So today is day three of my return to blogging, and my fourth post. Don’t worry, I’m not gonna blog myself out, and I won’t always post this often. It’s just…I have a lot to say right now. Besides, I have a whole list of bands and topics I want to cover, and that list is growing. There is just something on my mind today and I figured I’d write about it.
So the band tag and The Veronicas post got me to thinking about mood music…the romantic (or not so romantic) kind. I guess it was that whole name three crushes followed by my explanation of the sultry song “Untouched.” Anyways, I figured I would share something personal…the songs that put me in the “mood.” Here we go…
Paula Cole is an artist I absolutely love. She sings with so much feeling, every song seems so incredibly personal, she completely hooks me, and I can spend hours just listening to her. Her song “Pearl” is the sexiest song I have ever heard. It’s filled with so much vulnerability, so much hope, so much realness…the beat is hypnotic, the vocals amazing. It’s the perfect romantic song in my mind. I listen to it, and I can immediately see it being played during the most romantic scene in a movie. When I have time, I would love to create a video for this song, but for now you’ll have to settle with what I can find on YouTube (and there aren’t very many choices). Here it is, my number one sexy/romantic song…
There is another kind of “mood” music, and that is purely sexual. You know what I’m talking about. Everyone has their favorites. These songs are meant to directly provoke certain responses in the brain. Mine is by another artist I have loved for a very long time. Sophie B. Hawkins. I was hooked the moment I heard, “Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover,” but that’s not the song. Not even close. This particular song touches parts within my psyche that few songs can. It’s beyond erotic for me. It’s called “Listen.”
So now before I close my laptop and go see what my wife is ummm…doing, I’l throw out a couple of random thoughts that are floating around in my brain. First, do the Japanese have the market cornered on Lolita fashion? If so, why? It’s obviously a cultural thing, but how does that translate to fashion? Next, I need a good app to make videos for iOS. I use one called Cute Cut, and it’s decent, but there is so much more I want to do than it allows. I create videos to accompany my short stories, and at some point I will share them with you. The thing is, I write the stories around the social games I play, or I should say did play, and there is a lot of explaining that goes along with that.
Michael Jack 