Music is so important. I am blessed to have music in my head. This "theme music" as I tend to think of it is one of the things that keeps me sane.
I can't sing a note, not with a gun to my head and my life on the line; but that's okay. Why is that okay you ask? That's okay because I don't need to be able to sing because I am blessed to have Jill Scott singing my own personal theme song "Living My Life Like Its Golden" in my head anytime I find myself needing that little extra push to accomplish some goal I have set for myself.
Yeah, my girl Jill follows me any and everywhere and sings her heart out on my behalf because she knows that she helps me to be the best me I can possibly be. Jill knows that by constantly reminding me that my life is golden, I will do all in my power to live the shiniest golden life I can possibly live.
No doubt, I appreciate Jill and all she does for me and I will be forever grateful to her for it. But lately....
Two other musical geniuses have been horning in on Jill's turf.
One is Cassandra Wilson and the other is Me'shell N'degeocello.
Though Jill is without question my girl and definitely has the market cornered when it comes to providing my overall life's theme music, these other two sistas have carved out a theme music provider niche all their own. I find that whenever I start to hear two songs performed by these particular sistas in my head, things on the romantic front are bound to take a turn for the better very soon thereafter!
Since I first saw what has perhaps become my all-time favorite romantic movie LOVE JONES, for which these two phenomenal artists performed the songs in question You Move Me and Rush Over respectively on the soundtrack, these songs have become what I consider to be my romantic theme music. Now as it happens, I find that if I hear these two songs consistently at unexpected times and not as a result of my having taken any action resulting in my hearing these songs, shortly thereafter I seem to become involved in a new romance. As neither of these songs were mainstream radio songs, hearing them multiple times means something to me. Call me superstitious if you want, but all I have to say is that this has been my experience and recently I've been hearing my romantic theme music again and all I can say is play on, play on!!!
P.S. - In the event that you are right and I am wrong and all of this is just wishful thinking so to speak, the silver lining is this:
These are two bad azz songs so even if they don't herald a new romance for a sista, at least I get to feel the jubilance that comes with anticipating something wonderful happening to me AND even if the romance doesn't show up, I once again get to hear two of the sexiest and most poetic songs ever to be recorded so I STILL WIN!!!!
YOU MOVE ME by Cassandra Wilson
Rememberin' moments, so precious and real
The thought of you, kissing me there
You know my secrets
You know the curve and the line
One touch, and I know you are mine
Rain falls down on me I can hardly see,
for the water in my eyes
Love comes down on me I can hardly breathe,
for the trembling in my thighs
2 comments:
Hey There,
WOW. I got a lot of catching up to do.
Hey Ms. Sharon, Happy New Year!!! While you're on the Love Jones collection, don't sleep on the #1
Baby Making slow jam. Maxwell's slow version of "Sumthin Sumthin Mellowsmooth." Swing back Clint Eastwood's Bridges of Madison County, a movie in which the songs AND the score are incredible. Go back in time and listen to "The Makings of You" from the movie, Claudine. Whether you go back in time or check out last year's movie version, Dreamgirls offers a beautiful testiment to love with "When I First Saw You."
I gotta stop now cause I'm damn near breaking out... in a .... c-o-o-o-l-d sweat!!!! Yeeeowww!
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