1. If I'm Not in Love With You-Faith Hill. OK..seriously. Why is this on my phone? I am not a fan of her. Time to get rid of it. Kathy Troccoli's version is much better (and older).
2. If You Leave by OMD. Classic 80s tune from the movie Pretty in Pink. Two of my teachers took a couple of us to see the movie one Saturday. It was awesome!!
3. Days Are Numbers by The Allan Parsons Project. Yea, remember this one? It isn't one you hear anymore ANYWHERE. I liked it when it was current and then one summer (1987), I went to Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. This was back when they had tents and if you didn't get your app in early enough, you were stuck in the tents. In complete hindsight, the tents were THE BEST. They were sturdy with actual floors. Anyway...I was in my tent one day and I heard a girl next to our tent playing this on her clarinet. She had me at Alan Parsons Project and she became my best friend at camp.
4. Somewhere in the Night by Barry Manilow. So, let's be honest here. Being a Manilow fan in today's world is NOT common unless you are a bit older. When I was 6 (1978), I LOVED playing with the record player and I put my mother's "Greatest Hits" album by Barry on that record player FREQUENTLY. If you are familiar with this album, then you know there is a GREAT picture of him in the middle of the album (it opens like a book). As a 6 year old, I absolutely DID kiss that picture!!! Sorry, not sorry! :)
5. I'm So Excited by The Pointer Sisters. This became a favorite when I started working for CK105 in Flint. The night before my first day, I cranked this tune. To this day, it reminds me of my first day at that station. Great times!
6. Cold As Ice by Foreigner. We all know Foreigner is a GREAT band! This song became a favorite in 1987 when I was at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. I was not placed in a cabin, but in their tents. The tents weren't like the ones you would go camping in. They were VERY roomy and made with a very, very, heavy canvas. The wooden floor was thick and sat up off the ground. It was very roomy and we never had problems with being too hot (like the cabins), weren't as filthy as the cabins...it was a COMPLETE blast! Anyway, one morning after we our morning rehearsal, my friend and I had headed back to our tent to get a short nap in before we had to go to our next class. My little clock radio alarm went off when we had to get up and this song was the one that was playing. We laughed and laughed because, that morning, it WAS VERY cold for July!!! Hey..we were 9th graders. We were easily entertained.
7. Hold Me Til The Morning Comes by Paul Anka. You know how you hear music when you are in a grocery store or dept store or the like?? This is where I heard this song for the first time. I was working in a deli at a grocery store when I was like 20 years old. That is how I became aware of this tune and quite honestly, I don't know that I've heard it anywhere else other than there (or on a SiriusXM channel). I loved this instantly! Peter Cetera's background vocals truly made this one even more awesome. Call me a geek. This isn't the only song I've come to know and love courtesy of the overhead music in that store! Gloria Estefan's "I See Your Smile" was another that became a fave.
8. What Kind Of Man Would I Be by Chicago. Chicago is one of my all-time favorites! I saw them in concert 16 years ago and although they were old men now, they were absolutely AMAZING. A big draw is their use of actual band instruments...trumpet, trombone, etc. This one became a favorite when I was going out with a particular person when I was in high school. I've got to say that he was probably my very first love. Although I never see him anymore nor have I talked to him in maybe 18 years (and that was brief), he will always have a special place in my memories.
9. Sweet Life by Paul Davis. It's an old song, but it became a MUST when my daughter turned one. I put together a slideshow of her through the first year and this was one of the songs I had in the background of that slideshow. The lyrics are just too close to home and it will ALWAYS remind me of her.
10. Jump by Kris Kross. 1992!! I swear the 90s were full of some amazing music! I recall one day I was sitting in the car when my mother ran into a store. I was 20 years old. It was a beautiful sunny day and I had the window completely down with this one cranked. I looked up and about 15 feet away from me was a store employee gathering shopping carts from the parking lot. This kid started dancing in a hip hop way and singing along with the music like I was doing!! LOL I want to be 20 again!!
