(Don’t you like how I slipped in our vacation summary? I said I would, hadn’t done it, but covered it now. I rock.)
So anyway, when I was tagged for this song meme by Big A, little a, I knew I would have to leave some time to do it right. Contrary to popular belief, I do not have a mind like a steel trap. More like a steel colander. I had to look up more than half of the songs on iTunes — and some of them I still didn’t recognize.
After my husband got hold of my post (and somehow messed up the coding — thanks, honey), he then felt compelled to add the links to the iTunes Store. Oh, if only we could use our thorough, obsessive nature for house-cleaning, or say, real estate investment.
Here’s my key to the song titles:
Green = I loved it!
Black = I liked it (meh)
Red = I hated it!
Blue = I can’t remember it
- That’s What Friends Are For, Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, and Stevie Wonder
- Say You, Say Me, Lionel Richie
- I Miss You, Klymaxx
- On My Own, Patti Labelle and Michael McDonald
- Broken Wings, Mr. Mister
- How Will I Know, Whitney Houston
- Party All The Time, Eddie Murphy
- Burning Heart, Survivor
- Kyrie, Mr. Mister
- Addicted To Love, Robert Palmer
- Greatest Love Of All, Whitney Houston
- Secret Lovers, Atlantic Starr
- Friends And Lovers, Carl Anderson and Gloria Loring
- Glory Of Love, Peter Cetera
- West End Girls, Pet Shop Boys
- There’ll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry), Billy Ocean
- Alive And Kicking, Simple Minds
- Never, Heart
- Kiss, Prince and The Revolution
- Higher Love, Steve Winwood
- Stuck With You, Huey Lewis & The News
- Holding Back The Years, Simply Red
- Sledgehammer, Peter Gabriel
- Sara, Starship
- Human, Human League
- I Can’t Wait, Nu Shooz
- Take My Breath Away, Berlin
- Rock Me Amadeus, Falco
- Papa Don’t Preach, Madonna
- You Give Love A Bad Name, Bon Jovi
- When The Going Gets Tough, Billy Ocean
- When I Think Of You, Janet Jackson
- These Dreams, Heart
- Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone), Glass Tiger
- Live To Tell, Madonna
- Mad About You, Belinda Carlisle
- Something About You, Level 42
- Venus, Bananarama
- Dancing On The Ceiling, Lionel Richie
- Conga, Miami Sound Machine
- True Colors, Cyndi Lauper
- Danger Zone, Kenny Loggins
- What Have You Done For Me Lately, Janet Jackson
- No One Is To Blame, Howard Jones
- Let’s Go All The Way, Sly Fox
- I Didn’t Mean To Turn You On, Robert Palmer
- Words Get In The Way, Miami Sound Machine
- Manic Monday, Bangles
- Walk Of Life, Dire Straits
- Amanda, Boston
- Two Of Hearts, Stacey Q
- Crush On You, Jets
- If You Leave, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
- Invisible Touch, Genesis
- The Sweetest Taboo, Sade
- What You Need, INXS
- Talk To Me, Stevie Nicks
- Nasty, Janet Jackson
- Take Me Home Tonight, Eddie Money
- We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off, Jermaine Stewart
- All Cried Out, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam With Full Force
- Your Love, Outfield
- I’m Your Man, Wham!
- Perfect Way, Scritti Politti
- Living In America, James Brown
- R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A., John Cougar Mellencamp
- Who’s Johnny, El Debarge
- Word Up, Cameo
- Why Can’t This Be Love, Van Halen
- Silent Running, Mike and The Mechanics
- Typical Male, Tina Turner
- Small Town, John Cougar Mellencamp
- Tarzan Boy, Baltimora
- All I Need Is A Miracle, Mike and The Mechanics
- Sweet Freedom, Michael McDonald
- True Blue, Madonna
- Rumors, Timex Social Club
- Life In A Northern Town, Dream Academy
- Bad Boy, Miami Sound Machine
- Sleeping Bag, ZZ Top
- Tonight She Comes, Cars
- Love Touch, Rod Stewart
- A Love Bizarre, Sheila E.
- Throwing It All Away, Genesis
- Baby Love, Regina
- Election Day, Arcadia
- Nikita, Elton John
- Take Me Home, Phil Collins
- Walk This Way, Run-D.M.C.
- Sweet Love, Anita Baker
- Your Wildest Dreams, Moody Blues
- Spies Like Us, Paul McCartney
- Object Of My Desire, Starpoint
- Dreamtime, Daryl Hall
- Tender Love, Force M.D.’s
- King For A Day, Thompson Twins
- Love Will Conquer All, Lionel Richie
- A Different Corner, George Michael
- I’ll Be Over You, Toto
- Go Home, Stevie Wonder
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16 comments:
God, you should see my house right now, MR. I could be arrested or at least taken away to an asylum.
Cute picture!! And I can't believe you have that awful "You don't have to take your clothes off" song on your list.
Thanks for playing :)
No! No! Red means BAD in my list.
Actually, funny story, when Bill went to do something in my post all of my carefully contructed coding disappeared. Hilarious! He then decided what my new colors would be and then I had to remember as I re-coded it, "Loved it. That's red. No! Green." It was like being in a a Lethal Weapon movie, except with text instead of bomb wires.
(I have to wonder how many people will notice I've posted a family picture for the first time ever. Might as well mention now that 1. my hair is usually not that slicked back and 2. I usually position a kid in front of me for photos.)
You hated Kiss, MR? And Nasty? Really? Oh, dear. On the other hand, I am with you on Manic Monday and Walk This Way. And I loved Simply Red. Mick could sing, right?
What is it about this list? I stayed up late, looking them all up on YouTube.
Oh, my. I just took a quick glance at my year.
Oh, my.
Niagara Falls rocks. I've always lived about an hour and a half away, so I've been there approximately two million times, and staring at those falls never, ever gets old. I love standing near the place on the Canadian side where the water just goes over. It's all transparent and very powerful. I also very much love the Maid of the Mist and Cave of the Winds. (Every time I'm on the Maid, I'm always like, "This is as close as they go, right? No, *this* is as close. Okay, this then. No? Oh, this." I always think that maybe this is the time the ship's operator has decided to end it all, and then the ship turns away. Spectacular.)
Sounds like your kids will have a nice memory of Niagara Falls. Our boys like to bring up the HUGE fight we had getting lost on the way there. Nice.
Oh, MR, your girls are beautiful, and from the picture and looks like you had loads of fun. I have stood on that same spot on the American side more times than I can remember. I never tire of taking folks to see the falls.
God bless you for hating "Sara." I can't tell you how many nitwits in the 80's would burst into song when I told them my name.
Great family photo! Ahh...now there's my Jon Bon Jovi. Now I can be happy and forget the horrible music video of Robert Palmer's Addicted to Love.
Look at that family! Woo hoo! Gaw-jus.
P.S. I hope to post my best-picture-books-thus-far list this week -- as well as start that Mo tri-review.
Ah, 80s music. Brings back memories...
I'll second susan's shock about Prince's Kiss... it's my favorite Prince song (next to 1999, of course.). But I agree with a few of the other ones. I still have Who's Johnny floating around in my brain, and it's still just as annoying.
Hey! You're a guest star in today's Children's Books that Never Were post on Saints and Spinners.
You have the sweetest looking family. And you all look so happy and not the least bit exhausted! Vacation pros!
Thanks for trusting us with the first family photo ever. It's an honor.
P.S. That compliment about the sweet-looking family includes you, too.
Ditto what Sarah said. And they had the nerve to spell it like I do, too.
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