Taylor Swift Challenge: Swiftie for Life

Taylor is in playing New England this weekend, and it's so close to me. But I have other plans (and didn't even try to get tickets). 

So this looked fun...

But it's hard to choose which songs are my favorites! Of course, all are Taylor's Versions. That's just a given. 

1. Tim McGraw - I'm an OG fan and when I heard this, I knew it was going to be the start of something magical. 

2. Picture to Burn

3. You Belong with Me

4. Last Kiss

5. All Too Well (Ten Minute Version)

6. Bad Blood

7. Getaway Car

8. Paper Rings

9. You Belong with Me 

10. Christmas Tree Farm

11. Already married, so missed the boat...but maybe Enchanted or Long Live

12. Red

13.  Right Where You Left Me

14. I Knew You Were Trouble

15. Invisible String

16. That was the Moment that I Knew

17. Begin Again

18. 22

19. The Last Great American Dynasty

20. Mad Woman

21. Shake it Off

22. Christmases When You Were Mine

23. Back to December 

24. Sadly haven't been to one - almost saw her in a very small venue, but she canceled last minute to be in the recording studio for her second album. But wouldn't that have been amazing?

25. No Body, No Crime (But Babe is a close second)

26. Today was a Fairy Tale

27. Mr. Perfectly Fine

28. 

29. Betty

30. Forever & Always

Any of these your answers too? 

Top Ten Tuesday: Songs from Movies

This week's topic is another one about titles. I'm not good at making up titles, so I'm changing the topic. I'm talking about songs that when they come on the radio remind me of a movie scene. Not musicals - obviously. And not songs written for the movies (that I know of)

This is a favorite movie from my childhood. I never hear this song without thinking of this movie.

Adventures in Babysitting - Then He Kissed Me by The Crystals

I do love a good dance scene!

Love Actually - Jump by The Pointer Sisters

Another Hugh Grant movie...

I love the time lapse here. Clever. 

Notting Hill  - Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone by Billy Withers

And more Hugh Grant.

I especially like Happy Birthday whatshisname 

Bridget Jones's Diary - The Weather Girls

Another fun dance scene

13 Going on 30 - Thriller by Michael Jackson

More dancing. Oh, how I wish I could dance

Center Stage - The Way You Make Me Feel by Michael Jackson

Obviously this one.

Pretty Woman - Oh, Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison

And this one too come to think of it
Pretty Woman and Kiss by Prince

And really anything from the Dirty Dancing soundtrack

What songs take you back to a movie?

Mini Review: This is Our Story

It's been 10 years since Taylor Swift had her first song debut on the radio. She's only grown since then.

The Good:
* I learned a lot about Taylor Swift
* I couldn't put the book down
* Great pictures
* Reading this made me want to go back and listen to her songs - ALL of them

The Bad:
* No photo captions
* Some of the interviews were too similar

Final Thoughts:
I really enjoyed this book and I think fans will love it.

I remember the first time I heard Taylor Swift - I was driving home from work when I still worked in Rhode Island (I had an hour drive). I heard Tim McGraw and instantly fell in love. I knew the girl signing that song was going to be huge. What I adore about her songs is that they tell a story.

I've been trying to think of my Top Ten Favorite Songs of Taylor Swifts and it's really hard.
Long Live
Enchanted
Begin Again
All Too Well
22 
Fifteen
Shake it Off
Last Kiss
Back to December
Red
Out of the Woods
Starlight

See it's just impossible. Too many great stories in these songs.

Are you a Taylor Swift fan? Which song is your favorite?

Top Ten Tuesday: Songs

This week's topic is all about audio, so I'm choosing awesome country songs that still make me want to sing and/or dance along whenever I hear them. They also take me back to college years where I fell in love with country music.

- meme from The Broke and the Bookish 

She's in Love with the Boy

Goodbye Earl

Mississippi Girl

There's More to Me Than You

This One's For the Girls

She Drew a Broken Heart

Suds in the Bucket

Get Over Yourself

Any Man of Mine

Bye Bye

Ten Things: Songs of Poetry

What I love about songs is the story told by the singer and it's even better for me if I know the singer wrote the song. These are the songs that get stuck in my head and I can't stop listening to the story.

Here's ten songs that have that quality for me:

Happy Women's History Month: Songs

As a salute to Women's History Month (and the 30th anniversary), I'm going to end the month with posts about feisty women.
Today's topic songs about gusty women in no particular order but enough for each day of the month. Leave ones I didn't get a chance to list in the comments!

*super big thanks to Joy and Cara for helping out on this list*