tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643729362813835892023-05-12T08:35:41.686-04:00Gina's Music MemoriesMy blog is about the music . . . past and present . . . and the awesomely talented people who make the music and what it means to me. 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's to present . . . rock n roll, disco, new wave, punk, alternative, techno, electronica . . . I love it all and it has all influenced my life and my memories live in the music.Gina Alfanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08214549036466247283noreply@blogger.comBlogger195125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464372936281383589.post-27761941801147004602016-07-10T21:48:00.000-04:002016-07-11T18:15:57.408-04:00California Girls, the song<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>The 80's were the best times of my life (so far), bring me my fondest memories and favorite musical decade. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>MTV introduced us to the visual side of the music industry and became a huge star maker, with the flamboyant David Lee Roth being one of the biggest stars.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>David Lee Roth's version, which included backup vocals by Carl Wilson and Christopher Cross, peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1985.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>The memories that the song brings to mind are Friday and Saturday night card games with friends who would all bring a cover dish added to the buffet table with MTV playing in the background. Feast, fun and music!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>The original version by The Beach Boys, takes me back to school days and summer vacation on Clearwater Beach. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>The Beach Boys and their "California sound" was not among my favorites. My musical tastes of the times had to do with the British Invasion and especially the music of The Kinks.</b></span><br />
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Gina Alfanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08214549036466247283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464372936281383589.post-30526496883644655412015-04-02T03:39:00.001-04:002015-04-02T03:42:12.049-04:00Fleetwood Mac ~ Rumours<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>38 years ago today!!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The album made them superstars and their album <i>Rumours</i> has been acknowledged as one of the most important pop music of all time and the best music of the 1970's. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>They won the Grammy Award for Album of the year in 1978. It is also one of the best-selling albums of all time with over 40 million copies sold worldwide.</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The band members underwent a turbulent time of stress, conflicts and romantic breakups as they recorded the album. The passion of the times translated into some of their most celebrated songs.</b></span><br />
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Gina Alfanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08214549036466247283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464372936281383589.post-91988919276863767992015-01-22T16:38:00.000-05:002015-01-22T16:41:17.786-05:00Tears For Fears . . . 30-year anniversary of "Songs From The Big Chair"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Gina Alfanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08214549036466247283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464372936281383589.post-80899582393329511782014-08-10T13:42:00.000-04:002014-08-10T13:42:07.395-04:00Happy Birthday Whitney Houston<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Tonight the dynamic duo Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, along with two other original band members, will attend the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn, New York, along with ex-guitarist Bruce Kulick (who played with the band from 1984 to 1996) and the current KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer.<br /><br />The dynamic duo offered to bring their "Monster" stage to perform at the ceremony, along with all the members of KISS, past and present.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The words, "that is a non-starter" by what Paul considers a "pencil pusher" who is a co-founder of the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame put an end to any hope of the fans enjoying a celebratory performance at the ceremony.<br /><br />The problem? The "pencil pusher" only wants to acknowledge the original members of the band, including two who quit and never came back . . . but not the others who came after. </b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Paul Stanley, who is set to release his book "Face the Music: A Life Exposed" on April 22, has been doing the news circuit, looking extremely comfortable in his skin, exclaiming that "I'm not in a position where I have to bend to anybody at this point . . . I've never quit the band once, let alone twice. I've been here 40 years." (quotes from Yahoo News)</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>She appeared on the cover the Rolling Stone Magazine six times in the 1970's, who deemed her "The Queen of Rock." <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">By 1979, Ronstadt had collected eight gold, six platinum, and four multi-platinum certifications for her albums, an unprecedented feat at the time.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>It is said that Linda hated her rock and roll image.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Imagine that . . . it is what most artists strive for.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Look at what they go through nowadays to get our attention!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>While she has had many accomplishments through the 1970's, my favorite is the theme of this post . . . the 80's punk/new wave times . . . and Linda's contribution to that music era . . . <i>Mad Love</i>. Being the 80's freak that I am, it is, of course, my favorite of all her recordings.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>"In 1980, Ronstadt released <i>Mad Love</i>, her seventh consecutive platinum-selling album. It was a straightforward rock and roll album with post-punk, new wave influences, including tracks by songwriters such as Elvis Costello, The Cretones, and musician Mark Goldenberg who played on the record himself.</b></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I often wonder what the struggle is like for these artists who become so over the top successful that it actually becomes boring to them. What was once a creative passion they loved as much as life itself became a job that most of us dread. </b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;">He currently has a show on Sirius satellite radio, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;">"Something Good with Peter Noone," during which he plays '60s hits, offers commentary and often shares stories about the music and era.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;">He is also recognized from his hosting duties for VH1's "My Generation" and as host for the PBS special "The British Invasion Returns." </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;">Peter is still doing the concert circuit after all these years. The Captain and I recently had the pleasure of attending one of his concerts and had a blast singing along to all those hits whose lyrics were still fresh in our minds. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;">His voice is as awesome as ever, with the same witty personality as Herman the teenage boy with the sweet face we knew back in the day. It was an excellent concert we will not soon forget . . . what a treat. Peter is a timeless entertainer who is very entertaining!</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>It was my first popular music era. "Wake Up Little Susie" could possibly be my first favorite song. The memories are no more than hearing the music on the radio hanging around the house as a child. It was a catchy tune that made a little kid barely out of diapers dance to the music.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>George W. Bush, during his 2000 presidential campaign, announced on the Oprah Show that "Wake Up Little Susie" was his favorite song.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The brothers signed their first record deal in the late 50's and produced one hit after another. The streak of hits came to an abrupt end in the early 60's. It was a short but productive ride for the brothers that left a lasting mark on generations of fans.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>By today's musical standards, I believe The Everly Brothers would have been classified as country music, but back in the day, this was pop music.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Cal Thomas, in an article for The Baltimore Sun, best describes The Everly Brothers, music lyrics of that time and the end of innocence. It sums up a changing society that longed for more freedom of expression. Be careful what you wish for!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>"Phil and Don Everly squeezed into the public consciousness for only a few years between 1957, the year before Elvis Presley left a gaping hole in pop music when he entered the Army, and the arrival of The Beatles, who more than filled that void beginning in 1964. The brothers' music survives, not only in its own right, but because of its influence on other acts, including The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Linda Ronstadt, Simon and Garfunkel and Bob Dylan.</i></b></span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>The music was danceable, the lyrics understandable and the sentiments memorable. My generation "invented" rock and roll. While some of it was sexually suggestive, it avoided coarse language and left much to young imaginations. Not all of us, including me, understood at the time what Fats Domino meant when he sang "I found my thrill on Blueberry Hill."</i></b></span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Wonderfully handsome with good stage presence and great hair, Phil and Don Everly expressed in their music what was in the hearts of many teenagers. "All I Have to Do is Dream" is about a guy who loves a girl and can always be with her in his dreams.</i></b></span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>"It's a modern changing world, everything is moving fast;</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>But when it comes to love, I like what they did in the past.</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>I'm the kind who loves only one, so the boys say I'm old-fashioned.</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Let them laugh, honey, I don't mind.</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>I've made plans for a wedding day for you and me.</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>That's old-fashioned, that's the way love should be."</i></b></span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>What are we gonna tell our friends</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>When they say, "Ooh la la!"</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>There is also this:</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>"The movie wasn't so hot</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>It didn't have much of a plot</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>We fell asleep, our goose is cooked,</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Our reputation is shot."</i></b></span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">Shake up the picture the lizard mixture </span><br style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">With your dance on the eventide </span><br style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">You got me coming up with answers </span><br style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">All of which I deny </span><br style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">I said it again </span><br style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">Could I please rephrase it </span><br style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">Maybe I can catch a ride </span><br style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">I couldn't really put it much plainer </span><br style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">But I'll wait till you decide </span><br style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">Send me your warning siren </span><br style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">As if I could ever hide </span><br style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">Last time La Luna </span><br style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">CHORUS </span><br style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">I light my torch and wave it for the </span><br style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">New moon on Monday </span><br style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">And a firedance through the night </span><br style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">I stayed the cold day with a lonely satellite </span><br style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">Breaking away with the beast of both worlds </span><br style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">A smile that you can't disguise </span><br style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">Every minute I keep finding </span><br style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">Clues that you leave behind </span><br style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">Save me from these reminders </span><br style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">As if I'd forget tonight </span><br style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">This time La Luna </span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>All In Love Is Fair</i> is from Stevie Wonder's Grammy Award Winning album, <i>Innervisions</i>, which won Album of the Year in 1974. T<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px;">he lyrics, composition and production were the work of Stevie Wonder, a musical genius despite being born blind.</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The song Last Nite by The Strokes, written by Julian Casablancas (the singer of the group), <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px;">released as the second single from their debut album, </span><i style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px;">Is This It</i> on November 5, 2001. </span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I discovered The Strokes on the best social music file sharing website ever, Imeem, which was bought out by My Space who totally screwed it up. Such a shame since it was the perfect way to discover and share new music while making new online friends who share the love of music. Many of my playlists included on this blog originated from Imeem and are now, of course, non-functional. I'm still in the process of fixing them!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The single peaked at #51 on the US <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100. In the UK it charted at #28 upon its first release in March 2004 becoming the band's first top 40 hit, it was then re-released in January 2005 and reached #3.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>In Australia, the song was ranked #4 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>In 2009 it was voted at Number 9 in UK radio station XFM's Top 100 songs of the decade.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i style="text-align: start;">Billboard</i><span style="text-align: start;"> called the song "wildly infectious",</span><span style="text-align: start;"> and "as addictive as nickel slots".</span><span style="text-align: start;"> </span><i style="text-align: start;">Blender</i><span style="text-align: start;"> said the single is a "superb blaze of synthesizers and guitars that builds to the year's best one-liner: 'Somebody told me you had a boyfriend who looked like a girlfriend I had in February of last year.'"</span><span style="text-align: start;"> </span><i style="text-align: start;">Entertainment Weekly </i><span style="text-align: start;">hailed the single as "three smashingly punchy minutes of garage pop so tightly wound that singer Brandon Flowers seems to be accusing his girl of cheating on him with another woman."</span><span style="text-align: start;"> </span><i style="text-align: start;">Rolling Stone</i><span style="text-align: start;"> said the single was a "nightclub anthem in the making" and continued, "the acid-tongued 'Somebody Told Me' blasts into outer space on a wave of synthesizers and singer Brandon Flowers' cheeky chorus".</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I totally agree with <i>Entertainment Weekly</i> . . . "</b></span><b style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">three smashingly punchy minutes of garage pop.</b><b style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">" I can never get enough of this song!</b></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Seventeen tracks and I've had it with this game</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I'm breaking my back just to know your name</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>But heaven ain't close in a place like this</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Anything goes but don't blink you might miss</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Cause heaven ain't close in a place like this</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I said heaven ain't close in a place like this</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Bring it back down, bring it back down tonight</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Never thought I'd let a rumor ruin my moonlight</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Well somebody told me</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>You had a boyfriend</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Who looked like a girlfriend</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>That I had in February of last year</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I've got potential</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Ready? Let's roll onto something new</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Taking its toll and I'm leaving without you</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I'm ready, let's roll onto something new</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>'Cause heaven ain't close in a place like this</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I said heaven ain't close in a place like this</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Bring it back down, bring it back down tonight</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Never thought I'd let a rumor ruin my moonlight</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Well somebody told me</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>That I had in February of last year</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>A rushin', a rushin' around</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>When all I wanna do is try</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Somebody told me</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>That I had in February of last year</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I've got potential</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>A rushin', a rushin' around</b></span></div>
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Gina Alfanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08214549036466247283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464372936281383589.post-52113712693261815862013-09-01T15:04:00.000-04:002013-09-01T15:04:06.630-04:00Ventura Highway ~ America<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px;">Ventura Highway</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px;"> is a song by the band </span>America<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px;"> from the album, </span><i style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px;">Homecoming, </i><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px;">released October 1972. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px;">After debuting on the Billboard Top 40 Pop Charts in America, Ventura Highway went to #8</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px;">, spending nine weeks on the charts.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px;">The song was written by </span>Dewey Bunnell, who also sang the lead vocals. Some of the lyrics were inspired by a childhood memory of <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px;">he and his brother standing by the side of the road, watching the clouds (alligator lizards in the air) and saw a road sign for "Ventura" </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px;">as his dad fixed a flat tire. </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px;">In the booklet for the boxed-set, </span><i style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px;">Highway</i><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px;">, he states that the song "reminds me of the time I lived in Omaha as a kid and how we'd walk through cornfields and chew on pieces of grass. There were cold winters, and I had images of going to California. So I think in the song I'm talking to myself, frankly: 'How long you gonna stay here, Joe?'"</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px;">Did you know that </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px;">the pro-wrestler-turned-politician, Jesse Ventura's adopted name comes from this song? The group was invited to perform </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px;">at Governor Jesse Ventura's inaugural ball . . . my guess is that Ventura Highway was his theme song.</span></b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.4;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Chewing on a piece of grass, walking down the road </span></b></div>
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<b style="line-height: 1.4;">Tell me how long you gonna stay here, Joe? </b></div>
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<b style="line-height: 1.4;">Some people say this town don't look good in snow </b></div>
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<b style="line-height: 1.4;">You don't care, I know </b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 1.4;">Ventura Highway in the sunshine </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 1.4;">Where the days are longer </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 1.4;">The nights are stronger than moonshine </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 1.4;">You're gonna go, I know </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 1.4;">'Cause the free wind is blowin' through your hair </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 1.4;">And the days surround your daylight there </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 1.4;">Seasons crying no despair </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 1.4;">Alligator lizards in the air, in the air </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 1.4;">Di dit, di dit, di dit, di dit </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 1.4;">Di dit, di dit, di dit, di dit </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 1.4;">Di dit, di dit, di dit, di dit </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 1.4;">Di dit, di dit </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 1.4;">Wishin' on a falling star, waitin' for the early train </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 1.4;">Sorry boy, but I've been hit by a purple rain </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 1.4;">Aww, come on, Joe, you can always change your name </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 1.4;">Thanks a lot son, just the same </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 1.4;">Ventura Highway in the sunshine </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 1.4;">Where the days are longer </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 1.4;">The nights are stronger than moonshine </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 1.4;">You're gonna go, I know </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 1.4;">'Cause the free wind is blowin' through your hair </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 1.4;">And the days surround your daylight there </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 1.4;">Seasons crying no despair </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 1.4;">Alligator lizards in the air, in the air </span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Over the Hills and Far Away, written by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, is the third track from </span>Led Zeppelin<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">'s 1973 album </span><i style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Houses of the Holy</i><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">.</span></b></span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">The song was released as </span><i style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Houses of the Holy's</i><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;"> first US single, reaching #51 on the </span><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;"> chart, later becoming a staple of the </span>classic rock<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;"> radio format.</span></b></span></center>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Houses of the Holy</i> is my favorite of all the Led Zeppelin albums, although I love them all. Listening to this song takes me back to a summer back in the 70's, possibly the last vacation we enjoyed as a family, including the extended family of aunt, uncle and cousins. The scene was Treasure Island, Florida, one of my favorite beaches, where were stayed at The Bilmar as we did so many times before. </b></span></span></center>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>It was the last vacation before my Nana died . . . I remember she was still feeling good even though she was battling her second bout with cancer and that alone made it a very special time. I think it was an unspoken understanding for all of us that our time with that precious lady was nearing its end.</b></span></span></center>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Anyway, at the time, <i>Houses of the Holy</i> was my favorite album and I played it every time I was in the car. The kids would ask me to drive around longer so they could listen to the music. My cousin tells me that when he hears any of the songs from this album on the classic rock radio station, it also takes him back to that awesome time. </b></span></span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.328125px;">many times I've gazed along the open road.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.328125px;">Mellow is the man who knows what he's been missin',</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.328125px;">many many men can't see MY open road.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.328125px;">Guessin' 'bout a thing you really ought to know.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Benjamin Orr first met Ric Ocasek about 1968 or 1969. Benjamin and Ocasek formed a musical partnership in 1970 that would continue in various incarnations until the break-up of the Cars in 1988. <br /><br />After moving to Boston, the two formed a folk band called Milkwood with guitarist James Goodkind. In 1973, the group released one album, <i>How's the Weather?</i>, which failed to chart. Remaining in Boston, Ocasek and Orr then formed another band, Richard and the Rabbits, featuring keyboardist Greg Hawkes, followed by another band, Cap'n Swing, which included guitarist Elliot Easton. After the group broke up in 1976, the three of them along with Hawkes and drummer David Robinson formed the Cars.<br /><br />As a member of the Cars, Benjamin sang lead vocal on some of the band's best known songs, including their first top 40 hit "Just What I Needed", "Let's Go," and "Drive", their highest-charting U.S. single.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>So . . . I am once again fixing music and videos on old posts while writing new posts in between.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>It has been a while since I've posted to this blog! </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Seems like all I do is fix old posts that are messed up because You Tube has pulled videos. It remains a problem that is very irritating after working so hard to put some of these posts together. When a video is pulled, it majorly takes away from the post. Honestly, I don't understand the music industry's problem with videos! It is free advertising, especially for old music that is being heard for the first time by new listeners who may love it and buy the CD. The music may otherwise never be heard by these new listeners.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>As much as I have loved creating videos and have learned a very awesome new hobby, I hate to put so many hours in to make a video, only to have it blocked on You Tube :(</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Anyway . . . maybe I'll get my motivation back . . . I still love the music and the memories attached to them!</b></span><br />
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Gina Alfanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08214549036466247283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464372936281383589.post-21413310413590055772012-02-19T23:05:00.000-05:002013-08-16T14:51:06.239-04:00Whitney Houston ~ Heartbreak Hotel<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">Her last interview with Oprah certainly made it clear that he was not "husband of the year" material, while she put up with him and stood by his side for all those years. It put shivers up my spine as she told the story of his bizarre behavior, spray painting "evil eyes" all over their house. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>What made me sad was that you could still see the love for him in her eyes . . . at least she was blessed with a child that she adored and loved so much that resulted from that union.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">"Heartbreak Hotel" reached the Top 30 of the </span>Billboard Hot 100<span style="line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> on January 26, 1999 and peaked at number two on March 9 and number one on Billboard's </span>Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"> on February 2, and was certified </span>Platinum<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"> by the </span>RIAA<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">. It was a hit in several countries worldwide. </span></b></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6;"><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">The song also received two nominations at the </span></span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">2000 Grammy Awards</span><span style="color: #3d85c6; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">: </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Best R&B Song</span><span style="color: #3d85c6; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> and Best R&B Performance by a Group or Duo, though it did not win. The video was nominated for Best R&B Video at the </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">1999 MTV Video Music Awards</span><span style="color: #3d85c6; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">.</span></b></span></blockquote>
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display: block; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>You said you'd be here by 9 </b></span></span></span><span class="songLine" style="background-color: white; display: block; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Instead you took your time </b></span></span><span class="songLine highlighted" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; display: block; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>You didn't think to call me, boy </b></span></span><span class="songLine" style="background-color: white; display: block; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Here I sit, tryin' not to cry </b></span></span><span class="songLine highlighted" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; display: block; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Askin' myself why </b></span></span><span class="songLine" style="background-color: white; display: block; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>You'd do this to me </b></span></span><span class="songLine highlighted" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; display: block; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b> </b></span></span><span class="songLine" style="background-color: white; display: block; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Since you're not around for me to tell you baby face to face </b></span></span></span><span class="songLine" style="background-color: white; display: block; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>I'm writin' you this letter, and this is what I have to say </b></span></span><span class="songLine highlighted" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; display: block; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b> </b></span></span><span class="songLine" style="background-color: white; display: block; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>All I really wanted was some of your time </b></span></span></span><span class="songLine" style="background-color: white; display: block; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Instead you told me lies when someone else was on your mind </b></span></span><span class="songLine highlighted" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; display: block; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>What you do to me, look what you did to me </b></span></span><span class="songLine" style="background-color: white; display: block; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>I thought that you were someone who would do me right </b></span></span><span class="songLine highlighted" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; display: block; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Until you played with me emotions and you made me cry </b></span></span><span class="songLine" style="background-color: white; display: block; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>What you do to me, you take what you did to me </b></span></span><span class="songLine highlighted" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; display: block; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b> </b></span></span><span class="songLine" style="background-color: white; display: block; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Now I see that you've been doin' wrong </b></span></span></span><span class="songLine" style="background-color: white; display: block; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>And played me all along </b></span></span><span class="songLine highlighted" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; display: block; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>And made a fool of me, baby </b></span></span><span class="songLine" style="background-color: white; display: block; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>You got it all wrong to think that I wouldn't find out </b></span></span><span class="songLine highlighted" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; display: block; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>(Uh!) </b></span></span><span class="songLine" style="background-color: white; display: block; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>That you were cheatin' on me baby </b></span></span><span class="songLine highlighted" style="background-attachment: initial; 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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Just because you were once blessed with good fortune, an abundance of talent, fame, riches, beauty doesn't mean that it will last forever. Fall from grace happens to all of us every day in one form or another. Some of us can handle it and rise above it like it never happened. Some of us can't . . . and continue the downward spiral of life while attempting to get back up.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>In my opinion, Whitney Houston died of a broken heart a long time ago . . . we lost her beautiful spirit as a result. Fans lost her beautiful message through the songs and have missed her so much . . . I am one of them.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>While being blessed with so much, she had the misfortune of falling madly in love with the wrong man. Through the years I've wondered if the successful Whitney would still be around had she fallen in love with the right man . . . her life filled with happiness instead of despair. </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Her new movie is due for release this summer . . . it is my hope that it will be the success that she deserved . . . successful enough to erase all these years of ups and mainly downs so we can remember her as the great talent she was.</b></span></div>
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<b style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This song is one of my favorites and the video is eerily ironic to me today. </b></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Oh lady, I'm close to lose you</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">You're Burning up my life, more and more</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Oh Lady, I can't Forget You</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">I know I can't survive, like before</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Oh lady, I'll always miss you</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Oh I will swear to you that I love you</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Chorus</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">From coast to coast (from coast to coast)</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">From East to West (from East to West)</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">I know for sure (I know for sure)</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">You are the best (you are the best)</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Why does it feel so good with you</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Don't leave me here, what can I do?</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">My world is in your hands, you'll see</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">I love you till eternity</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Oh lady, if this is heaven</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">I'm not afriad of hell, I'm telling you</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Oh lady, my heart is lonely</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">I know that time will tell, I tell the truth</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Oh lady, I'll always miss you</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">I will swear to you, that I love you</span></b></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b>The lyrics of this song are so</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b> beautiful and romantic!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">"</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Tu amor</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">" ("Your Love"), written by Diane Warren, is the first single released from </span>RBD<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">'s fourth </span>studio<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> and first all-English album, </span><i style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Rebels</i><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">. </span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.4em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>The song was released to American radio on September 22, 2006 and became <span style="line-height: 19px;">their first single to ever appear on the U.S.</span><span style="line-height: 19px;"> </span>Billboard Hot 100<span style="line-height: 19px;">, peaking at #65. </span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.4em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
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</center><center><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Mi amor I'm not sure of the right words to say</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Maybe these simple words will do best to best explain</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">What I feel in my heart</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">What I feel more each day</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">How to make you see</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">How to let you know</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">How to say how to say how I love you so</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">With words you understand</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Words that get right through to your heart</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Here's the place to start</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Tu amor, I will always be</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Tu amor, means the world to me</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Estarás siempre en mi corazón</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">You're the one in my soul</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">And I live for tu amor, tu amor.</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Mi amor love you more with each look in your eyes</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Maybe these simple words will do best to best describe</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">What I feel in my heart</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">What I'll feel for all time</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">How to make you see</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">How to let you know</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">How to say how to say how I need you so</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">With words you understand</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Words that get through to your soul</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Words that let you now</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">You're the one that</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">I need in my arms</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Believe me these words</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">I say are words that come straight from my heart</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">How do I make you believe</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Nothing else means as much as what you mean to me</span></b></span></center><center><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b>It's that time of year to celebrate love . . . </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i>Stop, Look, Listen</i> . . . composed by the song writing team of Thom Bell and Linda Creed in 1971. The song brought instant success for the up and coming group, The Stylistics.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>In the meantime, Motown Records was set to record an album of duets. They hooked up two of their most successful artists, Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye . . . one of the songs was <i>Stop, Look, Listen</i>, which was only released as a single in the UK, which peaked at #25 on the charts in 1973.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>The song was included in Michael McDonald's second album of Motown covered songs . . . a duet with the queen of love songs, Toni Braxton. Their interpretation of the song is my favorite!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Click <a href="http://ginasmusicmemories.blogspot.com/search/label/Toni%20Braxton" target="">here</a> for posts featuring Toni Braxton :)</b></span></div><br />
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color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">You're alone all the time</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Does it ever puzzle you</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Have you asked why</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">You seem to fall in love and out again</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Do you really ever love</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Or just pretend, oh, baby</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Why fool yourself</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Don't be afraid to help yourself</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">It's never too late, too late to</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Stop, look, yes, listen to your heart</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hear what it's sayin'</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Stop, look, listen to your heart</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hear what it's sayin'</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Love, oh, love, love</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Though you try, you can't hide</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">All the things you really feel</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">This time decide</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">That you will open up, let it in</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">There's no shame in sharin' love you feel within</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">So jump right in</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Head over heels and fall right in</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">It's never too late, too late to</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Stop, look, listen to your heart</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hear what it's sayin'</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Stop, look, oh, listen to your heart</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hear what it's sayin'</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Love, love, love</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Darlin', darlin', stop and look</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">(Stop right now and listen to your heart)</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Oh, listen to your heart hear what it's sayin'</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">(Can't you see that it's not too late)</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Stop and look</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">And listen to your heart hear what it's sayin'</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Stop and listen to your heart right now</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">(Stop, look)</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">(Listen to your heart hear what's it's sayin')</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Oh, can't you see that it's not too late</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">(Stop, look)</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">(Listen to your heart hear what it's sayin')</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Darlin', stop and look</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">And listen to your heart hear what it's sayin'</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Stop, baby</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">(Stop right now and listen to your heart)</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">And listen to your heart hear what it's sayin'</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; 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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>La Isla Bonita is one of my favorite songs from Madonna. In my music collection, I must have at least 20 versions of the song . . . some of the remixes are awesome, some not so great.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>But I have never seen or heard the song done as the version with Gogol Bordello . . . it is in a class all its own . . . and of course, I love it! Gypsy style :)</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>The first video is one that I created, using a studio version edited with concert footage from the Sticky N Sweet concert . . . very festive, good-time music! The choreography is awesome . . . Madonna never lets me down! </b></span></div>
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