Top 5 Songs

Okay, so our topic this week is our Top 5 Songs and I have no idea what my favorite songs are in the whole wide world because I love music so much. I could never choose but I do like the spin Jenn put on this by allowing us to list songs that help us remember a special time. Very creative topic, Jennifer...thanks!!

These are definitely in no particular order:

1. I Want Your Sex by George Michael - Kim and I used to sing this song over and over again in my camaro. I remember listening to this song on several occasions but there are two that stick out in my head that help me think of my fun senior year!! She and I listened to this song with my two male exchange students that lived with us for two weeks. They were both from France so they tried to teach us how to say this in French. I think I still remember how. I also remember hearing this song (and Sinead O'Connor's Nothing Compares 2 U which is also a really good song) on our way back from the movies on my birthday...we were two days from graduation and I just remember the feeling I had! We were so excited yet nervous.

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2. Take Me Home by Phil Collins - This song brings back memories from my freshman year hanging out at my first bonfire out in the country with Seniors...yes, Seniors. This song continues to bring back really good, warm memories from that time in my life!! Long time ago but I still get the same feeling and can almost smell the bonfire smoke everytime I hear this song. I still remember the goofy outfit I was wearing!! LOL

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3. Wind Beneath My Wings by Bette Midler - This was the song my daddy and I danced to at my wedding. I requested the country version by Garry Morris but the DJs only had this version and I was so upset; especially since I gave them my list weeks before the wedding. (years before iTunes!) But now, I would rather hear this version since it's the one we danced to.

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My favorite words from the song that are so perfect to describe how I feel about my father...

It might have appeared to go unnoticed,
but I've got it all here in my heart.
I want you to know I know the truth, of course I know it.
I would be nothing without you.

Did you ever know that you're my hero?
You're everything I wish I could be.
I could fly higher than an eagle,
for you are the wind beneath my wings.
Funny story...as soon as the song was over, I looked up at my dad and instead of saying, "I love you!" or "Thank you!" I asked, "Do you have $250 to pay the caterer?" Sure would have been nice for me to ask him this days before, don't you think? Ironicially, this picture of us was snapped at the exact moment I was asking him for money!! I wish I could say I was grabbing his face saying, "You'll never know how much you mean to me!" and he was fighting back tears but he was actually laughing pretty hard at how I approached this. What father could say "no" right after the father-daughter dance? Great picture, nonetheless!!

4. Tootsie Roll by 69 Boyz - So, I have to put a really funny song in here after I put that last emotional one in there!! How great is this song to dance to! We still dance to this song whenever we get the chance. I remember hanging out at Cowpokes just waiting for this song to come on. Kerry, did we fight to get to the dance floor, too? Cowpokes was fun, fun times and I wish like hell I could go back one more time. Wanna do some dancin' on your own to my favorite all-time dance club song? Click HERE!

5. Yellow by Coldplay - Great song! This song reminds me of Whitney and Kim at a Jazz reunion. It was the first day and we were in Kim's car loading up on goodies at the beer store. This song came on and Kim played it as loud as it would go and Whitney grabbed my hand and smiled. It was just a great feeling because we look forward to our reunions every single year and we were so happy to be there! That day won't soon be forgotten and I think of those girls every time I hear this song...not to mention the fact that Coldplay is awesome!!