Fancy Pantsy

I was reading The Queen of the Mayhem, and decided to take up the Queen’s challenge and pick the three songs  I listen to over and over again, my 3 all time favorites.

 This is really kind of tough for me, as I tend to be someone who gets “into” a song, and then cannot get out of it.

In the last few months, songs that I’ve been playing a lot have been Promiscuous by Nelly Furtado, Hips Don’t Lie by Shakira, Not Ready to Make Nice by the Dixie Chicks, and Buttonz by The Pussycat dolls. But they don’t count. They are recent loves, and I know that sometime in the next few months, I will have forgotten about most of them, except for, likely, NRTMN.

So, I am thinking more along the lines of timeless classics, songs I played over and over again years ago, and still do today. Songs that take my breath away and make me stop whatever I am doing for a moment whenever I hear them unexpectedly in an elivator or store or on the radio (where I rarely hear them). This is harder…there are  many…yet somehow, I must cut them down to 3.

I’ll start easy. Breathe by Faith Hill. It was our wedding song. I love it. Sometimes it makes me cry. Sometimes it makes me smile. Sometimes both. It always makes me think about my husband, who I have been falling in love with all over again the last while…

The line that makes me shiver:  In a way I know my heart is waking up, As all the walls come tumbling down, Closer than I’ve ever felt before, And I know, And you know, There’s no need for words right now. It makes me think of all my favorite moments with Adam, those moments in the dark where words don’t matter and all there is is touch.

Next is, I hope you dance, by LeAnne Womack. I heard this song the first time when I was pregnant, and it brought tears to my eyes, and it so perfectly encompassed all the dreams I had for the child inside me. Now, that child is a spirited little 4 year old who loves to dance and always will. When I am in the car, far from home, and thinking about her, it is the song I play. I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance, Never settle for the path of least resistance, Livin might mean takin chances but they’re worth takin, Lovin might be a mistake but its worth makin,
Dont let some hell bent heart leave you bitter, When you come close to sellin out reconsider, Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance, And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance. I hope you dance….i hope you dance. I hope you dance….i hope you dance. These are the lessons I want to teach my girl. Lessons I someimes need to re-learn for myself.

Lastly, a song I don’t quite understand, but love. I have heard it over and over for years, and gave it very little though. Then it played as the background to the Big Fish (a movie I LOVE) commercials, and since then it has just made me feel so good. Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel. I know every word, yet haven’t a clue what it means. But just listening to this song makes me happy, and what is better than that? If anyone actually gets it, let me know, eh?

Climbing up on solsbury hill
I could see the city light
Wind was blowing, time stood still
Eagle flew out of the nightHe was something to observe
Came in close, I heard a voice
Standing stretching every nerve
I had to listen had no choiceI did not believe the information
Just had to trust imagination
My heart was going boom boom, boom
Son, he said, grab your things, Ive come to take you home.To keeping silence I resigned
My friends would think I was a nut
Turning water into wine
Open doors would soon be shut