This Beat is TECHNOTRONIC

I know it's not Monday, and that it's been months since I've even done a music Monday post, but just wanted to show you who is responsible for my clean apartment these last couple of weeks.

I start cleaning and dancing all around the house and suddenly my place goes from messy to clean in no time at all, it's kinda magical. :-P  
Ya Kid K Rules! This girl knows how to get me movin! Remember these songs?

Any songs you listen to that guarantee a clean space afterward?

Take a girl like that and put her in a natural setting

Here's a little Friday shop update of red, white, and black. I'm very guilty of putting probably way too much of my favorite 3 colors in the shop.

Enjoy your weekend, dear blogger friends. ♥

Oh, and the title of this post comes from the fun song below!

sequined silk dress


cream satin dramatic sleeve blouse


floral cut-outs swimsuit


rockabilly bombshell lipstick red halter dress


40's vintage pleated black skirt


80's bodycon mini dress in bright cherry


pleated polka dot mini skirt


rhinestone center maxi dress, 1970's


high waist black pencil skirt


Listening to: Beethoven (I love to listen to) by the Eurythmics.
This melodramatic performance by Annie Lennox is fabulous, love her!

Ever have one of these kind of days?
Domestic Bliss gone awry!

♫ Some women think that they don't count. . .♫

Bright as Yellow, Warm as Yellow

My brother introduced me to the angelic voice of Karen Peris when I was in high school.
She is responsible for the lead vocals in
The Innocence Mission.
I love this song, the lyrics are so beautiful and the video is so summery. Enjoy!

♫ And I do not want to be a rose
I do not wish to be pale pink
But flower scarlet, flower gold
And have no thorns to distance me.... ♫

Bright as YELLOW.


xoxo

Love Cats

It must have been the previous post that inspired me to find this song! That and the man in the above and below pics. He and I have decided to be a WE.
Makes me a little nervous because he is supposed to move at the end of August for a big important job coming up. . . hmmm. . . we'll see.
Until then, there's nothing wrong with enjoying a little romantic company for the summer, right? ;)

Think I'll go with this sweet feeling for a moment or two . . .


♫ ♫ We should have each other to tea, huh?
We should have each other with cream
Then curl up by the fire
And sleep for awhile
It's the grooviest thing
It's the perfect dream ♫ ♫

- LOVE CATS by The Cure

Robert Smith is so fun, love this song to pieces!




Have a lovely weekend, ALL OF YoU!

xoxo

My Music Monday -- The Breeders

I started listening to the Breeders in high school, thanks to my older brother who always seemed to know about cool music (at least in my eyes).

Kim & Kelly Deal were my idols back then!

These songs completely take me back to the 1990's. They're the songs my alternative friends and I were rocking out to! (and putting on mixed tapes for our boy crushes)
hahahhaha

P.s. Is the word "alternative" even still in use? ;-P

♫ I know you little libertine, I know you're a real koo koo. . . ♫

Cannonball


Divine Hammer


Safari


Don't Call Home!


Do You Love Me Now?


And last but not least, my very favorite. . .
Not the original video, but FITS PERFECTLY. :)

Drivin on 9.

We're After the Same Rainbow's End. . .

In light of twitter's Music Monday, I am inspired today to extend the "listen to this" spirit to my dear blogger friends. Moon River has been one of my very favorite songs since I can remember. The lyrics are so touching that I honestly get the chills whenever I hear this song, no matter who is singing it. It's one of those songs that might even make you cry sometimes because it's so beautiful. The Karen Peris version does this to me, but then again, most of her lovely songs do. :)

xo

Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's


The angelic voice of Karen Peris, lead singer in The Innocence Mission.


Good ole' Frank Sinatra. Smooth and beautiful.



How about you, what song gives you the chills?

20 years of Edie Brickell

After recently reading my friend Kerri's latest post about her love for music, I was inspired to share one of my own favorite singers.

The beautiful Edie Brickell.


I can't believe it's been TWENTY years that I've been listening to this amazing and talented woman. It was 1989 when my older brother (a high schooler at the time) introduced young 5th-grader me to her music.


It would be way too hard to pick a favorite album of Edie's because I seriously love each and every one of them.





Not only is she poetic, but her songs are meaningful and most of the time tell of some heartfelt, moving story. A few of her songs are so incredibly dear to me that I would honestly say they have been almost healing to my life.

This one is called Once in a Blue Moon. We've all felt this way about one person at some time in our lives. :)



Here are a few more songs I found on Youtube, really just for listening, as most of these don't include the original videos. Enjoy!

1.Green Everything about this song reminds me of my childhood, and how easy it is to believe, when you're that young, the illusion that the grass is always greener on the other side. . .
2.Stay Awhile Very romantic song, one of my faves!
3.Me by the Sea Beautiful song about being alone and loneliness.
4.Circle This song never fails to make me cry, reminds me of friends from college so much.
5. Little Miss S A sad tale of a famous young woman's life ruined by drugs.
6. Lost in the Moment A tragedy from many different perspectives. A bit of a tearjerker.
7. Good Times One of the best FEEL GOOD songs I've ever heard. (includes original video)

I hope you find an appreciation for this lovely music as much as I have.
If you haven't already, check out Edie's WEBSITE, where you'll find two more songs, I Get Mean and Stories We Tell Ourselves. You'll love the adorable video footage of both!

xo
Jessica

Stevie of the 70's

I've always preferred the eras of the 60's and the 80's for their fashion, always favorited them over any other time periods in history for styles that I like. There's one reason why the 70's have always stood out, however. That reason is Stevie Nicks. My brother introduced me to her music when I was in high school. I loved it, and have ever since. No voice compares to THAT voice. When I got a little older I realized that I also loved her style, that it was just as captivating as her lyrics always were. . .

♫And did you say she was pretty?♫
-Silver Springs-


♫She is dancing away from you now, she was just a wish. . . she was just a wish. . .♫
-Gypsy-


♫But, the feeling remains, even after the glitter fades...♫
-After the Glitter Fades-


♫Rock on, ancient queen, Follow those who pale in your shadow♫
-Gold Dust Woman


♫All your life you've never seen a woman taken by the wind, would you stay if she promised you heaven, will you ever win, will you ever win?♫
-Rhiannon-



Stevie will always be the woman in the long, billowy, angel-sleeved sheer dresses, the ones that created all the movement in that tiny frame with the amazing voice on stage. She's also famous for her fringed shawls, black top hat, and platform suede boots.

"Personally, I think that sexy is keeping yourself mysterious. I'm really an old-fashioned girl, and I think I'm totally sexy."
Stevie Nicks

If you haven't been exposed to her music, or know little about it, listen to and watch this or this, and I hope you become as inspired by this bohemian beauty as I have. The 70's and early 80's songs especially are so symbolic and beautifully written. Enjoy!
xo