Day 11. 31 Day Challenge
Put your IPod on shuffle, write the 10 songs you hear 1st and explain the meaning of each song to you. If you don’t have an IPod, write 10 songs that mean a lot to you.
Surprisingly a song I wrote about last night, ended up being the first song that played in the shuffle. I had to shuffle through “intros and outros” of songs to get 10 songs. LOL! I am glad that the list that I am able to write about played. I have fond memories of each song, except one (number 7). Music is definitely the chapters of my life. My favorite quote which is on my Facebook and Twitter is “When words fail, Music speak” It is so true in my case.
1. Kissing you (remix) by Total. This is that song, I mentioned in my blog last night. I actually heard this song first with my friend Tiffany, I instantly thought of my crush. So that evening I had my brother Joe drive me to “Sound Bites” and I bought the ca-single. I played it into the phone for my crushes voicemail. I was young and stupid. But the song described exactly how I felt about him.
2. Red Hot by Debbie Gibson. I was the biggest Debbie Gibson fan. LIKE EVER! My mom used to order tapes from BMG and Columbia house. One day she was making her order and asked Joey and me what tape we wanted. I immediately said DEBBIE GIBSON! 4 weeks later, I laid in my sister Tina’s water bed listening from start to finish. I always loved Red Hot. It was and still is one of my favorite Debbie Gibson songs.
3. They Don’t Know by Jon B. Oooh I had the hots for that white boy singing my R&B music. I went to one of his concerts in 1999, when he sang it, it was like he was singing it right to me. I was happy.
4. Spend My Life by Eric Benet featuring Tamia. I used to slow dance to this song with a guy I dated when I was 18. I was so in the moment, I thought I could do this the rest of my life. He taught me a lot about life. I was grateful for that. It also reminds me of my friend Dori who passed away. It was her and her husband’s wedding song. I think of her when I hear that song.
5. Strong Enough by Stacie Orrico. I didn’t think a Stacie song would pop up, but she did. I am so happy it did. This list would not we worth typing if it hadn’t. Stacie is a huge inspiration to my heart, my soul and my being. I even have one of her songs titles tattooed on my left wrist “So Simple”. Stacie is a force to wreckon with. Every one of her songs has some meaning to me. When I was pretty much at my lowest in life, her songs lifted me and brought me back to God. “Strong Enough” did exactly that. It made me stronger, then I could ever imagine.
6. Hit’em Wit Da Hee by Missy Elliot featuring Lil’Kim and Mocha. I used to jam to this song in my 86 Escort that my brother Billy bought me for $80.00. It was a mess, but it had a/c, a tape player and got me from A to B. I drove that thing like a Lexus. I was also in that car when I met Yah Yah (last night’s blog). LOL! Oh to be young again. LOL
7. Don’t You Forget by Glenn Lewis. I heard it on the radio, downloaded it and I really never listen to it.
8. How Many Words by Blake Lewis. Jeesh, this song came out when I decided I was leaving Michael (ex). It made so much sense at the time. He sang exactly what I was feeling. My friend Pierro (my brother on Facebook) downloaded it and sent it to me. Very powerful.
9. Open My Heart by Yolanda Adams. I love this song, when it comes on the radio or on my IPod, I feel guilty if I skip it. I always go back and listen to it. It really is an amazing song, sung by an amazing woman. I simply love it.
10. Helpless (I don’t know what to do without you) by Silvano and Urbanized. OMG! I love this song. I first heard it in the movie “Jeffrey” which ended up being the first gay movie I ever seen. I was like 14 or 15, I woke up at like 3 in the morning and couldn’t go back to bed. My mom had fallen asleep on the couch watching TV. I sat down on the love seat ready to change the channel, when I seen a guy describing being gay and wanting love. I was like “WHAT??”. So I watched the movie and fell in love with it instantly, especially because of the HOT actor Michael T. Weiss (what is it with me falling for guys named Michael/Mike???). He was GORGEOUS! (seriously Google him) anyways. When Jeffrey stands up Steve, Steve turns on his radio to dance the sadness away. The song he danced to was “Helpless”. I actually watched that movie 2 times in a row because they must have messed up on HBO and played it twice.
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