The Power of Song (or Love if it's by Celine)!

I got up at about 2:30 in the morning and can't seem to sleep (probably because half of my children are now sleeping in my room!) and I have a song stuck in my head!  I was trying my best to fall asleep, but this song just keeps playing over and over and over...

My friends called today, down from L.A.
They were shootin' pool all night and sleepin' half the day
They said I could crash if I could find my own way
I told them you were leaving on a bus to go away

That's alright, that's OK
We were two kids in love tryin' to find our way
That's alright, that's OK
Held our dreams in our hands, let our minds run away
That's alright, that's OK
We were walkin' through some youth, smilin' through some pain
That's alright, let's turn the page
   
And remember what I say, and it goes this way

Girl, don't go away mad  Girl, just go away!

...if you do not happen to know that song (and not know the tune, therefore probably not getting it stuck in your head for three hours), it is "Don't go away mad" by Motley Crue.

As I was was lying in my bed (which by the way, I had to Google "lying" vs. "laying" which could become an entire blog post in itself...who knew!) with this song in my head I got thinking about the power of songs (and the "Power of Love" by Celine) and couldn't help but reminisce a little!  I am sure you must have those songs in your life that take you back to an exact moment in life.  It is amazing how a song can transport you back in time - and how you can seem to remember every lyric of the song!  Here are a few of my memory songs:

• "I don't want to miss a thing" Aerosmith - My wedding day (it was our first dance song).
• "Brown Eyed Girl" Van Morrison - High School dance with Kurt Richter
• "My Sharona" The Knack - Driving around in Jody Dickou's car with Rayna B.
• "Man in Motion" Warren Haynes - Rick Hanson coming through Wetaskiwin (not my uncle, but the guy in the wheelchair)
• "Push it" Salt-N-Pepa - an airband put on by some girls in my grade 5 class (even in grade 5 we knew this song was not appropriate for grade 5!!)
• "Seduce Me Tonight" Cycle V (Flashdance soundtrack) - my Mother!!  She made this mixed tape for my sister, Amy, when I was about 6 or 7 years old and this was my favourite song on it!  I remember her telling me not to sing it out in public...but what did I know, I was only 6 or 7!
• "Neutron Dance" - my sisters and our brown living room curtains in the house on Park Drive in Vermilion!!

Okay, memory lane can go on forever, but hopefully I will be nice a cozy (and sound asleep) in my bed soon, so we will exit the lane right now!

I am the kind of person who listens to all of the lyrics in a song, and if I can't figure them out, I google them!  I drives me nuts not to know them - how else am I supposed to sing my heart out if I don't know the words??  Greg is the kind of person though who doesn't listen to the lyrics, just the music (not sure how that's possible) but every once in a while he will say to me: "have you heard the words to that song?"...ya, of course I have! 

My kids love some songs that might not be the best for kids to love, such as "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-a-Lot...but then again, "Seduce Me Tonight" may not have been the best for kids and I turned out just fine!!

Well, I am going to hit the hay, trying not to step on or roll over any of my naughty-song-loving-kids as I try to get some sleep!

Good Night

Now it's time to say good night
Good night Sleep tight
Now the sun turns out his light
Good night Sleep tight
Dream sweet dreams for me
Dream sweet dreams for you.

Close your eyes and I'll close mine
Good night Sleep tight
Now the moon begins to shine
Good night Sleep tight
Dream sweet dreams for me
Dream sweet dreams for you.

Close your eyes and I'll close mine
Good night Sleep tight
Now the sun turns out his light
Good night Sleep tight
Dream sweet dreams for me
Dream sweet dreams for you.

Good night Good night Everybody
Everybody everywhere
Good night.

(The Beatles)


SJ