The Song Stuck In My Head: “I FEEL LOVED” by DEPECHE MODE (2001)

“It’s The Dark Night Of My Soul…

…And Temptation’s Taking Hold…

…But Through The Pain And The Suffering…

…Through The Heartache And Trembling…

…I FEEL LOVED…

…I FEEL LOVED. …“

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The Song “I FEEL LOVED” Is Yet Another FAVE-Of-FAVES From The 2001 DEPECHE MODE Album “EXICTER” !!!

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“…As The Darkness Closes In…

…In My Head I Hear Whispering…

…Questioning And Beckoning…

…But I’m Not Taken In…

…I FEEL LOVED…

…I FEEL LOVED. …“

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While Out-&-About On My Morning Walk…

…I Listened To Many MANY Quality Jams…

…The Bulk Of Which I’ve Already Discussed With Y’all.

HOWEVER…

…This Song…

“I FEEL LOVED“

by DEPECHE MODE

…Was The Final Song Of The Walk…

…And The One Song That’s Been On The Ole Brain, Since.

I Knew I Hadn’t Blogged About It…

…And I Felt That Was Doing This Song A Serious Injustice.

“I FEEL LOVED“

…Is An Exceptional Little Number…

…And One Of My Faves From A Personal Favorite Album…

“EXCITER“

!!! !!!! !!!

I Sincerely LOVE The Lyrics…

…The Beat Of The Song Is VERY Catchy…

…And It Totally Brings Back Some Fond Memories From My Clubbing Days.

You See, My Peeps…

…The Dance Clubs USED To Allow Patrons To Bring In Some Of Their Music…

…And Getting It Played Only Depended On Your DJ For The Night.

In 2001 AND 2002…

…I Would Tote Around The “EXCITER” Album…

…In The Hopes Of Getting One Of Three Songs Played.

“DREAM ON“

&

“THE DEAD OF NIGHT“

…Were Two Said Three Songs.

The Third Was…

…Of Course…

“I FEEL LOVED“

!!! !!!! !!!

Some People May Scoff At The Thought Of Tipping A DJ $10 Just To Play Some Songs.

I…

…On The Other Hand…

…Never Had Any Issues With That Practice.

Whatever Money I Spent On Getting My Tunes Played Was Less Money Being Spent On The Booze-Choice Of The Night.

Trust Me, Kiddies…

…It Was A Totally Acceptable Trade-Off.

😉

ANYWAY…

…I Sincerely Hope Y’all Have A Damned Decent FRIDAY, Fo SHO!

Please Take Care…

…Be Good…

…See Me Soon…

…And…

…Talk To Me Sooner!!!

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“…You Took The Word… And Made It Heard… And Eased The People’s Pain… And For That…” –BEN FOLDS (“Not The Same” (2001))

“…You Were Idolized…

…Immortalized…

…And You Were Not The Same After That. …“

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“NOT THE SAME” Is From BEN FOLDS‘ 2001 Album “ROCKIN’ THE SUBURBS“

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“…Walking Tall…

…You’d Bought It All…

…And You Were Not The Same After That…

…’Till Someone Died…

…On The Water Slide…

…And You Were Not The Same After That. …“

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BEN FOLDS

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“…You See’em Drop Like Flies…

…From The Bright Sunny Skies…

…They Come Knockin’ At Your Door…

…With This Look In Their Eyes…

…You Got One Good Trick…

…And You’re Hangin’ On…

…You’re Hangin’ On…

…To It. …“

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After Having Two Different Conversations In The Past Couple Days Concerning…

BEN FOLDS

…I Decided To Toss MY Favorite Song Of His Out To Y’all In The Bloggin’ing World.

BEN FOLDS

…Came To My Geographical Area Back In Early 2002.

He Was Promoting The Album…

“ROCKIN’ THE SUBURBS“

…That He’d Released Back In September 2001.

I Actually Went On A Date To See Him Play LIVE!

And While The Relationship Didn’t Last Much Beyond That…

(Though We ARE Friends Again, Fo SHO)

…The Vivid Memory Of The Concert Remained.

He Did A Couple Songs From His Former Group…

“BEN FOLDS FIVE“

…But The Bulk Of The Songs He Played For Us That Night Were From This, His First Real Solo-Album.

I Happily Listened Closely To Each And Every Song.

I Was Supremely Impressed, To Say The Least.

And While The Title Song…

“ROCKIN’ THE SUBURBS“

…Was Easily His Most Popular Number…

…MY Favorite Was…

“NOT THE SAME“

.Period.

To This Day…

…Listening To…

BEN FOLDS

…Always Puts A Smile On My Face.

I Was HOOKED After That Concert In 2002…

…But I Hadn’t Really Paid Him Much Mind Here In 2012.

I’m VERY VERY Glad I’m Doing So Again.

A Brilliant AND Talented Artist Whose Music Is Never Short In The Personal Smiles Department.

If You’ve Never Heard Him…

…Nor Heard Of Him…

…Or Whatever…

…The Album…

“ROCKIN’ THE SUBURBS“

…Is A GREAT Place To BEGIN!!!

Enjoy My Peeps!!!

Hope Y’all Have A Wonderful FRIDAY…

…And An Even MORE Wonderful WEEKEND!!!

L8r, Gators!!!

😀

“Here Shall We Live… In This Terrible Town… Where The Price For Out Eyes… Shall Squeeze Them Tight Like A Fist…” — DAVID BOWIE (“Slow Burn” (2002))

“…And The Walls Shall Have Eyes…

…And The Doors Shall Have Ears…

…But We’ll Dance In The Dark…

…And They’ll Play With Our Lives…

…Like A Slow Burn…

…Leading Us On And On And On…

…Like a Slow Burn…

…Turning Us Round And Round And Round…

…But Who Are We…

…So Small In Times Such As These…

…Slow Burn…

…Slow Burn. …“

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“SLOW BURN” Is Off DAVID BOWIE‘s 2002 Album “HEATHEN“

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“…Oh, These Are The Days…

…These Are The Strangest Of All…

…These Are The nights…

…These Are The Darkest To Fall…

…But Who Knows?…

…Echoes In Tenement Halls…

…Who Knows?…

…Though The Years Snare Them All…

…Like A Slow Burn…

…Leading Us On And On And On…

…Like A Slow Burn…

…Twirling Us Round And Round And Upside-Down…

…There’s Fear Overhead…

…There’s Fear Overground…

…Slow Burn…

…Slow Burn. …“

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DAVID BOWIE During The “HEATHEN” Tour, Circa 2002

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I’ve Always Referred To…

“HEATHEN“

…As The FORGOTTEN…

DAVID BOWIE

…Album.

It Was Released In 2002…

…And I Remain The ONLY Person In My Little World Who Actually Owns It.

Period.

Some Of The Songs I Sincerely Didn’t Dig So Much.

BUT BUT BUT…

…There ARE A Few Choice Tunes That Are Simply WONDERFUL.

So…

…For Now…

…I’ve Chosen To Highlight The Song…

“SLOW BURN“

…As It Was Widely Accepted To Be The Best Tune On The Album.

Y’all Should Totally Give It A Listen, Sometime.

If You LOVE Some…

DAVID BOWIE

…Then You’ll Likely LOVE…

“SLOW BURN“

!!! !!!

I Sure Did.

And That’s What Really Matters, Right???

RIGHT!!!

😉

HAPPY LISTENING, MY PEEPS!!!

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Random(‘ish) Movie Mention: “REIGN OF FIRE” (2002)

Sooo…

…Hmm…

…What Can I Say Here?

MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY

(In One Of My Favorite Parts For Him (As It Does NOT Fit-In With The Rest Of His Body Of Work))

…And…

CHRISTIAN BALE

(Being His Usual Brooding AND Sexy Self (Post-"AMERICAN PSYCHO" And Pre-"BATMAN BEGINS"))

…And…

GERARD BUTLER

(Before Anyone Actually Knew Who He Was (Unless They Were ME And Had Already Seen "DRACULA 2000"))

…Are Goin’ BALLZ To Da WALLZ Against…

…

…

…A HORDE OF FIRE-BREATHING DRAGONS!!!

BOOYAH, BABY!!!

BOOYAH, INDEED!!!

“REIGN OF FIRE“

…Didn’t Honestly Get The Grand Reception I Had Originally Anticipated.

I Really Thought Folks Were Gonna Eat This One Up AND Love It.

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Instead…

…They Mainly Just Chewed It Up AND Spat It Right Out Again.

😦

BUT WHY?!?!?!

To ME…

“REIGN OF FIRE“

…Was A Helluva Flick!!!

Action.

Adventure.

Fantasy.

FIRE-BREATHING DRAGONS.

In Other Words…

…FUN FUN FUN!!!

Come On, Peeps!!!

WHY DIDN’T YOU LOVE THIS FLICK???

Was It NOT Cool Enough?

Was It NOT Hot Enough?

Was It NOT Not Enough?

Hmm.

I Dunno.

What I DO Know…

…Tho…

…Is That I LOVED IT!

I Saw It In The Theater, Actually.

And THEN…

…I Saw It In The Theater AGAIN!!!

Do You Know What It Takes To Get ME Into The Theater TWICE To See ANYTHING?!?!?!?!

EXACTLY!!!

It Takes A WHOLE HELLUVA LOT, My Peeps, Fo SHO!!!

“REIGN OF FIRE“

…Was A WONDERFULLY FUN FUN FUN FLICK…

…And I Sincerely Feel It Got A Bum-Rep For NO GOOD REASON.

Care To Debate This???

Fine.

Go Ahead.

Debate Until You’re Blue AND Purple In The Face.

It Ain’t Gonna Change MY Tune, That’s Fo DAYUM SHO!!!

😉

So…

…Pretty PRETTY PLEEEEEEASE, My Peeps…

…Give…

“REIGN OF FIRE“

…Another Chance.

It May Not Win You Over.

I Grant That.

BUT…

…It IS Better Than Most People Have Ever Given It Credit For.

REMEMBER, Kiddies…

…Movies Like This One…

…Are Made For One Major Reason…

…

…

…FUN…

…FUN…

…FUN!!!

So…

…GO HAVE SOME, WHY DON’T’YA!!!

I’ll Wait Right Here Until You Get Back.

Maybe.

😉

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