Today's Topic:a A Song I Know Every Word To
Song(s) lol: BMJR (Lil Wayne), Ocean Avenue (Yellowcard), Impossible (Brandy& Whitney Houston, R&H's Cinderella) and a host of others. Lol
But I'm a lyric junkie. It's usually (it being the lyrics) the main reason that I usually like or dislike a song in the first place. I pay attention and when I really love a song, I pay closer attention to what's being said in search of relatability... As such there are several songs whose complete lyrical set, I know. =)
Friday, January 20, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Day 7 of 30
Topic: A Song that Reminds Me of A Certain Event
Song: Golden: Chrissete Michele
I feel like I've blogged about this song before. But I am in awe of it. I am very much a conservative young woman living in a very liberal world. And I am fine with that, I can accept it, and I can understand it. But I still believe that some things should be simple and retain some regard for the past. Among those things are love, and courtship, and matrimony, and marriage (above all else). This song reminds me of my wedding. Though that event has not occurred yet, I truly believe that it will because I can literally envision it (reach out and touch style) everytime I hear it.
At one point, I had given up on the belief that two people could fall in love and feel strongly enough about one another to make things work for better or for worse... And then I heard this song.
"Take me back to the days when lovin was pure... Love aint goin away love is always secure... Life's not always simple but love's always forever... Let's let true love commence let's try lasting forever..."
I didn't know people still though this way. And definitely not young twenty-somethings. I felt like she and I were friends, and had discussed this. I felt so understood, and yet still so far away from having anything remotely close to this...
"I'm so ready to love I'm so ready to promise my all... I'm so ready to give to the day that my life is no more, I'll be everything that this woman can possibly be... Cuz I'm ready to be like the olden days when commitment was golden"
I am one of those uber traditional (despite what you might think when you meet me) people who still believes in gender-specific responsibilities in a marriage. I also believe that people should find their rhythm and do whatever works for them. But to me, this comes from the heart and mind of a woman who feels the same way and is looking for a man to share all of that amazingness with. I fell in love with this song after hearing the chorus...
Next verse:
"Be the man of my dreams and get down on one knee" <--- sooo traditional and do my dream. I'm not saying that I need or even want a knight in shining armor... But I do appreciate a man who both appreciates and respects tradition. To me, this gesture is a sign of respect and I love it. "Say you'll be all I need and then ask me to marry you my love," Here is where the traditional man promises to take care of his traditional woman if she promises to take his hand in marriage. I could spend an entire day blogging about how despite the societal changes, two people can still make this relationship format work... But instead I'll simply say that I love this. And I love that it was written during my generation's youth... "Let's get two golden bands and let's walk down the isle, love" <--- I don't envision myself with a gold band, but still lol "I'll say I do and you'll say I do Make a golden commitment OH!" Again, emphasis on the commitment and the gravity of it all. I love this song because it in no way downplays how huge the decision to marry is. If anything, it underscores the gravity of the choice. It's not so fairy tale that its unrelatable even though in some ways it seems that way. Not to mention the smooth soothing crooning that Chrissete (my girl crush) presents and the soft, wedding-esque symphony playing behind the powerful words just ... I don't know. It takes me there... And I can see it.
I love this song, and everytime I play it, I see my wedding happening, I feel my wedding happening. I'm just going to leave it at that before I go too deep. lol
Good day.
Song: Golden: Chrissete Michele
I feel like I've blogged about this song before. But I am in awe of it. I am very much a conservative young woman living in a very liberal world. And I am fine with that, I can accept it, and I can understand it. But I still believe that some things should be simple and retain some regard for the past. Among those things are love, and courtship, and matrimony, and marriage (above all else). This song reminds me of my wedding. Though that event has not occurred yet, I truly believe that it will because I can literally envision it (reach out and touch style) everytime I hear it.
At one point, I had given up on the belief that two people could fall in love and feel strongly enough about one another to make things work for better or for worse... And then I heard this song.
"Take me back to the days when lovin was pure... Love aint goin away love is always secure... Life's not always simple but love's always forever... Let's let true love commence let's try lasting forever..."
I didn't know people still though this way. And definitely not young twenty-somethings. I felt like she and I were friends, and had discussed this. I felt so understood, and yet still so far away from having anything remotely close to this...
"I'm so ready to love I'm so ready to promise my all... I'm so ready to give to the day that my life is no more, I'll be everything that this woman can possibly be... Cuz I'm ready to be like the olden days when commitment was golden"
I am one of those uber traditional (despite what you might think when you meet me) people who still believes in gender-specific responsibilities in a marriage. I also believe that people should find their rhythm and do whatever works for them. But to me, this comes from the heart and mind of a woman who feels the same way and is looking for a man to share all of that amazingness with. I fell in love with this song after hearing the chorus...
Next verse:
"Be the man of my dreams and get down on one knee" <--- sooo traditional and do my dream. I'm not saying that I need or even want a knight in shining armor... But I do appreciate a man who both appreciates and respects tradition. To me, this gesture is a sign of respect and I love it. "Say you'll be all I need and then ask me to marry you my love," Here is where the traditional man promises to take care of his traditional woman if she promises to take his hand in marriage. I could spend an entire day blogging about how despite the societal changes, two people can still make this relationship format work... But instead I'll simply say that I love this. And I love that it was written during my generation's youth... "Let's get two golden bands and let's walk down the isle, love" <--- I don't envision myself with a gold band, but still lol "I'll say I do and you'll say I do Make a golden commitment OH!" Again, emphasis on the commitment and the gravity of it all. I love this song because it in no way downplays how huge the decision to marry is. If anything, it underscores the gravity of the choice. It's not so fairy tale that its unrelatable even though in some ways it seems that way. Not to mention the smooth soothing crooning that Chrissete (my girl crush) presents and the soft, wedding-esque symphony playing behind the powerful words just ... I don't know. It takes me there... And I can see it.
I love this song, and everytime I play it, I see my wedding happening, I feel my wedding happening. I'm just going to leave it at that before I go too deep. lol
Good day.
Day 6 of 30
Topic: A song that reminds me of somewhere
Song: Sitting Up in My Room
Man, I was a HUGE Brandy fan growing up. I probably bought everything that had her name on it.. She had everything... She was brownskin, huge bright smile... friends (Moesha show), clothes... lol
Anyway, my friends and I idolized her. Well, myself and one of my friends in particular. Renee Marshall and I used to put on musicals wherever we were. And anytime she came over my house, my parents would try to rush out of the room because they knew they'd be tricked into being the audience of our collective and then individual talent shows.
That is why this song reminds me of my old home... 5901 33rd Avenue. We loved coming to my house because my mom would let us try on her clothes and make up and sing as loud as we wanted. At that time I was an only child, while Renee had two other female siblings. Her parents, I'm sure, were tired of that game. LOL But yep... that song will always remind me of that house, for that reason. I guess we can say my room in that house as well, just for dramatic effect [[shrug]].
Song: Sitting Up in My Room
Man, I was a HUGE Brandy fan growing up. I probably bought everything that had her name on it.. She had everything... She was brownskin, huge bright smile... friends (Moesha show), clothes... lol
Anyway, my friends and I idolized her. Well, myself and one of my friends in particular. Renee Marshall and I used to put on musicals wherever we were. And anytime she came over my house, my parents would try to rush out of the room because they knew they'd be tricked into being the audience of our collective and then individual talent shows.
That is why this song reminds me of my old home... 5901 33rd Avenue. We loved coming to my house because my mom would let us try on her clothes and make up and sing as loud as we wanted. At that time I was an only child, while Renee had two other female siblings. Her parents, I'm sure, were tired of that game. LOL But yep... that song will always remind me of that house, for that reason. I guess we can say my room in that house as well, just for dramatic effect [[shrug]].
Day 5 of 30
Topic: A Song that Reminds Me of Someone
I tend to think in songs... Therefore almost everyone I love and care for... as well as a few dirty scoundrels that I do not... remind me of songs. But I guess I can dedicate this one to Hubby. Therefore the song in question is "the Truth" by India Airie. One of my absolute favorite songs, and again already was before he came into my life. Everytime I heard it, I always wanted it to match my thoughts of whatever fool I was infatuated with at the time. And it never, ever did. So I stopped trying. And then I met him... and literally every word of the song came to life in my mind.
"I remember the very first day that I saw him... I found myself immediately intrigued by him...It's almost like I knew this man from another life, like back then maybe I was his husband and maybe he was my wife"... I'm never ever struck by people... Not in a way that moves me. I've never been attracted to a person at first glance, or at all without knowing them at all... But with him I was, and I ignored it. But when we spoke, and interacted... it felt like I had known him before. There was something so familiar about our interaction... and the same was true the first time we spent time together... the first time we held hands... the first time he held me... It just felt like that feeling was what I had been missing until the first time I felt it...
"And anything I don't like about him is fine by me... Cuz its not hard for me to understand him cuz he's so much like me..." SMH this part is more true even than I realized before typing it... I always say that we are as alike as we are different. The same things that I love and admire about him are the very things that make me want to strangle him... And yet I can't see myself without him. Even when I'm angered by his actions, I can usually understand them.
"And it's truly my pleasure to share his company, and I know it's God's gift to breathe the air he breathes" - self explanatory and all so true... Thank God for him daily and have always been appreciative of his presence. Because it's a gift. [[mushy... I know... but true... smh what have I turned into]]
Chorus (my favorite part... the most true part.. the part that outshines all the others): "because he is the truth, said he is so real, and I love the way, that he makes me feel... and if I am a reflection of him then ooooh, I must be fly, because his light it shines so bright, I wouldn't lie" <--- PREACH INDIA GIRL! lol she must know him... But he is honest... and genuine... and true to himself... and true to me... and any other adjective that one would associate with the word TRUTH... he is the real deal... and I've always recognized that in him... somehow...
"How can the same man that makes me so mad, turn right around and kiss me so soft?" <--- AGAIN... lol the same person who infuriates me beyond recognition is the only person who can make anything better... irony?... cruel joke?... who knows! "If he ever left me I wouldn't even be mad" <--- Noooot entirely true "Cuz there's a lesson in every blessin and I'm glad that I know him at all" <---- I guess I could get to this point one day if he ever left me... lol cuz he's that awesome... but i'd be pissed... lol I think that was just love talkin...
Chorus repeats... Then the Bridge: "I love the way he thinks... I love the way he speaks" <--- He's so cautious, and so deliberate in his thoughts and actions. I don't always agree with it... and it's not perfect... but I can appreciate it. " I love the way that he treats his mama, I love that Gap in between his teeth" <--- I adore the way he treats his mom, and cares for her and about her... heart warming... and I love every imperfection by man's standards... because to me... well yeah... "I love him in EVERY way, that a woman can love a man, from personal to universal, but most of all it's unconditional..."<--- self explanatory. Couldn't have said it better myself "that's the way I feeel..... There aint no substitute for the truth, either it is or it isn't (cuz he is the truth) and the truth it needs no proof, either it is or it isnt ... and I know the truth by the way it feels... And if I am a reflection of him mmmm, then I must be fly because because he is, yes he is... I wonder does he know??? " <----mmm [[deep sigh]].. YEP... Not to mention that the song begins with "Let me tell you why I love him"... lol smh Anyone who knows me knows that I quote that part ALL THE TIME... And what's even funnier is that I felt this way about him even before I knew I was madly in love... Crazy right??
I tend to think in songs... Therefore almost everyone I love and care for... as well as a few dirty scoundrels that I do not... remind me of songs. But I guess I can dedicate this one to Hubby. Therefore the song in question is "the Truth" by India Airie. One of my absolute favorite songs, and again already was before he came into my life. Everytime I heard it, I always wanted it to match my thoughts of whatever fool I was infatuated with at the time. And it never, ever did. So I stopped trying. And then I met him... and literally every word of the song came to life in my mind.
"I remember the very first day that I saw him... I found myself immediately intrigued by him...It's almost like I knew this man from another life, like back then maybe I was his husband and maybe he was my wife"... I'm never ever struck by people... Not in a way that moves me. I've never been attracted to a person at first glance, or at all without knowing them at all... But with him I was, and I ignored it. But when we spoke, and interacted... it felt like I had known him before. There was something so familiar about our interaction... and the same was true the first time we spent time together... the first time we held hands... the first time he held me... It just felt like that feeling was what I had been missing until the first time I felt it...
"And anything I don't like about him is fine by me... Cuz its not hard for me to understand him cuz he's so much like me..." SMH this part is more true even than I realized before typing it... I always say that we are as alike as we are different. The same things that I love and admire about him are the very things that make me want to strangle him... And yet I can't see myself without him. Even when I'm angered by his actions, I can usually understand them.
"And it's truly my pleasure to share his company, and I know it's God's gift to breathe the air he breathes" - self explanatory and all so true... Thank God for him daily and have always been appreciative of his presence. Because it's a gift. [[mushy... I know... but true... smh what have I turned into]]
Chorus (my favorite part... the most true part.. the part that outshines all the others): "because he is the truth, said he is so real, and I love the way, that he makes me feel... and if I am a reflection of him then ooooh, I must be fly, because his light it shines so bright, I wouldn't lie" <--- PREACH INDIA GIRL! lol she must know him... But he is honest... and genuine... and true to himself... and true to me... and any other adjective that one would associate with the word TRUTH... he is the real deal... and I've always recognized that in him... somehow...
"How can the same man that makes me so mad, turn right around and kiss me so soft?" <--- AGAIN... lol the same person who infuriates me beyond recognition is the only person who can make anything better... irony?... cruel joke?... who knows! "If he ever left me I wouldn't even be mad" <--- Noooot entirely true "Cuz there's a lesson in every blessin and I'm glad that I know him at all" <---- I guess I could get to this point one day if he ever left me... lol cuz he's that awesome... but i'd be pissed... lol I think that was just love talkin...
Chorus repeats... Then the Bridge: "I love the way he thinks... I love the way he speaks" <--- He's so cautious, and so deliberate in his thoughts and actions. I don't always agree with it... and it's not perfect... but I can appreciate it. " I love the way that he treats his mama, I love that Gap in between his teeth" <--- I adore the way he treats his mom, and cares for her and about her... heart warming... and I love every imperfection by man's standards... because to me... well yeah... "I love him in EVERY way, that a woman can love a man, from personal to universal, but most of all it's unconditional..."<--- self explanatory. Couldn't have said it better myself "that's the way I feeel..... There aint no substitute for the truth, either it is or it isn't (cuz he is the truth) and the truth it needs no proof, either it is or it isnt ... and I know the truth by the way it feels... And if I am a reflection of him mmmm, then I must be fly because because he is, yes he is... I wonder does he know??? " <----mmm [[deep sigh]].. YEP... Not to mention that the song begins with "Let me tell you why I love him"... lol smh Anyone who knows me knows that I quote that part ALL THE TIME... And what's even funnier is that I felt this way about him even before I knew I was madly in love... Crazy right??
Day 4 of 30
Topic: A song that makes me sad
This one wasn't easy either... But I think the song that does a great job of evoking that emotion fromme is "Missing You" by Chaka, Brandy, Gladys, and Tamia... It's from the Set It Off Soundtrack and I used to cry every single time I heard it. I've grown up a bit, and now only glistening tears form... But still... It's such a sad song. Which I'm sure was its intent. Everytime it plays I picture that huge sad tree from the video (I think it was a weeping willow... and if it wasn't it should've been. That would have been great for selling the image) But anyway... That song is so sad and each of the women singing did their job of displaying longing, sorrow, pain all with their voices. Though they are all immensely talented for doing so, I cannot listen to that song anymore. I think I wore it out by playing the cassette single over, and over, and over, and over, and over again when I was younger... lol Meh
This one wasn't easy either... But I think the song that does a great job of evoking that emotion fromme is "Missing You" by Chaka, Brandy, Gladys, and Tamia... It's from the Set It Off Soundtrack and I used to cry every single time I heard it. I've grown up a bit, and now only glistening tears form... But still... It's such a sad song. Which I'm sure was its intent. Everytime it plays I picture that huge sad tree from the video (I think it was a weeping willow... and if it wasn't it should've been. That would have been great for selling the image) But anyway... That song is so sad and each of the women singing did their job of displaying longing, sorrow, pain all with their voices. Though they are all immensely talented for doing so, I cannot listen to that song anymore. I think I wore it out by playing the cassette single over, and over, and over, and over, and over again when I was younger... lol Meh
Day 3 of 30
Topic: A Song that Makes Me Happy
EASY! lol Before I Let You Go- Frankie Beverly and Maze.
Every single time I hear this song I wanna find the nearest capable (or incapable) partner and hand-dance. Such a good song... And as i have already told you people, I love classics. I also think I know every word to that song, but that's another blog for another day so I guess I'll leave it at that... I kinda feel like it's self explanatory though... I don't know one person who can sit down and listen to that song without giving at least one slight shimmy... So yep! [[nods and dusts off palms]] :)
EASY! lol Before I Let You Go- Frankie Beverly and Maze.
Every single time I hear this song I wanna find the nearest capable (or incapable) partner and hand-dance. Such a good song... And as i have already told you people, I love classics. I also think I know every word to that song, but that's another blog for another day so I guess I'll leave it at that... I kinda feel like it's self explanatory though... I don't know one person who can sit down and listen to that song without giving at least one slight shimmy... So yep! [[nods and dusts off palms]] :)
I'm behind... smh Day 2 of 31
Today I was supposed to pick a song that I don't like...
Well no... Let me back up a smidge... lol Friday I was supposed to pick a song I don't like... and here we are 6 days later and I haven't blogged once... And only ONE person reminded me too... Guess that's why we're besties! ;)
Anyho... I was all over the place trying to decide on a song because I usually don't listen to the radio or watch television (much) and therefore am usually only exposed to artists that I enjoy... And even moreso, songs that I genuinely don't like usually just fade to black for me...
THEN I remembered the hatred I had for 50-cent as a person after the release of his third CD because he went all phony-gangster starting beefs with the enemies of his enemies...and I just felt, in general, that he was not doing enough to build the morale of young Black men... If he had put an ounce of the energy that he placed into being unproductive, into enriching the lives of young men... well you get my drift...
But then I remembered that there's a song that I don't like because of how it makes me feel... so I scrapped that entire idea...
Trey Songz- Your Side of the Bed...
I in no way want this to be an emotional blog... Not today anyway...
But I'll say this... I've already experienced the loss of a significant other in my lifetime... And as imperfect as that relationship was (AND BOOOOY WAS IT IMPERFECT!!!!) ... I know what it feels like and have since had the fear that I'd end up feeling that again one day... In fact it is possibly my greatest fear to date... Even greater than failure for me...
And that song, further tainted by the military concept behind the music video (My Hubby is in the army)... is a manifestation of my hugest fear... And therefore I turn it or shun it everytime I hear it... So that's that...
Well no... Let me back up a smidge... lol Friday I was supposed to pick a song I don't like... and here we are 6 days later and I haven't blogged once... And only ONE person reminded me too... Guess that's why we're besties! ;)
Anyho... I was all over the place trying to decide on a song because I usually don't listen to the radio or watch television (much) and therefore am usually only exposed to artists that I enjoy... And even moreso, songs that I genuinely don't like usually just fade to black for me...
THEN I remembered the hatred I had for 50-cent as a person after the release of his third CD because he went all phony-gangster starting beefs with the enemies of his enemies...and I just felt, in general, that he was not doing enough to build the morale of young Black men... If he had put an ounce of the energy that he placed into being unproductive, into enriching the lives of young men... well you get my drift...
But then I remembered that there's a song that I don't like because of how it makes me feel... so I scrapped that entire idea...
Trey Songz- Your Side of the Bed...
I in no way want this to be an emotional blog... Not today anyway...
But I'll say this... I've already experienced the loss of a significant other in my lifetime... And as imperfect as that relationship was (AND BOOOOY WAS IT IMPERFECT!!!!) ... I know what it feels like and have since had the fear that I'd end up feeling that again one day... In fact it is possibly my greatest fear to date... Even greater than failure for me...
And that song, further tainted by the military concept behind the music video (My Hubby is in the army)... is a manifestation of my hugest fear... And therefore I turn it or shun it everytime I hear it... So that's that...
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