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Created for the Soundtrackers Challenges |
...when the music moves the soul...
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I do love these kinds of movies. Romance, comedy, dancing, drama. I can't help it. It's part of who I am. Dancing used to be a part of my life, long time ago. Thinking back on it, being shy and quiet (shut up! ![]() How I wish this week's theme would go on until the end, but I know that Beth will put a stop to it. Songs have an effect on me, especially the lyrics, but nothing like this. You'd laugh if you saw me watching movies like Take The Lead. Once it gets to a particular song I turn the volume up to the max and dance around the house. ![]() ![]() And here's the same song from the movie Shall We Dance: |
I'm not exactly in the mood to do this, or anything for that matter. ![]() ![]() Then I got really ![]() I've also made up my mind. Any minute I can, I'll spend it on the site, writing & reviewing, and looking for ways to get some stuff published. For my sake. Not for our sake. If we're going to do things this way, let's do it. I just... Ugh! Anyway, here's some music for you to listen to and for me to relax my mind. Yes, it involves Antonio Banderas again. *bigsmikle* This! ![]() |
Is it possible to love an actor just for his dancing skills? I mean, there hasn't been a movie that Antonio Banderas made that I haven't watched, I just adore him, but I do love the music and the dancing he does. There's something about him that is calm and collected, even in an action movie. I had to look this up, because I knew he was married to Melanie Griffith for the longest time. Looks like he's single again, ladies! ![]() I just might have to do an Antonio Banderas movie binge week. ![]() The weird part about this entry is, I've been wanting to add the song sung by Selma Hayek for the longest time. I also wanted to add the El Mariachi song as well. When I saw the combo of the two in one video, I couldn't resist posting it. How it turned out into an entry about Antonio...well, it's self explanatory I'm sure. ![]() |
Ah, thank you, Beth! ![]() I've watched the movie Dreamgirls on so many occasions, it's ridiculous. ![]() This song gives me goose bumps every time I hear it. I can't necessarily relate to it word by word, but she did an amazing job with it. Powerful, emotional, on the verge of tears and yet strong enough to keep going. Loved it! Her recorded version of it with her own video clip isn't too bad, but it really doesn't do the song justice. In the movie, there was so much more emotion while she sang, I had to find the clip for that. Even that is partly edited but still better. I think I loved this song for what it was - the belief in yourself. You have the power to change things, to change your life and do what you want, you just need to find the strength that will give you the push in the right direction. When a soul is broken, it's hard to find your way back to your former self. Picking up bits and pieces along the way and gluing them back together has never been easy. The truth is, you will never be complete. Some will be missing while new pieces will be added to it. That's alright. It's what makes you stronger. Whatever you do, no matter what, you have to believe in yourself. Don't wait or expect someone else to believe in you first before you can do it. It's on you! |
Got snowed in yesterday and instead of working at the shop by myself, I ended up working at the slaughterhouse. Wasn't a bad deal but we worked longer, not to mention, I worked my butt off. On Valentine's Day! And because of all that I missed writing an entry... sort of. ![]() This kid. Yeah, kid. I like his songs and I like him. His voice though... It doesn't sound young at all, or well, he doesn't sound that young. He was here last night. ![]() ![]() No, he was at the casino and I really wanted to go see him in concert but $300 per person just to ogle him? Too rich for my blood. They had cheaper tickets but I didn't feel like being all the way in the back somewhere squinting my eyes just to see him on the actual stage. ![]() And speaking of budgets, I really need to put my ass on one. I have no idea how to do it. I'm usually good with money which is a surprise that I like spending more than I can handle. ![]() It's still early in the day. There's snow on the ground and an entire day off for me. Whooo! ![]() I'm also curious about this week's theme... ![]() ![]() |
It really sucks when you can't find your Soundtrackers blog in your own port - thus, going to the Sountrackers page and looking for it there. ![]() I must say that this song, this group, this time in my life counts as guilty pleasure. ![]() I'm not sure if anyone in the States even knows this group. They're from England and were a huge hit in Germany in the 90ies. I tried very hard not to like them and ignored any comments about them, but secretly I bought their CD when it came out. ![]() ![]() I feel like I've come full circle. I'm back to talking about Germany again. A repetitive step which happens at least once a year. Unavoidable. ![]() ![]() |
I'm beat! Could be this weather. Whatever. Two more days of work doesn't sound too appealing either. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Choice of song today... I honestly haven't even thought of it. But I did think about last year's Soundtrackers and how I slacked off for a day and that was the end of me and my blogging. Kind of surprising that I'm still in it to win it, so to speak. I mean, I'm actually up for it still! ![]() ![]() And now I know my guilty pleasure for today! ![]() I've never watched the video but I've heard this song way too many times. ![]() When we lived in Sedalia, both hubby and I went back and forth to St. Louis on the weekends. Not every weekend, but off and on. That's back when I had three day weekends and hated my boss. Anyway, highway 70 would have been the closest highway to us, but we took the scenic route on state route 50. You know, two way road with only one lane on each side. I loved taking that road! God, how many times I got stuck behind a tractor driver just chugging along. Didn't mind it one bit though. The ride had always been relaxing. I miss it. On one of those rides, we drove together, I almost hit a lady in an electric wheelchair. The road curved quite a lot and I took a curve just to see a lady getting her mail. She saw me! She looked and there she went speeding 2mph to cross the street, while I drove 60mph. ![]() ![]() ![]() The song always makes me think of that road, and sometimes of that crazy old lady with a death wish. |
I'm unclear when it comes to the original singer of this song, but it's a beautiful song nevertheless. Especially the Julie Andrews version. There was also a clip of Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr which was even a more beautiful version of the song. The movie itself is my guilty pleasure, but I chose it today, because today marks what would have been my mom's 61st birthday. She loved the movies, dancing and music, and Richard Gere. She always said that dad resembled him, although he looked more like James Dean in his younger years, and married him because of that. ![]() I got a whiff of her perfume this morning when I walked into the bathroom. A split second, but it was there... She was always so proud of me and my writing. She never saw the bad in life, or in my poems, and many of my poems made her cry. I guess they were close to her heart. Mom always loved the sob stories when it came to movies, so why not poetry, right? I don't think this will ever be easy to write - to write about her. That woman was so full of life, restricted only by her own family who never let her have a normal life. There was always something they needed, required. Music and dance filled her life and so, they filled my life. We've jammed in the car together, in our old and rusty Beretta, cruising down the road, smoking, enjoying life. Ah, good memories. We've had parties which lasted until the morning hours with only me and her dancing and singing. How I miss those times. On my way to work an old friend from Germany sent me a message, an invitation really, to her wedding. Today, of all days. Mom always loved her and she loved mom. Franciska always said she wished she had parents like mine. I didn't mind sharing. They adored her. Then there was this feeling... So strange. I felt that, all of a sudden, I knew that everything will fall into place and everything will be alright. It felt good. Perhaps I'm just imagining things. Then again, I don't experience such big change on a regular basis. I just wish she were here to share everything with her. Maybe she already knows them already. And so, on this particular day I ask, "Shall we dance, mom?" ![]() ![]() |
Here we are back on track. ![]() ![]() ![]() So, here we are with another guilty pleasure entry. You know what the worst part of this is? My mind took that as a literal meaning. God! ![]() ![]() ![]() I feel as if I need to write an XGC story and get things off my mind. ![]() ![]() I love the exploration and reading body language almost as much as the act of making love. Don't you think it's fascinating? Come on! I know you secretly do. The lingering look, the hunger visible in someone's eyes, the tongue brushing against their lips, the touch, the caress, the sigh, hot breath against naked flesh, the soft kiss that burns the skin... How can you not like that?! If everything else is right: the guy/girl, the mood, the music or lack thereof, the setting can be irrelevant, you cannot tell me you wouldn't enjoy something like that. No? Nothing? Perhaps it's just me then. ![]() |
I'm late, I'm late for a very important date! ![]() So, that was my day. ![]() I was going to go with a German song, but then saw that ~Minja~ went with Rammstein, so I decided to skip it for today. ![]() ![]() ![]() You have to understand something... I'm a Scorpio in every sense of the word... ![]() |
Oh, God, Beth will be the death of me with these themes. ![]() ![]() Geez! ![]() So why this song and how did it come to my attention? ![]() ![]() I doubt anyone wants me to go into details with this. ![]() ![]() *goes into hiding* |
Alright! After much searching and looking and listening, I decided this is the song for me to end the One Hit Wonders obsession. ![]() I've listened to this song what feels like a long time ago. A German band, go figure, but I've never much paid attention to the actual video. Sad. So many years have passed since they sang about the change in the world, a better future, a place for the younger generation to have more safety. And while technology has advanced in so many ways and directions, the world had stayed the same. We didn't get smarter, we didn't improve, hell, we learned nothing! We still fight the same wars, we still have the same issues and no one will ever change that. It's like a predictable cycle. A rerun of bad decisions and stupid people with lack of their own vision. Those who do stand up with a vision for a better future, they either lose track of it along the way or are hindered by something or someone and the world seems to be standing still. Nothing will change. We are not capable of good change. We are good at destroying things and being selfish, rather satisfying our own needs than trying to find the good which will benefit everyone. One person can change the world? How's that working for us so far? ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Edwyn Collins - A Girl Like You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rqCJdutB8I&list=PL436910268BCE8B87&index=7 Oh. My. God! I don't even know why I'm sitting at this shop. ![]() Other than that, I ordered myself a new organizer purse type of thing. Total cost came out to $16.90 and in my humble opinion that's money well spent. What do you think? I have one that I use for work and carry all my notebooks, book and laptop in it, but it doesn't have any compartments, so everything gets squished inside it and I always have to take everything out before I find something. This will do the trick, I guess. And now for the song choice of the day... It's February and this song reminds me of that one day (also in February) in Germany where we all get to dress up in white at the crack of dawn and start drinking. Those were some good times! Walking around town with baby bottles full of the good stuff and refilling it well into the night where we end up at some bar to celebrate Hemadlenz'n. All the Oldies played on that day - hell, probably most of the One Hit Wonders I've heard on that day. ![]() |
Eh, I started this entry early this morning at work and look what time it is! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Damn this word definitely. I've been using it way too much lately. Everything's been so definitely something. ![]() Went shopping after work to get the puppies new leashes. The 250lbs limit on these things doesn't do shit for them. They go through them like it's candy. I've seen them chew on it until the work is done. If we let them off their leashes, they go to the slaughterhouse and slaughter chickens for fun. ![]() ![]() ![]() Came home to find the puppies (these dogs are over 120lbs ![]() ![]() Walked in the house, got all the crap out of the car, and got out a new snack bag for Tarzan. It said Catnip Flavor, so I figured he'd like it. Gave him half a hand full and walked away. He's been sitting in the kitchen looking at the ceiling and talking ever since. ![]() What a day! ![]() |
Something relaxing and mellow for today. I need it. It's just one of those days where everything is fine, but I'm not. I don't feel fine, my mind is overthinking shit, and I feel as if I'm carrying a fucking cow on my back. Yeah, that's the type of a day I'm having. Everything gets on my nerves - every word gets on my nerves. I get pissed off rather easily when I'm in such a mood. Go figure, right? Even Gaby has her moments. I also hate explaining or trying to even explain to someone why I'm in such a mood. I just am. I can't help it and when I try to fix my mood, it only works for a little while before I revert to Mrs. Bitchy. Then, everyone else gets mad at me for being moody. I can't help it! Just leave me alone and it'll pass. *sigh* I'll be around. ![]() |
I tried finding something German, but I got stuck listening to music for the past hour. No can do! I've got things to do. So, I chose this song instead. To tell you the truth, I've always liked this song for no particular reason. The music appealed to me. It relaxes my mind and doesn't leave room for thinking. With yesterday's entry, my mind was in the clouds for the rest of the day. I can't have that. ![]() It's funny though. Old songs and lyrics are so different from the ones of today. There's that c-rap everyone listens to. ![]() Eh, might as well tell you about my night last night while I'm here. Hubby got a new car finally. Kia Optima. Blue. Mmmmmm, that thing's got my name written all over it! ![]() Then, when I got home, getting ready to do some reviewing, I got pushed off my chair, literally, by my cat because he felt like napping at 8pm. That means I got nothing done. That's why I'm off to do some damage right now. Hey! Before I escape here - zwisis is back on WdC! ![]() |
This song has been on my mind forever! I'm not sure if it fits the One Hit Wonder, but from what I've seen, he mostly sings everyone else's songs. I've looked and listened to other choices, but decided to go with this one. The weather is perfect for it. Gloomy, rainy, cold - the kind of weather where you want to do nothing but lay in bed and, well, you know. ![]() A long time ago, back in Germany, I used to buy CD's like a crazy person. Somehow I ended up with a mixed CD of slow songs and this particular song was on it. I can't remember the rest of them, because all I did was listen to this song repeatedly. You have to understand, I was a big dreamer, even back then, and of course, as a girl, had all sorts of romantic notions. I've had crushes left and right. ![]() Then there was this German/Italian guy. *drool* ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Such a long time ago... I might have written about him before. ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Okay, but it's really this song from the movie The Lucky One. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHFgIqc2un4&list=PLpMrbphDTMjBqOSSse3GXMjJK6gaWP... Joshua Radin - You Got What I Need (OST The Lucky One) I wanted to see that movie so bad that I managed to get it before it even came out on DVD. ![]() ![]() If you haven't watched it, you should. As long as you like cheese romance movies. ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() I was looking through songs and clicking random stuff, until I realized that I look for the same thing over and over again... http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wyx6JDQCslE LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It And, of course, http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=E2tMV96xULk Pitbull - I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) OFFICIAL VIDEO If you don't see the common denominator, I really can't help you. ![]() |