For me personally, I love listening to music.I love all different kinds of it.
What songs really make you feel good? What songs inspire you ?
I love Cat Stevens- There is a song he sings called, "Sitting", that really motivates me...

I Don't Care Anymore..- Phil Collins .I turn that one on 10!!!!!lol.

I love, love,love any song by Stevie Wonder.

Primal Scream---Motley Crue..(I love heavy metal)

Just Breathe ( I think it's called) by Faith Hill

Arms Wide Open..Creed
Anyway, those are just a few of mine.. What do you like?

I'm a huge, huge, huge, huge, huge, huge, Prince 'fam,' and then some.
So, it goes without saying that anything by Prince I absolutely adore .


Please email me, should you have any concert or related info on his purple highness.

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Wide Open Spaces -- Dixie Chicks!!! Now if I can just make it to my vacation so that I can lose myself in some real wide open spaces!!!!!

Cutufa and Moutaingirl,
Thanks for the responding!
I like a couple of songs by Prince, he's not bad. I loved the song, "Purple Rain".
I'll let you know if I hear any Prince news. Doesn't he have website?

I like the Dixie Chicks!!! They're pretty good!I hear ya about the vacation in the wide open spaces!!!! Now, if I get just get the nerve to go!!!LOL.
SKY

Sky,

Prince indeed has a web site but it's not accurately maintained. I haven't found much information there, so often word of mouth ends up being the best tool.

This is a cool topic. Here are my pics:
These are Days- 10,000 Maniacs
Stand Back- Stevie Nicks (anything Stevie)
Time will do the talking- Patti Griffin
Who will save your soul- Jewel (anything Jewel)
Ophelia- Natalie Merchant
Every Little Things gonna be alright- Bob freakin' Marley (rock on)
Kids in America- The Muffs
It Means Everything- Save Ferris
I Believe- Sarah McLachlan
Vogue- Madonna (anything Madonna)
Let's Go Crazy- Prince
Lovin' Is What I Got- Sumblime
Closer To Fine- Indigo Girls
Respect- Aretha Franklin
Saturday Night- Spice Girls
Anything Joni Mitchel
It's the End of the world as we know it- REM
Peace Train- Cat Stevens or 10,000 Maniacs
Girls just want to have fun- Cindi Lauper
Control- Janet Jackson
Hand in my Pocket- Alanis Morissete (anything Alanis)
and of course much more that i just can't think of right now. Let's totally keep this topic rolling. I am interested in seeing what kind of tunes you all are interested in. Caio,
Maddy

Hi! Well, i've just read what's posted here so far and i feel really old!!! But, here goes: Also 'everything' by Joni Mitchell, alot of what Maddy mentioned, and here we go with the 'old' stuff....Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, The Rolling Stones, Dire Straits (big time!!) Tom Petty, The Spanish version of 'Hotel California'(beautiful!!) Celtic music, THE BLUES, I LOVE the old 1930's and 40's tunes...Billy Holiday and all those jazz singers, I even like Sinatra! And just about every baroque and classical music composer...Beethoven, Mozart, Rachmoninoff, on and on, Vivaldi,etc.. I JUST LOVE MUSIC!!!! Let's dance! Lindi

Sky

Great Topic (I'm A music freak)

My very favorite band in the world are the Indigo Girls. Any of there songs are truly inspiring to me. I'm living proof that you definatly don't have to be gay in order to find inspiraton in there music. I would highly recomend them to any one who is looking for a little musical inspiration. Some of there songs that inspire me are...

Go
Galileo
Closer to fine
Watershed
Welcome Me
Thin Line (written by Gerard McHugh)
Airplane
Devotion
World Falls

Some other songs that inspire me are...

Living on a Prayer-Bon Jovi (it's cheesy but it works)
Babylon-David Grey
Yellow-Cold Play
Sin Wagon-Dixie Chicks (great energy song)
What I Got-Sublime
What You Give-Tesla
Talk To Me-Tim Mahony and The Meenies (great local minneapolis band)
One Love-Bob Marley
All Star-Smash Mouth
Two Girls in One-The Pursuit Of Happiness (my favorite Canadian band)
Any Thing From Salt-n-Pepa's album Very Nessecary

I could go on and on with this one, I think I better quit while I'm ahead

Mellie

I am also such a music freak! I love almost any kind of music and am so open...

Some of my favorite songs that have inspired me lately:

Never Had it so Good - Jessica Andrews (I love her new CD!)
Born to Fly - Sara Evans
Dreams - Van Halen (I'm a huge VH fan!)
Do Your Thing - Edwin McCain
Young at Heart - Frank Sinatra
Let's Get Rocked - Def Leppard (huge fan of them too!)
Need to be Next to you - Leigh Nash
Worlds Apart - Jars of Clay
Needful Hands - Jars of Clay
Basic Instructions - Burlap to Cashmere
In the Mood (I'm not sure of the band though... )
Can't Smile Without You - Barry Bananaman! (Manilow)
One Day You Will - Martina McBride
Love Thing - Joe Satriani
Crash and Burn - Savage Garden
Top of the World - Van Halen

and there's so so many more!

I am such a music nerd! I love this topic...thanks for opening it up!

Cindy

Bob Marley - all his music especially the following: Waiting in Vain & Satisfy My Soul
John Lennon - Imagine
Otis Redding - Tenderness
Sade - all
Lenny Kravitz - all
Counting Crows - Have you seen me lately
Marvin Gaye - Sexually Healing
Miles Davis - all
Eta James - At last
Beatles - Let it be
Drive - Incubus
Indigo Girls - Galileo
Jimi Hendrix - Crosstown traffic
Squeeze - Pulling mussels from a shell
There is so many more, I could also go on forever... see ya

He Everyone!
Thanks for responding!!! This is a fun one, isn't it?It's interesting to see what kinds of music we all listen to .
Before I became agoraphobic, I used to go to concerts all the time..Met quite a few bands, too!! I had sssooo much fun!! That's another story!!! LOL..
SKY

Sky,

I am the same way...except I didn't get to meet the bands! I LOVE concerts and miss them, but I am going to go again. Who did you get to meet? Who's your favorite group/concert, etc?

I have seen many bands and singers but my all time favorite, no matter what, was Van Halen, with Sammy Hagar! We were in the 11th row and it was just awesome (to say the least!). Yeah, I know I like a band that can't even keep the same lead singer! I have seen them 3 times now, followed closely behind by Def Leppard who I have seen 4 times now (it's nice that they play in smaller facilities now, so tickets don't cost so much! ) I have never really met any bands, but I have met a few country singers that I really liked (Suzy Bogguss for one!).

Anyway, I was just wondering... If anyone else wants to share I'd love to hear!

Take care all,
Cindy

Hi cysmith5150,
Yeah, I loved going to concerts!!! Lots of fun!!!! Ok , I'll tell ya who I met:
All of Guns and Roses-(original line up)

Dee Snider- Singer from Twisted Sister

Dave Ellefson-Bass player from Megadeth

Anthrax-Original line up

All Of the guys from Savatage..Their guitarist was at my house!!! Long story!

Fates Warning.That one was awhile ago.

Vinnie Vincent.He was the guitarist for Kiss.That was awhile ago.

A couple of the guys from Helloween.

A couple of the guys from Exodus.

Hung out with the guys from Great White.

I don't know how much you know about heavy metal/hard rock, but do you remember when Motley Crue fired Vince Neil?They got a new singer, John Corabi. Well, anyway, when Motley fired John, (they wanted Vince back)
I wrote him a letter ,and gave him my phone number and we ended up talking for over a year!Really sweet guy!Met him,when he was here w/his new band.
Also, met Bruce Kulick..He was in Kiss before the original line up got back together.He was in John's band too.He 's a really cool guy.
It's kinda weird. I remember when I was talking to John Corabi, and I remember he was telling me Van Halen had a new singer,at the time,Gary Cherone,he was telling me how good it was,and that it kicked butt!!!

As far as favorite bands go, I loved Motley Crue...Still hoping to meet them too!!
I like Meatloaf, Aerosmith, Lenny Kravitz,
Great White, Union, (John Corabi's band),
Tesla, I like the 80's bands...The stuff they don't play anymore.

Who have you gone to see?
t.t.f.n.
sky

One song that upon reflection that motivates me is "Gone" off Madonna's newest album:

"Selling out is not my thing.
Walk away, I won't be broken again.
I'm not,
I'm not what you think.
Dream away your life.
Someone else's dream.
Nothing equals nothing.

Letting go is not my thing.
Walk away, won't let it happen again.
I'm not,
I'm not very smart. :P
Why should I feel sad
for what I never had.
Nothing equals nothing.

Turn to stone.
Lose my faith.
I'll be gone, before it happens.

Selling out is not my thing.
Walk away, I won't be broken again.
I won't, I won't fall apart.
Dream away your life.
Dream away your dreams.
Nothing equals nothing.

Turn to stone,
Lose my faith,
I'll be gone before it happens.
Turn to stone,
Lose my faith,
I'll be gone before it happens."

Dear Sky and Cysmith

Hi It's Mellie again:

I also used to love going to concerts before my anxiety got bad. I actually missed KISS's farewell tour (my boyfriend managed to get 2nd row seats!) because of my anxiety. My sisters boyfriend took my place. Needless to say, they had a great time.

Anyway, I thought it might be interesting to list some of the best concerts we have seen. So here goes.

I saw KISS a few times, but the best time was about 5 years ago right after the original memebers got back together. WHAT A SHOW

The last time I saw the Indigo Girls, they were just awesome.

I saw a band called "LIVE" a few years ago and they were absolutly amazing. Probably the best concert I've ever been to.

Honerable Mentions:
The Fabulous Thunderbirds (that one was free!)
Prince
The Ramones
Arlo Guthrie and Pete Seagar
George Thorogood
Van Halen (my first concert way back in 82)
Bush
Colective Soul
Sponge (awsome live band, I highly recomend them to anyone)
The Pursuit Of Happiness
Beck

Anyway, there a just too many more to mention.

On the other hand I have also been to a bad concert or two:

The worst one by far had to be The Rolling Stones. They played at the Metro Dome which is a horrible place to see a concert. Every song they did was one I've heard on the radio a billion times over, and they sounded terrible.

Also when I saw Heart, It wasn't very good. However this was not the bands fault. Ann Wilson was superb, as I knew she would be, but Nancy Wilson wasn't there because she was at home having a baby. Also, there was something wrong with thier equipment. The music kept fading in and out.

Anyway, I better quit now so there is room for someone else to respond.

Talk to ya Later! Mellie

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