10 Most Uplifting Songs of 2013

10 Most Uplifting Songs of 2013

Recently, I came across this amazing video chronicling the top hit songs of 2013 (you have to watch it): It got me thinking about the songs that came out this year and all the memories I’ve made. Uplifting songs are a great thing to turn to when you’ve had...
We’re Not Gonna Sit in Silence

We’re Not Gonna Sit in Silence

Sometimes a song comes a long and the lyrics are just perfect. This is one of those songs. “You’re The Voice” We have the chance to turn the pages over We can write what we want to write We gotta make ends meet, before we get much older We’re...
6 Things You Didn’t Know About “My Fair Lady”

6 Things You Didn’t Know About “My Fair Lady”

My Fair Lady was hands down my favorite musical as a child. I would prance around like I was THE Eliza Doolittle. The movie, which cost $17 million in 1964, was a soaring success, so it’s easy to see why it continues to be well-loved. But there are things you...
How am I going to be an Optimist about this?

How am I going to be an Optimist about this?

I have a problem. I am an eternal optimist. Many would say that’s not exactly a problem, but it is when you are trying the wrestle with the problems that plague our Earth. Floods, bombs, poverty, rape, exploitation, war… “How am I gonna be an...
The Most Romantic Lyrics of All Time

The Most Romantic Lyrics of All Time

As Valentine’s Day quickly approaches, I have been thinking about beautiful music. While my husband, the musician, might disagree, I think that lyrics are equally as important as melody when it comes to making a song beautiful. Lyrics are poems, fragments,...