I heard the song "More Than Words" by Extreme on the radio the other day and was reminded of how much I love it. It's definitely going on my "rainy day" playlist. I honestly think it's one of the most beautiful ballads ever made- does that sound extreme? (no pun intended) "More Than Words" features lead singer Gary Cherone with Extreme's Nuno Bettencourt on the guitar and … [Read more...] about Throwback Friday: “More Than Words” by Extreme
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Throwback Friday: “We Don’t Need Another Hero” by Tina Turner
Now here's a song that's for rolling up the windows in your car and singing at the top of your lungs or in the shower while you're getting crunked for your work day- especially the chorus. The year is 1985, and the movie "Mad Max Beyond the Thunderdome" was in theaters. Tina Turner was at the prime of her singing career, although we can argue that her music is timeless. "We … [Read more...] about Throwback Friday: “We Don’t Need Another Hero” by Tina Turner
Throwback Friday: “Holding Back the Years” by Simply Red
Rounding out my music related posts for today, I wanted to pick something mellow from the 80s and "Holding Back the Years" by Simply Red came to mind. It's on their album entitled "Picture Book" originally released in 1985. Simply Red's lead singer Mick Hucknall (aka "Red") from the UK wrote the song when he was 17 years old. The song is inspired by Red's childhood having … [Read more...] about Throwback Friday: “Holding Back the Years” by Simply Red
Throwback Friday- “Fake Friends” by Joan Jett and The Blackhearts
With the much talked about Tiger Woods press conference on my mind today, I wanted to find a throwback song to capture some of my personal annoyance with the incessant media coverage and judgment of Tiger Woods. Celebrity or not, we all deal with people who seem to be right there when things are going well for you and then turn when things get gloomy. I haven't paid homage … [Read more...] about Throwback Friday- “Fake Friends” by Joan Jett and The Blackhearts
Throwback Friday- “Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)” by Samantha Fox
OMG! I used to love this song back in the day. Takes me back to playing on my club soccer team. It was one of those songs when we were carpooling to a soccer game and it came on, we begged the parent to turn it up and would sing along. I don't think my parents were so in love with me singing along at that time to a song called "Naughty Girls" but that's when you sang and … [Read more...] about Throwback Friday- “Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)” by Samantha Fox