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Hm.. I wonder if I will ever
Hm.. I wonder if I will ever be interested enough to find out what Chris posted, assuming of course that it's actually music.
http://youtu.be/JeGRNT_Sd24
darn, in the comment preview
darn, in the comment preview the youtube video shows up but then it erases and says comment field required.
http://youtu.be/Z40dKeAhRd8
http://youtu.be/0vRYkS7MhNc
I love country songs. Lady
I love country songs. Lady Antebellum - love love love! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_yTphvyiPU
http://youtu.be/D4xc9ev93ZU
http://youtu.be/D4xc9ev93ZU
sounds like the
sounds like the title
http://youtu.be/mvAF2LK95KE
I've had Maroon 5 and Pantera
I've had Maroon 5 and Pantera stuck in my head at different times today. Sunday morning rain is falling... its time to RISE.. I both like and dislike those two but they seem to cancel each other out.
Made me think about a conversation I had with one of my sisters many years back about antidote songs for certain songs that get stuck in your head, which genres work for certain genres.
Be back Sunday-ish.
been checking some of these
been checking some of these links. some of the accounts or just the videos are gone from youtube. In an attempt to right the wrong, I will repost everything http://youtu.be/sKI-UpksQyM
http://youtu.be/bYHfNirV8XEht
http://youtu.be/bYHfNirV8XE
http://youtu.be/J_zjgZJOFl4
I never post on this thread
I never post on this thread to send messages to other parts of the forum by lyrics or title unless I say so 'cause that is the cheesiest thing evar! Any subject matter correlation is coincidental except for now. Do be do has a higher meaning. I am commenting on the third thread from the second Israeli/Pal topic on the fourth page.
http://youtu.be/q1zm1-HpW0A
This song is dedicated to
This song is dedicated to what you feel while you're trying to get your kids to school and yourself to work, check the computer and see a comment has been posted on a thread after you from that special someone you've decided to reserve saying anything direct to for if and when you are ever unfortunate enough to meet in person.
But since my favorite rendition of "Seize the Schmuck" cannot be found on youtube I'll post a little something from the The Zombies:
http://youtu.be/aI2iBTUl4bw
LOL. And all this time I
LOL. And all this time I thought you'd lost your sense of humor! That's quite a nice track from the Zombies too BTW. But since this is the music thread, I might as well post one that I like too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqXSBe-qMGo
I was expecting you to be a
I was expecting you to be a country music fan. ha ha. who knows why. wink wink
I used to listen to this a lot when I had many excurisons to the Madison Arboretum late.. http://wingrasprings.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/dsc_0046.jpg?w=1024&h=680
Makes me realize how long ago that was.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-L38wTkVJg
http://youtu.be/k3XmyD450YM
Country? Ughhh. Not hardly.
Country? Ughhh. Not hardly. Sorry to confound your stereotype of me, but my tastes run more to 60's and 70's era rock, with a healthy dose of Classical, Jazz (contemporary, not Blue Grass), Blues, and New Age.
And yes, you read correctly. I am a classical music fan and even have several family members that play professionally.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyaBt36iqJ8&feature=relmfu
oh no, please don't confound
oh no, please don't confound my stereotypes, anything but that! lol
I'll watch the tallahasse link and figure out why you made a turn for the dark side later.
I was raised with classical music, not really my favorite but alright.
I've probably mentioned that I have many generations of very talented musicians in the family. also (something kinda neat) we're related to Haydn.
I probably should have
I probably should have mentioned that I have a friend from Madison coming to here to visit.. so thats where that came from.
another 80's reference
http://youtu.be/ifeUpfSE3qU
I meant to post this earlier,
I meant to post this earlier, this is the coolest thing ever.
http://www.ics-hub.org/
some macho, manly, joyous
some macho, manly, joyous goodness!
http://youtu.be/nYSDC3cHoZs
knowing when I'm needed, as
knowing when I'm needed, as shewoman of the Northwest, professional badass, lone force of air freshener on the forum, agitating the evil and smelly: I make this heartfelt offering to the good, noble, sane, decent and intelligent people that might by:
http://youtu.be/tki53GiPIFU
passing by that is, or my
passing by that is, or my M.O. here.
another:
http://youtu.be/w0o_31-4DNU
Since its impossible to treat this forum seriously I'll put this out there too. to the same decent people I trust are out there and actually want to have honest occasionally fun discussion about world issues without having to endure the crazed shenanigans of the lecturing lying control freak oD forum villain: aka Iron Mike, editing and deleting your posts --- or just to meet after all these years: you can catch me on skype. ms.candace1
but in mid September though. I won't have the time for it until then. I should say eventually the contact is not intended to be just for talking to me. I got plans
anyway bye!
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