(43-65) A Little PRINCE

My house is less than a one minute drive to my kid's school; but because it's still so hot out; I've been dropping them off in the morning and picking them up in the afternoon.  So while I was on my way to pick up my kids I was thinking about what I might blog about today and while I was having this brief thought, I was also scanning the radio; and in the 15 second spans of time that it took me to  get from my house to the first stop sign, I heard not 1 but 2 different Prince songs.  Now if that's not a sign of longevity,  I don't know what is.
I've always enjoyed Prince.  I remember the first time that I saw him, when he performed "Wanna be your lover" on Saturday Night Live; and I recall not knowing if he was a guy or a girl; but why wouldn't one be confused with the lyrics "I wanna be your brother; I wanna be your mother and your sister too."  OK, I was confused; and I think that I thought that he was too; but nonetheless; I LOVED the song and I recall that performance to this day; so make an impression he did. 
A couple of years later "Purple Rain" came out and I was a Big fan, "Huge!"  I can't even count how many times I saw that movie in the theater.  I had the soundtrack (of course;) and the day the video (OK, date myself much) came out; I had a "Purple Rain" viewing party.  There were so many fantastic songs in that movie / album; I'd be hard pressed to find one that I didn't like.  Let's face it; the man is a hit machine no matter what his name is.

Funny how just scanning the radio in a couple of seconds, can lead to a post for the night; but there you have it.  Hearing those 2 songs, reminded me of how much I like Prince and I always have; so I'm going to share my top 5 Prince songs with you; and bid you happy listening.
Till next time...
Queen of EVERYTHING
Wanna Be Your Lover
Controversy
Little Red Corvette
I would Die For You / Baby I'm A Star
Paisley Park

(43-40) Songs Of Summer

For as long as I can remember, Labor day weekend always included pop music countdowns on the radio.  I suppose I never really understood why in September, the radio would count down the greatest hits of the year; but now that I'm older I'm going to guess that it's because it's something that they can pre-record so that the DJ's can take the holiday off too.
Well, I'm DJ of this blog, and  I can assure you that this post hasn't been pre-recorded; but in honor of this Labor day weekend tradition, I've decided to share some of my all time fave songs that remind me of summer.  This is a VERY random list. Some of the songs have a summer theme, some may be tunes that were summer hits (to the best of MY recollection,) and others may not have been hits at all (big surprise - right;) but they remind me of summer memories.
As always I know it's self indulgent to share music that I like; but I do so, to provide you with a glimpse into what makes me happy, what inspires me AND to record my memories.  I hope you enjoy them.
Till next time...
Queen of EVERYTHING
Beach Baby - The first Class
Jive Talkin - Bee Gees
Summer Nights - Grease
I Want You To Want Me - Cheap Trick
Take Your Time- S.O.S. Band
Vacation - The Go-Go's
Let's Go Crazy - Prince
We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off - Jermaine Stewart
Heart And Soul - T'pau
All Summer Long - Kid Rock