I lost my sanity with my socks One at a time, I barely noticed 'Til one day I found they all were gone I couldn't find them and I couldn't focus
We gotta put this to bed ('Cause I got some things to do I got some things to do) We gotta put this to bed ('Cause I got some things to do I got some things to do) Oh, how you make me laugh Benadryl in the bath
I'm gonna figure it out, I'm gonna crack that code
Gonna break it break it down
I'm tired of all these questions
And, now it's just annoying
'Cause, no one has the answer
So I guess it's up to me to find the truth about love is
This one is probably the most recently released album on my list. It catapulted P!nk to the level status of Madonna in my eyes and she's remained there ever since. The Truth About Love, to me, was the perfect album from start to finish.
It's funny, but Blow Me One Last Kiss, the album's first single released ahead of the project, was, and still isn't, my favorite song, but that didn't stop me from buying the record when it came out a couple of months later. I had really started to like P!nk with her previous Funhouse, and so I was excited for this one to be released. And once I bought it, that was all I played.
In all, between iTunes bonus tracks and separate Target bonus tracks, there were 17 songs in all on The Truth About Love, and I loved every last one of them. From hard rocking, in your face tracks like How Come You're Not Here, Slut Like You, and Timebomb to the heartfelt and beautifully written ballads The Great Escape and Beam Me Up to the seriously serious Try, Where Did the Beat Go and Chaos and Piss, the ever so sweet Just Give Me a Reason and the irresistibly catchy title cut, there's something here for everybody. I seriously thought she was a shoo-in for the Record of the Year Grammy, but eh, so she didn't get it.
There was one track in particular on this record that I especially loved, and virtually anyone who knows me will forever associate it with moi. That is the album's fifth track and sixth single, True Love. Just scroll down a bit and you'll see just how much I loved this one. Oh, I haven't posted this in such a long time, so you're in for a treat here...
Partially reposted from John'sWorld, August 2nd, 2003.
After playing the heck out of Everybody back in 1982, I welcomed with open ears the then mysterious singer's second, double sided single, Physical Attraction and Burning Up (which was a much more danceable version than the one that was put on the album). My thirst was quenched for a little while longer. Then, the following summer, that album featuring the now iconic platinum blonde posing youngster with the piercing eyes came out and I was simply in heaven! The people in my family can attest that way back then I knew she was something special.
I remember it well. Crazy Eddie's on Fordham Road in the Bronx. I hurried up there in between classes at Fordham University, where I was a student at the time. Even then, the anticipation for more music from this new, largely unknown artist was huge. I walked into the store and there she was, plastered all over the wall behind the register. One of her first iconic photos gave us a first glimpse of a person who would rule the world as no woman had ever done before. My love affair had begun!
I'd mentioned in yesterday's post that I had become a lover of dancing by that time, and Madonna made me dance and sing...oh, I got up and did my thing for hours on end. I loved every single second of this record, and by the time her second album debuted, it had to be pushed back because this one was so popular. And the rest is history...and hugely my story too! Here's a favorite track off the record, one that made me wish I had taken up professional dancing. Here's Lucky Star...
I hope posting this song today isn't crude. I was just reviewing the coronavirus statistics yesterday with one of my classes and they're just so staggering. I'm starting to think this is the single biggest tragedy of my lifetime. Here's Queen...
Yesterday, I was nominated on Facebook to post ten albums that changed my life over ten days. There supposed to be posted without words, but you know me, lol. In fact, I thought it would be a great idea to share them here, so then I can delve a little deeper. So here goes my first choice...
Back in 1980, I was a shy, chubby sixteen year old who loved rock and hated disco. One day, I was at the mall, specifically Samm Goody, perusing albums and came across this one, simply named diana. I took interest at first simply because I was a big KISS fan back in those days and Diana Ross had dated lead member Gene Simmons for a spell around that same time. I didn't know too much about her (well I actually did know more than I thought), but I knew it was different to the type of music I normally listened to and so I thought, "what the heck!," and bought it. Little did I know that it would be one monumental purchase!
During the time of this record's release, there were two huge singles which I'm pretty sure most of you know. Upside Down and I'm Coming Out have since become two of the crowned jewels in Diana Ross' long anthology of classic tunes. Both songs are vibrant and uplifting, and most of all, they made me want to dance! I think that from the moment I put the needle to the record, my body started moving involuntarily to the beat and I was definitely hooked!
Now those who know me in real life know that I've got it when it comes to dancing, and this entire album was the spark that ignited that fire. I soon learned the other gems on the album, like the dance anthem Tenderness, the groove-aliscious My Old Piano, the sultry, sexy Now (That Your Gone), and the defiant Give Up. Oh, I spent hours listening and dancing to this one, and I even began to lose a little pudge, too!
I still call Diana Ross my first diva, and she was. She and this album were an introduction of sorts to what would become the rest of my life. Within months I had almost her entire collection and this particular record I've owned on cassette and CD, in addition to that original vinyl. Indeed, the songs on this album and many of Diana Ross' other songs are a special part of the Soundtrack of My Life. In fact, I foresee a day of listening to Diana all day long tomorrow.
In the meantime, here's a grainy video of her performing what would eventually become one of the gayest of gay national anthems, I'm Coming Out...
I really don't think that loss of feeling in one's face is one of the symptoms of COVID19, but I think we're all feeling a little numb at this point. Here's The Weeknd...
