Tunes on Tuesday

I want to finally get back to my 'Tunes on Tuesday' posts. I thought I should post my list again since it's been a month since I first posted it.

Today I'm supposed to share a song that reminds you of my most recent ex-boyfriend. Unfortunately, (or fortunately depending on how you look at it!) my boyfriend before J was the guy I dated in the summer after I graduated from high school. He didn't go to my school so we didn't dance at my prom. Most of our time together was spent hanging out (and making out) in my parents' basement. I don't really remember all that much about our relationship, it was 14 years ago, and I definitely don't remember us having a "song."

I thought I'd look up the top songs from the summer of 2000 to see if that brought back any memories. They did - but not memories of him.

So, even though that long ago break-up was mutual, here's a couple of classic"break-up" songs. (Well, I consider them classic any way!)




Do you have a favourite break-up song?

Tunes on Tuesday

Today's Tunes on Tuesday post is going to be a little different. I'm not going to go with one of my pre-determined topics because I'm still way too excited about the concert I went to Sunday night.

The opening act was a young lady named Victoria Duffield. I had never heard of her. I guess maybe I had heard the name, but I didn't know any of her songs. She wasn't horrible, but she didn't wow me at all either. She seemed like an odd choice to open up for the Backstreet Boys actually. Fifteen years ago she would have been a great choice, and I probably would have really enjoyed it.

 

The Backstreet Boys were awesome of course. Thanks to Brittany I had a floor seat less than ten rows back I would say. I get a little nervous on the floor since I'm so short but I had a great view. They did a good mix of their new songs with the old classics. The show had a ton of energy, but at the same time the guys seemed relaxed and like they were having a good time. (Maybe when you've been doing it for 21 years full stadiums of people screaming don't make you nervous anymore?)

 

My favourite song of the night was Show 'Em What Your Made Of. I enjoy it when I'm listening at home or in the car, but I absolutely loved it live.  

 

 

When they sang We've Got It Goin' On it totally brought me back. I remember falling in love with them watching the video on Much Music and I remember how excited I was getting their CD for Christmas that year.
 

 

And finally, I'm going to share an accapella version of my favourite song of the new album, Permanent Stain. (I prefer the album version but I thought this was kind of different.)
 

   

And even though this post is already a million miles long, here are some of  my favourite pictures from the night:

 

 

I only took my little camera, so the pictures aren't awesome. I wanted to spend less time taking pictures and more time enjoying the concert though, and it worked. I don't feel like I watched the entire concert through the screen of my camera, but I do feel like I got some good shots to help me remember the night.

 

What's the best concert experience you've ever had? Is there anyone you'd really like to see live that you haven't?

 

xo,

Sara

Tunes on Tuesday

This "25 Songs, 25 Days" graphic showed up in my Pinterest feed the other day and I thought it would be a neat idea for some blog posts. Instead of 25 days I'm going to do it over 25 weeks. Every Tuesday I'll do a "Tunes on Tuesday" post from this list, probably in the same order as they appear on the list. I may post a different song from time to time if something comes up, but for the most part I'll be sticking to these ideas. I'm kind of excited to get started. :-)

Today's song is a song from my childhood. I'm sharing "The Sign" by Ace of Base. This song was released in 1993 when I was in grade 6. I remember listening to this song over and over again on my walkman. I think it was the only song I listened to on the whole tape for a couple of weeks. Even now when I hear the song it makes me smile. (And I still know all the words!)



What was your favourite song when you were younger?

xo,
Sara