carpenters in concert a few times.


No way... did you really?? Wow. How was it... great I bet!

I love anything really like songbird by fleetwood mac thats for this week anyway last week it was Robbie williams


I love Fleetwood Mac too... Love them! Awesome music. LOL I changed like the weather too. Depends on the mood :)

I have the carpenters to got carpenters gold last year for mothers day played it non stop for about 3 months now it is just stuck on the rack but I think karen has a great voice

The "suck" part is to make you think "wait a minute... i dont suck!" and then post an answer to prove that you don't suck... so far so good... thank you un-sucky people.

Carry on

The "suck" part is to make you think "wait a minute... i dont suck!" and then post an answer to prove that you dont suck... so far so good... thank you un-sucky people.

Carry on
Well I put it to you that you are the one who is sucky

How could I forget..

Love Aerosmith. - Don't want to miss a thing... aaaaaaaaaaaah I love it :)

Also dolly parton especially coat of many colors (sad I know)

Also dolly parton expecially coat of many colors (sad i know)
Ohhhh I never heard that one. I will have to take a listen.

By the way Nicki... I love your aviator. Beautiful :)

For the emo kid in me... I <3 Bright Eyes, almost every song

Okay hear are my top 10 songs (I just put together my top 10 movies and I thought that was hard) This was extremely difficult list to put together. I love music so I feel like this really should be a top 100, in no particular order, but I will not punish you with that many. But I need my list to consist of at least 15.


1.) The Winner Takes it All (ABBA)

2.) All or Nothing (O-Town)

3.) Even Now (Barry Manilow)

4.) The Way You Look Tonight (Frank Sinatra) :)

5.) Water From the Moon (Celine Dion)

6.) Above All (Michael W. Smith)

7.) I Survived You (Clay Aiken)

8.) Listen (Dreamgirls Soundtrack)

9.) All I Ever Have to Be (Amy Grant)

10.) The Best of Me (David Foster)

11.) My Immortal (Evanescence)

12.) 5150 (Van Halen)

13.) Gloria (Laura Branigan)

14.) Resolution (Nich Lachey)

15.) The Reason (Hoobastank)

You guys are killing me! Almost every song/artist mentioned I just love! I looove Luther, Elton, Rod, Aerosmith, and on and on. In fact I have a list of concerts I soooo want to go to (sadly Luther won't be one :( ) But, and I no a lot of people out there might go booooo... but I love Barry Manilow songs! I would go to Vegas not to gamble but to see Barry, lol.

When I was growing up my Mom and Dad owned a music store, so instead of an allowance and for helping out at the store we got records. My Dad was also in a band, so we grew up listening to band rehearsals, and then my bro started his band... so music is just a part of life like getting up and brusing my teeth... life without it would stink, lol

One song that always stands out for me though is by an artist named Gary Moore, and the song is "Still Got the Blues for You"

Check that one out Allheart, betcha you'll love love love it! :)

How about some of your fave 70's tunes guys... now you've got me going! Haha

I am the same way. Sometimes peace and quiet is my favorite song :)

I just LOVE Sir Elton, especially "Your Song" and I love Phil Collins too. The two of them just sweep me away....wooooooosh

But this one puts me in a place that I never want to come back from...

lULU_-L-v3U

Thanks for putting that clip on :D That is soooo up there with the greatest songs ever! Miss Luther a lot! Ruben Studdard does a pretty damn good job of some of his songs though! I have that whole concert of Luthers on dvd, as well as most of the others everyone has mentioned, and now I think I have to spend a night watching dvd's :)

I went to a Frank Sinatra concert when I was in my early 20's... it wasn't my thing AT ALL but we had FREE tickets and thought it would be good for a laugh. Well, I will never forget that concert for the rest of my life. Incredible is all I can say! Weird when you can go from that to Aerosmith and Def Leopard or some of those eh? :)

starbuck8 you are killing me here in MA. I would have given my left, little toe, to have seen Frank Sinatra in concert. I would have given my right little toe to have seen Karen Carpenter in concert. I envy you people, pure envy!

Hmmmm I mostly like rock, alt, indie, all that stuff.
Going to see the foo fighters later this year :) :) :)
So excited
Something that is really frustrating though is that so many bands only play 18+ shows here in australia. The one time smashing pumpkins come to australia and its 18+ :s
Some bands I like are the white stripes, xavier rudd (greeny/hippy/bush music its awesome:)), foo fighters, red hot chili peppers, radiohead "your so ing special i wish i was special but im a creep, im a weirdo i dont belong here" :) etc
:)
Haven't really gotten into much of the older music, though I do like elo and queen quite a bit.

Feel good songs? Van Halen 5150 still gets me banging my head forward, with each beat

I like music that covers many different ranges of emotion, some that make me cry, some that make me smile, and some that just rock! Lolz. Piano just makes me cry every time I love that instrument :)

Oh.. My top 70's songs, no problem. My favorite 10 are below and again in no particular order.

1.) Killing Me Softly with His Song (Roberta Flack)

2.) Piano Man (Billy Joel)

3.) Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd)

4.) More Than a Feeling (Boston) :)

5.) I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor) :)

6.) Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon and Garfunkel)

7.) Dancing Queen (Abba)

8.) If You Don't Know Me by Now (Harold Melvin)

9.) Just My Imagination (The Temptations)

10.) Message in a Bottle (The Police)

starbuck8 you are killing me here in MA. I would have given my left, little toe, to have seen Frank Sinatra in concert. I would have given my right little toe to have seen Karen Carpenter in concert. I envy you people, pure envy!

You would be walking pretty damn funny then wouldn't you! LOL The first act was Edie Gormet and Steve Lawrence, so we just about walked all of our toes off killing time waiting for Frank, haha!

Listen you brat, I'm still jealous!

What are some of your FAVE memories that go with the song that you heard at the time?

Just a couple of mine.

I was leaving my ex, he was trying to get me to stay, I jumped into my car filled with boxes and tears running down my face, he was running behind my car, I turned on the radio, and the song "Shut up and Drive" (not the new one by Fergie?) but by Chely Wright. I don't even remember the hr drive, all I could hear was "shut up and drive"... don't look in the mirror, you out of know him by now... etc. Evertime I hear that song it takes me right back to that place in my life... but it's comforting!

The other one is "Gotta get back" by Shelby Lynne It was around the same period and although the song says... gotta get back, I do, I do... to me it meant I needed to get back to who I used to be! Songs are awesome eh?!

Listen you brat, I'm still jealous!!

Hehe, who you calling a brat? Wish I would've seen the Carpenters too, and Queen, and so many others before they died.

Music is the one thing which pours out of ones soul and heart and lungs into the hearts of others, but also from inside their hearts to them at the same time.
Not sure if that made sense or not but meh...

How could I forget..

Love Aerosmith. - Don't want to miss a thing.....aaaaaaaaaaaah I love it :)
Yes, definitely one of my favourites:)

music is the one thing which pours out of ones soul and heart and lungs into the hearts of others, but also from inside their hearts to them at the same time.
not sure if that made sense or not but meh...

Sure, that makes sense to me, cal823. Also, the favorite "songs" that one likes don't necessarily have to be those that have words to them. The term "song" or "songs" can have a different meaning for some of us. Sometimes the definition between what a "song" or "piece" is can be blurred and lack true definition in the conventional sense of what they might be defined by using a dictionary.

Ohhhh I never heard that one. I will have to take a listen.

by the way Nicki....I love your aviator. Beautiful :)

As you know Allheart I am a none beliver but I also like Dolly Parton- dear god
It is a really nice song

I love music so much sometimes it hurts a little... Perhaps if it were a teddy I'd squeeze it so hard it's eyes would pop out. There's an image for you.

At the moment I am absolutely loving Bad Religion. I think they are going to be my new obsession, which is going to be costly as they have back catalogue as long as my arm.

I'm at the tail end of an Alkaline Trio obsession, mostly running dry as I own all the songs now :( Well I'm happy but I want more... I wish they'd get off their backsides and do some touring though *grumble*

I have to put a vote in for Fleetwood Mac. They are my chill out music.

Cal can't you get into the over 18 gig with an adult? I used to do that to get into gigs (my poor mum) when I was 14, or are they more strict down there? It's actually really annoying they do that- the only reason is the bars and to make extra money.

I'm into good melodies. Badfinger is my current favorite. Lyrics can be as immortal as the melody. If the melody is in a minor key and the lyrics are sad, I'll probably like it. Grunge falls into this category often. Some of my very favorite music people and groups are: Elton John, Rush, Sound Garden,The Guess Who, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Greig, Vivaldi (incredible in bed), Bread, The Carpenters, Lobo, Cat Stevens, Brian Adams, Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne, Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Queen and Muse...

I'm into good melodies. Badfinger is my current favorite. Lyrics can be as immortal as the melody. If the melody is in a minor key and the lyrics are sad, I'll probably like it. Grunge falls into this category often. Some of my very favorite music people and groups are: Elton John, Rush, Sound Garden,The Guess Who, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Greig, Vivaldi (incredible in bed), Bread, The Carpenters, Lobo, Cat Stevens, Brian Adams, Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne, Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Queen and Muse...

Okay. Now, you are hitting on some of the areas in music that might be in my sort of area, at least in the classical as well as the oldie pop scene!

Is this thread only about songs that have words to them? The terms "song" or "piece" these days are often interchangeable concerning their definitions.

As you know Allheart i am a none beliver but i also like Dolly Parton- dear god
it is a really nice song

Hey Nicki,

Your mention of the Dolly Parton song, made me think. Have you ever heard a song called "Dear Me" by Lorrie Morgan Good song!

Okay. Now, you are hitting on some of the areas in music that might be in my sort of area, at least in the classical as well as the oldie pop scene!

Is this thread only about songs that have words to them? The terms "song" or "piece" these days are often interchangeable concerning their definitions.

Anything musical really, I just relate better to music with great lyrics to portray my mood and whatever else... its great to find a song where the artist is singing about something that I can relate to directly.

However, I do like a great melody, or "piece" as you put it... I adore "Sleep Walk" by Santo & Johnny Farina... I'm pretty sure that's a fifty's song, but it just makes me feel good listening to it.

And yes, I also love the rendition of "Sleep Walk" by Modest Mouse... though the entitled it "Sleepwalking"

Originally Posted by simoneaugie
I'm into good melodies. Badfinger is my current favorite. Lyrics can be as immortal as the melody. If the melody is in a minor key and the lyrics are sad, I'll probably like it. Grunge falls into this category often. Some of my very favorite music people and groups are: Elton John, Rush, Sound Garden,The Guess Who, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Greig, Vivaldi (incredible in bed), Bread, The Carpenters, Lobo, Cat Stevens, Brian Adams, Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne, Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Queen and Muse...




Originally Posted by Clough
Okay. Now, you are hitting on some of the areas in music that might be in my sort of area, at least in the classical as well as the oldie pop scene!

Is this thread only about songs that have words to them? The terms "song" or "piece" these days are often interchangeable concerning their definitions.



Anything musical really, I just relate better to music with great lyrics to portray my mood and whatever else... its great to find a song where the artist is singing about something that I can relate to directly.

However, I do like a great melody, or "piece" as you put it... I adore "Sleep Walk" by Santo & Johnny Farina... I'm pretty sure that's a fifty's song, but it just makes me feel good listening to it.

Thanks!

Do you like instrumental or vocal music of the various classical periods, jazz or big band type of eras/vintage?

A piece would generally be that which has no words to it, just to help to define things here.

Hehe, who you callin a brat?! Wish I would've seen the Carpenters too, and Queen, and so many others before they died.

You heard me and for the record you little stinker, I wanted to see them as well but they were dead. I'm not that old... Besides isn't 40 the new 30? Which would mean that 30 something is the new 20?

Memories hmmm...

If I Were You (Colin Raye) Played when I had just gotten out of church and praying that God would help me to decide to marry (as proposed) or take the opportunity to extend my Navy career and board the USS Seattle in New Jersey. Sadly, I married...

I'm Moving On (Rascal Flatts) Left a lasting impression when I was moving to Boston, from back home, windows down, music blasting and tears falling. Good times.. Good times.

I Survived You (Clay Aiken) Need I say more?

The Way You Look Tonight (Frank Sinatra) Reminds me of a wonderful slow dance. The best dance I have ever had. It was in the middle of the day, in a bowling alley bar. That's right, nobody, I mean nobody there. It was a jukebox located in the back of a bar. The lights were out as it wasn't open. That didn't stop the dance. (I lost the two rounds of bowling prior to the dance and you guys know I don't like losing even at a lousy game like bowling) The dance made it all worth it.

The Reason (Hoobastank) After a string of broken promises, a huge broken heart yet again with this young man, this song I imagined him writing and sharing as his own thought. Telling me he understood now and he was so sorry. (He did by the way) This song is my stitches over that scar.

Gloria (Laura Branigan) Was the first song I remember dancing to as a little girl, with my Grandmother, it's a great song that has carried on through the ages. I came to appreciate more as an adult than as a young girl.

That's it for now...

And yes, starbuck8, they still have bowling alleys :p

YouTube - Rascal Flatts - Stand (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8zWb0-pCbQ)


Stand - Rascal Flatts (AKA my life, as of late!)
You feel like a candle in a hurricane
Just like a picture with a broken frame
Alone and helpless
Like you've lost your fight
But you'll be all right
You'll be all right

Chorus:
Cause when push comes to shove
You taste what you're made of
You might bend, till you break
Cause its all you can take
On your knees you look up
Decide you've had enough
You get mad you get strong
Wipe your hands shake it off
Then you Stand,
Then you stand

2
Life's like a novel
With the end ripped out
The edge of a canyon
With only one way down
Take what you're given before its gone
Start holding on, keep holding on

Chorus:
Cause when push comes to shove
You taste what you're made of
You might bend, till you break
Cause its all you can take
On your knees you look up
Decide you've had enough
You get mad you get strong
Wipe your hands shake it off
Then you Stand,
Yeah then you stand.

Bridge:
Every time you get up
And get back in the race
One more small piece of you
Starts to fall into place
Ooohhh

Chorus:
Cause when push comes to shove
You taste what you're made of
You might bend, till you break
Cause its all you can take
On your knees you look up
Decide you've had enough
You get mad you get strong
Wipe your hands shake it off
Then you Stand,
Then you stand
Yeah then you stand.
Yeah then you stand.

Hey Nicki,

Your mention of the Dolly Parton song, made me think. Have you ever heard a song called "Dear Me" by Lorrie Morgan Good song!
Not yet will have to listen to that one

You heard me and for the record you little stinker, I wanted to see them as well but they were dead. I'm not that old... Besides isn't 40 the new 30? Which would mean that 30 something is the new 20??

Memories hmmm...

If I Were You (Colin Raye) Played when I had just gotten out of church and praying that God would help me to decide to marry (as proposed) or take the opportunity to extend my Navy career and board the USS Seattle in New Jersey. Sadly, I married...

I'm Moving On (Rascal Flatts) Left a lasting impression when I was moving to Boston, from back home, windows down, music blasting and tears falling. Good times..Good times.

I Survived You (Clay Aiken) Need I say more?

The Way You Look Tonight (Frank Sinatra) Reminds me of a wonderful slow dance. The best dance I have ever had. It was in the middle of the day, in a bowling alley bar. That's right, nobody, I mean nobody there. It was a jukebox located in the back of a bar. The lights were out as it wasn't open. That didn't stop the dance. (I lost the two rounds of bowling prior to the dance and you guys know I don't like losing even at a lousy game like bowling) The dance made it all worth it.

The Reason (Hoobastank) After a string of broken promises, a huge broken heart yet again with this young man, this song I imagined him writing and sharing as his own thought. Telling me he understood now and he was so sorry. (He did by the way) This song is my stitches over that scar.

Gloria (Laura Branigan) Was the first song I remember dancing to as a little girl, with my Grandmother, it's a great song that has carried on through the ages. I came to appreciate more as an adult than as a young girl.

That's it for now...

And yes, starbuck8, they still have bowling alleys :p

Hey, I used to be the bowling queen I'll have you know, lol. Used to be our teen hang out in fact. I still have my own shoes to prove it, haha!

Two more songs that get me every time.

I'll Be Seeing You--Tony Bennett (but personally I like the Rod Stewart version)

I had a whirlwind romance kind of thing with a man I met while on vacation in FL. I was trying to get over a bad relationship. It was my last night there, so we found a place on the beach where there was no one around, he backed his car up and opened up his trunk so we could hear the radio. We were just sitting, talking for a long time. All of a sudden it started to pour rain so we thought we should go, but that song came on the radio and he asked me to dance right there on the beach. We were soaked to the bone... but who cares eh? :) Before I left for my flight in the morning, he gave me a CD with that song on it.

Rock & Roll Dreams Come Through--Jim Steinman

Road Trip!! I had just bought my "dream car" 65 Mustang--bright red of course :) My girlfriend and I started thinking we were just going on a cruise for the day! Turned into a wkd of crazy shopping (we even dressed kind of like hookers just to see others reactions, haha) a lot of partying and fun meeting new people. We traveled hundreds of miles that wkd, playing that song over and over again! Got home just in time to go to work Monday morning! Sooo tired (and hungover) but so worth it, and I'll never forget that song!

I Knew I Loved You - Savage Garden

Driving out in the country with the perfect guy, turning the stereo up as loud as it would go, and dancing under a blanket of shimmery stars. Every time I hear this song, I'm transported back to that mountain-top, that beautiful moment.

The Way You Look Tonight - Sinatra

Dancing with my Daddy... him on his knees and a 6 year old me in my favorite frilly dress. My Mom captured our dance on the camera - an act for which I am forever grateful.

Hey, I used to be the bowling queen I'll have you know, lol. Used to be our teen hang out in fact. I still have my own shoes to prove it, haha!

Two more songs that get me everytime.

I'll Be Seeing You--Tony Bennett (but personally I like the Rod Stewart version)

I had a whirlwind romance kinda thing with a man I met while on vacation in FL. I was trying to get over a bad relationship. It was my last night there, so we found a place on the beach where there was no one around, he backed his car up and opened up his trunk so we could hear the radio. We were just sitting, talking for a long time. All of a sudden it started to pour rain so we thought we should go, but that song came on the radio and he asked me to dance right there on the beach. We were soaked to the bone...but who cares eh? :) Before I left for my flight in the morning, he gave me a CD with that song on it.

Rock & Roll Dreams Come Through--Jim Steinman

Road Trip!!! I had just bought my "dream car" 65 Mustang--bright red of course :) My girlfriend and I started out thinking we were just going on a cruise for the day! Turned into a wkd of crazy shopping (we even dressed kinda like hookers just to see others reactions, haha) alot of partying and fun meeting new people. We traveled hundreds of miles that wkd, playing that song over and over again! Got home just in time to go to work Monday morning! Sooo tired (and hungover) but so worth it, and I'll never forget that song!


Okay, starbuck8, you have way.. way too good of taste in music. I love your memories you associate with each song you have shared so far. You mention the beach I can picture that and it sounds wonderful. Did you ever stay in touch with him? You also mention your 1st car, I think girls never look at our first car that way, but guys I guess do. It sounds nice. My first car I bought used with 5000 miles on it and it was a 1991 Plymouth Acclaim. Nothing to write home to mom about but it was clean and a good running car. It cost me $5400.00 I bought it from an elderly couple that never drove it. How's that for an old memory? Just had to dust it off a bit. So you mention the memory with your girlfriend and that car? So your good taste in music, nice choice of cars and wonderful memories throw me off. Are you a male or female? If you are a male, you have wonderful surprising taste in music and that is refreshing. As the men I know, terribly taste in music. If you are a girl, you have a great taste in music and you make the rest of us girls look bad with your knowledge of cars and I need a couple of pointers.

Bowling shoes are in I guess. And these people spend over a $100.00 on them? Yuck, I don't like them but I'm old fashioned.

Bowling queen line... still has me smiling.

Okay, starbuck8, you have way..way too good of taste in music. I love your memories you associate with each song you have shared so far. You mention the beach I can picture that and it sounds wonderful. Did you ever stay in touch with him? You also mention your 1st car, I think girls never look at our first car that way, but guys I guess do. It sounds nice. My first car I bought used with 5000 miles on it and it was a 1991 Plymouth Acclaim. Nothing to write home to mom about but it was clean and a good running car. It cost me $5400.00 I bought it from an elderly couple that never drove it. Hows that for an old memory? Just had to dust it off a bit. So you mention the memory with your girlfriend and that car? So your good taste in music, nice choice of cars and wonderful memories throw me off. Are you a male or female? If you are a male, you have wonderful surprising taste in music and that is refreshing. As the men I know, terribly taste in music. If you are a girl, you have a great taste in music and you make the rest of us girls look bad with your knowledge of cars and I need a couple of pointers.

Bowling shoes are in I guess. And these people spend over a $100.00 on them?! Yuck, I don't like them but I'm old fashioned.

Bowling queen line...still has me smiling.

Oops!. threw everyone off with the "road trip girlfriend"... HA... nope just 2 girls having fun. I did stay in touch with the "beach" guy, but he married someone else :( Figures eh? haha! As for pointers?. ROAD TRIP... COOL CAR... BEACH BOYZ, LOL!

You were fine and still have a great taste in music but now make some of us, girly girls, look bad. Love the road trip idea, but cannot pick up like I once kid when I was young.

You were fine and still have a great taste in music but now make some of us, girly girls, look bad. Love the road trip idea, but cannot pick up like I once kid when I was young.

It was wishful thinking, lol... one can always dream right?! LOL! But that's where the songs take you :)... back in the day! :D

Allheart agrees: You tricked us !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Indeed I did! >:D

What clough was talking about, music without lyrics, who has played in an orchestra or band at school? I was in the orchestra for years, many of which I played second fiddle. That was a very good thing. Now I appreciate interplay of different instruments. Bass and rhythm guitar, working with drums, then lead melody instrument/singer. Classical music is usually performed by musicians who read music, both notes and rhythm plus they have a conductor. When a rock group plays its selections tightly, like one person, wow. Many of them had classical training too.

Elton John's original band is amazing. Check out the album 11/17/70. It was recorded live, in a radio studio. The bass (Dee Murray) and drums (Nigel Olson) are indescribable and the other two, Elton and Davy Jones are so tight.

One of my favorite bands is Rage Against the Machine. I dislike the vocal style, but those guys put out music as if they were one person. They probably put in hours with one another and a metronome.

I grew up listening to classical music, but was allowed to pick whatever kind of music I liked. Thanks Mom and Dad.

"Cry, Cry, Cry" Johnny Cash. Enough said.

Just to clear up the "Road Trip" song, haha! The story is true... I was just commenting on on Life1973"s saying that she couldn't pick up like she used to...that was the "wishful thinking" part, cause I would still like to believe I could!? That would be more of a Thelma and Louise road trip... not the happiest of endings, LOL!!

I am a Ryan Adams junkie! Maybe its because his music is really helping me through a break-up... although its not so bad at all anymore.

I've never heard of Ryan Adams, I don't think...

What are some of his song titles?

I've never heard of Ryan Adams, I don't think...

What are some of his song titles?

"Come Pick Me Up", "Love Is Hell", "Now That You're Gone"... I enjoy pretty much every song. His most popular song is probably come pick me up, because it was in that movie Elizabethtown, good movie

Does anyone like the song "Put your records on"... I know it's a girly girl song, but when I'm not in a very good mood, that one really picks me up... and then I put my other fave "records" on :)

Don't know the song "Put Your Records On" who did it?

The original "Puff The Magic Dragon" always picks me up. "Big Ten Inch" by Aerosmith makes me smile every time.

Thanks for the reminder of "Big Ten Inch", haha... good song, I love Aerosmith! "Put Your Records On" is by a really young English girl by the name of Corinne Bailey Rae. I like all of her songs. She has such a sweet, almost angel like tone to her voice. To me it's a real "feel good" song. That all depends on my mood though. I can go from new to old, rock to alternative to country, to whatever my mood is at that particular moment. One of the things I have a hard time getting into is rap, but there are a few I can handle. I'm almost embarrassed to say, I'm a big Am Idol "closet fan" too, and there are some really good singers on this yr that I know will go on to put out some great music! Any more closet fans out there? ;)

Thanks for the reminder of "Big Ten Inch", haha...good song, I luv Aerosmith! "Put Your Records On" is by a really young English girl by the name of Corinne Bailey Rae. I like all of her songs. She has such a sweet, almost angel like tone to her voice. To me it's a real "feel good" song. That all depends on my too though. I can go from new to old, rock to alternative to country, to whatever my mood is at that particular moment. One of the things I have a hard time getting into is rap, but there are a few I can handle. I'm almost embarassed to say, I'm a big Am Idol "closet fan" too, and there are some really good singers on this yr that I know will go on to put out some great music! Any more closet fans out there? ;)

Yes , I'm a great fan of Pop Idol, both in America and UK. Sadly I can't watch them now because I'm living in East Europe for a while, and I REALLY miss them. I watched the one when Fantasia Burrino won, and Jennifer Hudson was in that, also remember Bo Bice and another guy who was in the last few but I can't remember his name, he was cute though.
I really think Leona Lewis who won the UK X Factor is brilliant. I didn't get to see Elliott Yamin who was 3rd in Am Idol 5th series, but I read about him and bought his album, and it's really good. I know these shows get a lot of flack, but they can be great entertainment :)

What clough was talking about, music without lyrics, who has played in an orchestra or band at school? I was in the orchestra for years, many of which I played second fiddle. That was a very good thing. Now I appreciate interplay of different instruments. Bass and rhythm guitar, working with drums, then lead melody instrument/singer. Classical music is usually performed by musicians who read music, both notes and rhythm plus they have a conductor. When a rock group plays its selections tightly, like one person, wow. Many of them had classical training too.

Elton John's original band is amazing. Check out the album 11/17/70. It was recorded live, in a radio studio. The bass (Dee Murray) and drums (Nigel Olson) are indescribable and the other two, Elton and Davy Jones are so tight.

One of my favorite bands is Rage Against the Machine. I dislike the vocal style, but those guys put out music as if they were one person. They probably put in hours with one another and a metronome.

I grew up listening to classical music, but was allowed to pick whatever kind of music I liked. Thanks Mom and Dad.

If anyone listens to Queen, especially "Night at the Opera" or "Day at the Races" albums, you definitely have to appreciate the orchestral talent, the tightness of the "band" with the orchestra, the incredible voice of Freddie Mercury (bless his soul) and how everything just came together into a perfectly wrapped package. It was classical, it was classic rock, sometimes country, and just had the interaction of so many different instruments. It was a in a class of it's own that just can't be duplicated.

While we are thanking Mom and Dad ;), I'll say thanks too, for giving me my allowance when I was young, in the form of records for helping out at their music store, instead of letting us run around with a pocket full of money. It has really given me an appreciation for music! I feel bad for people who never had the opportunity to realise just how much it can influence and enhance your life!

Yes , I'm a great fan of Pop Idol, both in America and UK. Sadly I can't watch them now 'cos I'm living in East Europe for a while, and I REALLY miss them. I watched the one when Fantasia Burrino won, and Jennifer Hudson was in that, also remember Bo Bice and another guy who was in the last few but I can't remember his name, he was cute tho.
I really think Leona Lewis who won the UK X Factor is brilliant. I didn't get to see Elliott Yamin who was 3rd in Am Idol 5th series, but I read about him and bought his album, and it's really good. I know these shows get a lot of flack, but they can be great entertainment :)

It's too bad you can't watch! I'm just starting to learn their names this yr, but there are a few really good ones. One girl named Amanda is a rocker, with a kind of gravelly strong voice, and there is a white guy with dreads who has a really unique sounding voice, and another guy that is really awesome too. It's the results show tomorrow, so it will be down to the top 12. I like to pick them early on and see if I get it right in the end ;)

Dispenser by Cursive is lyrically one of my favorite songs and any song by Cursive is awesome. Double Vision Quest, Ice Monster, and Pachuca Sunrise by Minus the Bear are all amazing sounding songs as well as any song by Minus the Bear.

Dispenser by Cursive is lyrically one of my favorite songs and any song by Cursive is awesome. Double Vision Quest, Ice Monster, and Pachuca Sunrise by Minus the Bear are all amazing sounding songs as well as any song by Minus the Bear.

We have the same "ex" situation and now the same taste in music... I may be ISneezeFunny's doppleganger, but Windshield is mine. Would you happen to be 5'8''?

I <3 Cursive and Minus the Bear.

Nope I'm 6'0"! I also like Portugal. The Man, Ratatat, At The Drive-In, As Tall As Lions, and Sleeping At Last(especially the song Dreamlife) to name a few more.

Queen! That group is in a class by itself. Freddie Mercury was a 'Mozart.' It really makes me wonder where things would be musically if many musicians had not died young. But then there are the old guys who are still great, and still alive.

Am I the only one who feels that Rap and many Jazz pieces are not 'music' but definitely an art form? Music to me has a melody. I like Rap that has a melody, usually the melody is in the bass line. Jazz that distorts melody in an established piece just irritates me. Jazz takes talent, but why screw up Jingle Bells? Maybe I missed something?

I've always thought that Jazz is very close to life. We're all given these certain parameters in which we operate, we are given a certain number of notes, sometimes we find ourselves lost in a mysterious musical puddle, but we find our way out... and are left with a chaotic order that is perfectly balanced... No life is ever the same, but they have the same parameters... no two people are the same, but every so often you find someone that you can "play with" that perfectly compliments your piece.

Maybe its simply because my life is a jazz piece at the moment, but I love knowing that one day, it will all work itself out and I'll be looking back on it with wonder and excitement.

Did that make sense to anyone else? LOL! :)

Queen! That group is in a class by itself. Freddie Mercury was a 'Mozart.' It really makes me wonder where things would be musically if many musicians had not died young. But then there are the old guys who are still great, and still alive.

Am I the only one who feels that Rap and many Jazz pieces are not 'music' but definitely an art form? Music to me has a melody. I like Rap that has a melody, usually the melody is in the bass line. Jazz that distorts melody in an established piece just irritates me. Jazz takes talent, but why screw up Jingle Bells? Maybe I missed something?

I sooo agree with you about the rap and some of the jazz! The rap especially, is in a class of it's own, and you're right to say it's more of an art form than "music" in my opinion. So you are definitely not alone in your thinking!

My stepson is into a lot of rap, and I challenged him to find me one that I could really get into. I'll have to admit he found a few that grew on me. (In The Air Tonite--Lil Kim/Phil Collins) was one... but then again, that has a melody in some parts and of course it's Phil Collins!

I try to keep an open mind as far as "music" goes... but the fine line between "music" and "art form" is a little blurry sometimes. :confused:

A beautiful song I heard recently (thanks HC) that I fell in love with the very first time I heard it. I had to post it and challenge each of you to log into iTunes, listen and tell me you don't love this melody and its precious words. This is a beautiful, beautiful duet that you all have to hear. Each of us have one, or more people we have been blessed to meet throughout our lives that have changed us, for good.

From the musical Wicked, 'For Good'

ELPHABA
I'm limited:
Just look at me - I'm limited
And just look at you -
You can do all I couldn't do, Glinda
So now it's up to you
(spoken) For both of us
(sung) Now it's up to you:

GLINDA
I've heard it said
That people come into our lives for a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led
To those who help us most to grow
If we let them
And we help them in return
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you:

Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good

ELPHABA
It well may be
That we will never meet again
In this lifetime
So let me say before we part
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you
You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have re-written mine
By being my friend:
Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a skybird
In a distant wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you:

GLINDA
Because I knew you:

BOTHI have been changed for good

ELPHABA
And just to clear the air
I ask forgiveness
For the things I've done you blame me for

GLINDA
But then, I guess we know
There's blame to share

BOTH
And none of it seems to matter anymore

GLINDA ELPHABA
Like a comet pulled Like a ship blown
From orbit as it Off it's mooring
Passes a sun, like By a wind off the
A stream that meets Sea, like a seed
A boulder, half-way Dropped by a
Through the wood Bird in the wood

BOTH
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
I do believe I have been changed for the better?

GLINDA
And because I knew you:
ELPHABA
Because I knew you:

BOTH
Because I knew you:
I have been changed for good.

A new artist that I have to tell each of you I fell in love with. He has a beautiful voice and when he sings I get goosbumps. He is a country music artist and each of his songs send a strong message. They actually make me cry as they are sung with all heart and conviction. As we have all said music touches our souls and leaves it's mark on our hearts. This young man has left a big one on mine.

My three favorite songs are,

'Life is Hard'

'I Lost it All'

'Wait till I Get There'
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Life is Hard

Sometimes life is hard like trying bail out the ocean with a spoon
Sometimes life is hard like trying to turn December into June
And sometimes life is hard like trying lasso a quarter moon
Sometimes life is
Sometimes life is hard

Sometimes life is hard is trying to stop a freight train from passing
Sometimes life is hard can't wish it away make it unhappen
Sometimes life is hard you cry you cry till you start laughing
Sometimes life is
Sometimes life is hard

But you
You make it easier
Yeah you
You make it easier
Help me hold on a little longer
Your love makes me stronger
When it allll falls apart
Cause sometimes life is hard, yeah

Sometimes life is hard and broken hearts just keep on hurting
And sometimes life is hard when we get lost but we keep on searching
And sometimes life is hard like a rusty wheel that is barely turning
Sometimes life is
Sometimes life is hard

But you
You make it easier
Yeah you
You make it easier
Help me hold on a little longer
Your love makes me stronger
When it all falls apart
Cause sometimes life is hard

When the darkness fills my soul
And even summer day feels cold
And the answers to my questions only God knows

But you
You make it easier
Yeah you
You make it easier
Help me hold on a little longer
Your love makes me stronger
When it all falls apart
Cause sometimes life is hard
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Wait Till I Get There

I was 500 miles away when I got the call on a cold winter day
Mama was crying when she said son hurrying home
She said your grandpa is not doing well
And the doctors said it’s hard to tell
But by the looks of things he don’t have long
Lord I knew someday that this time would come
So before he take you home

(chorus)
Wait till I get there
Don’t let him leave this world without me having the chance to say goodbye
I want to tell him I love him and I’ll miss him everyday
Lord I know he is going to a better place
But if you are going to take him today, ooooo
Wait till I get there

I left my heart lying on the floor as I grab my keys and ran out the door
Caught a red eye flight back home to my home town
And as the silver wings touch the midnight sky
Looking down over the world I realize how small life is
Like a grain of sand
Lord time was him wish I had more
And all I am asking for

(Chorus)

I just want to hug his neck just one more time
And be there right beside him when he closes his eyes

A new artist that I have to tell each of you I fell in love with. He has a beautiful voice and when he sings I get goosbumps. He is a country music artist and each of his songs send a strong message. They actually make me cry as they are sung with all heart and conviction. As we have all said music touches our souls and leaves it's mark on our hearts. This young man has left a big one on mine.

My three favorite songs are,

'Life is Hard'

'I Lost it All'

'Wait till I Get There'
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Life is Hard

Sometimes life is hard like trying bail out the ocean with a spoon
Sometimes life is hard like trying to turn December into June
And sometimes life is hard like trying lasso a quarter moon
Sometimes life is
Sometimes life is hard

Sometimes life is hard is trying to stop a freight train from passing
Sometimes life is hard can't wish it away make it unhappen
Sometimes life is hard you cry you cry till you start laughing
Sometimes life is
Sometimes life is hard

But you
You make it easier
Yeah you
You make it easier
Help me hold on a little longer
Your love makes me stronger
When it allll falls apart
Cause sometimes life is hard, yeah

Sometimes life is hard and broken hearts just keep on hurting
And sometimes life is hard when we get lost but we keep on searching
And sometimes life is hard like a rusty wheel that is barely turning
Sometimes life is
Sometimes life is hard

But you
You make it easier
Yeah you
You make it easier
Help me hold on a little longer
Your love makes me stronger
When it all falls apart
Cause sometimes life is hard

When the darkness fills my soul
And even summer day feels cold
And the answers to my questions only God knows

But you
You make it easier
Yeah you
You make it easier
Help me hold on a little longer
Your love makes me stronger
When it all falls apart
Cause sometimes life is hard
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~
Wait Till I Get There

I was 500 miles away when I got the call on a cold winter day
Mama was crying when she said son hurrying home
She said your grandpa is not doing well
And the doctors said it’s hard to tell
But by the looks of things he don’t have long
Lord I knew someday that this time would come
So before he take you home

(chorus)
Wait till I get there
Don’t let him leave this world without me having the chance to say goodbye
I want to tell him I love him and I’ll miss him everyday
Lord I know he is going to a better place
But if you are going to take him today, ooooo
Wait till I get there

I left my heart lying on the floor as I grab my keys and ran out the door
Caught a red eye flight back home to my home town
And as the silver wings touch the midnight sky
Looking down over the world I realize how small life is
Like a grain of sand
Lord time was him wish I had more
And all I am asking for

(Chorus)

I just want to hug his neck just one more time
And be there right beside him when he closes his eyes

Do you know what the country artists name is? I would like to take a listen!

I am so sorry I didn't posted his name, silly me.

His name is Eric Durrance

I am so sorry I didn't posted his name, silly me.

His name is Eric Durrance

Hmmm, I can't find anything by him. I REALLY need some good songs today... rough day! I'll search more later. Thanks!

Anything I can help with? I'm a pretty good listener and can suggest some songs that might help?

Anything I can help with? I'm a pretty good listener and can suggest some songs that might help?!

:) Some pick me up, give me a slap in the face, snap out of it songs maybe?! I am in a "I hate the world mood" today ;) Maybe a good, uhmm, "screw you" song, haha. Sorry, hasn't everyone had one of those dayzzzz?
Country, Pop, 70's 80's,. anything that'll make me smile... even if it's a crooked smile at the moment (Ha) will do! It is between listening to a good old song and cheerin up, or going to sleep and hoping for an entertaining dream or something, lol

Ahhh...

I am all too familiar with those kind of days and I think I have just the songs you need. So prepare yourself to sing loudly and dance in place, who cares who's looking anyway.

Not Ready To Make Nice
~ Dixie Chicks

My Happy Ending
~ Avril Lavigne

Read em' and Weep
~ Barry Manilow

Fighter
~ Christine Aguilera

Take This Job and Shove It
~ David Allen Coe

Ahhh....

I am all too familiar with those kind of days and I think I have just the songs you need. So prepare yourself to sing loudly and dance in place, who cares who's looking anyway.

Not Ready To Make Nice
~ Dixie Chicks

My Happy Ending
~ Avril Lavigne

Read em' and Weep
~ Barry Manilow

Fighter
~ Christine Aguilera

Take This Job and Shove It
~ David Allen Coe

Oh yer so cool, ;) The Dixie Chicks one will sure do it for me... forgot about that one! I'll try and find Avril's and Christina's... not sure if I've heard them.
You're a sweetie!

Ahhh....

I am all too familiar with those kind of days and I think I have just the songs you need. So prepare yourself to sing loudly and dance in place, who cares who's looking anyway.

Not Ready To Make Nice
~ Dixie Chicks

My Happy Ending
~ Avril Lavigne

Read em' and Weep
~ Barry Manilow

Fighter
~ Christine Aguilera

Take This Job and Shove It
~ David Allen Coe

I don't care who's looking... I'm dancing, and maybe not even in place, haha!

Here goes my "mood list"! (you'll see the 'mood' changes a bit sometimes? ;) )

So many songs... so little time!

Independence Day--Martina McBride
Bye Bye--Jodee Messina--(and, I'm Alright--Jodee)
Insensitive--Jann Arden
You Jerk--Kim Stockwood
Crowded in the Wings--The Jayhawks
I'm the only one--Melissa Etheridge
Feed Jake--Kentucky Headhunters
Broken Wings--Martina McBride
Smile--Lily Allen
Forever--Kenny Loggins
But For The Grace of God--Keith Urban
I Had a Bad Day Again--Fuel
Wasted Time--Eagles
The A$$hole song-- Jimmy Buffet
Don't know why--Norah Jones
Beautiful--Carole King
What's the Matter Baby--Ellen Foley... haha one of my faves from way back
One Bud Wiser--Gretchen Wilson
Goodbye Girl--Hootie and the Blowfish version
Daydream Believer--Monkee's
Good-bye Earl--Dixie Chicks

... and hey, how bout---2 Pina Colada's---Garth and Friends ;)

What's Up--4 non blondes ;)

What about "I Don't Need a Man" P Cat Dolls, "Get Over Yourself" SHEDaisy, and "Stand" Rascal Flatts?

Startbuck8 watch out HC is a big, big fan of Stand!

startbuck8 watch out HC is a big, big fan of Stand!!

Stand embodies all I feel... and reminds me that I'm strong and going to make it through anything.

But life, you know all about that ;)

Stand embodies all I feel... and reminds me that I'm strong and going to make it through anything.

But life, you know all about that ;)

I think I might know some of their songs? Can you give me a few song titles? :) I need some empowering songs right now! I had enough of my "suck fest" lastnite, lol

Here are some of my empowering songs:

Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield
Better Days - Goo Goo Dolls
Find Your Grail - Spamalot Original Broadway Recording
In Terms of Love - SheDaisy
Happy Ending - Sugarland
Defying Gravity - Wicked Original Broadway Recording
Dive - Stephen Curtis Chapman
Vienna - Billy Joel

Here are some of my empowering songs:

Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield
Better Days - Goo Goo Dolls
Find Your Grail - Spamalot Original Broadway Recording
In Terms of Love - SheDaisy
Happy Ending - Sugarland
Defying Gravity - Wicked Original Broadway Recording
Dive - Stephen Curtis Chapman
Vienna - Billy Joel

Thanks for the songs! Unwritten was one of my ex's faves so that ones out, lol.
Before He Cheats by Carrie Underwood is another good one. It makes me grin when I listen to it and just imagine doing the things it says in the song :eek: One can always fantasize right?! Haha!

Can't forget about Dave Matthews.

"Lover Lay Down" beautiful song... even though I cry every time I hear it. Lol

Ooo... Dave Matthews' Crash Into Me...

Beautiful song.

Hey HC!
I just realised that you meant the SONG "stand", not the band "stand". I need to learn how to read! lol Can I babysit your song for a little while? Haha!

Paradise - see the light (Sy & Unknown 2007 remix)
Aurora - Ordinary world
Delerium - Silence (Airscape mix)
Rhythm On The Loose - Break of Dawn
Sunscreem - Pressure
Terrorize - It's Just A Feeling

Just a few of the absolute faves

"Coffee Shop" Landon Pigg

Cute song... I want to nominate it as the theme song for the Coffee Shop thread.

https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/other-member-discussions/coffee-coffee-coffee-189285.html

currently on my workout playlist:

Survivor - Eye of the Tiger (who doesn't?)
Black eyed peas - pump it
Finger eleven - paralyzer
Rihanna - don't stop the music (I can't help myself)
Baby bash - cyclone
Flo rida - low
Chris brown - kiss kiss
Timbaland - one and only
Ne-yo - put your hands up

currently on my "relax" playlist

The lonely man theme from the incredible hulk
Jesper kyd - ave maria (opera)
Andrea bocelli - ave maria
Andrea bocelli - time to say goodbye
Wagner - o fortuna
The entire phantom of the opera soundtrack
The entire sweeney todd soundtrack

my study playlist

Entire beethoven's beruhmte ouverturen
Every piece mozart ever did
Every piece chopin ever did

just as a top album list...

... every single album michael jackson ever put out.

Just some more oldie faves! (some empowering ones, some boohoo's... I've got the flu. So listening to old comfort songs, lol)

Barbra Streisand--- Queen Bee
--- The woman in the moon
--- No more tears.. (Enough is enough)
--- With one more look at you... (Watch closely now)
--- Prisoner... (Eyes of Laura Mars)
--- The Way We Were
--- Evergreen (A Star Is Born)
(I think the movie said it all!. One of my all time faves!)
--- I finally found someone (with Bryan Adams)... so pretty!

Aretha Franklin --- Isn't no mountain high enough

Melissa Manchester --- Midnite Blue
--- Don't cry outloud
Bertie Higgins --- Key Largo
Captain and Tenille --- Do that to me one more time
Daniel Boone --- Beautiful Sunday
Dr. Hook --- Storms never last
Edward Bear --- Close your eyes
Elton John --- Someone saved my life tonight
Extreme --- More than words
Minnie Ripperton --- Loving you
Monkee's --- Daydream believer
Rod Stewart (or Tony Bennet)--- The way you look tonight
Neil Sedaka --- Laughter in the Rain
Michael Martin Murphy --- Wildfire
Henry Gross --- Shannon

Ok, I think I'm done for now... a Tylenol and a lay down may be in order! :(

I recently started listening to this band called Beirut.

I have no idea what it means, or what nationality the band is, but I'm loving the music.

"Nantes" is probably my favorite song of theirs. You should check it out... now...

I recently started listening to this band called Beirut.

i have no idea what it means, or what nationality the band is, but im loving the music.

"Nantes" is probably my favorite song of theirs. you should check it out... now...

Okay okay!. I guess I will when you put it that way, lol. What type of music is it?

currently on my workout playlist:

survivor - Eye of the Tiger (who doesn't?)
black eyed peas - pump it
finger eleven - paralyzer
rihanna - don't stop the music (i can't help myself)
baby bash - cyclone
flo rida - low
chris brown - kiss kiss
timbaland - one and only
ne-yo - put your hands up

currently on my "relax" playlist

the lonely man theme from the incredible hulk
jesper kyd - ave maria (opera)
andrea bocelli - ave maria
andrea bocelli - time to say goodbye
wagner - o fortuna
the entire phantom of the opera soundtrack
the entire sweeney todd soundtrack

my study playlist

entire beethoven's beruhmte ouverturen
every piece mozart ever did
every piece chopin ever did

just as a top album list...

...every single album michael jackson ever put out.

I'm glad that you like a variety of types of music. You seem to be a person akin to my own heart!

Listening to the soundtrack for Footloose today - loving the song Holding Out for a Hero today :) Making me want to get out and dance though!

Holding Out for a Hero
Where have all the good men gone
And where are all the gods?
Where's the street-wise Hercules
To fight the rising odds?
Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed?
Late at night I toss and turn and dream
Of what I need

[Chorus]

I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night
He's got to be strong
And he's got to be fast
And he's got to be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light
He's got to be sure
And it's got to be soon
And he's got to be larger than life

Somewhere after midnight
In my wildest fantasy
Somewhere just beyond my reach
There's someone reaching back for me
Racing on the thunder end rising with the heat
It's going to take a superman to sweep me off my feet

[Chorus]

Up where the mountains meet the heavens above
Out where the lightning splits the sea
I would swear that there's someone somewhere
Watching me

Through the wind end the chill and the rain
And the storm and the flood
I can feel his approach
Like the fire in my blood

Hey HC, I think I'll adopt that as my theme song! ;) I'm going out celebrating on the wkd, and I will request it and all us girls will get up and dance with you!

In fact I have the CD somewhere. I'm going to hunt for it! Maybe even a little 'Flashdance" too! :D

Oooo... Flashdance... love that movie. I watched Footloose this weekend and its been in my head since...

HC... your hero is right here... der...

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HistorianChick agrees: Can you dance, Westy?? ;)

I hate to dance... but for you, I would.

HistorianChick agrees: Can you dance, Westy?? ;)

I hate to dance... but for you, i would.

Sweetness gets you everywhere :) You're sweet.

As for discovering new music - I have been having a blast with this free online music streaming service: Musicovery : interactive webRadio (http://musicovery.com/)

As for discovering new music - I have been having a blast with this free online music streaming service: Musicovery : interactive webRadio (http://musicovery.com/)

That is so cool. Luv it! :D

"Mack The Knife"
Bobby Darin...

An oldie, but it's an awesome song!

Ahhh, good one! Not Sinatra though? I like it by him. Why am I not playing music? DUH!

"Hey Good Lookin" --Clint Black, Toby Keith etc...
"Cold Budweiser and a Sweet Tater" --Joe Diffie
"Love of my Life"--Dave Mathews, David Grey
"Kiss Me Deadly"--Lita Ford
"Georgia Peaches"--Lynard Skynard
"Take a Load off Annie"--Marshall Tucker Band

"Lets Get It On"--Marvin Gaye
"Daydream Believer"--Monkees'
"Build Me Up Buttercup"--Temptations
"The Way You Look Tonite"--Tony Bennett
"Harvest Moon"--Neil Young
"You've Got the Music In You"--New Radicals
"Crazy"---Norah Jones ( a good version)
"One Toke Over the Line--(Brewer and Shipley)
"Party Time"--David Lee Murphy
"Pina Colada Song"--Rupert Holmes
"If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body"--Bellamy Bros.

Almost anything by the Gorillaz is good.

This morning, after a particularly painful physical therapy session, my iPod flipped randomly to this song... Its been in my head ever since...

Supergirl by Emilia

Down deep inside I feel unsatisfied because
There´s more of me that what your eyes can see.
It´s time to change the way you look at me,boy,
Wake up your fantasy and take the best of me.

Chorus
I can be a lady,I can be a flygirl,
I can be all cool or a shy girl.
I can do the hot stuff,I can do the right thing,
Turn upside down and make your heart sing.
I can be your baby,I can drive you crazy,
I can be dead on or a lazy,I can go in full swing.
I can rock the whole wide world,
I´m your supergirl.

I´m real,I swear I´ll take you anywhere because
I know it´s true I´ll give it all to you.
You´re safe with me,
Love ain´t no mystery,boy,
Wake up,it´s time to see your destiny.

Chorus

Supergirl,all you wish I can be,
Supergirl,it´s all inside of me,
Supergirl,supergirl.

Chorus

(Course, this was right after Think of Me from Phantom of the Opera)

Hey you say you like acoustic well I got so amzing song you would love. Their all by Sublime ( Mu favourite band) KRS One,Mary, Rivers of Babylon, I Saw Red (not sure about this one but listen to it any way)

I Saw Red (not sure about this one but listen to it any way)


This is it here... not bad :)

YouTube - Sublime - Saw Red (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0UkdHzUOHI)

Newest fave

YouTube - BLUE RODEO - Hasn't Hit Me Yet (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crfpN3n8lR0&playnext_from=PL&feature=PlayList&p=671E667801578F70&playnext=1&index=3)

... and a couple others by the same band. Canadian eh? Lol

YouTube - Blue Rodeo-"Bulletproof " (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUB9F0VCigI)

YouTube - Blue Rodeo - Try (lyrics) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2RFiAG_tHQ&feature=related)

C'mon Batman... got another song for me?