Ah yes, full on vacation mode. I’m here at work, fighting it, and diving right into my routine. But uh oh….routine interrupted (and I hate that, lol…wonder where Cal gets it from….),Lady just played on Pandora. I’ve heard this song a bijillion times, but when I heard it just now, it really made me think of my friends. I’ve always loved the Little River Band and any other cheesy 70’s band,
like Bread, right now Stephen Bishop is on, and I’ve got it cranked, anyway, I
love it all, just short of Muskrat Love or Seasons in the Sun. So, on the eve of vacation, I remember the first time this song was done karaoke. Amy and I were with a couple of other people at Lindo Mexico (ah, the good ‘ol days….) and trying to figure out what to sing (well, for her to sing anyway). This is way back before we even all had our fake names. Long time before I was Gwen, Amy was Sheryl, Erin was Angelina, etc. Anyway, I saw LRB on there, and was
like, Oh yeah! And much to my surprise Amy was totally game to sing it.
I can remember who we were with, but I’m not positive I’m remembering one
of the girls names right. But anyway, those two girls were chatting away, and Amy and I were left to our own devices. Now, I can’t tell you if there was 100 ppl at Lindo that night, or it was just the four of us. But I remember Amy getting up to sing Lady and to that date, it was the greatest song ever. Now, if
you’re reading this, you’ve probably been out with me and seen my horrible
attempts at dancing. I’ve never met my father, but I’m pretty sure he wasn’t black. (Ah, Just the Way You Are is on now…love this one, too). Anyhoo, I remember Amy was out there in the middle of the floor singing w/ nobody out there, so I went out to dance, by myself, to Lady. Now, Lady is the greatest song, but it’s the furthest thing from a dance song that you’ll ever hear. I just remember trying to dance, and it probably looked something like when Whitefeather gets shit faced and is out there dancing by herself at the Brigg, or one of my Native dances when I was a kid. I think I probably had the arms out like I was flying and was twirling around. My friends and I have had a million different karaoke experiences, but that was one of my favorite two karaoke moments. The other, came some probably 10 years later or so. It was a couple of years ago at our 20 year reunion. Tammi and Kirsten (Alan Rooney’s g/f), and I ended up at the Elks. I think they were trying to close the bar, but didn’t want to throw our drunken asses out. Alan and Eric Werner were with us, too. Anyway, I told the girls we needed to sing Lady. They were all excited, and we went up there to sing we all had our microphones and then the music started. I immediately started“singing,” as did the girls. But apparently the girls thought we were going to sing Lady by Kenny Rogers. They were singing
the wrong song. Totally golden. I loved it. We had a blast! Anyway, Lady has become my standard song. I’ve sang it with most of my good friends. Leave it to me to pick the gayest song on earth to have it be my theme song. But hey, when have I ever cared about that stuff anyway? I may be super insecure about a lot of things, but when it comes to my sexuality or how ppl might perceive me, I feel good about myself. I am who I am, and I’m a Lady. LMAO. On second thought, it is pretty gay; maybe I should change my karaoke song to Don’t Cha by the Pussy Cat Dolls. That’s more appropriate, right?
Hope you all have a great day,
Much Love,
Gwen….
Look
around you, look up here
Take time to make time, make time to be there
Look around, be a part
Feel for the winter, but don't have a cold heart
And I love you best
You're not like the rest
You're there when I need
you
You're there when I need
I'm gonna need you
A long time ago I
had a lady to love
She made me think of things I never thought of
Now
she's gone and I'm on my own
A love song has come into my mind
A love
song, it was there all the time
[ Lyrics from:
http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/l/little_river_band/lady.html
]
So lady, let me take a look at you now
You're there on the dance floor,
making me want you somehow
Oh lady, I think it's only fair I should say to
you
Don't be thinkin' that I don't want you, 'cause maybe I do
Look
around, come to me
I have no answers, but know where I wanna be
I look
around, play a part
I was born in the winter and cooled by a warm heart
And I love you best
You're not like the rest
You're there when I need
you
You're there when I need
I'm gonna need you
So lady, let me
take a look at you now
You're there on the dance floor, making me want you
somehow
Oh lady, I think it's only fair I should say to you
Don't be
thinkin' that I don't want you, 'cause maybe I do
Don't be thinkin' that I
don't want you, lady I do
like Bread, right now Stephen Bishop is on, and I’ve got it cranked, anyway, I
love it all, just short of Muskrat Love or Seasons in the Sun. So, on the eve of vacation, I remember the first time this song was done karaoke. Amy and I were with a couple of other people at Lindo Mexico (ah, the good ‘ol days….) and trying to figure out what to sing (well, for her to sing anyway). This is way back before we even all had our fake names. Long time before I was Gwen, Amy was Sheryl, Erin was Angelina, etc. Anyway, I saw LRB on there, and was
like, Oh yeah! And much to my surprise Amy was totally game to sing it.
I can remember who we were with, but I’m not positive I’m remembering one
of the girls names right. But anyway, those two girls were chatting away, and Amy and I were left to our own devices. Now, I can’t tell you if there was 100 ppl at Lindo that night, or it was just the four of us. But I remember Amy getting up to sing Lady and to that date, it was the greatest song ever. Now, if
you’re reading this, you’ve probably been out with me and seen my horrible
attempts at dancing. I’ve never met my father, but I’m pretty sure he wasn’t black. (Ah, Just the Way You Are is on now…love this one, too). Anyhoo, I remember Amy was out there in the middle of the floor singing w/ nobody out there, so I went out to dance, by myself, to Lady. Now, Lady is the greatest song, but it’s the furthest thing from a dance song that you’ll ever hear. I just remember trying to dance, and it probably looked something like when Whitefeather gets shit faced and is out there dancing by herself at the Brigg, or one of my Native dances when I was a kid. I think I probably had the arms out like I was flying and was twirling around. My friends and I have had a million different karaoke experiences, but that was one of my favorite two karaoke moments. The other, came some probably 10 years later or so. It was a couple of years ago at our 20 year reunion. Tammi and Kirsten (Alan Rooney’s g/f), and I ended up at the Elks. I think they were trying to close the bar, but didn’t want to throw our drunken asses out. Alan and Eric Werner were with us, too. Anyway, I told the girls we needed to sing Lady. They were all excited, and we went up there to sing we all had our microphones and then the music started. I immediately started“singing,” as did the girls. But apparently the girls thought we were going to sing Lady by Kenny Rogers. They were singing
the wrong song. Totally golden. I loved it. We had a blast! Anyway, Lady has become my standard song. I’ve sang it with most of my good friends. Leave it to me to pick the gayest song on earth to have it be my theme song. But hey, when have I ever cared about that stuff anyway? I may be super insecure about a lot of things, but when it comes to my sexuality or how ppl might perceive me, I feel good about myself. I am who I am, and I’m a Lady. LMAO. On second thought, it is pretty gay; maybe I should change my karaoke song to Don’t Cha by the Pussy Cat Dolls. That’s more appropriate, right?
Hope you all have a great day,
Much Love,
Gwen….
Look
around you, look up here
Take time to make time, make time to be there
Look around, be a part
Feel for the winter, but don't have a cold heart
And I love you best
You're not like the rest
You're there when I need
you
You're there when I need
I'm gonna need you
A long time ago I
had a lady to love
She made me think of things I never thought of
Now
she's gone and I'm on my own
A love song has come into my mind
A love
song, it was there all the time
[ Lyrics from:
http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/l/little_river_band/lady.html
]
So lady, let me take a look at you now
You're there on the dance floor,
making me want you somehow
Oh lady, I think it's only fair I should say to
you
Don't be thinkin' that I don't want you, 'cause maybe I do
Look
around, come to me
I have no answers, but know where I wanna be
I look
around, play a part
I was born in the winter and cooled by a warm heart
And I love you best
You're not like the rest
You're there when I need
you
You're there when I need
I'm gonna need you
So lady, let me
take a look at you now
You're there on the dance floor, making me want you
somehow
Oh lady, I think it's only fair I should say to you
Don't be
thinkin' that I don't want you, 'cause maybe I do
Don't be thinkin' that I
don't want you, lady I do
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