Renaissance 2.0
Even though it’s been a few years since it was a hit, I still love “Bad Day” by Daniel Powter! It still turns even the worst of days into a better one because of all the fond memories it brings me. Another reason why the song’s extra special to me is because my youngest son also loved…
“Never Stop” by the Brand New Heavies has been one of my favorite songs ever since I first heard it. I think it’s one of the best summer feel good songs ever. Perhaps it’s extra special to me because it came out during a special time in my life as well. In any event, it…
Tim McGraw’s wonderful song “Live Like You Were Dying” is a powerful reminder of how precious our time is in this life. It’s the perfect theme for this blog as well because it’s about living life to the fullest as if you knew you didn’t have much time left to live. Everyone knows that this…
The 1999 song wear sunscreen by Baz Luhrmann was based on an essay written in 1997 by Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich called “Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young“. It quickly became popular as people circulated it via email and photocopies, an early example of viral marketing. Somehow the piece became falsely…
The song “Father & Son” by Cat Stevens has become increasingly poignant and powerfully meaningful to me as I raise my three children. They continue to grow up faster than I want them to but what can you do about it? All I can do is try to be the best example I can be…
“Father of Mine” by EverClear is a special song for me because it truly hits home for me. I relate to the words so much because our father left our mom with four sons and I never really got to know him. The part that gets me the most is “I was just scared white…
Here’s Martha Davis and the Motels 28 years apart (1979 & 2007) doing “Total Control” She still looks great and can still sing! She’s battled cancer and won. 1982 2007
