you know what that means.....CHRISTMAS SONGS! (even though i've been listening since Nov. 1st)
I would like to pay tribute to one of my favorite christmas songs.
this was the first christmas song i heard, and you bet your little snowy boots that i started to cry. it's what christmas music does do me, okay?
SONG: Where are you Christmas?
ARTIST: cindy lou who/faith hill
Album: How The Grinch Stole Christmas
this is one of my VERY favorite christmas songs and movies. There are two versions of the song: in the first, cindy lou is singing about the holiday that used to bring her so much joy, but because of all the hustle and bussle, she can't seem to find the special glow in her heart that christmas brings. She isn't sure if the feelings of giving and joy and peace are felt by all her other who-neighbors.
look at how cute she is! awwwwww. ohhh cindy, don't you know that you can save christmas? obviously she does, because she ends up saving christmas....so....
as much as i love that cute, un-timely sentimental version of the song, i prefer the Faith Hill version.
mmmmmhmmmm. that's what i'm talkin'bout. look at that hair. sooooo nice. classy, even. nothing beats driving around and BLASTING this song in the car. the song starts off melancholy with a hint of wishing, and as the ballad moves forward, so does the feeling: it gets SO intense! you can really feel the anxiousness as the worry that the true meaning of christmas is gone forever. HOwever, ironically, the song that is doubtful of the true meaning of christmas has become a season favorite....heh.
you know i belt it along with faith. i went on a date one time, and i told the guy that when i first heard this song i teared up.....probs not the best choice of "funny facts about myself."
I cannot BELIEVE that I haven't posted about this song until now.
It's almost a sin. Okay, not even close...but you know what I mean.
Hmmm? What's that? You're wondering what all the hearts are for?
Ohhhhhh well, they have to do with the SOTD, so bear wih me.
SONG: Would You Go With Me
ARTIST: Josh Turner
ALBUM: Your Man
ohhh my gosh.
Isn't he so so so hottttttt??
Wow, I'm not really sure why i'm so twtterpated right now.
Well, okay, maybe I do know why, but that's none of your business.
Josh Turner's voice is....Incredible.
It is SO LOW. And if you really knew me, you'd know that low voices are (one of) my weakness(es).
Josh and I have a long relationship.
I'm sure I first heard him whilst watching CMT.
However, this song was re-introduced to me by my friend Daryn, when we were driving aimlessly around in her car listening to her vast country collection.
The song immediately grabbed my attention: tricky banjo and mandolin finger picking with a memorable melody line. After such a hooker of an intro, I was obligated to listen to the voice.
"Would you go wiiiiiith meeeeeee"...oh man, folks...I was gone.
I realized then and there that if a boy was ever going to have my hand in marriage, he would play me one of JT's songs...preferably this one. So, because I was drawn in even further by the sexiest voice I've ever heard, I HAD to listen to the lyrics:
~~Would you go with me if we rolled down streets on fire?
Would you hold on to me tighter as the summer sun got higher,
If we roll from town to town and never shut it down?
Would you go with me if we were lost in fields of clover?
Would we walk even closer until the trip was over,
And would it be okay if I didn't know the way?
If I gave you my hand would you take it
And make me the happiest man in the world?
If I told you to my heart couldn't beat one more minute without you girl,
Would you accompany me to the edge of the sea;
Let me know if you're really a dream?
I love you so, so would you go with me?~~
Mmmmhhhmmmmm. You're melting too.
The music video depicts a boy and girl at different stages of life: little kids, teenagers, married couple, and then just the old man holding his wife's ashes. The whole time, it's obvious they're in love.
At the end of the video, the old man is alone, and he's standing in the imaginative world that he and the girl created together. Then, the girl (in little girl form), runs up and puts her hands down on the "treasure box" (box of ashes) and he puts his hands on hers. (if you think about it, that's kind of weird, yet still cute due to the context of the video/song.) Then he turns into the little version of himself again, and they go laughing into the sunset.
It really is presh.
This song is about being able to trust the one you love--even enough to do absolutely crazy things, because you know they love you back and you wouldn't want to be with anyone else.
You love them BECAUSE of the crazy adventures you go on and because they know how to get you, to make you fall in love even harder. You can't help yourself.
Do you have a someone like that?
Oh, and Josh? I definitely WILL go with you. Anywhere.
the first song for today is dedicated to the cast of South Pacific at SHS.
Break a lot of legs!
this song is one of my favoritest songs ever.
EVER IN THE HISTORY OF FOREVER.
when a boy wants to marry me, i'll know he's right for me if he plays or sings me this song.
SONG: Some Enchanted Evening
ARTIST: Ezio Pinza
ALBUM: South Pacific
This is the most beautiful song I've ever heard.
It's about a man seeing a woman from across a room and KNOWING she's his true love.
He never wants to leave her, he never wants to hurt her--he only wants to be with her always. No matter how scared the woman is, the man promises her that he will never hurt her, he will be there for her to protect her, and he will love her forever.
"Some enchanted evening, you may see a stranger.
You may see a stranger across a crowded room.
And somehow you'll know, you'll know even then
That somewhere you'll see her again, and again...
...Once you have found her, never let her go."
The next song of the day is in honor of my friend Julie.
SONG: Two Birds
ARTIST: Regina Spektor
ALBUM: Far
Regina Spektor is BRILLIANT.
Her lyrics are so unique, and they allude to topics that are important. Her melodies are clever, the words to go along even more so, and she gets me every time. Her lyrics are so unconventional, yet they make so much sense!
Do you ever have a song you just want to SING to someone?
you push them into a seat, get up on a stage, somehow have a band appear miraculously behind you, you are all of a sudden in an amazing dress, looking absolutely ravishing, and then...
you sing.
SONG: Speak Now
ARTIST: Taylor Swift
ALBUM: Speak Now
I have heard this song before, and I never really noticed it.
I thought it had a nice tune, a classic t-swift number,
but then I really heard it today.
I was with my cousin, and we were driving around, chatting, and she said, "Listen to these lyrics. They'll blow your mind." (as all t-swift lyrics do).
I listened.
Let's just say I was blown away.
"I am not the type of girl
who should be rudely barging in
on a white-veil occasion,
but you are not the kind of boy
who should be marring the wrong girl...
...Don't say yes, run away now
I'll meet you when you're out
of the church by the back door.
Don't wait or say a single vow-
YOu need to hear me out,
And they say, 'Speak now.'"
okay. so.
my situation isn't a wedding,
but it's a situation similar.
someone i care about is making a stupid mistake.
it's one of those, "don't you see how dumb you're being?!?! i'm RIGHT HERE!!!" situations.
they say speak now....what if you're too scared?
what if it doesn't work?
what if it backfires?
what if YOU end up making the mistake?
so many things to keep a person's feelings at bay.
but then again,
who's to say that he won't
"be glad you were around when they say, 'speak now.'"??
Tsk tsk. I forgot about SOTD yesterdsay....woopsies.
So, to make up for my lack of consistency, I'll add 2!
The first song is one of my favorite songs.
Whenever I listen to it, I can't help but start dancing, and a smile immediately comes to my face.
It reminds me of being a child, sitting in the trunk of my Trooper (car), and reading books in the summer while running errands with my mom. The trooper had a big trunk...no worries, no neglect and/or abuse.
SONG: ABC
ARTIST: Jackson 5
ALBUM: ABC
"ABC, easy as 123, simple as do, re, mi; ABC; 123, baby you and me girl"
The next song is from one of my favorite movies.
My friend Paige introduced me to the movie, song, band, everything about this. The fact that I heart this so much, I owe to Paigiepoo.
This song is one of many fabulous songs from the soundtrack to the movie, and I love every single one of them. I'll probably make the rest SOTDs at some point.
SONG: Fallen From The Sky
ALBUM: Once Soundtrack
ARTIST: The Swell Season (Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova)
"You must've fallen from the sky,
You must've crashed down on the runway.
You brought so many to the light, and now you're by yourself.
There comes a point in every fight
Where giving up seems like the only way
When everyone has said goodbye
And now you're on your own.
If you need somewhere to fall apart
Somewhere to fall apart"
This song is unlike any other song on the album.
The musicality is very...upbeat. There are other upbeat songs in the movie, but they are....very...different. This song has such a fun feel to it, and the music is so unique. These two have the ability to write the most beautiful songs--their lyrics are GENIUS. Listen to it, and you'll see what I mean.
