Kevin Fowler, Pound Sign

It dawned on me while driving the other day (and listening to the radio of course) that I don't have a single Diamond Rio CD, nor do I have a single Alabama one, for that matter I do not have Kevin Fowler's CD.  I can't even find the CD anywhere in stores, and trust me I've been looking ever since I heard his Pound Sign song (not an official video.)

I think almost anyone can connect with this song, I mean  how many of us just haven't had a day where we feel like '#?*!' and just wanted to let the whole world know (but in a slightly proper way).  I've come home from work to the question 'so how was your day' only to answer it, 'you know that Pound Sing song? Go listen to it.'  Sometimes I think it's almost a theme song for my life.

Not much else to say about Pound Sign.  I wish the radio played it a bit more, they've kept up with other songs that came out around the time this one did, but for some reason I've only heard one station play it.

As for the CD it's one, assuming I can ever find it I'll write up a quick review of it.  Hopefully the full CD will be as good as the one song I want it for.

Danny Gokey, My Best Days

I love music, like really love it.  I love stuff that touches me, the stuff that makes me happy, the ones that can make me sad, the ones that make me think.  Almost any song that makes me have some type of reaction I will instantly love.

Danny Gokey hit it on target with me in his song 'My Best Days Are Ahead of Me', if for some reason you have yet to hear this song go watch it now. Normally I dislike people who do American Idol so I stayed away from him for a bit till I ran into his song on the radio, I rather regret missing him now.

How truthful can you be when you have lyrics such as 'old enough to look back and laugh at my mistakes, young enough to look at my future and like what I see, my best days are ahead of me.' For me this song speaks of getting older, moving on, and regretting nothing you did.  You're future is always ahead of you and your life is what you make of it.   It's full of promise of new days, and energy.  Go out there, try it, you never know just what you can do with your life.

I would seriously recommend anyone who's feeling down about their lives to sit down and listen to the lyrics in this song.  I'm working on an anti-depression play list, and this song is on it.

Now I will be honest, I went out and bought the 'My Best Days' CD based on the one song and the reviews for it, and I'm not to overly fond of the rest of his songs on the CD.  They lack the energy and emotion behind 'My Best Days Are Ahead of Me'.  I've sat down and listened to the entire album three maybe four times since buying it.

A Cute Story- I'm begging you 'Fran'

While I have a few minutes, and I'm thinking about the hurricane that should be coming up the coast, I figured I'd share a cute story.

Back when my husband and I were still dating we started talking about some country songs we liked and some of the lyrics as we would miss hear them as. (For example my father is convinced Sugerland's 'Stuck Like Glue' like is really 'Satellite Blue' for some reason, not that it makes much sense with the song lyrics as they are but meh his hearing is a bit off at times anyway.)

Apparently at the time "Don't Take Her She's All I Got" by Tracy Byrd came out it was around the time hurricane Fran hit the area, or the song was being played a lot on the radio, something like that.  Anyway every time my husband would hear it he kept thinking Tracy was singing 'Fran' instead of 'friend' so as time passed he began to sing the song as Fran instead of the lyrics as they really were.  We got into a discussion about what they lyrics really where and I had to pull them up online to prove to him exactly what they were.  Randomly, still, to this day I will catch him singing 'Fran' instead of 'friend.'

Short yes, however it's cute.

A Bit More About Me

I should possibly do my first post with a bit more about me for those curious as to just who this nutcase is, so here goes.

I am an English major who went to college in a big city and as soon as she could ran back to her country home.  Yes, I live in 'rural America', 'the country', or 'hick's-ville' as some may call it.  I am in fact a farmer's daughter, and yes I did marry the preacher's grandson.

At one point I was an aspiring writer, who's dreams were crushed by that reality known as the 'real world.'

I listen to country music a lot, more so then other music types so it just seems natural, country music plus blogging.  Not to be said that I don't listen to other types, I like classic rock, and will give anything else a try at least once.  I wouldn't be surprised if my varying music likes are referenced in my posts.

So here goes, life is ride and who knows where we'll end up if we give it try.