I came across this song the other day, "A Letter To Everyone Who's Hurt Me," and it really struck a chord. I mean really. How do you learn what love and respect are supposed to feel like when you grow up being shown one thing but being told or experiencing something completely different? Uncomfortable truth:... Continue Reading →
“DIY” ~ My Life’s Soundtrack
This song dropped this morning at 12:00 AM EST and I had already fallen in love with it when I saw a teaser for the first verse on Instagram. It is gritty, and foul mouthed, and raw, and has so much ugly truth that too many women I know understand. There are women who get... Continue Reading →
“Auld Lang Syne” ~ My Life’s Soundtrack
At some point, according to Robert Burns, a poem of unknown origin was written using the phrase "auld lang syne" which translates somewhere between "for old times' sake" and "old or long friendship," as far as I can tell and has been sung the world over as a marker to the transition of old year... Continue Reading →
“Feeling Good” ~ My Life’s Soundtrack
At some point I'm going to dance smashingly to this in such a way that everyone will forget I've only got one leg... Just sayin'. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Edwsf-8F3sI "Feeling Good" Songwriters: Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse (circa 1964) Michael Buble, The Michael Buble Collection, 2010 Birds flying highYou know how I feelSun in the skyYou know how I... Continue Reading →
“Breathless” ~ My Life’s Soundtrack
This is the song that is my song today. Thank you. That is all. Carry on. "Breathless" The Corrs, In Blue, 2000 Songwriter: Andrea Jane Corr, Caroline Corr, James Corr, Robert John Lange, Sharon Corr Go on go on Leave me breathless Come on [echo...] Hey... yeah... The daylight's fading slowly The time with you is... Continue Reading →
“I’d Pluck a Fair Rose” ~ My Life’s Soundtrack
It's not an old, classic Cornish folk song but it sounds like one and I absolutely adore the longing the words convey. "I'd Pluck a Fair Rose" Eleanor Tomlinson, Poldark, 2016 Songwriter: Michael O'Connor, Winston Graham I'd a pluck a fair rose for my love I'd a pluck a red rose blowin' Love's in my... Continue Reading →
“Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more” ⁂ classics
There's something deliciously intoxicating about the Renaissance and the writers there who tell in such beautiful stories and songs of love... Shakespeare is probably one of if not the best known of the poets of love and tragedy. I feel as though he was the original master of the rom-com and one of those masterpieces... Continue Reading →
“Praying” ~ My Life’s Soundtrack
This. "Praying" Kesha, Rainbow, 2017 Songwriter: Andrew Joslyn / Benjamin Manusama / Kesha Sebert / Ryan Lewis Well, you almost had me fooled Told me that I was nothing without you Oh, but after everything you've done I can thank you for how strong I have become 'Cause you brought the flames and you put... Continue Reading →
“Head Above Water” ~ My Life’s Soundtrack
Mmmm... All of this. "Head Above Water" Avril Lavigne, Head Above Water, 2018 Songwriter: Jonathan Rotem, Avril Lavigne, Travis Clark I've gotta keep the calm before the storm I don't want less, I don't want more Must bar the windows and the doors To keep me safe, to keep me warm Yeah, my life is... Continue Reading →
“One Flight Down” ~ The Sound of My Day
If you've been reading the last couple Sound of My Day posts from the last couple weeks, you've by now realized that I'm hitting my favorite songs from one of my all time favorite albums ever and the artist happens to be Norah Jones. You all know that feeling you get when you can only... Continue Reading →
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