[Michelle]

Another from the Michelle Archives...

Its one of the most truly beautiful songs I have ever heard....its from 1986 and its by "Heart"...and its called......"These Dreams"...

"These Dreams" was released in 1986 from their 1985 self-titled album. It was the first song by the band to become a number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

In 1985 Martin Page (who co-wrote several other pop hits, including "We Built This City" and "King of Wishful Thinking") and Bernie Taupin (longtime collaborator of Elton John) wrote the music and lyrics to the song now known as "These Dreams".   At the time, Page and Taupin were under contract to Columbia Records and the record company offered the song to Stevie Nicks, who expressed no interest in recording it.   Heart had just recently signed with Capitol Records. While the band had previously recorded their own material, they were impressed by "These Dreams" and agreed to use it on their upcoming album.
"These Dreams" differed from preceding Heart songs in which it was a polished, power ballad. The song also marked the first Heart single on which lead vocals were performed by Nancy Wilson instead of Ann Wilson. According to The Billboard Book of Number One Hits by Fred Bronson, when it came time for Nancy Wilson to record her vocal, she was suffering from a cold and her voice sounded somewhat raspy and gravelly. After the song reached its peak of success, producers reportedly wanted Nancy to recreate the gravelly sound on future recordings, asking her, "Can't you just get sick again?  Another great song.....with a great story behind it

The song was dedicated (on the album) to Nancy Wilson's good friend Sharon Hess (May 28, 1963 - March 16, 1985), who died from leukemia shortly before the song was released.  The lyrics of the song describe the fantasy world a person enters when faced with a difficult situation in real life.

The lyrics of the song describe a woman who is within a world of fantasy that occurs every time she falls asleep, a world where what is and what isn't cannot always be determined, "every second of the night, I live another life." She speaks of wishing to "hide away from the pain," but it is uncertain whether she wants to live in the dream world to hide away from the pain of the real world, or wants to go back to the real world to hide from the pain of the dream world.  To say this song has no special meaning to me would be a lie......those who know me know this last part means so much to me

So here we go!!.......the song that helped get my love for music going as a little girl.......its from 1986.......from "Heart".........
...its........"These Dreams"...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFkPoUnTwbU

"These dreams go on when I close my eyes
Every second of the night I live another life
These dreams that sleep when it's cold outside
Every moment I'm awake the further I'm away
(Further I'm away)"


I could dedicate this......but she knows who she is...thank you love...

[Michelle]

Another from the Michelle Archives....

Its from the great!....Van Halen.....and they are only great with David Lee Roth!!.......not that fraud Sammy Hagar!!

Its Van Halen....and one of my personal favorites of theirs......."When Its Love"......

"When It's Love" was recorded and released as a single from their album "OU812". It was the most popular song from that album, hitting #1 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks charts and #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.  The song has been a live performance staple since it was released in 1988.  The song was also included in the set list for the band's ill-fated 1998 tour with Gary Cherone.  Eddie has stated that this particular guitar solo is a nod to Eric Clapton.
It was featured on a VH1 special, "The Greatest: 25 Greatest Power Ballads," where it was ranked as the 24th greatest power ballad of all time.

So here we go!!...from 1988!......its the great!....Van Halen.......and....."When It's Love"....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9thvSfq8w2o

Its all for you Ewa

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fleetwood mac. three of my favorites

go your own way
landslide
tusk

[Smokey]

Been on an Anthrax kick lately. Two that stand out are "I'm The Man" and "Judas Priest".

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am currently listening to Pink Floyd  " The Wall"

[Jebediah Morningside]

Been on an Anthrax kick lately. Two that stand out are "I'm The Man" and "Judas Priest".

I loved the "I'm The Man" EP.  It was brilliant to have the song get raunchier (and funnier) with each version that plays.

-JM

[Michelle]

Another from the Michelle Archives...

This one is another from the great......"Van Halen"....its from 1979 and it was their first top 20 hit.....its...."Dance The Night Away"....

"Dance the Night Away" was Van Halen's first top 20 U.S. hit, peaking at #15, and the second song from their 1979 album "Van Halen II". While the rest of the songs from this album had existed in various forms since their days doing demos and playing clubs, this song was possibly the only song written during the recording sessions for the album. The band members conceived the song during the recording sessions while they were standing in a circle humming to each other. It was inspired by Fleetwood Mac's "Go Your Own Way". Eddie Van Halen purposely left a guitar solo out of the final version of the song, replacing it instead with a riff of tap harmonics. David Lee Roth originally wanted to call the song "Dance Lolita Dance", but Eddie convinced him that "Dance the Night Away" was more suitable and the chorus was changed to reflect that.

Roth claimed, during a 2006 performance in San Diego, California, that he wrote this song in tribute to an intoxicated woman who was having sex in the back of a truck and ran with her pants on backwards while escaping police officers into the bar where the fledgling band was playing. This was also mentioned at a 2006 performance in Detroit, Michigan.

SO here we go......from 1979 and the great.....Van Halen......its...."Dance The Night Away"......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ9pYwCKopE

For anyone like me who simply loves to dance........the night way that is

[Michelle]

My pleasure.....I just love music........its that simple..its a labor of love....

I am currently practicing my guitar as I'm jamming with a group in Hartford, Conn Sat night....I can't wait...

Gonna play......my fav Chris Isaak songs......"Blue Hotel".......and ...."Wicked Games".......

[Michelle]

A replay from Michelle's Archives....

A one hit wonder...but a classic......from 1978 and a group called..."Snif N The Tears".....and its....."Drivers Seat"

You've heard it before...you wondered....what is that?...where can I find it?.....

This song is the one I learned to play my Fretlight Guitar on.....and features some of the best guitar work I have ever heard

"Driver's Seat" is a 1978 song by the British band Sniff 'n' the Tears that appears on their debut album, Fickle Heart. The band is considered a one-hit wonder as "Driver's Seat" was their only hit.
The genesis of the song dates back to 1973 and a demo tape recorded for a French record label by singer/guitarist Paul Roberts for the band Ashes of Moon. However, that band broke up and, at the suggestion of drummer Luigi Salvoni, Roberts re-formed it as Sniff 'n' the Tears with guitarists Laurence "Loz" Netto and Mick Dyche and bassist Nick South. They shopped the demo tape and signed with the small Chiswick label in 1977.
According to Paul Roberts, "Driver's Seat" isn't about driving, but rather "fragmented, conflicting thoughts and emotions that might follow the break-up of a relationship". One of the key decisions made in recording the song was to start with Roberts' acoustic guitar and drums and gradually fade in other instruments.
"Driver's Seat" reached #15 on the American Billboard Pop Singles chart in the fall of 1979, and reached the top 10 in The Netherlands in November 1980. It reappeared at #1 on the Dutch Top 40 eleven years later as a result of use of the song in a Pioneer commercial.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr4wGFJrSss

So here we goo!!...from 1978....and the group..."Snif N The Tears"....its........."Drivers Seat"....

My favorite part is the wonderful guitar wail of lead guitar Mick Dyche....one of the best and my personal guitar hero...

[Michelle]

Another from the Michelle Archives

from one of my favorite artists...Chris Isaak.....from 1995 and its........"Somebody's Crying"

This song is one of Chris's more popular songs and for good reason. It has Isaak's signature feel to it that include some higher notes along with smooth guitar work and a great beat. Once again, it feels like a happy song when you listen to the music, but they lyrics are just heart-breaking. A classic Chris Isaak track that gets to me every time...

From his fifth album, "Forever Blue". The song was released as the album's first single in May 1995.   It also appears on his 2006 Best of Chris Isaak compilation. A live version is included on Isaak's 2008 Live in Australia album.

Isaak wrote the song shortly after a breakup with his girlfriend.  Isaak had attended a friend's party, but soon realized that he did not want to be there.   He went inside a walk-in closet, closed the door, grabbed a guitar that was leaning against the back wall, and wrote "Somebody's Crying."

Lyrically, the song describes one's yearning for a former lover, and the fear of communicating again with that person.  In a 1995 interview, Isaak compared the lyrics to a way children often speak in his following words:

"Most of us are as terrified of love as little kids are terrified of the world. Little kids come up to you and say, "I know someone who loves you" or "I know someone who likes you." They say it like, I'm not going to really come out and say it. And for adults, it's probably the same way. They never really get beyond that fear".

The music video for "Somebody's Crying" was released in 1995 and was directed by Bill Pope.   In contrast to the song's melancholy lyrical content, the video presents a more upbeat story of a summer romance, and features Isaak riding a surfboard, a favorite pastime of his.  Isaak said, "I thought it would be more fun to do. More and more I'm trying to keep a little bit of fun in what I'm doing."   Actors Jennifer Rubin, Jenna Elfman, Zen Gesner, and the late Chris Penn appear in the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWqjBWb6lX4

The video received a 1995 MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Male Video, but lost to Tom Petty's "You Don't Know How It Feels"

So here we go!!....from 1995....its the great Chris Isaak....and...."Somebody's Crying"

This is for you Mckenzie.....

[Michelle]

Another from the Michelle Archives....a replay because its so AWESOME!

As everyone knows.....I love Justin Timberlake....

This is one of my favorites by him and very recent....it is one that moves me like no other.....its "Mirrors"......its from this 2013 album..."20/20 Experience"

The song was released on February 11, 2013 as the album's second single, following his performance at the 2013 Grammy Awards.  "Mirrors" lyrics discuss a lover's "other half" after having taken a break in their relationship. The song received generally positive reviews from music critics, who complimented its production and lyrical content. It debuted at 26 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and later became a Top 5 hit, peaking at number 2 and at number one in the United Kingdom and within the top ten in several countries internationally.

Some sources say the inspiration for "Mirrors" was JT's wife....the gorgeous Jessica Biel........the song is very clearly a loving ode to his recent bride Jessica Biel, down to an extended outro repeatedly proclaiming “You are, you are / The love of my life” and JT explaining “You’re the inspiration for this precious song.”  But another authority on the matter or romance—Jerry Seinfeld, or the fictional version of himself he played on his eponymous sitcom—had another discovery about romance, at least briefly, after falling in love with a woman who shares a virtually identical personality to himself, down to sharing the same initials. “Now I know what I’ve been looking for all these years—myself!” he rhapsodizes to Kramer after their first encounter. “I’ve been waiting for me to come along, and now I’ve swept myself off my feet!”

Perhaps most tellingly—and perhaps somewhat ironically—having his love as his mirror allows JT to change and become a better man, Timberlake singing “I can’t ever change without you” and later “So now I say goodbye to the old me, it’s already gone.” Having a mirror put up to himself allows JT to see his imperfections, and gives him reason to want to change them.

In the end, it’s actually a very sweet and thoughtful love song, and one that even a famous person like Biel would probably be flattered to have written about them. And hell, not even Seinfeld viewed the notion of finding love through your exact replica as a sustainable formula—by the end of the episode, Jerry turns against his female equivalent, realizing “I can’t be with someone like me.. I hate myself!! If anything, I need to get the exact opposite of me!”

If Biel is the inspiration.....that is probably more than enough inspiration for anyone...

So here we go...its new for 2013......give it a listen...I promise you'll like it.....

Soooo here we go...its JT.....the great JT....and......"Mirrors"...........enjoy....I know I will

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXtEnURrlBY

The video is from the 2013 BRIT awards

This is for Ewa......and she knows why....so while she's gone.....she's always with me

[Jebediah Morningside]

One of the best songs from one of my favorite bands - "Mouthful of Diamonds" by "Phantogram."

And because their name sounds like "Phantasm," I'm dedicating it to Jebediah!

Turn it up, peeps!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvSgLHWR16o

It's hard to blush when you're ancient and wan and more-or-less undead, but I'll give it my best shot.

-JM

[Michelle]

Another from the Michelle Archives...

From one my favorite Austin, TX music scene groups.....Los Lonely Boys...and their 2005 hit......"Heaven"...

This tune rocks and so do da Boys...

Los Lonely Boys is an American Chicano rock power trio from San Angelo, Texas. They play a style of music they call "Texican Rock n' Roll," combining elements of rock and roll, Texas blues, brown eyed soul, country, and Tejano.

The band consists of three brothers: Henry (guitar, vocals), Jojo (bass, vocals), and Ringo (drums, vocals) Garza. They follow the tradition of their father, Ringo Garza, Sr., who formed a band with his brothers called the Falcones. The Falcones played conjunto music in southern Texas during the 1970s and 1980s. To date, Los Lonely Boys have released three studio albums and a live album, all on the Epic Records label. Their debut single, "Heaven," was a number one hit on the Billboard adult contemporary chart and reached the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2004.

The group's first single, "Heaven", reached No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100, also crossing over even to the Hot Country Songs chart, where it peaked at No. 46. "Heaven" was featured in Guitar Hero: On Tour. In 2005 the song won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. Other songs nominated for Grammys include "More Than Love" and "Onda," both in 2006.

So here we go.....from 2005.....one of my fav groups....Los Lonely Boys.....and its........"Heaven"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvkzoqQ5Oak

You'll like this....these guys are awesome!...check em out

[RedEnforcer]

"Dear Daily Mail"

This is a classically brilliant song by Amanda Palmer....I admit it, I never heard of her until now but I totally LOVE her now!!! I guess she was giving a concert in the UK 'n she had a wardrobe malfunction, a 'nip slip', for a few seconds. Well, one of those derfwad rag sheets The Daily Mail (never heard of it either until now) did a whole article just on her nip slip, ignoring the concert, the songs, the performance.     

Well, in a live concert a few days later, Amanda Palmer had her own answer to the dipsticks at the Daily Mail....this brilliant song where she bares her soul along with, ummmm, watch the video, you'll find out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiAffX0x04k

xoxo

~Laurie~

So I'm catching up on this thread and found this post. Wow. This is outstanding!  Full props to her and Neil Gaiman is a very lucky guy.

[RedEnforcer]

Another from the Michelle Archives....a replay because its so AWESOME!

As everyone knows.....I love Justin Timberlake....

This is one of my favorites by him and very recent....it is one that moves me like no other.....its "Mirrors"......its from this 2013 album..."20/20 Experience"

The song was released on February 11, 2013 as the album's second single, following his performance at the 2013 Grammy Awards.  "Mirrors" lyrics discuss a lover's "other half" after having taken a break in their relationship. The song received generally positive reviews from music critics, who complimented its production and lyrical content. It debuted at 26 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and later became a Top 5 hit, peaking at number 2 and at number one in the United Kingdom and within the top ten in several countries internationally.

Some sources say the inspiration for "Mirrors" was JT's wife....the gorgeous Jessica Biel........the song is very clearly a loving ode to his recent bride Jessica Biel, down to an extended outro repeatedly proclaiming “You are, you are / The love of my life” and JT explaining “You’re the inspiration for this precious song.”  But another authority on the matter or romance—Jerry Seinfeld, or the fictional version of himself he played on his eponymous sitcom—had another discovery about romance, at least briefly, after falling in love with a woman who shares a virtually identical personality to himself, down to sharing the same initials. “Now I know what I’ve been looking for all these years—myself!” he rhapsodizes to Kramer after their first encounter. “I’ve been waiting for me to come along, and now I’ve swept myself off my feet!”

Perhaps most tellingly—and perhaps somewhat ironically—having his love as his mirror allows JT to change and become a better man, Timberlake singing “I can’t ever change without you” and later “So now I say goodbye to the old me, it’s already gone.” Having a mirror put up to himself allows JT to see his imperfections, and gives him reason to want to change them.

In the end, it’s actually a very sweet and thoughtful love song, and one that even a famous person like Biel would probably be flattered to have written about them. And hell, not even Seinfeld viewed the notion of finding love through your exact replica as a sustainable formula—by the end of the episode, Jerry turns against his female equivalent, realizing “I can’t be with someone like me.. I hate myself!! If anything, I need to get the exact opposite of me!”

If Biel is the inspiration.....that is probably more than enough inspiration for anyone...

So here we go...its new for 2013......give it a listen...I promise you'll like it.....

Soooo here we go...its JT.....the great JT....and......"Mirrors"...........enjoy....I know I will

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXtEnURrlBY

The video is from the 2013 BRIT awards

This is for Ewa......and she knows why....so while she's gone.....she's always with me

I have to say I really love Justin Timberlake and I'm not afraid to say so. His music is influenced by a lot of the music I enjoyed growing up. The lyrics for this song are just way superior to a lot of the pop hits out there.  I've always been a lyric guy and I love intelligent, thoughtful lyrics.


Of course, that being said, I'm a silly kinda guy. So to mix things up here's a cover of one of my favorite Guns n Roses songs by Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine.  Nick the Lounge Singer would be proud.