Hidden Gems From The B-Side.. Life Side (Week 9)

Tonic 🎶 Head On Straight 🎶 Lemon Parade…

Hey yall… so I have two more great songs from Tonic for you…

“Head on Straight”
• Album: Head on Straight
• Year: 2o02

“Lemon Parade”
• Album: Lemon Parade
• Year: 1996

And here’s some cool facts about the band…

• The name “Tonic” comes from music theory — the tonic is the home note of a scale.. They chose it because they wanted their songs to feel grounded.. centered.. and real…

• “If You Could Only See” became one of the most-played rock songs of the late ’90s.. but the band actually thought deeper tracks like “Lemon Parade” better represented who they really were…

• Emerson Hart (lead singer) wrote many of their songs while dealing with personal struggles — addiction.. recovery.. and relationships — which is why their lyrics hit with that raw… honest edge….

• They turned down being over-polished… Labels wanted them slicker… but Tonic pushed to keep their sound emotional and imperfect — part of why they connect so well with listeners who love real feeling over radio gloss…

• They reunited after a long break because fans never stopped asking for them — and when they came back… they kept the same heart instead of chasing modern trends…

I hope you enjoy 😉 `.°~

© 2026 Bryan H. All Rights Reserved.

The Tilde Life .°~  .°-

So yall see me use symbols and emojis often
And some of yall already know
But I’ve been quietly working on developing a wordless language for awhile now
Like a lexicon type thing
And it’s really startin to come together
It’s become a little creative hobby for me
And I’m honestly havin a lot of fun with it

So I thought I’d share two of them with you today…

The Ghost Tilde

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Its meaning is fairly deep
And.. it can be used in different ways
From a simple ellipsis
To something much more layered

But at its heart
It represents the moment when something that has been at rest
Quiet
Still
Or even frozen in time
Begins to move slowly again
To come alive again

The ghost carries a more poetic and romantic feeling
A soft awakening
A gentle return of motion and breath

The Ghetto Tilde

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This one carries the same core movement
But the tone is different

It’s not poetic
It’s not romantic
It’s real
Raw
Street
Unpolished

It still can function as a simple ellipsis
Or hold deeper meaning
Depending on the moment and the context

It’s the same motion
Just told without makeup

So yeah
These are just two of the many many ones lol
Rememberin all of them myself sometimes is tough lol

Sometimes.. I just get tired of words 😁

..¹4³…..⇂⇂⇂→/↑^→:phase:→|||◎→!≠?→t<→⇂⇂yrs→TY→<³U~’  `.°- 
…….⊙~♟→🐭←†→| |→⚡⚡→↘↘→∅→⇂⇂→:/→⌂→✋→∅→⌛⌛→✎→⇂→♟×→🕸→②→∞→∅→⇂⇂→:/→⌂→✋→∅→⌛⌛→✎→⇂→⛔→⇄→| |→※→※→⇂⇂→?→🌳→❓→🧹→⚡→👃→💙→✎→◎→🗣→↔→∅→🔔→!→※→※→⇂⇂→:/→∅’………….     `.°-

© Bryan H. 2025 — All Rights Reserved

Hidden Gems From The B-Side.. Life Side (Week 4)

Our Lady Peace 🎶 Innocent 🎶 Starseed

Hey yall.. so this is Our Lady Peace.. some of you older folks are probably familiar with them.. they are Canadian.. but we still love them.. they formed in 1992.. they are a favorite of mine.. and so many great songs.. I have two for you now.. “innocent” was released in 2oO2 on the album Gravity.. and the other is “Starseed” from their 1994 debut album.. Naveed.. I also found a cool as heck.. Beavis and Butthead video gem.. with the song Starseed in it.. haha.. made me laugh.. hope yall enjoy.. thinking of you today… `.°~

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👇 this song hits differently once you know the meaning of it.. what “Starseed” actually is.. or the actual meaning of it in this song.. I relate to it.. in that I’m like a Christian Starseed.. 😁 not a new age one… you should probably do some googling now haha…..

Hidden Gems From The B-Side — Life Side (Week 3)

Better Way 🎶 Sister Hazel

Thought I would do one more from Sister Hazel… and then next week I’ll be moving on to someone else…
This last song is called “Better Way”… and it’s maybe my favorite from them — it just really speaks to me… lyrically and musically…
It’s definitely a hidden gem… not as known as some of their other songs…
It debuted in August of 2o09 on the album “Release”…
I’ve also included a few more videos of them below…
I hope you enjoy…

Front porch pickin’ 👇 just hangin’ out

cool song video of the band and family 👇

👇🔥💯

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”’ the bright skies.. they only fool the men who are blind
So.. look through the smile and see what’s behind..”‘ 🎶

”’ Now.. here I sit.. in a cage all my own
It’s a new life.. it’s a brand new home
And it’s made out of steel.. it’s built out of fear
It’s closed up to you and it’s part of the deal…”’ 🎶