So, I was checking out a link in an email that Mom sent me. This link takes you to a site where you can pinpoint what song was the number one in the country on a specific day in history. The first amazing thing about this site is that you can roll the dates back to the 1800s! The second is simply that it can remind you of songs you forgot you ever knew!
I decided to go through and find my birthdays and other special days, and that got me to thinking...this site tells me what the nation had to say about popular songs, but the songs say NOTHING about me. I think that's a little unfair, don't you? Because of this, I decided to make a few lists of my own to counterbalance things a little. Some of these songs you'll know and remember. Others, you've probably never heard. But there's a site that I can recommend where you can listen to just about anything you want. ProjectPlaylist is the name of the site. If you know the name of a song, the artist, or both, you can search it and listen to it. There's no sign-up, no fees or anything. I wouldn't put up a link for people to go to if there was any of that involved.
That being said...enjoy!
My Life (According to Top 40 Radio)
Birthdays (Valentine's Day)
1984 "Karma Chameleon" by Culture Club
1985 "Careless Whisper" by Wham! featuring George Michael
1986 "How Will I Know" by Whitney Houston
1987 "Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi
1988 "Seasons Change" by Exposé
1989 "Straight Up" by Paula Abdul
1990 "Opposites Attract" by Paula Abdul with The Wild Pair
1991 "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" by C+C Music Factory
1992 "I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred
1993 "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston
1994 "The Power of Love" by Celine Dion
1995 "Creep" by TLC
1996 "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
1997 "Un-Break My Heart" by Toni Braxton
1998 "Nice & Slow" by Usher
1999 "Angel of Mine" by Monica
2000 "Thank God I Found You" by Mariah Carey featuring Joe & 98°
2001 "Ms. Jackson" by OutKast
2002 "U Got It Bad" by Usher
2003 "All I Have" by Jennifer Lopez featuring LL Cool J
2004 "The Way You Move" by OutKast featuring Sleepy Brown
2005 "Let Me Love You" by Mario
2006 "Check On It" by Beyoncé featuring Slim Thug
2007 "Irreplaceable" by Beyoncé
2008 "Low" by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
Matt’s Birth
August 7, 2000 "Incomplete" by Sisqó
High School Graduation
June 2, 2002 "Foolish" by
College Graduation
May 5, 2007 "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne
Wedding Day
September 17, 2005 "Gold Digger" by Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx
Divorce Day
May 1, 2008 "Lollipop" by Lil Wayne featuring Static Major
First Day in TN
Sept 8, 2008 "Whatever You Like" by T.I.
And now...
My Life (According to Me)
"Angel in My Eyes" by John Michael Montgomery
…because my mother will always have an angel in me
"Cheek to Cheek" by Fred Astaire
…because Matt slept so soundly when I sang to him
"When We Die" by Bowling for Soup
…because life’s too short not to make amends
"Girl Next Door" by Saving Jane
…because that’s how I felt for a long time
"18 and Life" by Skid Row
…because I love my brother more than he knows
"Boondocks" by Little Big Town
…because I’m proud of where I came from
"Footloose" by Kenny Loggins (or, the cast of the PSC production)
…because I lived a dream by singing and dancing onstage
"Crash and Burn" by
…because I’d do anything for the people I care about
"Extraordinary" by Liz Phair
…because I am
"I Hope You Dance" by Leeann Womack
…because I did
"I’ll Stand by You" by The Pretenders
…because I know my daddy will always be there
"The Story" by Brandi Carlile
…because I’d be nothing without the people I love and who love me
"Sweet Child of Mine" by Guns N Roses
...because I’m the proudest aunt in the world
For Kati
"Invincible" by Crossfade
"Far Away" by Nickelback
"Mine" by Taproot
"Until the Day I Die" by Story of the Year
"Broken" by Seether feat. Amy Lee
"Right Here in My Arms" by HIM
"Fill Me Up" by Staind
"Epiphany" by Staind
"Seize The Day" by Avenged Sevenfold
"I Miss You" by Blink 182
"Calling You" by Blue October
"Love Song" by 311
"Amber" by 311
"When Heaven’s Not Far Away" by Cold
"Broken" by 12 Stones
"Crash" by 12 Stones
"The Reason" by Hoobastank
"All for You" by Sister Hazel
"One Thing" by Finger Eleven
"Dream" by Cranberries
"Lightning Crashes" by Live
"What Do I Have to Do" by Stabbing Westward
"I'd Do Anything" by Simple Plan
"The Way I Feel" by 12 Stones
In reponse, I made a playlist for him. Here it is!
For Him
"Surface this River" by
"Human" by The Pretenders
"Gotta Be Somebody" by Nickelback
"Anywhere" by Evanescence
"#1 Crush" by Garbage
"Bring it on Home" by Little Big Town
"Firefly" by Breaking Benjamin
"Wherever You Will Go" by The Calling
"Paralyzer" by Finger Eleven
"Thunder" by Boys Like Girls
"Fall for You" by Secondhand Serenade
"Vulnerable" by Secondhand Serenade
"As Lovers Go" by Dashboard Confessional
"Broken" by Seether feat. Amy Lee
"Funeral of a Good Girl" by Bif Naked
"Amazing" by Aerosmith
"Got a Feeling" by Flickerstick
"Everything" by Lifehouse
"Angel of Mine" by Amanda Somerville
Finally, I figured I’d share some of my oddities with you! Some of these are pretty outrageous, some are before my time (thus it might seem unlikely that I’d take to them), others just don’t exactly seem like my style and some are just flat-out shameful…but, ya know what? Hey, Mikey! She LIKES it!
I Like It (And You Probably Didn’t Know!)
"And She Was" by Talking Heads
"Those Were the Days" by Mary Hopkins
"Dirty Diana" by Michael Jackson
"Shake It" by Metro Station
"Forever Young" by Rod Stewart
"One Tin Soldier" by Coven
"Wild Wild West" by Escape Club
"Vincent" by Don McClean
"Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" by Warren Zevon
"The Ocean Doesn’t Want Me Today" by Tom Waits
"Narcotic" by Liquido
"Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)" by Cobra Starship
"My Paper Heart" by All-American Rejects
"Copa Cabana" by Barry Manilow
"Beyond the Sea" by Frank Sinatra
"The Tide is High" by Blondie
"Hey Leonardo" by Blessed
"Feel Good, Inc" by Gorillaz
"Goody Two-Shoes" by Adam Ant
"Green Fields of the
"Dance Commander" by Electric Six
"Play Some Rock" by Liquido
"I Love Myself Today" by Bif Naked
"Here Comes the Rain" by The Mavericks
"Ghost in this House" by Shenandoah
Cool! SO I'm not the only person with an "eclectic" playlist! *LOL* I am not the least bit shypod about it - my MP3 player has quite a mix and I enjoy every song on it! Hmmm...might have to do an answer on my own blog to show what I mean. Not sure my choices will surprise anyone but you never know. *G*
ReplyDeleteLove this, Girlie! I've always been so glad you liked the "oldies" I sang to you so long ago. Eclectic is what we are, do, and listen to! But, hey, I don't see "Electric Avenue" in your audiophilings! Hahahahahahaha!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAcually, mother-dear, since you mentioned that...BJ unwittingly bought me a pair of electric blues! They're a more grown-up version (not hiney-floss, I promise!), but they're still the same retina-shocking color! And for the record, I can't look at that particular pair underthings without resisting the urge to sing! Now THERE'S a story he hasn't heard! LMAO
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