"In Too Deep" by Dead or Alive

My new BFF Carri is dressing up as Pet Burns from Dead or Alive for Halloween.  So I thought I would post this favorite:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KV3POV8L78A
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD_4C46X_rU
YouTube (live TV): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxjQl5-qHCk


Awesome costume, right?

"Dressed in Black" by Depeche Mode

I dressed as Yeoman Rand for the Halloween party tonight.  But I do really want to put on my LBD (Little Black Dress) one of these days.  Which reminded me of one of my favorite Depeche Mode songs...

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uzEZHuMDDY
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1JAwLrQy9k
YouTube (live 2009): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ztj_bit-mA8
YouTube (erotic photos): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n70HfdjQKn0 
YouTube (Dominatrix Black Dub): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_zK-Dv51-U

"Lone Ranger" by Rachel Platten

I downloaded the "Fight Song" EP and this song was included on it.  I really like it!

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7EHeVJ5f1w

"Last One To Be Loved" by Dionne Warwick

Like yesterday's post this song was on the Columbia Record Club Exclusive double record titled "Dionne!".  There were so many great songs on it!

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qJYfbR2UVo
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtWKMiztuqg
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9xJAcVdwRY

"I Smiled Yesterday" by Dionne Warwick

In the last few months I've posted several songs that were on a Columbia Record Club record titled "Dionne!".  (Shown in a video in this post last month.)  This is yet another one.

I have to admit that while looking at some of the photos and videos of Dionne I wondered if she is a transgender woman like myself.  And while looking for these videos some videos saying she "is a man" popped up.  They were obviously posted by wacky people trying to sensationalize it.  (They would be wrong anyway because, like me, even if she was born with some male attributes, she *IS* a woman!!)

And, really, WTF does it matter?!?!?  SHE has a beautiful voice and has delighted millions with her singing!  Why are some people so hung up on what sex you were assigned at birth?

Speaking of which, I heard this *awesome* program on NPR's "Fresh Air" program last week called "Becoming Nicole":

NPR: http://www.npr.org/books/titles/449939030/becoming-nicole-the-transformation-of-an-american-family

It is about how one of a set of identical twins is transgender.  They talked about how scientists have discovered that while your biological sex is assigned 6 weeks into pregnancy, your brain isn't masculinized or feminized until 6 months into the pregnancy.  Usually they match up, but in rare cases, if there are any changes in the womb they might not.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l01THpM5oVs
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJfyiqI55f0
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2b12F5cwKs
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQH5zHqPLBc
YouTube (mono): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSCOqF4cYGU

"Sunrise Serenade" by Glenn Miller

Another beautiful morning...

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7eg9XiVh8c
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrpk3Ww8U4I
YouTube (photos): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBPIlhmlMbg
YouTube (photos): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b91xd-ZS4Fg

"Viva La Vida" by Coldplay

Heard this song on the radio tonight, decided I need to post it:

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvgZkm1xWPE
YouTube (lyrics): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oncmL69ZEJ8

"Lonely Boy" by The Black Keys

Played this song at the Wasatch Mountain Club Halloween Dance tonight and I had to get out and dance myself :)   Such a rockin' song!!

Note: some of the lyrics are wrong in the lyric video :(

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_426RiwST8
YouTube (lyric): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV5OGh8D-ok
YouTube (remake): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP0T_9sMUbk

"Teacher" by Jethro Tull

I was thinking this morning that a good word to describe my life is "intense"!   It's like it is stuck at full throttle, which reminded me of the chorus in Jethro Tull's "Locomotive Breath":

Old Charlie stole the handle
And the train, it won't stop going
No way to slow down

I should emphasize that my life is "intense" in a very good way, it's just that sometimes "wow what a ride!".

Anyway, I was going to post it for my song today, but then I found that I already posted it a little over 4 years ago on 13-Oct-2011.  So I thought I would post another of my favorite Jethro Tull songs today.

Interesting that the live version doesn't the flute in the bridge...

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoI8meVAySE
YouTube (lyrics): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esp_hOlFqiM
YouTube (live TV 1970): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjF_v_9nXXM

"Little Black Dress" by Sara Bareilles

Another awesome song by Sara Bareilles!!  I just love this!!  What a beautiful and awesome woman!

YouTube (fan video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQl794lx5LE
YouTube (tour): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kOyq1zaUvE
YouTube (lyrics): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0z64rwqhnw

"Walkin' Around in a Dream" by Margie Rayburn

Update 22-Feb-2017: modified the YouTube link so it starts the video at 28:28 where this song starts.

I've been thinking how my life is a like a dream and it reminded me of this song.  I can't find the song on YouTube so I guess the only option is the video I made of playing an old reel-to-reel tape.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bvdiHiaNz4&t=28m28s

"Summer Breeze" by Seals & Crofts

Another great song from Seals & Crofts:

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsW8rXPcnM0
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsHuV3Aj1os
YouTube (live): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC1K1AYvtAo

"Diamond Girl" by Seals & Crofts

Another great song that applies to Wendy, thank you for all of your support!  You have been amazing, my Diamond Girl.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC-oP84mRME
YouTube (lyrics): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wzxz4lbOMS0
YouTube (live): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5b65hociXU
YouTube (live): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgl2sk391ds

"I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston

Happy Birthday Wendy Jean!!  Hard to believe another year has gone by...

I found this cool photo last week.  We have both certainly changed a lot since then!  You are even more beautiful and I have a lot less hair ;)

YouTube (movie): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JWTaaS7LdU
YouTube (lyrics): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9nPf7w7pDI

"We May Never Pass This Way (Again)" by Seals & Crofts

I saw one of my new friends this afternoon.  It is strange that a single moment can bring both great joy and great sorrow.  I'm extremely happy that, after a tremendous struggle, her and her boys are going home to be near their family.  But also extremely sad that I may never see them again.

This is another song that speaks a great truth!  Just a few of the wonderful lyrics:

All the secrets in the universe

Whisper in our ears

And all the years will come and go,

take us up, always up

...

Like Columbus in the olden days,

We must gather all our courage.

Sail our ships out on the open sea

Cast away all our fears

And all the years will come and go,

take us up, always up

... 

So I wanna laugh, while the laughing is easy

I wanna cry if it makes it worthwhile

I may never pass this way again

That's why I want it with you

'Cause you make me feel like I'm more than a friend

Like I'm the journey,

and you're the journey's end

I love the all the beautiful pictures in this first video:

YouTube (my fav): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3mp4dkm1fQ
YouTube (album cover): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvyDKkMYEZ0
YouTube (lyrics): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd6zYQPCgsc

"In My Life" by The Beatles

I was listening to a Jose Feliciano record yesterday and listening to his cover of this song I realized what a great song this is.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m6Kx0a6QEU
YouTube (lyric): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKQpRgxyyqo

"Green River" by Creedence Clearwater Revival

I was listening to this great song yesterday while I was running at the Dimple Dell fitness center.  I'm, once again, surprised that I haven't posted this song prior to this.  I've always considered this my favorite CCR song.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5V9nK7-OkM

Bonus: saw these funny Best of Craigslist videos:

YouTube (vol 2): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQ9tOBfQZYU
YouTube (vol 3): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAFQ3-1sE48
YouTube (vol 4): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMPgOnffB1I

"Soft Touch" by Everything But the Girl

This is the last song on EBTG's "Eden" album.  It is interesting because Ben Watt is one singing on it.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a57mHMJ3MY

"I Must Confess" by Everything But the Girl

I found the song I was trying to remember in my post a few weeks ago.  What a great song this is!

All I could say, as you walked out on me
Is that I hoped you'd remembered your key
Took one last look
Took the phone off the hook
I must confess I agree

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_zR-F4dirU

"Simply Irresistible" by Robert Palmer

How could I not follow up yesterday's post with the video they are paying homage to?

This song actually has a special meaning for me anyway.  I remember my friend Deane that used to own Recycle Records in Salt Lake City, talking to me about the great line: "She's so fine, there's no telling where the money went".  Ain't that the truth!!!

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrGw_cOgwa8

"Girls Chase Boys" by Ingrid Michaelson

I saw the Homage to Robert Palmer's "Simply Irresistible" video a couple of weeks ago and loved it.  I intended to post it but forgot about it until I heard it on the radio (twice on KBZN 97.9 Now) this weekend.  I love this song and I love the "homage" video.  Pretty HOT!

YouTube (homage): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GBT37_yyzY
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsvKT8vsgF4

"Lullaby" by The Cure

I always thought it was fun when they performed this song on the Jimmy Page-Robert Plant tour in 1995.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS6t56U9tBg
YouTube (Page-Plant): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr_wVkbot5g

"Your Secret's Safe With Me" by Michael Franks

Playing an old cassette (Best of All #137) while cleaning the garage and heard this great song.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve3vqMg8xhk

"Try" by P!nk

Heard this on the radio this afternoon, I love it!

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTCDVfMz15M

"Devil's Party" by INXS

Another great song from the INXS "Switch" CD.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17LNMiodysY

"Never Let You Go" by INXS

Note to self: DON'T stand in front of a coffee shop on State Street in a skirt and high heels, some people will get the wrong impression!  And some people don't seem to able to take no for an answer and will chase you all over South Salt Lake...
It actually happened yesterday.  I guess it's all part of the "Total Woman Experience" (TM).  I was actually scared enough that I called 9-1-1.  My guess is that men experience that terror far less often than women do.

Anyway I was thinking about the song "Can't Stop Killing You" by Kirsty MacColl as it depicts that fear pretty well.  However, I already posted it in my previous blog on 4-Nov-2012 (when I was still pretending to be something I'm not: a man).

This song is somewhat related...

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8aCeh5Bdgg

"Gonna Get Over You" by Sara Bareilles

I'm really lovin' Sara Bareilles, here's another song I love and another great video!  I love all the colors that come flying out as she comes dancing down the aisle toward the end.  And the ending where she is making the other customers uncomfortable is hilarious!

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUe3oVlxLSA

Update 29-Nov-2015: I discovered this live version with... well a song that just comes right out and says it (F*ck You)!  Sara, you are so *AWESOME*!!!

YouTube (F*ck You): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZMQ0OKVO80

"Another Time, Another Place" by Hugo Montenegro

This song pops into my head all of the time... "another time, in another place, I loved her so".

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX1b5oYHi48

"Greenfields" by The Brothers Four

I was listening to "Walking Backwards Down the Road" by The Brothers Four on my MP3 player today while I was running.  I wanted to post it, but I can't find that particular track on YouTube.  I've always loved this song so I decided to substitute it for today:

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C0yTQSs1LU

"Love Song" by Sara Bareilles

I didn't know was Sara Bareilles until I was watching "Brave" and clicked on one of the suggested links.  Another great song and video!!  She is so pretty, I love to watch her singing!!

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi7Yh16dA0w

"How Soon Is Now?" by The Smiths

Wow!  Today is the 4th anniversary of KCQN!  Who'd a thunk?  Anyway, I thought I would post some classic New Wave song to celebrate.  Once again I can't imagine that I haven't posted any songs by The Smiths!?!  I could've sworn I posted at least one, I even have a vague memory of watching a Smiths' video.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnpILIIo9ek