Good morning!
I have only very little time but before I rush off to work here is some decent contemporary German music for you to start the day with. I’m not sure if you have heard about the ‘Tote Hosen’ but I am really excited to announce I’m going to see them live in concert next June. Other than their sound I also really appreciate the way they word their songs – they always seem to find the right lyrics. Enjoy!
Not sure about you, but I am totally into good books, fine baking, cute stuff and cool music.
And – as you may know – my birthday is coming up next week (Wednesday, May 18, in case you wondered), so what better time to pick some nice things and make some sort of visual wish list.
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A few things I came across on my travels (on the web, haha) and which I liked:
Now the Bon Jovi bit is actually a bit of a problem. And there’s a bit of a story behind it, too.
I went to my first Bon Jovi show when I was 14 years old (got ticket from my brother and subsequently started developing a proper taste of music) and haven’t missed a Bon Jovi show in my area ever since.
When I lived in New Zealand and heard about Bon Jovi only coming to Auckland and Christchurch, I wrote an email to their management, pretty much saying that I think they should pay some attention to Wellington, too, because it’s the capitol and so on… –
ANYWAYS, last year Bon Jovi played a show in Wellington.
Now, I’m not that naive to believe that they chose Wellington because I told them to, but I was very disappointed that they played Wellington shortly after I had left the city (and the country).
LOST HIGHWAY TOUR {pic: own}
So I went to England – where they played secret gigs (which I didn’t know because they were secret) which I missed.
And then they announced shows in Germany.
And one of them will take place in the very same location where they played when I was 14 and I have been waiting for them to come back to exactly that location again ever since.
BUT – I will not be there.
Because they chose to play their show the very same day of “Irish Night”.
That’s basically a little open air concert, too, which is being hosted by our local Irish pub and my hometown.
And my family’s restaurant because we do the catering.
Meaning I won’t be going to the concert and neither will my brother.
So after missing out on Wellington and London, I will also miss out on the gig here.
Depressing, I know.
{If you’re not a music addict and Bon Jovi fan like myself, you probably cannot relate to my deep despair and most likely feel very very bored by my monologue. If that’s the case I’m sorry. But then again – that would be your problem, not mine. 😉 }
“MUSIC is my life” – what a cliche.
But music is my life, really.
In the mornings, instead of a normal alarm, my stereo goes off playing (currently) Richie Sambora or The Feelers to wake me.
As soon as I’m awake, my mind plays non-stop a significant song. Sometimes it can be cool (when I think of someone and Bruce Springsteen gives a private concert in my mind and sings “Devils & Dust” unplugged in my mind), sometimes it is really annoying (when it’s a song I really don’t like at all that is being played repeatedly in my mind!).
While running down the little path next to the river to try out my new running shoes, I hear Robbie Williams, The Pretenders and the Spindoctors through my earphones.
Before hopping in the shower, I turn on the little radio in the bathroom to listen to my favourite radio station which plays The Rolling Stones or Queen.
When I drive, I plug my iPod into the stereo and listen to Razorlight (“Wire To Wire”), Pearl Jam (“Just Breathe”) or Oasis (“Wonderwall”).
At work in my brother’s restaurant, I slide an Amy MacDonald or the Crash Test Dummies disk into the stereo – and as soon as the last customer is out of the door, I turn the volume up and blast Metallica or Guns N’Roses.
While scribbling in my diary or writing my blog, I have Bon Jovi playing in the background.
And my three favourite movies are “Leading Man” (because it’s Jon Bon Jovi’s best movie, the others pretty much sucked, I reckon), “Walk The Line” (Reese Witherspoon is the born June Carter!) and “August Rush” (because it is an amazing movie about love and music and the love of music).
My motto is: “I Love Rock’n’Roll” and it happened quite a few times that I could honestly say: “The Radio Saved My Life Tonight“.
I play the guitar and the keyboard and I used to have singing lessons (which I gave up when I went to New Zealand).
A visual encounter with parts of my iTunes library looks like that:
The lyrics to “Elgar/Something Inside” by Jonathan Rhys Meyers from the movie “August Rush” are the ones I can relate to most at the moment.
♫ My all-time favourite: “Living On A Prayer” by Bon Jovi ♫
♫ The song that reminds me of a special encounter: “You could be mine” by Guns N’Roses ♫
♫ A song I discovered in New Zealand: “Cavalry” by Midnight Youth ♫
♫ The song I learned at singing class: “Ironic” by Alanis Morisette ♫
♫ My all-time favourite live song: “Keep The Faith” by Bon Jovi ♫
♫ A song I used to play on the guitar fairly often: “Wake Me Up When September Ends” by GreenDay ♫
♫ A song I listen to when angry: “Sad But True” by Metallica ♫
♫ One of my favourite SingStar songs: “Papa Don’t Preach” by Madonna ♫
♫ The most romantic song of all time: “If I Can’t Have Your Love” by Richie Sambora ♫
♫ One song I can always listen to and never get sick of: “You Got It” by Roy Orbison ♫
♫ My favourite song from Pretty Woman, the movie (except for “Pretty Woman”, the song): “Listen To Your Heart” by Roxette ♫
♫ And last but not least the song I always used to sing for my kitten (his name was Johnny): “Johnny B.” by The Hooters ♫
Do you like music or does it even play an important role in your life? What are your favourite songs?
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