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Originally Posted by VikingGF
(Post 4834707)
GREAT thread. I must contribute! The first time I heard this song I was driving. I'm always driving, it seems. Anyway, I listened carefully to the words, for I love Brandi Carlisle, and I was in tears by the end of the first chorus. By the second I was pulled over on the side of the road, bawling. I was a frightened, sad, hopeless active drinker and this song became my impetus to do something about it. It took about a year. But I played it a lot, and I cried every time. I don't cry anymore. I sing it, and I sing it loud. Especially the end. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNmo8I4dEQE Will have to Google it lol |
Another sad one but I love it I've used it before in this context but it's been on my mind since Robin Williams - goodbye to a toxic friend called addiction? D |
Originally Posted by Dee74
(Post 4836664)
Another sad one but I love it I've used it before in this context but it's been on my mind since Robin Williams - goodbye to a toxic friend called addiction? D |
It was the same album - True Colours - unless the tracks were different overseas. D |
One of my favorites Helpless by Crosby, Stills and Nash. Raises the hairs on my neck |
Wow..well, I do remember that title..and cover art. Had to have been on it. My earliest drinking episodes (my friend and stealing booze mom her parents liquor cabinet..first time drunk was at that house)..her brother used to play that album endlessly ..it drove us nuts..but the only song that I remember was..I Got You. 14 years old..drinking and dancing to that damn song over and over and over and over and over. |
That's a new one on me too. It's fitting though. Anyone up for some Freddie with a bouffant? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRdo7WXTVoM |
Here is a song completely unrelated to alcohol, but it just makes me happy when I hear it. Jovanotti is a popular Italian musician, his music could be categorized as "pop" but his appeal is more far reaching. I love the video too, it really sums up the summer feeling here in Italy very well. :) On that note, I'm off to the beach for the day! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsCCnpcGEWI BACIAMI ANCORA/ KISS ME AGAIN Un bellissimo spreco di tempo/ a beautiful waste of time un’impresa impossibile/ an impossible undertaking l’invenzione di un sogno/ the invention of a dream una vita in un giorno/ a whole life in one day una tenda al di là della duna/ a tent beyond the dune Un pianeta in un sasso, l’infinito in un passo/ a planet in a rock, eternity in a step il riflesso di un sole sull’onda di un fiume/ reflection of a sun on a river's wave son tornate le lucciole a Roma/ the glow-worms are back in Rome nei parchi del centro l’estate profuma./ in the midtown's parks the summer perfumes Una mamma, un amante, una figlia/ a mother, a lover, a daughter un impegno, una volta una nuvola scura/ a commitment, once a dark cloud un magnete sul frigo, un quaderno di appunti/ a magnet on the fridge, a notebook una casa, un aereo che vola./ a house, a plane that flies Baciami ancora…/ kiss me again Baciami ancora…/ kiss me again Tutto il resto è un rumore lontano/ everything else is a distant sound una stella che esplode ai confini del cielo./ a star exploding on the edge of the sky Baciami ancora…/ kiss me again Baciami ancora…/ kiss me again Voglio stare con te/ I wanna be with you inseguire con te/ chase with you tutte le onde del nostro destino./ all the waves of our destiny Una bimba che danza, un cielo, una stanza/ a little girl who dances, the sky, a room, una strada, un lavoro, una scuola/ a road, a job, a school un pensiero che sfugge/ a thought that escapes una luce che sfiora/ a light that skims over una fiamma che incendia l’aurora./ a flame that inflames the dawn Un errore perfetto, un diamante, un difetto/ a perfect mistake, a diamond, a defect uno strappo che non si ricuce./ a tear that can't be mend Un respiro profondo per non impazzire/ a deep breath to don't go crazy una semplice storia d’amore./ a simple love story Un pirata, un soldato, un dio da tradire/ a pirate, a soldier, a god to betray e l’occasione che non hai mai incontrato./ and the chance that you've never met La tua vera natura, la giustizia del mondo/ your true nature, justice in the world che punisce chi ha le ali e non vola./ that punishes who has wings and doesn't fly Baciami ancora…/ kiss me again Baciami ancora…/ kiss me again Tutto il resto è un rumore lontano/ everything else is a distant sound una stella che esplode ai confini del cielo./ a star exploding on the edge of the sky Baciami ancora…/kiss me again Baciami ancora…/ kiss me again Voglio stare con te/ i wanna be with you invecchiare con te/ grow old with you stare soli io e te sulla luna./ be alone you and I on the moon Coincidenze, destino,/ coincidences, destiny un gigante, un bambino/ a giant, a child che gioca con l’arco e le frecce/ playing with bow and arrow che colpisce e poi scappa/ that hits and runs un tesoro, una mappa,/ a treasure, a map l’amore che detta ogni legge/ love that lays down the law per provare a vedere/ to try to see che c’è laggiù in fondo/ what there is down there dove sembra impossibile stare da soli/ where it seems impossible to be alone a guardarsi negli occhi/ looking each other in the eyes a riempire gli specchi/ filling the mirrors con i nostri riflessi migliori/ with our best reflections |
Can I ask we try and stick to recovery related songs or I'll have to move the thread out of Newcomers forum to the Cafe..., thanks :) D |
Peter Gabriel "hear that voice again" so perfect for alcoholic thinking. Actually the whole SO album is filled with great ones Red Rain. |
'Easy To Slip' 'Little Feat' is considered a group of Musician's Musicians to many of us Players. Founder Lowell George left us far too soon at age 34. His legacy, and cautionary tale re: his own Addiction, is preserved in this >40 year old melodic gem. 'Easy To Slip' ~ Little Feat ~ You Tube It's so easy to slip It's so easy to fall And let your memory drift And do nothin' at all All the love that you missed All the people that you can't recall Do they really exist at all Well my whole world seems so cold today All the magics's gone away And our time together melts away Like the sad melody I play Well I don't want to drift forever In the shadow of your leaving me So I'll light another cigarette And try to remember to forget It's so easy to slip It's so easy to fall And let your memory drift And do nothin' at all All the love that you missed All the people that you can't recall Do they really exist at all -------------- |
Mariah has quite a few inspirational songs. Through the rain, Can't take that away are def my faves and have helped me thru numerous battles. |
Here's one from a new Boston based band, Lake Street Dive. The song is about some sort of bittersweet relationship, but the analogy used is... pretty clear ;) Fans of upbeat jazz should check it out, because they might just be your new favorite! "You Go Down Smooth" http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CPbfBijOqz8 |
Here is a new Coldplay that I love. It was a song in my workout video, and I ended up downloading it. I never knew I liked Coldplay! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2eknyDs3by8 |
Whoops, sorry Dee, just read your post about it being recovery based. Again, my apologies. |
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