My loyal Roxiticus Desperate Housewives readers know I haven't been nineteen in quite some time, but I've been able to relate to Steely Dan's "Hey Nineteen" since he first sang the song in 1980....though at the time I was a freshman in high school with a 19-year-0ld boyfriend (mmm, on a motorcycle), not a 19-year-old girl with a much older man. And even at 15, I remembered the Queen of Soul. Tonight I'm hiding out by the fireplace and in the blogosphere, trying not to panic at the prospect of eight (8??!!) overnight guests for our dysfunctional family Christmas Monday, and for some reason the song's been running through my head.
Way back when in '67 I was the dandy Of Gamma Chi Sweet things from Boston So young and willing Moved down to Scarsdale And where the hell am I
Hey Nineteen No we can't dance together No we can't talk at all Please take me along When you slide on down
Hey Nineteen That's 'Retha Franklin She don't remember the Queen of Soul It's hard times befallen The sole survivors She thinks I'm crazy But I'm just growing old
Hey Nineteen No we got nothing in common No we can't talk at all Please take me along When you slide on down
The Cuervo Gold The fine Colombian Make tonight a wonderful thing We can't dance together No we can't talk at all
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Spend enough time in the car with London and Maddie and they'll get through all four Glee CDs (plus the Glee Christmas album). While the show is completely plot-free this season, the soundtrack continues to be fun, reminding me of a whole bunch of great Gleeriginals (the originals that the Glee cast has covered) that I've been compiling as a playlist on my iPod. Others may recognize "Alone" from the covers performed by Celine Dion (Taking Chances album) or Carrie Underwood (on American Idol), but I want to make sure my girls identify with the 1987 power ballad from Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart on their Bad Animals album.
Since I've started working out on our new Tuff Stuff home gym (weight machine), I've developed two different workout playlists...an aerobic workout requires 22.5 minutes of randy Katy Perry and Lady Gaga to take my mind off gasping for air for three miles on the eliptical trainer, but my weight training days require hard rock...Van Halen's "Finish What You Started," Led Zeppelin's "Dyermaker," Bon Jovi's "You Give Love a Bad Name, "Still Got This Thing for You" by Alannah Miles, and this one by Heart...the kind of soundtrack that takes me back to the high school weight room and, like the football coach, screams "gimme one more rep."
I hear the ticking of the clock I'm lying here the room's pitch dark I wonder where you are tonight No answer on the telephone And the night goes by so very slow Oh I hope that it won't end though Alone
Till now I always got by on my own I never really cared until I met you And now it chills me to the bone How do I get you alone How do I get you alone
You don't know how long I have wanted to touch your lips and hold you tight, oh You don't know how long I have waited and I was going to tell you tonight
But the secret is still my own and my love for you is still unknown Alone
Till now I always got by on my own I never really cared until I met you And now it chills me to the bone How do I get you alone How do I get you alone
How do I get you alone How do I get you alone
Alone, alone
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This past weekend, London and Maddie rocked the house with their performances in the big Annie's Playhouse show at Bernards High School. Maddie sang "If Mama Was Married" from Gypsy with one other girl, and London was part of a trio performing "Holding Out for a Hero" from Footloose. Roxy was one proud mama.
Time flies...I can't believe it's been almost 27 years since Footloose, which came out in the winter of 1984, the year I graduated from high school, when we were all "Holding Out for a Hero." To use another cliche, I guess times have changed, too... these days, I know a small handful of everyday heroes and hope both of my girls have some strong role models, both male and female, in their lives. I still like the song's message of never settling for less than the best.
I don't have the DVD of London's performance, so we'll have to settle for Bonnie Tyler. Enjoy!
Where have all the good men gone And where are all the gods? Where's the street-wise Hercules To fight the rising odds? Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed? Late at night I toss and turn and dream of what I need
[Chorus]
I need a hero I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night He's gotta be strong And he's gotta be fast And he's gotta be fresh from the fight I need a hero I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light He's gotta be sure And it's gotta be soon And he's gotta be larger than life
Somewhere after midnight In my wildest fantasy Somewhere just beyond my reach There's someone reaching back for me Racing on the thunder end rising with the heat It's gonna take a superman to sweep me off my feet
[Chorus]
Up where the mountains meet the heavens above Out where the lightning splits the sea I would swear that there's someone somewhere Watching me
Through the wind end the chill and the rain And the storm and the flood I can feel his approach Like the fire in my blood
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Maybe it's a Jersey girl thing, but I haven't been able to get this song out of my head since "Neil Young" and Bruce Springsteen covered Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth (just whip it) I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth (whip it real good)
Hop up out the bed turn my swag on Pay no attention to them haters cuz we whip em off and we ain't doing nothing wrong so don't tell me nothing, i'm just tryna have fun so keep the party jumping
so whats up (yea) And I'll be doing what to do we turn our back and whip our hair and just shake them off shake them off, shake them off,shake them off
Don't let haters keep me off my grind Keep my head up i know I'll be fine Keep fighting until i get there When i'm down and i feel like giving up i think again
I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth (just whip it) I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth (whip it real good) I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth (just whip it) I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth (whip it real good) I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth (just whip it) I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth (whip it real good) I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth
I'ma get more shine than a little bit Soon as i hit the stage applause im hearing it whether its black stars black hearts im feeling it but can't none of them whip it like i do I, i gets it in mmmm yea i go hard when they see me pull up i whip it real hard i whip it real hard,real hard,i whip it real hard
Don't let haters keep me off my grind Keep my head up i know I'll be fine Keep fighting until i get there When i'm down and i feel like giving up i think again
I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth (just whip it) I whip my hair back and forth
I whip my hair back and forth (whip it real good) I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth (just whip it) I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth (whip it real good)
I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth (just whip it) I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth (whip it real good)
I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth (ok, ok just whip it) I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth (whip it real good) I whip my hair back and forth
All my Ladies if you feel me do it do it whip your hair (whip your hair) Don't matter if its long, short (long,short) do it do it whip your hair (whip your hair)
All my Ladies if you feel me come on do it do it whip your hair (whip your hair) Don't matter if its long, short (long short) do it do it whip your hair (your hair, your hair)
I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth (just whip my hair) I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth (whip it real good) I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth (just whip my hair) I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth (whip it real good) I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth (just whip my hair) I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth (whip it real good)
I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth (just whip it) I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth (whip it real good) I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth (just whip it) I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth (whip it real good)
I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth
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