It appears that this was one long TMJ post from my defunct Blogger TMJ stand-in. I transferred it over and likely made some changes back on 4/9/2020, leaving myself the note, “Correct this long TMJ from 8/24/16.” I never came back to it until today, 4/2/2024. Outside of editing it for grammar via Grammarly and questioning if that new Hozier song was not “Better Love,” I made no edits. Ironically, it appears that I had the same question back in ’20 when I commented, “I am thinking that the new Hozier song was “Better Love.”… ha I was obsessed with that song once I heard it 🙂 “. I cringe at some of these selections, but this is a time capsule, and perfectly aligning my former self with my current self is not the goal. Plus, it is a nice throwback to the history of those days, Phelps’ gold medal run, and my days of watching AGT. Random Note: I have (finally) published this nearly 4 years to the day after pulling it into WordPress!
– 4/2/2024
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
My House: If anyone thinks I have questionable taste in music, this selection may confirm your belief. But there is simply something about this song. It’s catchy, upbeat, and sort of happy.!… even as gross as it possibly is. The refrain, “Welcome to my house,” is neat… OK, I like this song. Let us leave it at that. And add that while listening, my other thought was, “And this further promotes poor English… wonderful.”
How I discovered it?: The Olympic Swim Team Car Karaoke. Fun seeing Phelps jamming to Chicken Fried… I would have bet against him even knowing that song. Labeling the car groups… the Mean Girls, that Clique you never quite fit into, the Mature, the IMMature, the good-natured quirky nerds… just fun 🙂
Other songs that deserve a mention:
Another AGT video 🙂 Grace VanderWaal’s “Beautiful Thing” is the song she wrote for her sister. I couldn’t help but think of Haley, and I did get a bit choked up (as usual when I give headspace to thoughts of our bond). Grace is incredibly talented, and I hope she has a successful career.
Hozier and his “new” song (4/2/24 Better Love?):
This took me FOREVER (see also Adele Car Karaoke) to listen to. I finally did, and I love it! It is soul-stirring. Half the time, I have no idea what he is saying, yet his music, like this song, feels immensely powerful. An aside from that is how repetitive this is. Generally, I take issue with excessive verse repetition, but here, as in his other work, I accept and embrace it.
Unsteady– I have always liked this song. Of course, it came on right after Better Love. So… it deserves a mention because I am sure there were many times when I thought of adding this to This is My Jam and then failed to do so.
Kevin– For some reason, I came back to this song. I am unsure what the reason was, but I assure you it was an excellent reason. Because of the social message, this song is so important. As someone who aspires to be a doctor, this fight is personal. Will I ever become a doctor? Who knows? Maybe God, but indeed not I. But I know that I care deeply for this cause and always will. This song is unique because it gives voice to an issue that needs more and louder voices. I almost passed over it on the AMAs recording! Fortunately, I watched the performance. It was moving, genuine, relevant, and the night’s best performance!
Upcoming Song I would like to listen to: This is a rarity as I do not usually wait for any of the “popular” stuff. “When a Girl Can’t Be Herself”… because I would love to hear Alicia Keys’ vocalization/ rationalization/defense of her no makeup vow.
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