So I love to listen to current artists and music but this is what I fall back on when I want something that feels like me. I only put one song from each artist and I’m mad because Playlist didn’t have quite a few of the songs I wanted. Oh well.

I wont go through and tell you why I love each song except to say that they kick a$$.  The only one that I want to mention is Flogging Molly.  I love them because they remind me of Merry and Pippin from Lord of the Rings singing and dancing on tables without a care in the world.

So I’m infatuated with the 90s. How about you?

So the story goes that a young writer falls in love with a courtesan while trying to get backers for his play.  The man who decides to front the play insists on having the courtesan all to himself.  It gets scary as the writer and the courtesan try to hide their love.

Now as you can imagine if you know anything about the Moulin Rouge there is some sexual content in this movie but it’s very mild and mostly it’s funny.  This is simultaneously a heartwarming and a heartbreaking love story.  It has given me one of the most meaningful love songs in my life.  Correction.  When I think of love songs I think of this song.  When I imagine dancing at my 50th wedding anniversary, it’s to this song.  If I had any singing aspirations at all it would be to record this song with Scott.  It speaks so deep inside of me. It says, “I will love you until my dying day,” which may seem unromatic but I look at it a different way.  We never truly die.  There is no end to us.  No final moment where we cease to exist so to me what they are saying is I will love you for always.  There will never come a day when I do not love you for I will never cease to exist.  ”Until the end of time.”

I know there have to be some of you who’ve seen this movie.  What did you think?

I’m trying to share this music with my kids but so far it’s been met with “Mom, this is so boring.” “I hate boring music.  Can we listen to something else.”  I don’t care.  I’m not giving up yet.  If I can remember and don’t get too caught up in the moment, I’m planning on playing this while we open presents.  That way there will be at least one good association with the music.

It’s very rare for me that something like this lasts from my childhood so this is very special to me.  I hope you enjoy it.  What’s your favorite Christmas album?

Every song on this playlist is a flashback to different point in my life, have fun listening.

#10  Pour Some Sugar on Me by Def Leppard
Ok who doesn’t love a little butt rock?  You know you do!  This song came out on the album Hysteria when I was  10 years old. That is when I knew I loved rock.  I mean how can you not love a band that has a one arm drummer and a made for tv movie about them.  The movie, played on VH1.   This is the greatest music channel ever since MTV started sucking, by the way. The movie was totally rad!!!
 
#9   Freedom by George Michael

Dude! You know you love this song and that you remember the video!  All the super modles walking around in an abandoned house singing the song.  Ridiculous!!

 
#8   Kiss by Prince
Duh, it was in Pretty Woman and it’s Britney Spears most favorite song of all time!  That’s all you need to know.
 
#7   Hallelujah by Paramore
This band is from Tennessee.  The singer started singing in the band when she was 13.  Maybe the piano lessons she took from her mom worked out better than mine did.
 
#6   Kick Push by Lupe Fiasco
Lupe Fiasco is kind of like pop/rap.  I’m not normally real crazy about a lot of rap, but I really like the jazzy (not to be confused with jazz hands) feel of it.
 
#5   Melissa by The Allman Brothers
I love this old song from the 1970’s.  I also have a crazy hippy aunt named Melissa who once told me the song might be about her.
 
#4   Skinny Love by Bon Iver

I just love how this song is so depressing.  Sometimes you just need one of those.
 
#3   Trouble by Ray LaMontagne

This dudes voice is gravely like sandpaper, and I love it.  Its kind of like you are listening to one of your parents old scratchy records.  I also love the lyrics.
 
#2   Last Goodbye by Jeff Buckley
I love the hugeness and the orchestration of this song.  Jeff buckley was a genius.
 
#1   Into the Mystic by Van Morrison
I have loved Van Morrison and this song since I was a little girl.  It’s just so chill.  I don’t really have a specific reason why it is my favorite, it just is.  
 
So, there you have it.  Some of my favorites.  As I was writing this, I thought about a hundred more songs I could have listed.  Maybe I’ll have to write another entry.  I hope you guys enjoy!!!  Mom, if you are reading this, see your efforts weren’t in vain.  I’m a really good listener.  And again sorry about the piano lesson comment.  I was me not you.

1.  Groove is in the Heart by Dee Light.  An oldie but oh what a goody.  This was seriously my favorite song to dance to at my Church’s Young Adult (18-30ish) Dances.  All the fun sounds and beat changes that you get to move your body to.  It makes me feel alive every time I hear it.

2.  American Boy by Estelle.  As far as I know this is a relatively new one, but I could be wrong.  It just reminded me of songs I used to dance to at old school house parties back in the day.  A nice slow groove going on.

3.  Say by John Mayer.  This one is different from the other two.  It’s more meaningful.  It’s a man talking to his lover telling her that she needs to speak her mind even though it’s hard.  He needs to hear what she has to say.  This is a good one for me to hear over and over since I tend to bottle up all of my thoughts and emotions.

Well this is the first time using the playlist.  You have to start it yourself.  That way if you don’t want to listen to it you don’t have to.  You’re welcome.  Let me know what you think of the songs or if you have any memories connected to them.  It was a good radio day for me.

Personally, I don’t think any of them have aged well and I’m not sure anything fabulous is going to come of this, but I’ve been wrong before.  So if you’re a NKOTB fan go support your boys.  They need you.  Then let me know what you think about their new album or the reunion or the tour.  Just let me know what you think.  I’m dying to hear a fans perspective.

And I know I’m posting right on top of the kids again.  I just can’t help myself, I get so excited, so make sure you look below at Oli’s first day of preschool.