Music, Makes the People Come Together

Ok, one thing you have to know about me is that music plays a big part in my life. I don’t know where I heard it the other day but it said music is there in good times and bad. That’s so true. For me there are certain songs that make me happy, sad and one in particular that when I’m feeling down will just make me totally loose it. I know what you’re thinking now, what song? Well I’ll let you post comments and see if you can guess it, but I’ll give you a clue, it was done in the 90’s (I know big hint) and a guy sings it and he was a solo artist. Other then that you’re on your own.

For some reaons I like women singers better then men. I’ve always been that way, I’m not sure why. Some of my favorites are Faith Hill, who I’m watching right now on her NBC special, I should have taped it but I forgot too, DOH, I have loved her last three albums. But more on that later, other favorites are Gloria Estefan, Vanessa Williams, and the typical gay music Cher, Barbara, Bette Midler. As for men I love Elton John, prob have the most of him then anyone else, Garth Brooks, Brad Paisley, Tim McGraw, to name a few. Some fo the Groups I like are of course ABBA, Brooks & Dunn, Pet Shop Boys. These are just to name a few there are much much more that I like. And this is off the top of my head, I have a boat load of CD’s so I never can recall what I have off the top of my head, but it’s in the computer! Yeah I’m a geek.

But there are a few artists that just speak to me. You know you hear a song and it just speaks to you. Like the singer reached in your soul and pulled out a song and is singing just to you. There are a few artists who do this, the main one is Stevie Nicks. I don’t know what it is about her songs but there is a connection with her music. It just touches something in my soul. The other singer who really does this is another singer songwriter, Cheryl Crow, which is ironic, when All I want to do is have some fun, came out, I hated it, and really tuned her out. Then she came out with songs like Every Day is a winding Road, Favorite Mistake and I really took note of her and now I’m hooked, I think she totally rocks. I haven’t heard her new album but I have her greatest hits and I just love it. The last one, I have already mentioned, and she’s not a song writer but she picks songs that just do it for me, that’s Faith Hill. Her last two albums really have some great songs on it. I really liked the album Cry, it’s got some great songs and so does Firefly. Probably my favorite song by Faith Hill is “Like we never loved at all” with her sexy husband Tim McGraw. Just a great song after you’ve broken up. Just I felt the song the first time I heard it. This album has some great songs, another line I like is “stealing kisses from a boy, now you’re begging affection from a man, In my house dress, don’t you know who I am?” DAMN, that’s a line.

As I said earlier music touches me. When I’m depressed I can’t hear happy music, it has to be down and slow, when I’m mad I want to hear very loud and fast. Also when I’m upset or something is going wrong I listen to Motown. Classic Motown, Marvin Gaye, Supremes, Four Tops and the Temptations. Just something about it calms me down. And when I’m mad or upset I also sing really loud and to anything in the car, usually something that is very emotional and I’m sure I hack it to shreds, I can’t sing a note. Like I say the only person that has to suffer from my signing is my man. LOL I laugh for obvious reasons. But that’s in the car with the iPod, and I will say Apple rocks and has the best MP3 player, and no I’m not biased.

Yeah I have very diverse music interests. It drives people crazy. Let’s see what’s in my iPod now…
• Eagles – The Vest Of The Eagles
• Faith Hill – Firefly
• Cheryl Crow – Greatest Hits
• Billy Joel – Greatest Hits III
• Jodee Messina - Delicious Surprise
• Kathy Griffin – Podcasts From Her Show
• M People – Bizarre Fruit
• Paula Abdul – Greatest Hits
• Pet Shop Boys – Pop Art.
• Rascal Flats – Feels Like Today
• Rupaul – Foxy Lady
• Shania Twain – Up!
• Tim McGraw – Set This Circus Down
• Tina Turner – All The Best
• Abba – Millennium Collection.

Damn I have a lot of greatest hits on there. Didn’t realize how many I had till now. HMM gotta do something about that. I love the iPod because I can create play lists and just go, I made a killer CD a while back wished it could be longer, and now it can, I just have to find it and figure out what I put on it. But oh well. I hope this gives you a little in sight to me, a little more. I guess I’ll list my favorite songs right now.
• Pussy Cat Dolls – Don’tcha!
• Gwen Steffani – Hollaback Girl
• Faith Hill – Like We Never Loved At All
• Eagles – Hotel California
• Elton John – All That I’m Allowed
• Tina Turner – Open Arms
• Pet Shop Boys – Always On My Mind.
• Jodee Messina – My Give A Damn Is Busted

Just to list a few!

PS - I think if you didn't know I was gay that grafic sure lets you know! LOL