Music Blog

Okay, so you ever write a blog about some of your favorite music? That's what I'm doing. I'm kind of feeling things out here. I think what I'm going to do for post number 1 in the new entry of Cheryl's blog, is to write a list of my top ten favorite songs and what each song means to me. Feel free to comment below on some of the songs, or even just add your own! So, here we go.

Song number 10 is a song that I heard for the first time at 15 years old. And when I heard it, I knew that music had changed for me. This song moved me in ways that I couldn't have realized and I knew that when  the time came to describe it, I'd know how to. So, that song you ask? 'All Apologies' by Nirvana. Now, Nirvana may appear on this list several times, but this is the song that opened me up to them. Kurt Cobain was a genius songwriter. Sure, the conspiracies on his death are a little convoluted, but who didn't love Nirvana? The line in the song that got me the most was "I wish I were like you, easily amused.." When I was 15, I couldn't imagine just how to be happy, let alone amused. So, go find the lyrics to this song, and you'll see why I LOVE it.

Number 9 is a song that has a couple meanings to me and a guy best friend that I have. That song is 'Paradise City' by Guns 'N' Roses. I know, some people are like "you couldn't have picked a better song!?" No. I couldn't. My best guy friend, Shawn, loves GNR, and this is by far one of his favorite songs. Paradise City was a classic song for anyone who wanted to party and have a good time, and let's face it...it's a sex song. "Take me down to the Paradise City, where the grass is green and the girls are pretty..." Yeahhhh, okay Axl. Whatever you say, lol.

Number 8 is a song that just kind of starts a fire in me, that once lit, is hard to turn off...;) That song? Sex On Fire by Kings Of Leon. Wow....it's so inadvertantly steamy that I can't really say much about it. "Yeaaaahhhh, your sex is on fire....Consumed with what's to transpire..." Yeah....sex on fire. This song reminds me of a few people...that lets face it I wouldn't mind having sex on fire with.

Number 7 is one word...Gaga. Now I KNOW this one will get me in trouble with a few people, but this song opened something up in me, and I don't know how to explain it. 'Paparazzi'. Could've been that car trip that I took with this guy that I had a crush on at my old job. Turns out that guy was a dick, but 'Paparazzi' is still my favorite Gaga song, ever. "I'm your biggest fan, I'll follow you until you love me...papa, paparazzi...."

Number 6 has to be a song by one of the greatest blues singer of the sixties. Once you said her name, everybody stopped. Janis Joplin. The song? 'Me And Bobby McGee' Such an iconic song, for me. Janis Joplin touches something in me, and I can never describe it. 'Me And Bobby McGee' is a classic love song, that I literally have to stop and turn it up when it comes on the radio.

Song number 5 is what I call my drinking song. The song that I sing when I go out to the bar, to remind me that the only enemy I have is myself. The song you ask? That would be 'My Own Worst Enemy' by Lit. "It's no surprise to me, I am my own worst enemy. And every now and then, I kick the living shit out of me...." That line right there speaks volumes...especially when I've had a few Long Island Iced Teas....

Song number 4. Two words. And let me tell you what, those two words....sum me up perfectly. Crazy Bitch by Buckcherry. People don't know that this song is about me....in a way. ;-) Come on now "Hey you're crazy bitch, but you f**k so good, I'm on top of it...." Yes! Okay...especially if you have a guy you want to sing this to you! (*coughssexymerchandisercoughs*)...but hey, we all can't be crazy bitches, can we?

Song number 3 has to go to Bon Jovi. Every Bon Jovi fan has to love Livin' On A Prayer. I think Livin' was one of their biggest hits, to date...and it took a lot for me to write that here. Bon Jovi has a ton of AWESOME songs that I could've put in this spot, and Bon Jovi actually claims the number one spot as well...but Livin' I think tells an awesome story about Tommy and Gina....the everyday person. People who work hard for their slice of the American Dream.... "We gotta hold on to what we got, it doesn't make a difference if we make it or not" (side note about this song: Their acoustic CD 'This Left Feels Right' actually has an AWESOME version with actress Olivia D'Abo)

Song number 2 was very hard for me to position...because I fluctuate between numbers one and two for this. They continually flip flop. Although, lately this song has been number 2. 'Imagine' by John Lennon. A true believer's song. A song about hope, faith, and peace. "Imagine there's no heaven, it's easy if you try. No hell below us. Above us only sky..." Those lines, right there....that makes everyday worth living.

And the number 1 song? 'Lonely At The Top' by Bon Jovi. Alot of people have never heard this song. Jon Bon Jovi wrote this song on April 5, 1994. A day after Kurt Cobain killed himself. The opening line of the song is "Tell Franny, I'm sorry, she didn't get to know her dad. I'll bet he's sorry, he didn't get to know you too." This song speaks to just how much respect Jon had for Kurt Cobain. He's even said that this song wasn't meant to be made public. But....'Lonely At The Top' is on the "100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong' box set. If you don't have this box set...find someone who does and ask for a copy! Some of their best stuff is on this set...

Okay! So, I'm going to leave you with the album of the night. The background music that made this blog post possible: Album: 'Only By The Night' Group: Kings Of Leon. Song: Manhattan.

Now comment, bitches. Until next time...your faithful correspondent

-C.