Yes. I am obsessed with this trilogy. I may or may not be re-reading it for the third time in a year just to refresh for the movie that is coming out THIS WEEK. I am a book nerd as well as a music nut, what do you want from me!?
I love movie soundtracks and this one is no exception. With everyone on here from Arcade Fire (LOVE) and The Decemberists to Taylor Swift and my girl Miranda Lambert, it is just all awesomesauce.
Disclaimer....I am still angry that I didn't know this whole craptastic feature on blogger that prohibits you from featuring music on your blog (I know RIGHT!??!) So until I move over my blog (if I even do) I am determined to find a way to share music with you all! This is ghetto but hey it should work! Press "Play" and if you want the song for your own ipod pleasure then just right click the link below the song and "Save As". Super easy right!?
Oh emm gee I am obsessed with this song. I heard it in a video featuring a new Chauvet light that I bought (YEA. I bought a shiny new light all to myself. So proud and SO excited for it to get here to play with/show off!!) I realized after a few minutes that the song was stuck in my head and I didn't even realize it until I was just humming and didn't know the words. (Does that annoy any one else? Just me?) I have been a fan of Cascada since her Everytime We Touch phase and I love her! Plus there are about 30 remixes of this song already and when I make my way through listening to them, I may share it again. It hit the top of the charts in the UK Dance scene so we will see how it does here considering it was just released last month. She has a way of exploding a dance floor and I think this song has potential to become a party staple.
Has anyone else heard this song? What do you think?
Pyro Pyromania ma ma ma mania Pyro Pyromania ma ma ma mania
Call me obsessed Call me insane Something is creeping through my veins My eyes cannot see What’s underneath I can’t stop and you can’t stop me
I’m gonna get this fire started Impossible for you to breath The temperatures rising up (up, so hot) Cause I’m burning up
Pyro Pyromania ma ma ma mania Pyro Pyromania ma ma ma mania
I must confess A thousand degrees Bring out the beast inside of me Don’t be afraid Go into the place
It’s gonna melt your fears away I’m gonna get this fire started Impossible for you to breath The temperatures rising up (up, so hot) And I’m burning up
"Gold on the Ceiling" and "Lonely Boy" by The Black Keys
I. Love. The Black Keys. Straight up, for real? They are awesome. I feel like more of a bad ass than I am when I listen to them. I normally try to hunt down new albums by my fav artists but their latest one (well December 2011) slipped through the cracks...I don't know why because the album "El Camino" is ridiculously fun and creative. It was a refreshing mix to listen to. Never disappointed from these blokes. I love both of these songs and I almost just featured the album but these two were on the repeat for me. If The Black Keys are a new band to your ears, give em' a chance and sit back and take a listen. (If you fall in love with them then you have to also check out their 'Magic Potion' album....best song is 'Your Touch'. AWESOMESAUCE) NOW! On to the goooood stuff!
"Gold on the Ceiling"
Down in the waves She screams again Roar at the door My mind can't take much more I could never drown
They wanna get my They wanna get my Gold on the ceiling I ain't blind Just a matter of time Before you steal it It's alright Ain't no blood in my eye Clouds covered love's Barbed-wire fence Strung up, strung out I just can't go without
I could never drown
They wanna get my They wanna get my Gold on the ceiling I ain't blind Just a matter of time Before you steal it It's alright Ain't no blood in my eye
They wanna get my They wanna get my Gold on the ceiling I ain't blind Just a matter of time Before you steal it It's alright Ain't no blood in my eye
"Lonely Boy"
Well I'm so above you And it's fine to see But I came to love you anyway So you tore my heart out And I don't mind bleeding Any old time to keep me waiting Waiting, waiting
Chorus: Oh, oh-oh I got a love that keeps me waiting Oh, oh-oh I got a love that keeps me waiting I'm a lonely boy I'm a lonely boy Oh, oh-oh I got a love that keeps me waiting Well your mama kept you but your daddy left you And I should've done you just the same But I came to love you Any old time you keep me waiting Waiting, waiting
Chorus: Oh, oh-oh I got a love that keeps me waiting Oh, oh-oh I got a love that keeps me waiting I'm a lonely boy I'm a lonely boy Oh, oh-oh I got a love that keeps me waiting
Oh, oh-oh I got a love that keeps me waiting Oh, oh-oh I got a love that keeps me waiting I'm a lonely boy I'm a lonely boy Oh, oh-oh I got a love that keeps me waiting
Check out their website to listen to more songs fo' free yo!
This song has been in my head for a week. It was played over and over and over again while my hubs and I were in Jamaica. They love them some Rihanna! Over the week I tried to not be annoyed by the song and to start appreciating it. I love the easy going and breezy simpleness of the message she is singing. It is a classic modern love song. You can dance to it. You can jam to it. You can make out to it. It is just easy to listen to. Also...as corny as it sounds I know that when ever either of us hears this song, we will smile and think of our time in Jamaica. <3
HUH?! Am I right? It is just great. Her style overall has blown up the past couple years and I totally respect her for coming into her own. My favorite part of the song is when she sings "You are the one so I make sure I behave" HAHA. Funny because it is true...
You the one that I dream about all day
You the one that I think about always
You Are The One So I Make Sure I Behave!
My love is your love, your love is my love
Baby, I love you, I need you here
With me all the time
Baby we meant to be
You got me, smiling all the time
Cause you know how to give me that
You know how to pull me back
When I go runnin, runnin
Tryin' to get away from loving ya
You know how to love me hard
I won't lie, I'm falling hard
Yep, I'm falling for ya but there's nothin wrong with that
[Chorus]
You the one that I dream about all day
You the one that I think about always
You Are The One So I Make Sure I Behave!
My love is your love, your love is my love
You the one that I dream about all day
You the one that I think about always
You Are The One So I Make Sure I Behave!
My love is your love, your love is mine
Baby come, take me now, hold me now
Make me come alive
You got the sweetest touch
I'm so happy, you came in my life
Cause you know how to give me that
You know how to pull me back
When I go runnin, runnin
Tryin' to get away from loving ya
You know how to love me hard
I won't lie, I'm falling hard
Yep, I'm falling for ya but there's nothin wrong with that
[Chorus]
You the one that I dream about all day
You the one that I think about always
You Are The One So I Make Sure I Behave!
My love is your love, your love is my love
You the one that I dream about all day
You the one that I think about always
You Are The One So I Make Sure I Behave!
My love is your love, your love is mine
[Bridge]
And Yes I'm kinda crazy,
That's what happens baby,
When you put it down
You shouldn't give it to me
Good like that,
Shouldn't hit it like that,
Had me yellin' like that
Didn't know you would've had me coming back
You the one that I'm feeling
You the one that I'm loving
Ain't no other niggas like you
No there's just one, one, one
One, one, one
No baby just one, one, one
I bet you wanna know
[Chorus]
You the one that I dream about all day
You the one that I think about always
You Are The One So I Make Sure I Behave!
My love is your love, your love is my love
You the one that I dream about all day
You the one that I think about always
You Are The One So I Make Sure I Behave!
My love is your love, your love is mine
It is almost March. Um....no. Not ready? Can we go backwards? Seriously. I felt like I was just wrapping Christmas presents and now I am gearing up for wedding season! AGGHH! (Well...on the upside this means Summer is right around the corner so I may need to re-think my attitude here.)
Meanwhile, my husband and I just got back from our (much belated) honeymoon in Jamaica. (Insert jealous remarks...here!) I will tell you that if you ever find yourself going to Ocho Rios, Jamaica you MUST stay at Sandal Grande Riviera and as soon as you check in you MUST go find Karorie at the bar down on Kelly's dockside and tell him Amanda and Jason sent you and he will give you a killer Steelbottom. Don't know what that is? It is worth the miles to go find out :) We just had a faaaaaannnnntastic time. Loved every second.
While we were in paradise we were taking in the amazing views, warm breezes, cool cocktails and overall relaxation...until that new Rihanna song played. For the 12th time that morning. Or the sappy love songs that were played until you pretty much fell asleep. Don't think I hate on Ri-Ri or love songs, trust me! I am a fan. However we were on vacation people! I don't want to hear repeats all day! I don't want to listen to Faith Hill's crooning away about kissing someone! Ok! Ok! I do get that this is a couples resort BUT that crap was just BAD. Can you throw in something that makes you wanna dance? Or some local reggae? Bob Marley? Jimmy Buffet? No one? It even became a joke with the hubs and I and a few of the staff because we just knew that they had to get tired of the same music over and over. They did. The musical highlight of the trip was them talking Jason and I into singing karaoke. We may or may not have had a few steelbottoms and sang Love Shack. ;)
I am so distracted by Ke$ha right now, it surprises me. When she first came onto the music scene I thought she was bat-s*it crazy and her style was just....bad. That "TikTok" song annoyed be to the point that I wouldn't give her other music a chance. Well. I should know by now that you cannot judge new artists by the first song released. 100% of the time they have no say what song is stamped by their name, it is the suit that signs their paychecks.
Meanwhile, I love this song. I love jamming to it in the car. I love working out with it blasting in my ears. I love to watch the music video. It cracks me up when she says "Bear? You have until the count of zero to put some pants on!" haha! (Besides, who doesn't love James Van Der Beek?!) I even dared to play it at the end of a wedding reception on a wimb and people went CRAZY. Ke$ha would be proud. All I will say before you exit screen is if you haven't given this song a chance, press play again. Give it a listen. Check out the lyrics too, it is even more fun to sing along!
*Laughs* Dance
Backdoor cracked we don't need a key We get in for free No VIP sleaze Drink that Kool-Aid follow my lead Now you're one of us You're comin with me
It's time to kill the lights and Shut the DJ down This place about to Tonight we're takin over No one's getting out
This place about to blow oh oh oh oh oh oh oh Blow oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh This place about to blow oh oh oh oh oh oh oh Blow oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh This place about to blow oh oh oh oh oh oh oh Blow oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh This place about to blow oh oh oh oh oh oh oh Blow oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh This place about to
Now what (what?) We're takin control We get what we want We do what you don't Dirt and glitter cover the floor We're pretty and sick We're young and we're bored
It's time to lose your mind and Let the crazy out This place about to Tonight we're takin names cause We don't mess around
(Chorus)
Go-go-go-go insane go insane Throw some glitter make it rain on em' Let me see them hands Let me let me see them hands Go insane go insane Throw some glitter make it rain on em' Let me see them hands Let me let me see them hands
I always lovingly nickname this time of year my "DJ Summertime" because people are winding down from the holidays, trying to save money and are just in a overall FUNK. Include the fact that January and February are the least likely months to have a party or get married and you have a DJ with (mostly) free weekends! I am filling my time with client meetings, preparing for nearing events and brainstorming ways to really expand my business and improve myself. With that last thing being said, I would like to throw my goals out in the blogger world to not only hold myself accountable but to actually see them written down. My mind is someplace you just don't want to explore so the pure scatterbrainedness is cleansed by writing things down :)
Advertise in ONE more publication! I am a huge fan of word-of-mouth advertising. Up until about a year ago, that is all that brought me business. It not only is the cheapest form of advertising but is the most effective. It gets your name out there and more so tells the new client that you did enough of a superfantastic job that they are willing to pass your name on. Pay it forward people. In June of 2011, I became a featured DJ on The Knot website. This opened the door for SO MANY BRIDES. Whew. I will be honest, I did not expect the wave of activity through my website. So I would like to advertise in one more place.....
Have a table at a bridal show! Simple enough, right? Well. My personality is 100% or NOTHING. Get in or get out, none of this halfsies crap. I have been to bridal shows aplenty and let me tell you...I have seen some DJ booths that are flat out embarrassing. This one show I went to had no banners, no equipment, no music, no handouts. Just this guy with dirty hair sitting on a stool with sunglasses on. Did he think he was cool? I will never know. He invested in this booth (averaging $500 to $3,000 a pop)and THAT'S what he did? I have what I would want my booth to look like in my mind and by gosh, I will have it look amazing. I am looking at a few shows this fall so my goal is to be ready by then!
Update my promotional pictures! I won't lie and say that not only am I selling my services but I am selling myself as a person. You and me? We have to get along. We have to mesh well. You are entrusting me to be a part of your event that you have poured your heart into planning whether it is your daughters Sweet 16 or your WEDDING DAY! I mean, that is a big deal! I do not take that lightly. I also will tell you a secret....I like to change my hair. A lot. Long, short, straight, wavy, up, down, blond, black, brown....blah blah blah. It is all fun. Because of that little fun factoid about me, my pictures get outdated often. My current pics were not even taken two years ago and they have me with black hair and blunt bangs. (I LOVED it...miss it. May do it again.)Now? I have super long blond hair and currently lusting after trying out red. So who knows. My pictures need to be updated so when we are meeting, we don't have that awkward/funny conversation about my hair changing, glasses on or off and whether the outfit I had on was actually latex (true story). SO! New photos it is!
Invest in my home office! I swear my office is my car. I do not have good luck with vehicles as it is and have changed out 4 different vehicles in less than three years. That situation alone exhausts me so I do not need to have all my paperwork just floating around. I am lucky I have an amazing husband who offered to buy me a desk for Christmas so now I need to figure out which room will be my office and DO IT. Maybe buy a desktop too....eh I am dreaming <3
These are not my only goals. But these are the only ones I am willing to throw out into the world at this second....haha. All of these are in the works and I am pretty excited. We will see!
