Silly and Sappy Love Songs..................

July 22, 2006

It's 4:53 am and I am listening to sappy love songs. I bet my kids wonder what the hell is going on....but they do know that I have been talking to an old crush from school, well rather a guy who used to have a crush on me......or rather "a lust for me" as my younger brother tells me now although he did not use the same exact nice words. Dealing with my guy has been like driving a lovely sleek upscale temperamental car that you finally realize may be a lemon.........so it is nice to have a diversion, even if it is for a moment.

I am finally or really listening to the lyrics to The Dave Matthews Band's “Crash.” Already played the song four times. I have always liked the song, but just realized that it is more about sex....”Crash into me... and I come into you.....I come into you......A boy's dream..."hike up your skirt a little more and show the world.” Well late as ever, but I still love the quiet sound of the song and wished that it also had an instrumental version. Well, I could definitely screw someone while listening to it..........

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Minnie Ripperton's 1975 'Lovin' You.'
I was a middle school kid when that came out, and I imagined at that time love was going to be like that when I became an adult. .....Oh well....

Stephen Bishop's 1977 'On and On.'
Dealing with middle school crush angst, I listened to it while reading Harlequin romances and Donald Goines' paperbacks.

Paul McCartney's 1976 'Silly Love Songs.'
Another song that I loved during middle school. I remembered a group of us was walking home when my best friend and I were trying to sing the lyrics. Did not go down well with the rest of the group who was only down with RB music, (i.e, Chaka Khan, Rolls Royce, The Sylvers, Micheal Jackson) and they basically told us to shut the f*&k up.

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's 1970 'Our House.'
This was a nice song to sing to my younger siblings as we cleaned house or tried to sleep on hot, humid, muggy nights.

Bee Gees'1977 'How Deep Is Your Love.'
Still love this song and pull it out occasionally when I am chilling out alone, to avoid the jeers and taunts of teenagers who think Fifty Cents' “Just A Lil Bit ” is a love song. Oh where did I go wrong?

The Stylistics' 1973 'Break Up to Make Up.'
More middle school crisis memory music......Reminds me of depressing rainy fall days, when the leaves layered the slippery sidewalk, and you are trying to deal with surviving the issues that come with being a budding 12 year old and money being tight. For years I thought a woman sung this, until I brought a boxed set of Motown's Greatest hits in the 1990s and saw that the lead vocalist was a guy named Russell Thompkins, Jr. who also sung lead on songs that I also loved like:

“You Are Everything,"
"Betcha by Golly, Wow," (especially Phyllis Hyman's version)
"You Make Me Feel Brand New"

Richard Marx's 1989 'Right Here Waiting.'
This song reminds of the response of an off & on old beau when I informed him that I was getting married. Now that I am divorced, I can't find a trace of him and it looks like he has disappeared off the earth or at least Michigan. Luther Vandross sung background vocals on some of Richard Marx's albums, and there is another song he did during the 1990s that I liked but forgot the title.

Spandau Ballet's 1983 'True.'
This song reminds me of my beginning adulthood, freedom, and soundtracks of many teen to adult movies of the 80's. Their video and look were a bit out there for me at that time, but the sax was great on that song.

The Captain and Tennille's, 'Muskrat Love.”
This syrupy sweet song is still close to my heart. I did not know it was a remake, but after hearing the original version (done by Willis Alan Ramsey and later by America in 1971) I can understand why C & T's version was such a hit along with their TV show.

Well, enough of my musical musings.....I am feeling a little light-headed, giddy and misty right now, but that mood will disappear once I roust the kids out out of bed to clean up before we go out to the Lower Huron Parks for ironically a church picnic. I hope that everyone has a nice weekend.