Songbird Jimi

i just wanna be ok, be ok, be ok today...

2012-01-12T12:36:00.002-05:00

open me up and you will see

i'm a gallery of broken hearts

i'll be on repair, let me be

and give me back my broken parts

INGRID MICHAELSON - BE OK

i'm an invisible disaster...

2012-01-10T09:27:00.002-05:00

i've got to say goodbye

to the pieces of me that have already died

INGRID MICHAELSON - GHOST

me & mr. wrong get along so good...

2011-12-20T11:00:00.002-05:00

even though he breaks my heart so bad.

[ever look back on what little relationships you've had in the past and realize you tend to always go for Mr. Wrong? in whatever way - not really that they were bad people, just that they were wrong for you? forget trusting men - how can i even trust myself?]

MARY J. BLIGE - MR. WRONG

come on skinny love, what happened here...

2011-12-19T11:47:00.002-05:00

I told you to be patient
I told you to be fine
I told you to be balanced
I told you to be kind
Now all your love is wasted?
Then who the hell was I?
Now I'm breaking at the britches
And at the end of all your lines

BON IVER - SKINNY LOVE

edit: INGRID MICHAELSON DID A COVER!!!

easy like Sunday morning...

2011-12-18T12:29:00.001-05:00

LEMONGRASS - MAISON A LA MER

Someone to understand each little dream in me...

2011-12-18T11:32:00.002-05:00

Someone to take my hand and be a team with me,

Oh yes,

That would be so nice...

OLIVIA ONG - SO NICE

my God, it takes an ocean of trust...

2011-12-13T23:21:00.004-05:00

i long to feel some beauty in my heart,

as i go searching, right to the start...

THE DOVES - KINGDOM OF RUST

I hear a sound, a sound above my head
Distant sound of thunder, moving out on the moor

Blackbirds flew in and to the cooling towers
I'll pack my bags thinking of one of those hours with you
Waiting for you

My God it takes an ocean of trust
In the kingdom of rust

I long to feel some beauty in my heart
As I go searching right to the start

The road back to Preston was jutted out in snow
As I went looking for that stolen heart for you
Waiting for you

My God it takes an ocean of trust, it takes an effort it does
My God it takes an ocean of trust
It's in the kingdom of rust
Oh, in the kingdom of rust

I long to feel that wince in my heart
As I went looking I couldn't stop
Now I'm waiting for you

Yes, it does
I know it takes an ocean of trust
In the kingdom of rust

but i fear i have nothing to give...

2011-12-03T20:52:00.002-05:00

SARAH MCLACHLAN - FEAR

let me be the calm you seek...

2011-12-03T02:39:00.004-05:00

SARAH MCLACHLAN - I LOVE YOU (LIVE)

so many dreams on the shelf.

2011-11-08T19:57:00.005-05:00

when you gonna make up your mind?

when you gonna love you as much as i do?

when you gonna make up your mind?

cuz things are gonna change so fast

all the white horses are still in bed

i tell you that i'll always want you near

you say that things change, my dear...

years go by and i'm here still waiting...

TORI AMOS - WINTER (LIVE)

anything we have known, anything we've forgotten...

2011-11-04T12:36:00.002-04:00

in the rain, in the dark we'll lay

in your arms, in your arms i'll stay...

KINA GRANNIS - IN YOUR ARMS

for we are always what our situations hand us...

2011-10-13T07:49:00.001-04:00

it's either sadness or euphoria.

BILLY JOEL - SUMMER, HIGHLAND FALLS

and the award for cutest video of Fall 2011 goes to...

2011-09-23T13:41:00.003-04:00

Sara Bareilles! this is such a cute video, it warmed my heart even as the words broke it a little. she sure knows how to lay it all out with all her feelings on display. i admire that. i have a tendency to hide my true feelings, tucked away deep in my heart, but in reality, i just want to be honest sometimes. and honestly, this song rang true with me. but all that aside, this is a really adorable video that cheered me up on this icky, gray & rainy Friday...

SARA BAREILLES - GONNA GET OVER YOU

Adagio

2011-09-19T21:05:00.002-04:00

this. is. EPIC. despairingly melancholy and yet hopeful at the same time. i mean, jeez louise. what a piece of music.

ANTON BRUCKNER - SYMPHONY NO. 7, MVMT 2, PART 1

ANTON BRUCKNER - SYMPHONY NO. 7, MVMT 2, PART 2

ANTON BRUCKNER - SYMPHONY NO. 7, MVMT 2, PART 3

chill song for a chilly day...

2011-09-16T15:48:00.000-04:00

LED ZEPPELIN - D'YER MAK'ER

you ask me to enter, but then you make me crawl...

2011-09-09T17:46:00.003-04:00

i used to be so bored with this oft-played song on the radio...until one day i started to listen to the words, and i realize, IT'S GENIUS. it gets me every time when Bono sings:

You say, "Love is a temple, Love the higher Law."

You ask me to enter, but then you make me crawl,

And I can't keep holding on to what you've got

When all you've got is hurt...

i mean, GENIUS LYRICS. this song is now one of my favs, out of all the songs i know. go figure. sometimes you can be so unimpressed with something that ends being something that touches your life in a really profound way.

U2 - ONE

take this sinking boat, and point it home...

2011-08-27T15:56:00.003-04:00

we've still got time...

i had the great pleasure to sing with a wonderfully talented sweetheart of a singer, Bill Adams for the Bridgeport Theatre Company's 2011-2012 season benefit concert. i love this song so much, and i think we did it justice =)

BILL & JIMI - FALLING SLOWLY

b-b-b-baby, you just ain't seen n-n-n-nothin' yet...

2011-08-27T03:06:00.003-04:00

"do you know who you'll turn out to be?"

question of the day (or rather, yesterday...but the answer really is solidified tonight, for me at least)...yesterday i said i had an inkling. tonight, i know for sure. as much as i love musical theatre, as much as i have such a good time performing in that arena, i know who i'll turn out to be. i'm going to be an opera singer. i'm already well on my way. there's nothing i can do about it, i know where my strengths lie and what i want out of performing, and that is to be great. i can hear the difference when i sing musical theatre/pop/rock songs and when i sing opera/classical. what i sang tonight at a musical theatre gig was good. but not great. i am capable of so much more. and i want more. and i shall have more. because i can give more.

i love musical theatre performers and i'm so in awe of how they can belt out a song all while dancing up a storm. that's just not where my strength lies. i can sing a song in another language/act it out with passion/hit high notes/sing coloratura/have the most beautiful tone in the world better than most people i know (i mean, like in person), to be perfectly frank, but musical theatre is different. i'm not a great musical theatre performer. i'm a good musical theatre performer. my voice is good. my movements are good. but due to certain natural tendencies (such as my voice is just much more powerful/beautiful/crazy amazing when i use classical technique than when i belt) and also certain unfortunate circumstances (a bit of a foot/leg disability that will probably hinder me from being a true dancer rather than a singer who moves well), it's just obvious to me which path i choose. i've been praying for such a long time for guidance to "find my voice", find my niche in the performing world, and it is crystal clear to me tonight. i will always love musical theatre and i hope to continue to do it, even if it's just for fun, but i just know, i utilize so much more of what i was blessed with in the classical realm. maybe if i'm lucky i'll be able to do both professionally, but the time is coming for me to choose, because what i endeavor to do takes much focus. i know what i have to give and i know without a doubt that i am going to be one of the greatest singers of all time. i already am a very good singer. but i am going to be one of those singers you see on youtube, like Dessay or Sutherland or Battle or Sills (i know, completely out of chronological order) and you think, "holy shit, how does she do that???" - yes, that will be me. in fact, if you were to hear me now, with 6 months worth of lessons and an extra 4 months worth of practicing daily on top of that, you would already be thinking that. BUT...only when i sing opera. anything else and you might think, "wow, she's really good," but i don't want to be good. i want to be GREAT.

so. there we have it. this year is going to be the year of me owning my fabulousness in every way i can. and that includes being serious and being focused when need be. because i have been afraid to shoot high for so long, but no more. i'm already there. i just need to fine-tune things and get things down SO DAMN STRAIGHT so that i will be up there with the greats. just watch me. because b-b-b-baby, you ain't seen n-n-n-nothin' yet ;)

BACHMAN -TURNER OVERDRIVE - YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHIN' YET

don't forget to breathe...

2011-08-25T12:38:00.000-04:00

BITTER:SWEET - DON'T FORGET TO BREATHE

she will if she can find a man who knows her worth!

2011-08-24T11:21:00.002-04:00

my favorite Alicia Keys song and one of my favorite songs of all time. Ms. Keys is hit or miss sometimes with her songs but this song, this song is one of those songs i wish i'd written. it's just SO. GOOD.

ALICIA KEYS - A WOMAN'S WORTH

god damn, it was nice...

2011-08-22T20:09:00.001-04:00

LUCERO - SLOW DANCING

Callas Forever.

2011-08-18T15:04:00.002-04:00

now, i am not one of those people who is of the belief that Maria Callas was the best singer in the world. some people think she's just the best that ever was. there are parts of this rendition of "Ah non credea mirarti" that just make me wince in terms of the tone and the technique is lacking here and there. but in my opinion, from what i've seen, no other rendition makes me feel the way i do as this rendition makes me feel. from the first few moments, i can feel myself getting choked up with tears and i find myself utterly captivated by her face. you just want to watch her. you can't help but feel for her, to feel with her. it's no wonder people got carried away with worshipping her, no wonder they called her La Divina. and still, her legacy lives on. love her or hate her (i personally don't love her voice as much as some other singers), you can't deny, she was something else.

MARIA CALLAS - AH NON CREDEA MIRARTI"

i'm still rising, i'm still rising...

2011-08-18T11:16:00.003-04:00

i don't know if i like Jessie J, she's good but she hinges on annoying...but this song caught my attention, it makes me feel something and it makes me want to get my groove on, so i like it. i don't really have too many haters now, but when i was a kid, ohhhhhh boy, i definitely dealt with some teasing. especially middle school, that was the worst. but i've learned to rise above how i felt as a kid, and i'm still rising, i'm still rising...

JESSIE J - WHO'S LAUGHING NOW

it's just no use, i'm surrounded...

2011-08-15T15:16:00.004-04:00

ohhhh Dresden Dolls. i love this song.

the best is yet to come...

2011-08-10T14:28:00.001-04:00

sometimes the best doesn't come right away. sometimes it's yet to come. and instead of complaining about it, i'm just going to accept it...and revel in the hope that the best days are just waiting for us =)

FRANK SINATRA - THE BEST IS YET TO COME

well i'm not what you think or dreamed of...

2011-08-10T14:12:00.002-04:00

it's all in your head.

ROONEY - ALL IN YOUR HEAD

Willow, if he once should be returning...

2011-08-03T21:58:00.003-04:00

pray tell him i am weeping too...

SONGBIRD JIMI - THE WILLOW SONG

Ah!
Willow, where we met together
Willow, when our love was new
Willow, if he once
should be returning
Pray tell him I am weeping too.

So far from each other
While the days pass
In their emptiness away.
Oh my love, must it be forever
Never once again
To meet as on that day?
And never rediscover
The way of telling
The way of knowing
All our hearts would say.

Gone are the ways of pleasure
Gone are the friends I had of yore
Only the recollection fatal
Of the word that was spoken:
Nevermore.

Oh, willow, where we met together
Willow, when our love was new
Willow, if he once
should be returning
Pray tell him I am weeping too.
Ah!

i always get what i aim for...

2011-08-01T16:47:00.001-04:00

and your heart and soul is what i came for ;)

SARAH VAUGHAN - WHATEVER LOLA WANTS

Sondheim: The Birthday Concert

2011-07-27T10:46:00.002-04:00

last night i watched "Sondheim: The Birthday Concert" and though there were a lot of wonderful songs, i have to say there were a few performances of some of the ladies in red at the end that really blew my mind. not really for the singing as much as for the acting, but the singing was wonderful too. these songs touched me for various reasons, made me smile, made me cry, made me feel alive. unfortunately i couldn't find the Sondheim Birthday version of Elaine Stritch singing "I'm Still Here" but if anyone has Netflix, WATCH IT!!! it's all the way at the end, and holy moly, i thought she was going to topple over at first (she's 80-something and wearing stilettos), but then she just pulled it out like something FIERCE. damn. i thought, oh my gosh, I WANT TO BE HER WHEN I'M HER AGE. or, now would work too. but yes, the power behind that version is incredible. no other version on youtube can top it so i'm not even going to put it up.

DONNA MURPHY - COULD I LEAVE YOU (SONDHEIM)

MARIN MAZZIE - LOSING MY MIND (SONDHEIM)

like i'm indestructible...

2011-07-25T12:44:00.003-04:00

whew. this song always makes the hope flair up inside of my wounded little heart. and whew! this video is...um...(in the words of Ella) too darn hot!

ROBYN - INDESTRUCTIBLE

what it is is just the beginning...

2011-07-25T12:34:00.003-04:00

we're already wet and we're gonna go swimming...

heard this song at the bus station the other day, which was weird because i haven't heard this song on the radio for a very long time. it used to be all over the place when it first came out...and i loved every line lol. this is a pretty cool video too. i like the album cover concept. Liz Phair's voice always kind of annoyed me as it's so mediocre but i guess her songwriting is kicky enough. a lot of interesting lyrics in this song, definitely caught my attention all over again.

LIZ PHAIR - WHY CAN'T I

shawty's like a melody...

2011-07-25T12:23:00.002-04:00

in my head, that i can't keep out...

[this song is too fun lol. keeping me energized while i clean this mountain of stuff aaaaaaaaaack]

IYAZ - REPLAY

IT'S TOO DARN HOT!!!

2011-07-22T10:59:00.002-04:00

oh i am sooooo ready for this heat wave to end!!! it's too darn hot!

ELLA FITZGERALD - IT'S TOO DARN HOT

do the pretty girl rock...

2011-07-20T18:31:00.002-04:00

i think every girl/woman should be proud of their own unique beauty. believe me, it's an ongoing struggle to remind myself that i am beautiful in my own way, even though i don't look like the standard of beauty in our society today (i'm totally short, kind of nerdy looking, i'm spotted like a leopard, pudgy in certain places, etc etc etc). and let's not forget the huge scar on my lower right leg. although my scar is known to be totally BAMF (that's "bad ass mother fucker" for those of pure mind who don't know the saying lol). but i heard this song and again, going with the theme of gaining bravado from musical sources, i thought, you know what, i need to keep reminding myself how beautiful i really am. and that's not to say that only physical beauty counts - DEFINITELY NOT. but sometimes, a girl just needs to do the pretty girl rock and get down with her beautiful, BAMF self =)

KERI HILSON - PRETTY GIRL ROCK

be a part of it!

2011-07-20T12:45:00.003-04:00

woohoo, after 2.5 years of being out of the local theatre community, i'm back baby! well, at least for the season opening concert, "Hooray for Hollywood," of the Bridgeport Theatre Company's 2011-2012 season. please come see us, it's going to be fabulous! here's the link for the tix, the concert's on Fri 8/26: bridgeporttheatre.org. the songs that were chosen for me to sing (a duet, a solo, a group number) could not be more appropriate, both lyrically and vocally, for this time in my life. absolutely amazing what going with your intuition can do. and obviously, i seem to be heading towards my first love of musical theatre rather than my recent fascination with classical/opera, although now that i know classical/opera music, i don't want to stop doing that either. but i can't help it. you know you really love something when no matter the odds, no matter how many times you get rejected or knocked down, you keep going for it. and i just keep going for it. one day at a time, i'm going to make my dreams come true. for now, this is close enough! so come see it, you will love it, guaranteed. i've seen what the BTC can do and it is nothing short of first-class entertainment =)

"FALLING SLOWLY" FROM "ONCE"

"IT WON'T BE LONG" FROM "ACROSS THE UNIVERSE"

[and THE song of my life at this time - YOU CAN'T STOP THE BEAT!!!]

"YOU CAN'T STOP THE BEAT" FROM "HAIRSPRAY"

the world is mine...

2011-07-20T10:48:00.003-04:00

i will be the first to admit that i have a certain penchant for what i call my "guilty pleasure" music, which is to say that it's really not all that musical but it's so damn fun that i can't help but to listen to it and bop along. i think it's because i'm not just someone who loves music but also someone who loves to dance and to party, so i appreciate a song i can dance/party to (and no, that doesn't make me shallow/stupid/ignorant). long story short, i like what i like. and these days (well, for a while now), i've really been drawn towards songs featuring a certain type of female bravado, the kind that says, "i'm freakin' awesome so watch out now!" i think it's because i was cut down so severely a couple years ago by that whole cancer schmancer ordeal, and now that it's been a couple years coming out of it, i'm back on my feet, trying to muster up my Gi (that's Korean for "Chi," as in energy) to be the strong force of nature that i once was. in fact, i'm positive that from here on out, it's not even going to be about who i once was. it's all about Jimi 2.0 from here on out. as of right now, it's more like Jimi 1.5, which is why i need all the help i can get to break through to the whole new level of living in this brave new world. so bring on the bravado songs!

2NE1 - I AM THE BEST

[English translation for anyone who's curious lol]:

[CL] I am the Best
I am the Best
I am the Best
I am the Best
Th-th-the Best

Bam Ratatata Tatatatata
Bam Ratatata Tatatatata
Bam Ratatata Tatatatata
Bam Ratatata Tatatatata
Oh my god

[BOM] Whoever looks at me can see I’m kind of a killer
alright
This body is second to no one
alright

[DARA] You’re following behind me but
I’m only running forward
I jump on top of the table you’re sitting at
I don’t care

[CL] If you touch me you won’t be able to handle it
I’m hot hot hot hot fire
Before I flip something over
Please can someone stop me

[MINJI] I open my closet and
Put on the freshest outfit
The reflection of my face in the mirror
I carefully check it over
Right now it’s 8
I’m supposed to meet up at 8:30
Tonight I set out with bold steps

[CL] I am the Best
I am the Best
I am the Best
I am the Best
Th-th-the Best

[MINJI] Whoever looks at me can see I’m kind of fabulous
alright
Even if you were me, you’d be envious of this body
alright

[BOM] Guys are turning around to look at me
Girls are following me
Being looked down on in the spot
I’m sitting at, every day is tiring

[DARA] Pretending to be an athlete, this snobby
Clumsy Playa
Like you’re a flat tire
I’ll dump you good for people to see

[CL] I refuse to be compared
I’m telling you the truth
If we’re talking about my value, I’m a
Billion dollar baby

People who know a thing or two
They all know it so ask them
Grab anyone and ask them
Who is the best

I am the best
I am the best
I am the best
I am the best

[CL] Who? You are better than me?
No no no no na na na na
Who? You are better than me?
No no no no na na na na
Who? You are better than me?
No no no no na na na na
Who? You are better than me?
No no no no na na na na

Bam Ratatata Tatatatata
Bam Ratatata Tatatatata
Bam Ratatata Tatatatata
Bam Ratatata Tatatatata
Bam Ratatata Tatatatata
Oh my god

the lyrics are soooooo deep, i know ;)

bitter:sweet

2011-07-17T19:55:00.003-04:00

Bitter:Sweet is such a chill group. i love their sound. and let's not forget their tongue-in-cheek lyrics. good stuff.

BITTER:SWEET - THE MATING GAME

BITTER:SWEET - OVERDUE

BITTER:SWEET - OUR REMAINS

it's a sad, sad situation...

2011-07-15T08:54:00.002-04:00

and it's getting more and more absurd.

i absolutely am in love with her voice. sigh. (she's the female half of Pomplamoose, btw)

NATALY DAWN - SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD

if i die young...

2011-07-14T14:56:00.001-04:00

bury me in satin

lay me down on a bed of roses

sink me in the river

at dawn

send me away

with the words of a love song

THE BAND PERRY - IF I DIE YOUNG

we're like fire and gasoline...

2011-07-14T13:06:00.001-04:00

this song makes my heart ache. put your hands up if you've ever known the feeling conveyed in this song...

CHRIS YOUNG - TOMORROW

i ain't here for a long time...

2011-07-11T21:37:00.002-04:00

i'm here for a good time ;)

here in Middle America, it's country, country, country. somewhere, i swear, there's a line that's drawn, maybe from Indiana, maybe as far east as Ohio, and then after that, you start hearing people talk with a country accent. and personally, i love it (although i don't think i could live here, i'm much too citified for this place) - a week here and i'm already feeling that country twang on the tip of my tongue. and of course, country music is everywhere. but i've already been in love with country music for a long time now. this song has been playing everywhere, but i'd heard of it before i came out here. it's been on my mind a lot. pretty much, it's in my head every day. so, i thought i'd share it...

GEORGE STRAIT - HERE FOR A GOOD TIME

things are taking a turn...

2011-07-01T13:07:00.000-04:00

for the better =)

SAM COOKE - (I LOVE YOU) FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS

just what the truth is, i can't say any more...

2011-06-27T09:40:00.001-04:00

MOODY BLUES - NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN

tune in, drop out of love...

2011-06-26T11:27:00.000-04:00

pull the trigger.

MORCHEEBA - TRIGGER HIPPIE

la belle et le bad boy...

2011-06-26T10:52:00.002-04:00

i first heard this song on the last season of Sex & The City...and it popped into my head this morning, most likely because i was listening to French/European chill-out music on Pandora. or...i don't know. i know, French rap is soooo cheesy lol. but, i like the beats and the strings in the background. and i might know a story (or two) about une belle et un bad boy so i can sort of relate...even if i can't really understand what's being said =P

MC SOLAAR - LA BELLE ET LE BAD BOY (SATC VIDEO)

ooh, what's the fun in playing it safe?

2011-06-25T20:48:00.001-04:00

(i'm in a minxy mood tonight)

BITTER:SWEET - DIRTY LAUNDRY

love, love is a verb...

2011-06-25T19:05:00.001-04:00

love is a doing word, fearless on my breath...

MASSIVE ATTACK - TEARDROP

nothing left for me to do but dance...

2011-06-25T09:54:00.002-04:00

dance off these bad times i'm going through, got canned heat in my heels tonight baby!

JAMIROQUAI - CANNED HEAT

so little time...

2011-06-25T07:48:00.002-04:00

my mom often says that life is like a highway/road. sometimes you need to use your skill to weave in and out of lanes to move ahead, to drive faster, to change a route if you see a sign that'll take you where you need to go sooner...and sometimes, there's nothing you can do because you're stuck in traffic and all the skill in the world won't help you move. personally, sometimes i feel like everyone's life is moving ahead and i'm in a stalled car that i don't know how to jumpstart. felt this way for years now. i often wonder why and what i could do to get things rolling along again...i'm thinking of possibly jumping ship and hailing another car, or maybe i should just get out and start walking...or maybe i should call a friend. or maybe...this is getting a little convoluted haha. anyway i had this song pop into my head because it reminds me a bit of where i'm at. i feel like everybody's changing, and i'm trying to make a move to stay in the game, trying to stay awake and remember my name...

KEANE - EVERYBODY'S CHANGING

some love is just a lie of the mind...

2011-06-24T12:28:00.003-04:00

it's make believe until it's only a matter of time

and some might have learned to adjust

but then it never was a matter of trust.

call him schmaltzy or cheesy or whathaveyou, but i really like Billy Joel. i think he writes some really, really great songs. "Matter of Trust" is one of them. the melody is so catchy but really, it's the lyrics that draw me in. you speak the troof, Billy Joel, you speak the troof.

BILLY JOEL - MATTER OF TRUST

summer jam!

2011-06-23T11:53:00.004-04:00

Rooney stuff in general is very summery, pop-y and light, fun fare. these guys kind of look like douchebags to be honest but their songs are perfect for blasting in the car with the windows rolled down/sunroof opened on a bright, breezy summer's day. or for dancing around to in your room (teehee).

ROONEY - WHEN DID YOUR HEART GO MISSING

take me away...

2011-06-23T11:37:00.003-04:00

take me far away from here, i will run with you...

oh little angsty Fefe Dobson hahaha...this song takes me back to my angsty grrl days (wait, i'm still kind of angsty and still kind of a girl so...i guess it still applies). sometimes you just feel like you don't know how to get yourself out of a funk and it would be nice if someone just whisked you away somewhere...maybe it's just me, but sometimes i just want someone to be like, "Come with me, let me take you somewhere you've never been, show you something you've never seen" because i sure as hell don't know how to even get myself out of bed in the morning these days...

FEFE DOBSON - TAKE ME AWAY

but oh, i'm staring at the mess i made...

2011-06-21T14:09:00.002-04:00

as you turn, you take your heart and walk away.

PARACHUTE - THE MESS I MADE

all i do is kiss you through the bars of a rhyme...

2011-06-21T13:04:00.002-04:00

when i'd do the stars with you anytime.

wow. a dear friend recommended this cover of Dire Strait's "Romeo & Juliet" done by the Indigo Girls. so emotionally raw. i love it.

INDIGO GIRLS - ROMEO & JULIET

further down the river...

2011-06-21T12:43:00.002-04:00

oh and on the subject of old school Incubus songs, can't forget this one, my all-time fav. i love the asian flair and the chill beats. haven't listened to them in a while (musical tastes have changed a bit since high school/early college) but i can still appreciate what i used to like. i used to play this song over and over again and just lie on the floor, meditating/musing. good times. i think i'll do it again now...

I'm floating down a river
Oars freed from their holds long ago
Lying face up on the floor of my vessel
I marvel at the stars
And feel my heart overflow

Further down the river
Further down the river
Further down the river
Further down the river

Two weeks without my lover
I'm in this boat alone
Floating down a river named emotion
Will I make it back to shore
Or drift into the unknown

Further down the river
Further down the river
Further down the river
Further down the river

I'm building an antenna
Transmissions will be sent when I am through
Maybe we could meet again further down the river
And share what we both discovered...
Then revel in the view

Further down the river
Further down the river
Further down the river
Further down the river

I'm floating down a river
I'm floating down a river
I'm floating down a river
I'm floating down a river

INCUBUS - AQUEOUS TRANSMISSION

taking it waaaaay back...

2011-06-21T12:39:00.003-04:00

this song reminds me of high school/early college. sigh. things seemed so dramatic then - if only i knew how dramatic life can really be =P sometimes i miss those days, and sometimes, i'm damn glad i'm moving ever steadily (well, ok, maybe not that steadily, but i'm trying) into adulthood...

INCUBUS - I MISS YOU

neither one of us deserves the blame...

2011-06-20T11:44:00.001-04:00

JASON MRAZ - ABSOLUTELY ZERO

i won't let you close enough to hurt me...

2011-06-20T08:37:00.002-04:00

wow. this song sums up everything on my mind as of late. the lyrics partnered with Adele's strong yet sorrow-tinged voice makes this song go straight to the core of me.

ADELE - TURNING TABLES

if this is just the beginning...

2011-06-18T21:23:00.003-04:00

my life is gonna be beeeeeeaaaauuuuutiful...

gosh i love Dean Martin, he always makes me feel better =)

DEAN MARTIN - AIN'T THAT A KICK IN THE HEAD

it is a lovely thing that we have...

2011-06-17T19:31:00.001-04:00

the animal instinct.

THE CRANBERRIES - ANIMAL INSTINCT

mayhem, doo doo doop

2011-06-17T10:17:00.002-04:00

a lot of mayhem.

wow i am really diggin' this song! love the trumpets, love the rockabilly feel, love her style...if only i had enough patience to style myself like that, because i do love that style. too bad i just don't give enough of a shit. oh well. i much more of a "let your hair hang the way it wants to" kind of gal anyway. but i do appreciate awesome style when i see it =)

IMELDA MAY - MAYHEM

baby i'm so hard to handle now, yes i am...

2011-06-17T08:58:00.004-04:00

dealing with the icky weather by playing some SOOOOOOOOUL yessir =)

OTTIS REDDING - HARD TO HANDLE

OTTIS REDDING - LOVE MAN

(one of my all-time favs, and good advice, boys!)

OTTIS REDDING - TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS

it's nights like these...

2011-06-16T18:21:00.002-04:00

i don't seem to count for much...

this is me, doing a cover of a song by a band called Lucero (the country/rock band, not the Latino band because i think there's a Latino band or singer out there called Lucero too)...the audio quality is horrendous, my guitar playing is pretty mediocre, and my singing is not perfect. but i keep waiting on perfection and i never end up getting myself out there, which is what i really long to do. so, here i am, shitty audio/guitar playing and all. hope someone out there enjoys it, that's why i sing. for myself too, yes, but for anyone out there who would need to hear a song. love you.

SONGBIRD JIMI - NIGHTS LIKE THESE (LUCERO COVER)

you don't bring me anything but down...

2011-06-16T15:29:00.003-04:00

one of my favorite Sheryl Crow songs. she's got some duds but she does have some great songs, songs i wish i'd written...

I light your cigarettes
I bring you apples from the vine
How quickly you forget
I run the bath and pour the wine
I bring you everything that floats into your mind

But you don't bring me anything but down
You don't bring me anything but down
You don't bring me anything but down
When you come 'round

You are a raging sea
I pull myself out everyday
I plead insanity
Cause I can't leave but I can't stay
You say, won't you come find me and yes is what I say

You don't bring me anything but down
You don't bring me anything but down
Everything is crashing to the ground

Maybe I'm not your perfect kind
Maybe I'm not what you had in mind
Maybe we're just killing time

You with your silky words
And your eyes of green and blue
You with your steel beliefs
That don't match anything you do
It was so much easier before you became you

You don't bring me anything but down
You don't bring me anything but down
Everything just crashes to the ground
When you come around
When you come around

No more playing seek and hide
No more long and wasted nights
Can't you make it easy on yourself

I know you wish you were strong
You wish you were never wrong
Well, I got some wishes of my own

SHERYL CROW - ANYTHING BUT DOWN

when you gonna make up your mind?

2011-06-16T12:19:00.001-04:00

when you gonna love you as much as i do?

TORI AMOS - WINTER

like a good book, i can't put this day back...

2011-06-16T09:31:00.002-04:00

a sorta fairytale with you...

one of my favorites songs ever and definitely my favorite music video of all time. i know people are "supposed" to be "complete" all by themselves but who are we kidding, none of us are ever complete on our own. it takes friends, lovers, family and sometimes psychotherapists/self-help books to help us heal all our incomplete parts. and yes, it's everyone's own charge to make the necessary changes/steps to heal/grow. but i think this video still speaks volumes of truth, not just that people can help each other be more complete versions of ourselves, but also that sometimes a person is missing a certain characteristic, and another person who has that part can help them grow it. i'm all about growth. perhaps that's why i never tend to attract people into my lives who are just like me. though there's always an element of the "kindred spirit" to my friendships/relationships, for the most part i see the beauty in mixing about with horses of a different color than me. long story short, i love this video. beautiful and, as fantastical as it is, very true to life, in my humble opinion/experience.

TORI AMOS - A SORTA FAIRYTALE

i crush everything (so says the Squid)

2011-06-16T08:24:00.002-04:00

I lie below, you float above
In the pretty white ships that I've been dreaming of
And I'd like to swim beside you
Getting dizzy in your wake
Getting close enough to touch you
Getting brave enough to take you into my arms
And bring you down to be with me

But I can't do that thing anymore
I can't be the thing I was before
Maybe I am better off alone
Because I crush everything
And I crush everything
And I crush everything

My body's strong, my will is weak
I got pretty nice arms, but I hate my beak
And the dolphins are all phonies
They seem nice enough at first
But they pretend to be your friend
Until they see you at your worst and then they leave you
Without a word they swim away

So I can't do that thing anymore
I can't be the thing I was before
Maybe I am better off alone
Because I crush everything
And I crush everything
And I crush everything

And everything I want I take
And everything I love I break
Every night I lie awake

Did the stars come out? Did the world spin round?
Does it matter that much when you're ten miles down?
In the light that filters down
Into my giant yellow eye
I can see the sails unfolding
Stretching white against the sky and I forgive them
I forgive and I let go

'Cause I can't do that thing anymore
I can't be the thing I was before
Maybe I am better off alone
Because I crush everything
And I crush everything
And I crush everything

I lie below, you float above
In the pretty white ships that I am dreaming of

JONATHAN COULTON - I CRUSH EVERYTHING

story of my life?

2011-06-15T11:37:00.003-04:00

STORY OF MY LIFE!

(how sad is it that it's a Katy Perry song? ok. not gonna front. i totally love this song. not even gonna front.)

KATY PERRY - HOT 'N COLD

i won't let him win but i'm a sucker for his charm...

2011-06-15T11:12:00.001-04:00

yeah trouble is a friend of mine.

LENKA - TROUBLE IS A FRIEND

you do what you have to do...

2011-06-15T09:30:00.002-04:00

this is one of my favorite Sarah Mclachlan songs. definitely have found solace in it many times over, many years over. it seems like each step of my young adult life, i've found a reason to turn to this song. interesting how life is so cyclical.

SARAH MCLACHLAN - DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO

don't worry 'bout me...

2011-06-14T09:40:00.000-04:00

BILLIE HOLIDAY - DON'T WORRY 'BOUT ME

heartbreaker...

2011-06-14T08:40:00.002-04:00

don't you mess around with me. i am as sincere as they come. i'm not perfect, i'm as fucked-up as they come too. but i've got it all to give and then some. don't got no time for heartbreak any more. i've had enough heartbreak for several lifetimes so no thank you to all those emotionally unavailable/unstable men out there. go find someone else's life to mess around with.

PAT BENATAR - HEARTBREAKER

Johnny & June...

2011-06-13T20:14:00.008-04:00

"From the beginning, when Cash first meets June backstage on his first tour, he responds to her fearless energy and forthright intelligence. Because of the intensity of his gaze, of his fascination for her, it's only natural that the audience should become fascinated, too...[however] we soon become even more aware of how she's looking at him.

It's a complicated look, one that makes it completely understandable why Cash felt he had to marry her: She sees through him. She knows he's a mess. She knows he's special. She sees how he might fall apart and how he might blossom into greatness. And she's tracking his progress in each direction. For her, Cash is an iffy proposition, but for Cash, the choice is obvious: Either he marries her or resigns himself to going through life without anyone fully knowing him."

from http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/reviews/movies/WALKTHELINE.DTL

i've been thinking about Johnny Cash & June Carter's relationship a lot recently. she put up with so much shit with him. why did she stay? why did she never give up on him when she gave up on 2 other marriages before him? i think, maybe, it's this right here: "She knows he's a mess. She knows he's special. She sees how he might fall apart and how he might blossom into greatness." or, maybe though he gave her a lot of shit, he also knew her more than any of the others before him, loved her in a way that none of the others before him did. or maybe, judging from the video of them singing together, it was just something special that was meant to be. who really knows. i might never really know, but i'll keep questioning just the same...at least for now.

JOHNNY CASH & JUNE CARTER CASH - IT AINT ME BABE

JOHNNY CASH & JUNE CARTER CASH - HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT

if i could find the words to say...

2011-06-13T18:52:00.002-04:00

i wouldn't feel the need to post this song. but, as i have absolutely no grip on my feelings at the moment, this will have to do. pretty adequate description, actually.

VIVALDI - WINTER (FOUR SEASONS), 1ST MOVEMENT

eternal sunshine of the spotless mind...

2011-06-13T18:30:00.001-04:00

BECK - EVERYBODY'S GOTTA LEARN SOMETIME

there's no more coming back this way...

2011-06-13T11:02:00.003-04:00

the path is overgrown and strewn with thorns.

(interesting to hear how Sarah Mac's voice has changed from when she was younger to the voice we know of as her's today...there are elements of the "Sarah Mclachlan" sound that can be heard back in the days before "Surfacing" and subsequent albums, but you can hear it's not fully honed yet. lots of breaking and unevenness in tone. interesting to know - especially for someone who's trying figure out her own sound like me - that even a goddess like Sarah Mac had an rougher sound in her younger days.)

I knew you wanted to tell me
In your voice there was something wrong
But if you would turn your face away from me
You cannot tell me you're so strong
Just let me ask of you one small thing
As we have shared so many tears
With fervor our dreams we planned a whole life long
Now are scattered on the wind...

In the terms of endearment
In the terms of the life that you love
In the terms of the years that pass you by
In the terms of the reasons why

Through the years I've grown to love you
Though your commitment to most would offend
But I stuck by you holding on with my foolish pride
Waiting for you to give in...
You never really tried or so it seems
I've had more than myself to blame
I've had enough of trying everything
And this time it is the end...

In the terms of endearment
In the terms of the life that you love
In the terms of the years that pass you by
In the terms of the reasons why

There's no more coming back this way
The path is overgrown and strewn with thorns
They've torn the life-blood from your naked eyes
Cast aside to be forlorn...

In the terms of endearment
In the terms of the life that you love
In the terms of the years that pass you by
In the terms of the reasons why

Funny, how it seems that all I've tried to do
Seemed to make no difference to you at all...

SARAH MCLACHLAN - THE PATH OF THORNS

i can't embed this later version of the song, from her live album "Mirrorball" - but you can watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsge4xsPwVE

if not now, then when?

2011-06-13T09:52:00.000-04:00

If not now, then when
If not today then
Why make your promises
A love declared for days to come
Is as good as none

You can wait 'til morning comes
You can wait for the new day
You can wait and lose this heart
You can wait and soon be sorry

If not now, then when
If not today then
Why make your promises
A love declared for days to come
Is as good as none

Now love's the only thing that's free
We must take it where it's found
Pretty soon it may be costly

If not now, then when
If not today then
Why make your promises
A love declared for days to come
Is as good as none

If not now, what then
We all must live our lives
Always feeling
Always thinking
The moment has arrived

TRACY CHAPMAN - IF NOT NOW

i don't wanna take this life for granted like i used to do...

2011-06-13T09:32:00.004-04:00

KEITH URBAN - I WANNA LOVE SOMEBODY LIKE YOU

feels like home to me...

2011-06-13T09:25:00.001-04:00

CHANTAL KREVIAZUK - FEELS LIKE HOME

don't be stupid...

2011-06-13T09:13:00.002-04:00

gotta love all the fiddling going on!

SHANIA TWAIN - DON'T BE STUPID

would you go with me...

2011-06-11T08:35:00.005-04:00

that Josh Turner show does know how ask a lady to travel through life with him...unfortunately the skittish hurt colt in me feels a touch uncomfortable when thinking about how i would answer such a question if it were ever posed to me...because i've been through enough living to know that sometimes even the men with the best intentions let you down and then you're stuck, in the middle of nowhere, while he's off having a good time lol...and also, to be frank, i'd kind of like a man who could say he'd go with ME ;) - or maybe we could both take each other on adventures, but the truth is, what modern woman wants the man to take lead the whole time? Josh Turner, you're a lovely man, but you're kind of asking for a lot. and i'm kind of taking this a little too seriously. it's a lovely song. it's nice to be asked to spend the rest of your life with someone. but i might be the one doing the asking too.

wow i need to just stop reading so much into this and just enjoy his velvety voice. hope you do too, out there in cyberland.

JOSH TURNER - WOULD YOU GO WITH ME

bewitched, bothered & bewildered...

2011-06-11T00:08:00.002-04:00

this version by Babs is pretty much the most interesting version of this song i've ever seen or heard. of course, i love all the standard jazzy versions of it but this just caught my attention like none of those did. even the divine Ms. Ella's version is a little meh compared to how all out Ms. Streisand goes with her emotions in the delivery of this song. it's like buttah (if you know the SNL skit i'm referring to then you are AWESOME).

BARBRA STREISAND - BEWITCHED, BOTHERED & BEWILDERED

here i am, rock you like a hurricane...

2011-06-10T19:46:00.003-04:00

ohhhh this song...reminds me of good times, late at night. it also makes me want to be a rock star...i'm getting pretty good at creating that edge to my voice at will...we'll see if i decide to go that route instead of the classical route...time will tell soon enough. as someone very wise said, at some point, you have to choose. the question is, how bad do i want to rock???

SCORPIONS - ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE

let it be me...

2011-06-10T11:33:00.002-04:00

There comes a time, a time in everyone's life
Where nothin' seems to go your way
Where nothin' seems to turn out right
There may come a time, you just can't seem to find your place
For every door you open, seems like you get two slammed in your face
That's when you need someone, someone that you can call.
And when all your faith is gone
Feels like you can't go on

Let it be me
Let it be me
If it's a friend that you need
Let it be me
Let it be me

Feels like you always comin' up last
Pockets full of nothin', ain't got no cash
No matter where you turn, you aint got no place to stand
You reach out for something and they slap your hand
Now I remember all too well
Just how it feels to be all alone
You feel like you'd give anything
For just a little place you can call your own
Thats when you need someone, someone that you can call
And when all your faith is gone
Feels like you cant go on

Let it be me
Let it be me
If it's a friend you need
Let it be me
Let it be me

RAY LAMONTAGNE - LET IT BE ME

i'll never let you sweep me off my feet...

2011-06-09T21:44:00.001-04:00

this time, baby, (you can bet your ass) i'll be (fuckin') BULLETPROOF.

Been there, done that, messed around
I'm having fun, don't put me down
I'll never let you sweep me off my feet
I won't let you in again
The messages I tried to send
My information's just not going in

I'm burning bridges shore to shore
I break away from something more
I'm not turned off to love until it's cheap
Been there, done that, messed around
I'm having fun, don't put me down
I'll never let you sweep me off my feet

This time baby,
I'll be, bulletproof
This time baby,
I'll be, bulletproof

I won't let you turn around
And tell me now I'm much too proud
To walk away from something when it's dead
Do, do, do, your dirty words
Come out to play when you are hurt
There are certain things that should be left unsaid

Tick, tick, tick, tick on the watch
And life's too short for me to stop
Oh, baby, your time is running out
I won't let you turn around
And tell me now I'm much too proud
All you do is fill me up with doubt

This time baby,
I'll be, bulletproof
This time baby,
I'll be, bulletproof

LA ROUX - BULLETPROOF

i'm going under...

2011-06-09T21:38:00.002-04:00

drowning in you.

(yes, i know, this is pretty much as emo as it gets. which is kind of where i'm at right now. so i get emo sometimes. so sue me. actually, please don't. like i don't have enough to deal with right now. and i know, everyone's got their shit to deal with. but right now i am so freakin' overwhelmed so just let me have my pity party. thank you.)

EVANESCENCE - GOING UNDER

la tortura...

2011-06-09T08:43:00.002-04:00

i used to love this song back in the day...i think it was sometime in college (the first time lol) that it came out. i remember when Shakira first came out in the US with "Whenever, Wherever" - that song had my whole family of girls singing out loud (and mimicking her thick voice for kicks) in the car - even my mother hahaha. anyway, this song is so hot. the video's hot. perfect for a tortuously hot day.

SHAKIRA - LA TORTURA

why do all good things come to an end...

2011-06-09T08:42:00.001-04:00

NELLY FURTADO - ALL GOOD THINGS (COME TO AN END)

you're so beautiful...

2011-06-09T08:15:00.002-04:00

a beautiful fucked up man...

You come out at night
that's when the energy comes
and the dark side's light
and the vampires roam
you strut your rasta wear
and your suicide poem
and a cross from a faith
that died before Jesus came
you're building a mystery

You live in a church
where you sleep with voodoo dolls
and you won't give up the search
for the ghosts in the halls
you wear sandals in the snow
and a smile that won't wash away
can you look out the window
without your shadow getting in the way
oh you're so beautiful
with an edge and a charm
but so careful
when I'm in your arms

'Cause you're working
building a mystery
holding on and holding it in
yeah you're working
building a mystery
and choosing so carefully

You woke up screaming aloud
a prayer from your secret god
you feed off our fears
and hold back your tears

Give us a tantrum
and a know it all grin
just when we need one
when the evening's thin

Oh you're a beautiful
a beautiful fucked up man
you're setting up your
razor wire shrine.

Yeah you're working
building a mystery
holding on and holding it in
yeah you're working
building a mystery
and choosing so carefully

SARAH MCLACHLAN - BUILDING A MYSTERY

hot summer mornings...

2011-06-08T10:02:00.002-04:00

require extra chill songs. when Colbie Caillat first came out with "Bubbly," i absolutely despised her. i still don't like that song to this day. too...simplistic. and some of the lyrics just make me want to gag with their schmaltzyness. i can handle sweet lyrics, but that song was just a little too much for me to enjoy. however, i'm really liking several of her other singles that came out after "Bubbly," and though they're still nothing epic, i do appreciate a certain amount of simplicity in songs and there are times when i just want to listen to something pretty and meaningful, nothing too convoluted and complicated for hot, sticky summer mornings like today =)

COLBIE CAILLAT - FALLING FOR YOU

COLBIE CAILLAT - I NEVER TOLD YOU

COLBIE CAILLAT - I WON'T

COLBIE CAILLAT - YOU GOT ME

we'll be rockin' til the sun goes down...

2011-06-07T17:48:00.001-04:00

ohhhh yeaaaaah, nothin' like a little British hair band revival to spice up an otherwise dull Tuesday night!

THE DARKNESS - I BELIEVE IN A THING CALLED LOVE

You'll Never Walk Alone...

2011-06-07T15:02:00.003-04:00

so here is me, doing my own simple version of this wonderful song. audio quality is not the best and yeaaaah, let's not even get started on my mediocre guitar playing hahaha. this is more just to share the heart i feel for everyone going through a hard time. my dad used to sing this song a lot when i was younger, and it's very dear to my heart. i hope someone out there hears this and is comforted. it's so hard to put myself out there because i'm a perfectionist and nothing is ever good enough (you don't even want to know how many hours of fiddling around with this song in different keys it took for me to finally get a recording down that was even worth considering)...but the point is, my voice is not just for myself. it is to be shared, so that maybe someone out there can have their heart soothed for even just a few moments. that's what it's all about for me, that's why i sing. of course, my own heart is soothed, and that's just the icing on the cake. hope you enjoy my very simple rendition of this beautiful song.

When you walk through a storm
Hold your head up high
And don't be afraid of the dark.
At the end of the storm
Is a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of a lark.

Walk on through the wind,
Walk on through the rain,
Though your dreams be tossed and blown.

Walk on, walk on
With hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone,
You'll never walk alone.

SONGBIRD JIMI - YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE (COVER)

possibly the sexiest song sung by a man...EVER.

2011-06-07T11:23:00.002-04:00

ohhhh Josh Turner...this song. is. just. so. SEXY. damn. i think every woman needs to have her man play this song for her (singing it might be a hard feat because come on, i only know like one person who's got the voice to pull it off like JT does...but a man can always try, sincerest effort is sexy too) because women really need to hear it sometimes, we need reassurance that we're loved. silly, maybe, but it makes a big difference. guys sometimes expect that women should just KNOW that we're loved, just like sometimes women expect guys to just KNOW what we're really thinking/feeling without telling them lol, but just like we need to let you clueless chumps (sorry, not all of you are clueless chumps hahaha) in on our secret inner workings, a lot of you men out there could stand to shower your beloved with a little more with attention, songs, poems, words, gifts, flowers, etc...although it's not the materials that really count (but if you can remember what she likes the best, that can only help teehee), but the heart behind it. men need more love too, but i'm just sayin'...women have so much to give, but we need a little back too.

JOSH TURNER - YOUR MAN

wah wah wah...

2011-06-06T22:36:00.000-04:00

HANK WILLIAMS SR. - I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY

loosen up my buttons babe...

2011-06-06T13:01:00.003-04:00

or rather, i'll loosen 'em up myself. and i'm speaking metaphorically, of course (or am i? that's for me to know and for you to wonder about :::wink:::). i like this song because 1) it's shamelessly sensual, and sometimes a woman just needs to tap into that energy, 2) it's freakin' fun to dance to, and 3) i love the end of the video when they're dancing on the burning floor. now, i'm an earthy girl and i go with the flow like water, but underneath these earthy, flowy outer trappings, i have a red-hot burning core and it's ready to bust out right about now. this year is going to be my hottest year ever. i've tried to subdue my firey side but she's just not having it. so i'm going to let her burn, baby. gonna loosen up my buttons and let her BURN BURN BURN. because sometimes a woman just needs to tap into that energy.

PUSSY CAT DOLLS - BUTTONS

you can have it all...

2011-06-06T12:44:00.001-04:00

anything you want in the world.

(currently wanting to go out dancing!!! for now, dancing around in my room in my pjs teehee)

SHAKIRA - GIVE IT UP TO ME

i want to grow something wild & unruly...

2011-06-06T09:59:00.002-04:00

as much as i love the city and all the thrills and experiences it offers, i'm not completely a city girl. never have been. most of my favorite beloved memories, even more than the memories i've had in the city, have been out in nature - taking in the splendor of cherry blossoms, basking in the sunlight by a clear babbling brook in the mountains, lounging around at the beach. so many more memories i could think up that took place in nature. the city's amazing, but there's nothing like the awesome beauty of the natural world. this song reminds of how much i sometimes long to go somewhere in the country (i say sometimes because i know myself - i'm not just one type of person, i need both lol). plus, who doesn't want a cowboy to take them away? i look ridiculous in a cowboy hat, but an actual cowboy is pretty darn cute. i'll never forget the first time i saw a real cowboy - i was 17, at a gas station and he was just the absolute most fabulous thing i'd ever seen. i asked him if he was a real cowboy, he said "Yes Ma'am," and i just went to pieces. didn't hurt that he was tall, dark & handsome hahaha. but i digress. i used to listen to this album all the time, and i think i'll start listening again. got to get back to my roots as a not-quite-city girl.

DIXIE CHICKS - COWBOY TAKE ME AWAY

Bruce Springsteen is on FIRE.

2011-06-05T16:49:00.003-04:00

i'm honestly not really that into Bruce Springsteen, but i heard this song randomly at the mall and man, it is one HOT song. and in this live video, i can see why he became so successful. holy moly. this man is HOT!!!

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - FIRE

super chill...

2011-06-05T15:46:00.001-04:00

heard this just now on Pandora. reaaaaaally diggin' this. it's just so super chill. which makes it ultra hot. get my drift?

THE XX - INTRO (LONG VERSION)

nobody does it better...

2011-06-05T14:59:00.000-04:00

than Ms. Ella.

ELLA FITZGERALD - SENTIMENTAL MOOD