30 Days of Music - Week 5

Last week of my month of music
I had good fun doing this and hope you enjoy my picks!

A Song That Reminds You Of The Most Important Event In Your Life....

Creed Arms Wide Open
Paul played this song alot while I was pregnant
I began to really love it and the lyrics where beautiful
We would sing along and our little boy would kick along!
When Oisin was born and the midwife left us
Paul and I sang the lyric
"Welcome to place, We will show love, we will show you everything"
It was the most beautiful moment and this song will forever
be the song of the birth of our little boy

A Song That Helps Clear Your Head.....

Josh Groban You Are Loved (Don't Give Up)

I lost myself for a while when my brother passed away

I didn't listen to music and my life became quite silent

I think Paul knew that because he came home from work one day

with one of my favourite artist Josh Groban new album at that time

Later I plugged in my headphones and listened the first song that came on

was this one, the lyrics, his voice it was like a message that it was going to be okay

So whenever life gets to much or I need to clear my head I go back to this song

A Song That's A Cover....

Kate Bush Rocket Man

I don't normally like cover songs

I like no one can compare to the originals so I don't really listen to covers

but I do love Kate Bush's version on Rocket Man

She makes it a different reggae/celtic version as only she can

I often have this playing loud while I do house work

A Song That Makes You Turn Up The Radio.....

 Guns & Roses Sweet Child Of Mine

From the first few cords of the song

the volume always gets turned up!

And of course the dancing from me and Oisin starts!

A Song With My Name In.....

Cat Stephens Sad Lisa

There isn't much songs with the name Lisa in it

My Dad when I was younger would sing Mona Lisa by Nat King Cole to me

But I never really heard another song with my name in it till

I started to work at my local music store in my teens

We were aloud to pick what music was played over the speakers in the store

One day this song came on and I really like it

A Song That Holds Extra Special Meaning To You...

Sarah Brightman & Steve Barton All I Ask Of You

When I discovered The Phantom of the Opera back when I was 13

My little teenage dream was someone would sing this beautiful song to me and mean it

It's such a beautiful song with beautiful lyrics and Sarah Brightman's soaring soprano voice

Years later I met Paul some years after that he brought me to London to see the show

We heard this song live he became our song. When he proposed in Vegas this song was playing

over the Venetian hotel, we went to see the show that night in Vegas.

When we got married it was this song I walked up the aisle to, its on our wedding DVD

So the little 13 year old version of myself got her wish!

A Song That Has An Awesome Music Video...

Kate Bush Hounds Of Love

While I love Kate's other video masterpiece Cloudbusting

It's this video and song I find fascinating 

A song about being afraid of love and it's pitfalls 

I love Kate's vocals on this song

The video its settling is the 1950's it's costumes, and direction make it

look like a mini movie. As Kate makes a chase for her man in the end of course

she gets him....no one can fight the charms of Ms Bush for long!

Song You Would Like Played At Your Funeral...

Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli Time To Say Goodbye

A beautiful song which I think the lyrics do the talking!

30 Days Of Music - Week 4

A Song From Your Favourite Album...

Kate Bush Running Up That Hill
I have two favourite albums in the world
One is Fleetwood Mac Rumours which is a whole album of breakup emotions
and the other album is Hounds of Love by Kate Bush
Which is like two different albums in one! The first songs are all the singles from it
Then there is the group of songs she called The Ninth Wave which I think
can't be listened to unless you play them all together!
This is my favourite song from that album
it's the song I play the most from Kate and one I can actually try sing along to!

A Song That Is Better Live....

Fleetwood Mac I'm So Afraid

I picked the 1976 version of this song but I also love the 1997 version

The studio version is a good song but it's live that Lindsey Buckingham 

can let his awesome guitar skills loose!

The live version just takes this song to the next level

it's my hubby's favourite Feetwood Mac song

I have been lucky to hear it live five time and hubby twice

An Acoustic Song You Love....

Eric Clapton Layla
I also love the full on rock version of this song
but it was this version of Layla that made me want to listen
to more of Clapton. I love how he took a rock out song
and made it into a acoustic love letter

A Song That Reminds You Of Your Partner...

Huey Lewis The Power Of Love
Every time I hear this song it makes me smile
and think of when hubby and I were dating
Think we where only going out a few months
and after a few to many drinks
Paul sang every word of this song to me in a funny voice
Since that night this song to me has always been Paul's song
We even had it on our wedding band's play list!

A Song That Makes You Laugh....

The Fureys Frying Pan Song
From the first time I heard it this song always makes me laugh
with lyrics like
I couldn't find the lock, so I had to knock
and I prayed she'd let me in.
Then I heard a roar, when she opened the door
"Just where you think you have been!"
It's hard not to laugh! It's a funny pub song

A Song That Was In The Charts The Month Your Where Born....

Foreigner I Want To Know What Love Is

Most of the charts where Christmas songs as I was born on Christmas Eve
and the number 1 was Band Aid Do They Know It's Christmas
but this cheesy power ballad was also in the charts December 1984

A Song You Haven't Listen To In A While.... 

Sarah Brightman Figlio Perduto
Sarah Brightman is one of my favourite artists
since I first heard her when I was 13 in The Phantom of the Opera
I was hooked on her beautiful pure soprano voice I soon ran out and bought all her albums
I was lucky enough to see her once in concert for her La Luna tour when my parents bought me tickets. She puts on an amazing show and it was the La Luna album that was my favourite album from her. I haven't listened to it in so long and was glad I answered this question cause it spurred me to dig out the album so glad I did. Figlio Perduto is my favourite track on the album

A Song You Find Incredibly Beautiful....

Kate Bush This Woman's Work
This one of the most covered song by Kate Bush
it's also one of her most used songs in film and TV
I think this is one of the most beautiful songs she has ever written
It's one of those song for me that when I listen to it
I will be still singing it days and weeks later
The lyrics are beautiful and for me the rawness in Kate's voice adds to the emotion of the song
Plus like with all Kate's singles the music video is great

30 Days of Music - Week 3

Here is week three of my 30 days of music

I added a few extra questions as there were too good not to answer!

A Song You Danced To At Your Wedding....

The Fureys I Will Love You

We danced to, two of Paul's Dad Eddie's songs at our wedding
Our first dance was called Will You Dance With Me
I can't find it on youtube but it was very special the lyrics went like this

Will you dance with me for the rest of your life
Will you take this woman to be your wife
Do you take this man as your husband today
On this, your wedding day
Today is the day that you walk down the aisle
To start life together as one
And we friends and family are witnesses to
A love that's already begun
Will you dance with me for the rest of your life
Do you take this woman to be your wife
Do you take this man as your husband today
On this, your wedding day
In front of God's altar to pledge your true love
Exchanging your vows and your rings
May your life be fulfilling, your marriage be blessed
With all the good that life can bring
Will you dance with me for the rest of your life
Do you take this woman to be your wife
Do you take this man as your husband today
On this, your wedding day
As you walk down life's highway as husband and wife
With memories of sweet yesterday
May you always remember the vows that you make
As we gather together today
Will you dance with me for the rest of your life
Do you take this woman to be your wife
Do you take this man as your husband today
On this, your wedding day
Do you take this man as your husband today
On this, your wedding day

You can listen to the song Will You Dance With Me?
The song I Will Love You was sung by Paul's Uncle George
and was the song after the first dance when our bridal party
joined us to dance and it is another beautiful song

A Song From Your Current Favourite Band....

Fleetwood Mac Little Lies
My favourite band ever is Fleetwood Mac
so this is one of there songs that reminds me of Spring/Summer
I like having it on when I am doing housework or
driving with the windows down in Summer
It's one of the most well knew Fleetwood Mac songs
and it's so catchy "tell me lies tell me sweet little lies"!

A Song That Makes You Think Of Someone Important To You...

Perry Como Catch A Falling Star
This song makes me think of two really special people in my life
It has a little story attached to it! When I was trying to get pregnant
on Oisin I was watching one of my favourite shows Call The Midwife
The song was played at a sad scene in the show the song stuck in my
head like I remembered it for some where. Months later when Oisin was in
my arms feeding late one night the song came on the TV. I sang it to my little boy
and it has been our song since then for when he was teething, fussy or sad. He calls it his Pocket song. Once my Mam heard me singing it to Oisin and asked where I heard it from, I told her the story. She smiled and said it was my Granny's song she sang to her children and then her Grandchildren. So this song reminds me of my Granny and of my son.

A Song You Can Relate To....

LunchMoney Lewis Bills

You know that feeling when you get paid on a Thursday morning
and it's gone by Friday morning yeah that!!
I got bills I gotta pay!
Another one I can relate to at the moment is Abba Money Money Money!!

A Song From A Movie Soundtrack....

David Bowie As The World Falls Down - Labyrinth Soundtrack
I love alot of musicals and movies with awesome soundtracks
but I never forget watching this movie as a kid and this song sticking in my head
It was first dose of Bowie and I loved it! I had a huge crush on him
and wanted to be Sarah the girl in this movie!
I bought the soundtrack as a teenager and loved this song
When David Bowie passed away earlier this year I dug out the DVD of Labyrinth
and Oisin and I watched it. He loved the song Magic Dance but this is still my favourite

A Song That Reminds You Of Summer....

Eagles Hotel California

I'm not sure why this song reminds me of summer
I have memories of first hearing it at a family party
it was a BBQ but it was now evening time the sun was going down
and the patio fire was lit everyone was enjoying a drink
and chatting in small groups this song was on in the
background and some sang along to it
So when I hear it I always think of that late summer evening with my family

A Song That Reminds You Of Winter....

Josh Groban Bells of New York City
It's hard to think of a song about winter without it being a Christmas song
for me this song reminds me of our time in New York one December
I can feel the cold winds in Central Park...it's also a very beautiful song from one
of my favourite artists

A Song That Reminds You Of A Time & Place....

The Fureys Red Rose Cafe
Like the first song from this post reminded me of my first song from our wedding
This song reminds me of the last song! Our wedding was like one big party with
all our family and friends at it. After the wedding band had finished and the party was ending
it was almost 3am and someone started singing this song everyone joined in. I remember looking around at Paul and all our family and thinking to myself that I would never forget this moment

30 Days of Music - Week 2

Here is 30 Days of Music Week 2

A Song That Makes You Think Of Happy Love....

All You Need Is Love The Beatles

This makes me thing of young happy love

I always sing along and I'm a big Beatles fan
Plus it's nice to think all you need in life is love

A Song That Makes You Think Of Tragic Love....

Sliver Springs Fleetwood Mac

I think the lyrics speak for themselves especially the lines

"I know I could have loved you but you would not let me"

or

"I'll follow you down till the sound of voice will haunt you"

A Song The Reminds You Of High School....

Hot In Herre Nelly

I remember singing this with my friends

in the school corridor and getting told off by our teachers!
This was played so much in school, at dances, in my bedroom
and from my radio on hot summer days!

A Song That Breaks Your Heart....

Beautiful Child Fleetwood Mac
Yes I know another Fleetwood Mac song
but from the first time I heard this song it broke my heart
I was around 16 when I found heard it and Stevie Nick's lyrics just got into my head
This sad love story she is telling
When I first saw Fleetwood Mac live and they sung this song I cried

 A Song That Is Your Guilty Pleasure....

Wuthering Heights Kate Bush
I love this song but may people I have played it for are like
What the f**k is that!!
I love the high pitched tale of Gothic romance
As a bespectacled 14 year old who's friends where learning Steps dance routines
I was copying the dance moves of Ms Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights!

A Song No One Would Expect You To Love.....

Shake Your Tail Feather The Blues Brothers
I love the blues artists like, Ray Charles, Etta, BB King, Peter Green,
Otis Reading and Billie Holiday are some of my favourites but not allot
of people know this, one of my all time favourites songs is
Shake Your Tail Feather makes me smile and gets me dancing!

A Song That Makes You Dance.....

Billie Jean Michael Jackson
There good few songs that make me dance
especially Bruno Mars but if there was no Michael there would be no Bruno!
So thats why I picked Billie Jean long before I ever heard Bruno
I hear Billie Jean and from the first couple of seconds of the song
my legs start moving and soon enough I am dancing
around the house while singing about how
Billie Jean is not my lover!

What on your list?

30 Days of Music - Week 1

Lovely Emily over at Family Four Fun

done these fab music posts last month

and I had every intention of linking in and joining these posts

but illness and sickness filled our little house last month

and I never go round to doing it so I thought

for the month of March giving it a go

So here is my 30 Days of Music

A Song From My Childhood.....

Kylie Minogue I Should Be So Lucky

Wow I remember rewinding this song so much that I broke the cassette tape!

I was that seven year old with blonde pigtails who adored Kylie Minogue

dancing around my parents kitchen to this song!

I also have a strong memory of a hot summer's day with the paddling pool out and

my Mam bringing out the old battery cassette player and playing this song

while we ate ice creams!

A Song You Heard Again For The First Time In Years.....

Shakespeare's Sister Stay

I heard this in the car this morning for the first time in ages

 and can't get it out of my head

This another one that I sang into my hair brush and danced around the house to!

Plus loved the French & Saunders sketch!

A Song That You & Your Sibling Listened To....

Bob Marley Three Little Birds

My brother loved Bob Marley so we listened to him a lot growing up

Three Little Birds was one of his favourites and after he died I heard it everywhere

I would put the radio on and it was on, go into shops and it would come on

It was in films and TV shows. I literally would hear it everywhere

and I like to think it was my brother's message to me

A Song That Reminds You Of Your Parents....

Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton Islands In The Stream

This is my parents party piece! They sing together at every party

and even at my wedding!

 It's actually the only song that my Dad can remember

all the words to!!

A Song That Makes You Happy.....

Fleetwood Mac Gypsy 

My favourite band ever! It's also my Dad's favourite Fleetwood Mac song

This song makes me happy when it plays I can't help but sing and dance along

I have heard it sung live twice and it's even more beautiful live

It's also my favourite Fleetwood Mac music video it's a work of art

I love this song so much that my next tattoo will be lyrics from this song

A Song That Makes You Sad.....

Tracy Chapman The Promise

The song that played at my brother's funeral

I haven't listened to it in such a long time

It's such a beautiful song with a beautiful message

But's it makes my heart ache

A Song That's Just "Your Song"......

Fleetwood Mac Rhiannon

This is MY song! This is the song that made me a Fleetwood Mac fan

 Ask my hubby what's Lisa's song 

and he would immediately say Rhiannon

It has been my song since I first heard it when I was 16

I have heard it live four times and it's amazing live

I must play this song about 100 times a week, 

it goes on if I'm happy, sad, or just need something to listen to

I love the studio version but this is my all time favourite

The crazy wild bit from Stevie at the end is also very "me"