ALMOST Forgotten Tunes #3

Romeo + Juliet (the one with Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes) was on Starz today.   I haven’t seen this movie in like  20 years! I turned it on just as it started and I really dug it! I was really interested in watching it  and watched the whole thing!

I liked that Sean wasn’t here to tell me how old I am because Leonardo DiCaprio was pretty young.  I googled it and I was 14 when it came out (so it came out 21 years ago). I hadn’t thought of this song since I saw it when I was a teenager!   I remember seeing a  terrible interview they did on MTv or Vh1 back when they used to interview artists…:

“Lovefool”  The Cardigans

June 2017 Faves OR What Have I Done?!

Well, the Wi-Fi at my house is wonky so I could not post this earlier in the day. I sit in the back of the car  with my leg outstretched so I have no control of the radio but I heard this song a while back,  before surgery, and I never was able to put it on my monthly faves:

“Castle on the Hill”. Ed Sheeran

Sean goes with us to ATI to help with transferring me because I still cannot put weight on my leg. He listens to a different kind of music than I do and he controls the radio. I think he has radio ADD  just like I do which DOES NOT bother me. He will, however, stop for a second at a song that I like. He will turn his head to look straight at me, and will sing the song in an off-key, silly manner.  He knows ALL of the words to the song! These are the three of the songs he has been making fun of because he knows that I like them a lot:

“Go Put Your Records On”  Corinne Bailey Rae

“Big Girls Don’t Cry” Fergie  THAT’S JACK in the video!!!

This last song, we haven’t heard on the radio; but this is his “Go To” “Make Fun of Me” song.  I am SO astounded that he knows ALL of the words.  He told me that he remembers falling asleep to this song years ago when I would play it over and over as I went to sleep. My headboard was on his bedroom’s wall. Even though he’s making fun, I can’t help but think, “Oh son, what have I done?!

“Goodbye My Lover”  James Blunt

May 2017 Faves OR ALMOST Forgotten Tunes #1

 Shortly after I started this blog, about four years ago, I always would post my monthly faves in the “Tunes” tab. I always did this on the first of the month. Well, this month, I had surgery. I spent 4 days incoherent (only waking up to take the medication, the next few days,  I was a little more coherent but still on heavy narcotics. Then, I had a reaction to those narcotics. So…

Since it is almost the end of May AND I haven’t even been sitting in the front seat of my car so I have NO control of the music choice, and I only leave my house to go to ATI, I’ve been thinking about posting “ALMOST forgotten tunes” instead.  They are my favorite songs from years ago that I almost forgot, until I hear it!  They remind me of  years ago, mostly a more able-bodied time.  I heard this song at physical therapy.

Save Tonight” Eagle Eye Cherry

High cool. Basketball season.  A mixed tape made just for me with this song on repeat!

I don’t care if these songs age me because they are great memories and pretty great songs!

April 2017 Faves

” I Believe in You”. Michael Buble

“Stay”  Zedd ft. Alesia Cara

Something Like This”   Chainsmokers & Coldplay

“I Feel it Coming” The Weekend ft. Daft Punk

Tear in My Heart” Twenty One Pilots

Believer”  Imagine Dragons

“Scared to be lonely”  Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa

HAD to have some Gavin…

“Making Love With The Radio  On”  Gavin DeGraw

“Speechless”  Rachel Platten

March 2017 Faves

 I know this post is late and I will ‘splain year later, but I guess it’s better late than never …

I saw this  Volvo commercial   And I really liked the song so I looked it up on Apple Music and meant to put this on Faves a few months ago but I forgot. I just saw this commercial again the other day.

“Everytime the Sun Comes Up”  Sharon Van Etten

“You’re Not There”  Lukas Graham

“Love on the Brain”. Rhianna (EXPLICIT)

Heavy”  Linkin Park feat. Kiiara (EPLICIT)

Cold“. Maroon 5

“Priceless”. For King and Country

“Let’s Hurt Tonight”  OneRepublic

February 2017 Faves

“After the  Afterparty”. Charli XCX

“Inner Demons” Julia Brennan

“Way Down We Go”. Kaleo

“Call On Me”. Starley

“Shape Of You”  Ed Sheeran

“You’re the Only One” Maria Mena

“In the Name of Love”. Martin Garrix & Bebe Rexha

“Million Reasons” Lady Gaga

I ordered The Accountant OnDemand  and absolutely loved it! I watched it 4 times  in my 48 hour rental. This song played at the end and I really dug it!

“To Leave Something Behind”. Sean Rowe

January 2017 Faves

Well, I will post this month’s faves on New Year’s Day, so…

I LOVE YOU, BONO!!!  “New Year’s Day”. u2

“Not Easy“. Alex Da Kid

Starving“. Hailee Steinnfeld

Live It Well”. Switchfoot

Dancing On My Own”. Calum Scott

When You Love Someone”. James TW

I couldn’t understand why I was so affected by Princess Leia dying!  I wasn’t alive when Star Wars first came out but I was equally affected 2 days before when George Michael died.  I watched a documentary about both of them dying so close to the end of 2016.  I had forgotten some of his GREAT songs!  I put the “George Michael Essentials” on Apple Music while I watched football with the sound muted.  I was surprised how I knew and remembered all of the words to a lot of these songs because I was so young when they originally came out and I haven’t heard them in a while.  Good thing that Wham! song, “Last Chistmas” is ALREADY my ultimate Christmas Fave!!!  Here are the songs I sang AT THE TOP OF MY LUNGS while watching muted football:  it’s a bit random, I know, but I was by myself so…

One More Try“. George Michael

Careless Whisper“. George Michael

Father Figure”. George Michael

Freedom ’90”  George Michael

All-Time Christmas Faves 2016

It’s about that time and STILL TOTALLY is NOT Christmas without these tunes!!!

“Last Christmas” Wham!

“I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” Gayla Peevey

“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” Judy Garland

“Merry Christmas, Darling” Karen Carpenter

“All I Want For Christmas Is You” Mariah Carey

“Feliz Navidad” Jose Feliciano – DUH!

“Christmas Shoes” Alabama

“Shake Up Christmas” Train

“Mary, Did You Know?” Cee Lo Green

“Please Come Home for Christmas” Bon Jovi

“O, Holy Night” Jon Secada

River” Sarah McLachlan – Parker digs this one so I do now too.

Baby, Please Come Home” U2

Added these songs in 2014:

“Underneath The Tree” Kelly Clarkson

Do They Know It’s Christmas?” Band Aid

“God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/We Three Kings” Barenaked Ladies Feat. Sarah McLachlan

My Mom played this one for me on Veteran’s Day this year. I’ve heard it before but… I cried.

The Soldier’s Christmas Poem

Added these songs in 2016 because I’ve been watching Ellen since I’ve been off work and 12 Days just started and the next ones even though I’m NOT Jewish…

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”. Andy Williams

The Hanukkah Song”  Adam Sandler

The Hanukkah Song” Part 2  Adam Sandler

The Hanukkah Song” Part 3  Adam Sandler

The Hanukkah Song” Part 4  Adam Sandler

And I just LOVE the “sleeping babies” commercial!!!

Silent Night”  Pampers commercial