I'm Back...With Five Hot Songs

Sorry for the long pause in posting.  I discovered Tetris for cell phones, which cut deep into my blogging time.  I can’t promise a post every day, but I’m going to try and get back into it.  Still need to finish that musical biography…I did watch a lot of good music television this weekend, which inspired my return to blogging.

Favorite songs right now:

1.  Kelly Clarkson, Because of You

Wow.  This song made go…um…do I like Kelly Clarkson now?  She wrote the song at age 16, according to RadioAlice.com, and I’m guessing it was further refined with the help of Ben Moody and David Hodges…any ways…congrats to all involved for a really touching song.  I think this song will touch a lot of people’s hearts.

2.  David Banner, Play

An excellent club jam that I’d like to nominate for “Best Use of Sirens.”  I wanted to like David Banner for a good reason, and he finally delivers.    I’m not sure how long I’ll like this song though, but maybe it will prove to have some redeeming qualities over time.

3.  The White Stripes, My Doorbell

Wow this song is catchy.  I keep walking around my house singing “I’m thinking about my doorbell, when you gonna ring it, when you gonna ring it?”  Part of me is like, why didn’t I think about writing a song like this?  That line is a hook that’s got me…and probably for a long time.

4.  Lil’ Kim, Shut Up

Good to have something new from Lil’ Kim.  Favorite part of the song…when she spits something about “german enginerrin”.  “Shut Up Chick ” (the radio lyrics) seems to take away a bit of the passion from what she’s trying to say, but I guess you have to do what’s necessary to get on the radio.

5.  Dave Matthews Band, Stolen Away On 55th & 3rd

Wow.  Stand Up has turned out to be a really great album that I have been enjoying a lot.  This song, though mellow, has some good lyrics…it’s hard to imagine Dave as a shy fella considering his success, but it’s a cool song about the feeling you get when someone just steals your heart, when something about them makes them so impossible to resist that you’re afraid to do anything about it.  This song taught me to trust Dave to deliver album after album, and to not miss his next concert in the area.