Growing up, I loved music to the point where I couldn’t go a day without listening to one song. Now, I don’t listen to music like before, save for a few selected gospels and selected French songs at the moment, but with this challenge, I’ll like to look back on some songs I loved when younger and how far I’ve come.
Anyway, I extremely disliked ‘Red Red Wine’ by UB40. I loved the song ‘Pink’ by Aerosmith but when I found out the true meaning behind the lyrics I discarded the song. I loved ‘Blue (Da Ba Dee)’ by Eiffel 65, but I’ll have to go with the melancholic ‘Nights In White Satin’ by The Moody Blues. When I first heard it, I thought it was a beautiful classic and Ray Thomas’ (R.I.P.) flute solo was a thing of beauty! I love that the video was shot in Paris and I wrote a short story base on the title at one point.
I’m a person who really listens to the lyrics of a song, so if I’m drawn to the beat and instrumental part of the song first and then discover the lyrics are awful I feel so cheated. What I think is so great about your selection is that the title inspired you to write a short story. 😃
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I’m with you on this, Mandie! I used to jump right into the song without considering the lyrics, now, nothing gets passed me. Yes, and I hope to dig it up one day and perhaps, share it on here 😄
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I agree with Mandie. I too feel cheated because I typically fall in love with the music first.
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That used to be me. Falling for the music first. Now, I can’t stand to listen to music, I don’t know what’s in, and if I have to listen to music even if it’s a gospel, I have to read the lyrics first.
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A good policy. I don’t know how it’s been that I have listened to any “new” music
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Duran Duran – Blue Moon On Monday
Prince – Purple Rain
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Purple Rain used to be my jam back then!
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Yeah
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Lady in red, Chris De Burgh! Wonderful song!
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Ooh, I loved that song!
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Oldie but Goldie 🙂
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And still so beautiful! 💙
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Hehe, still can’t recall this one tho 😦
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