Does everything about me have to radically be thrown off kilter with this pregnancy?
Seriously?
I’m not talking about food. Hormones. Emotions. Clothing. Hair. Skin.
Nope.
The area currently effected is: MUSIC.
For the last two weeks I have pretty much been listening to one song. Over and over and OVER to the point that I am going effing MAD AND OUT OF MY MIND AND YET? I CANNOT STOP LISTENING TO THE DAMN THING.
Really, while it’s a great tune, the selection is socially embarrassing and jr. high-esque and it kinda makes me want to curl up in a little ball of pregnant shame with a bottle of Aussie Scrunch Spray and weep into my Trapper Keeper. (And I spout my love of Air Supply and Neil Diamond freely, so this has to be good, right?)
Ok…Breathe.
My current music obsession that I must at all costs KNOCK THE HELL OFF is:
Bed of Roses by Bon Jovi.
There.
I said it.
And if you mock me for this I will hunt you down, tie you up, duct tape your mouth and MAKE YOU LISTEN TO IT WITH ME ON REPEAT UNTIL YOU START TO BLEED FROM YOUR EARS!!!! I may be freakishly weak but hell hath no fury like a pregnant woman being mocked for her totally irrational musical taste.
PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY HELP A GIRL OUT.
I need musical distractions to get the lyric, “With an ironclad fist I wake up and french kiss the morning” out of my head.
(DUDE. What kind of freakishly lame lyric is that, anyway?! It makes me have a really obscene image of a mulletted and hairy chested John Bon Jovi taking care of his morning “ISSUES” *EHEM* in bed while making out with tongue with some imaginary chick laying on top of him or something. Of course, even though she is imaginary she probably has a matching mullet as well, only it would be spiral permed and frosted. ).
See what kind of mental hell the last two weeks has driven me to????
I tweeted the other day asking for great music finds and was diverted from my 9th grade shangrila for half a whole day and found some great new music (even if it was not appreciated by some. Hmmph!)
SO?
Help a girl out. Send me some new tunes. Or some old ones I may have missed out on. I know that people think of me as being a musical dork but honestly, I don’t know many who are as musically diverse as I am. I like at least a couple of examples of ALL kinds of music, even if it isn’t what I listen to regularly.
The main requirement????
PRETTY.
PRETTY. PRETTY. PRETTY. (Oh, and did I mention pretty?)
I would like something that is more obscure. A “diamond in the rough”, a new find. Ect.
I am a sucker for a ballad. I love great lyrics. Sad songs are fabulous. I love extremely catchy tunes as well (Think: “Love today” by Mika)
DISCLAIMER: If you send Mariah Carey I WILL kill you.
WHAT ARE THE “PRETTIEST” SONGS YOU KNOW?
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Okay, in keeping with that era, some pretty songs that I have on my i Pod that make my teenager want to hurl heavy objects at me are “Heaven Help Me” by Deon Estes (?) and George Michaels and Meatloaf’s “Two out of three”. Trust me, they’ll linger on the brain too.
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Maybe you should switch to some classic 80′s rock ballads.
“Here I Go Again On My Own” by Whitesnake has been stuck in my head for DAYS.
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The entire “Once” soundtrack. Purchase, download, borrow or steal it. The entire thing is beautiful.
Oh, and to the person who suggested “February” by Dar Williams — excellent choice! Definitely a tera-jerker!
Jason Mraz’s “Plane” is gorgeous. I like him although I’m pretty sure I could throw him. With one arm.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KmEijRUBq8
My preggo-soundtrack lately has consisted of a lot of Death Cab For Cutie’s recent album. “Grapevine Fires” is beautiful.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE2XlY0Cj6E
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First of all, I must say whenever I hear any Bon Jovi song, I picture him the way he looks today…..SO EFFIN” HOT! So, somehow I am okay with that song. I do understand how it could get frustrating though.
I’ve been listening to Madame Butterfly constantly, which probably isn’t the most uplifting…..
Teague is obsessed with ‘Hey there Delilah,’ by the ‘Plain White T’s.” And the old school band “Thin Lizzy.” Although none of those are ‘pretty.’
Piper is going through a Billy Joel phase, he has some pretty ones.
Aaron loves ‘Andrew Bird’ he has some great ones, maybe check him out.
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Probably not something you missed, but I like Broken, by Seether and Amy Lee.
Not “pretty” so much as “sublime” – but one of my all time favorites is Franz(?) Biebl’s Ave Maria which I DIE every time I listen to. So beautiful.
Love your description of “your type of music” – I also have eclectic tastes in music, but have recently decided that my favorite kind is … the kind I can sing with! Leaves it nice and open, but usually means strong/pretty melody, nice vocal harmony ALWAYS a plus, etc…
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falwyn,
You sound like my twin. If you can’t sing to it, are you getting all antsy?
Hubby sings, too and we battle out who is singing which harmony line-we’re weird that way.
Loralee, this inspired a blog post of my own for a future Soundtrack Sunday. Thanks!
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Heart of The Matter – India Arie (my current cry fest song)
Sober – Kelly Clarkson
Why – Annie Lennox
Breathe Me – Sia
Colorbling – Counting Crows (both Breathe me and this one, both have similiar piano notes… at least they sound that way to me, but I’m not music expert)
those are the few that came to the top of my head at this moment…
I also love a good sad song with great lyrics!!
Oh, yes, geez, thanks for making me listen to that. I’m awash in self pity from all of those soggy things listed (Come on, Mraz, ‘if the plane goes down’?). Sorry guys, I go for the old classics, the more amusing ones that just get stuck in your head. I posted some a few weeks ago, but you can go see for yourself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4zRe_wvJw8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxH39QlRuhg
or the slow ones?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aYt2Js7Gjg
Can’t really sing along to this one, but the video makes the guitar just stick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLNyVLbqdEg
OK, feel free to ignore them if you want to.
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Kenny Chesney’s brand BRAND new one just out yesterday called I’m Alive. He sings it with Dave Matthews. I’m no country music fan, but I love this one.
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Can’t find my Bon Jovi cures on YouTube, so I’m sending you the files by email. I’m completely on a Kelli O’Hara kick since I just got her new CD. So, that’s what they’re from. And they are VERY pretty. :o) By the way, I totally take credit for your current obsession. Tee hee!
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Have you heard the song ‘Spiralling’ by Keane? It’s off their latest album and I find it incredibly catchy. It doesn’t fall into the “prettiest” category per se, but it’s still good. I also like ‘Cath’ by Death Cab for Cutie.
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I really loved the late ’80s and early ’90s for music (Have I ever told you about my huge, long-lasting crush on Bryan Adams?), so I would never mock you for listening to Bon Jovi. That being said, boy do I ever have some suggestions for you:
-KT Tunstall, “Heal Over”
-Damien Rice, “Lonelily”
-Fiona Apple, “Waltz (Better than Fine)”
-Keren Ann, “In Your Back”
-Mason Jennings, “Darkness Between the Fireflies”
-Regina Spektor, “Samson”
-The Pierces, “Three Wishes”
-Rachael Yamagata, “Reason Why”
-Better Than Ezra, “Closer” (With you being pregnant and all, this one should totally slay you.)
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Seriously, you like Neil Diamond too? I just got a huge steaming pile of shit for buying tickets to his concert this December. But you know, he may be dead soon….could be a girls last chance!
My recommends~
Pasion – Sarah Brightman with Fernando Lima
Lost – Michael Buble
Back Home to Me – Sophie Millman
Thank You – Lizz Wright
The Promise – Tracy Chapman
Someday – John Legend
Watching the Wheels – John Lennon
Just for fun – The Night I Punched Russell Crowe – Gaelic Storm
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It doesn’t even compare to Bon Jovi, but lately I’m loving “Merry Happy” by Kate Nash. It makes me, well, happy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zdi2IF5ezw
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try dropkick murpheys-forever great irish punk love song
or
flogging molly-far away boys another irish punk love song
please dont let the punk part throw you. the words are beautiful
oh yeah and rancid-who woulda thought
Hey, LL try Marit Larsen “If A Song Could Get Me to You” Good stuff.
And I really, really like John Mayer’s album “Heavier Things” – it was a super-duper Pregnancy Album for me! My son is still instantly calmed by JM. <3 LL
I know you asked a while back, but you probably can understand this!
That song they’re playing on TLC constantly was bugging me. I had to know who was doing it, because I loved the offbeat rhythm and those harmonies. Found out it’s a band, Fisher.
Oh my gosh, just search for them on You Tube. They’ve got a great one that reminds me of Mary Fahl’s phrasing, even though the vocal style is so very different-I Will Love You:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=180349
Now on my short list of things I want for Christmas!
I had to dig up this post to say ‘thanks a lot’. Here it is, 4 months after you posted this, and I’m listening to Bed of Roses at full blast (on my headphones) at work, trying not to burst out into song at full volume.
“dancing” by Elisa
“The Kill” 30 seconds to Mars
“Gravity” Sara Bareilles
“Need” hana pestle
“my skin” Natalie Merchant
“Hide and Seek” and “the moment I said it” by imogen heap/
“let it be” the Beatles.
“Sound of Silence” Simon and Garfunkel
“Dust in the Wind” Kansas
sorry I’m too late! :p
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