Okay, so I have a confession to make. While I was writing The Mixtape to My Life, I knew I wanted the song Creep to be the inspiration for one of the chapters. The only problem was that there were two songs called Creep that I really liked: one by Radiohead and one by Stone … Continue reading Music Monday: Creep by Radiohead and Creep by Stone Temple Pilots
Category: Music Monday
Music Monday: Don’t Know What You Got (Till It’s Gone) by Cinderella
https://media.giphy.com/media/X2P1NX8JXPxLy/giphy.gif One thing that hair metal knows how to do is bust out a ballad. Poison has Every Rose Has It's Thorn, Warrant has Heaven, and Cinderella has a Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone). That last one is a personal favorite of mine, which is why it made it into The Mixtape … Continue reading Music Monday: Don’t Know What You Got (Till It’s Gone) by Cinderella
Music Monday: Kiss Me Deadly by Lita Ford
https://media.giphy.com/media/c2tI1vWnMDQKA/giphy.gif For this Music Monday, we've got a song that helps describe that moment your with someone so intense that you want them to give you the kisses to end all kisses: Kiss Me Deadly by Lita Ford. A Little Background Lita Ford was a former member of the groundbreaking The Runaways, the first all-female … Continue reading Music Monday: Kiss Me Deadly by Lita Ford
Music Monday: Home Sweet Home by Motley Crue
https://gph.is/2M3pB8G Don't let the gif above fool you; this particular Music Monday song, Home Sweet Home by Motley Crue, is actually pretty sweet and a departure from the image of sex and drugs that one associates with hair metal of the 80s. It also comes at a critical moment in the book, The Mixtape to … Continue reading Music Monday: Home Sweet Home by Motley Crue
Music Monday: Poison by Alice Cooper
Everyone knows someone who they can call their own personal poison. Songs have been written about it, and I had plenty to choose from. But when I really thought about which one Justin would love, I immediately went to Alice Cooper. Released in 1989, Poison was featured on Cooper's eighteenth album Trash, and would go … Continue reading Music Monday: Poison by Alice Cooper
Music Monday: Seventeen by Winger
https://media.giphy.com/media/122J2erzLgqddm/giphy.gif Okay, so I’m gonna start out this Music Monday by acknowledging that this isn’t exactly the best song in the world for various reasons. The subject matter alone may make some people uneasy (and I won’t get into why right now.) In fact, while I was googling it the word creepy was actually in … Continue reading Music Monday: Seventeen by Winger
Music Monday: Welcome to the Jungle By Guns N’ Roses
https://media.giphy.com/media/xUNd9SJzqmfHmp183u/giphy.gif Welcome to the first edition of Music Monday, where I will highlight a song that helped inspire my book The Mixtape to My Life. As I've mentioned before (at least I hope I have), each song is a chapter title within the book. They are meant to capture the spirit of the chapter, and … Continue reading Music Monday: Welcome to the Jungle By Guns N’ Roses
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