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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 😉 `.°~

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Hidden Gems From The B-Side.. Life Side (Week 8)

Tonic 🎶 Open Up Your Eyes 🎶 Mr. Golden Deal…

Hey yall… I got two more songs from Tonic for you…

Open Up Your Eyes — from their 1996 debut album Lemon Parade —
It’s a great one… I like the video too… how they start dancing on the skates at the end… lol

Mr. Golden Deal… also from Lemon Parade (1996)… I love this one… it’s like poetry…

easy to skip past…
worth stopping for…

Hidden gems… I think..
I hope yall enjoy them…

…….💎🎶~→💿🎶’…….<¤>~→||→=||~’

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year in 2o26… here’s to turning pages — not running from them…

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Hidden Gems From The B-Side.. Life Side (Week 7)

Tonic 🎶 You Wanted More 🎶 Waltz With Me…

Hey yall… today the spotlight lands on Tonic…
They’re excellent if you ask me.. I was so impacted by their music back in the mid-90s… and they’ve stayed one of my favorites through the years.. I still perform their songs to this day… because they live deep in me. They formed in 1993 in Los Angeles.. with Emerson Hart leading the way on vocals… and they’ve always had a way of mixing honesty.. heart.. and melody in a way that just hits life right where it lives…

I’ve got two songs for you today…

🎵 You Wanted More — 1999 — from the album Sugar… (also it was featured on the soundtrack from the movie “American Pie…”)

🎵 Waltz With Me — also from Sugar 1999… a beautiful track…

Hope you enjoy… press play and let the songs do what they do…

..¼3…..*=/\|♪|/\=*’..[…]..*=/\|::|/\=*’=/\ /\/\= = …………….`’.°~ ¡-~-¡`.,-;-‘

Tell me something… Will we be broken down…¿

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Resting from Greatness…

What is one thing you would change about yourself?

“Sometimes I wish I wasn’t so dang
awesome and cool as heck… it gets
overwhelming at times… Groupies are
great… but a brotha needs rest too…”

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Safety First…

bare minimum…

What are your two favorite things to wear?

bacon underwear and welding goggles

…..i<3~🥓🩲+🥽’ …….i<3~[ ]+O=’……i<3~[]+[]’

Yep

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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 👇

👇🔥💯

…….~→†→~’…….♪♪→◎←♪♪’…….♪→◎→♪“`’…….~♪~◎~♪~’………~◇~♪→~’…..♪◎♪’…….◇→♪→¤→~’…….¤→◇→♪~’…….◇♪~’-.°•¡-`▪︎◇¿

”’ 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…”’ 🎶

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Don’t Judge Me… Actually.. Go Ahead… 😁

Proceed With Caution ⚠️

My three favorite foods ?¿?

My diet — simple.

My honesty — dangerous

Cold hotdogs dipped in chocolate pudding
Tuna-and-grape-jelly wraps
Mashed potatoes with Skittles

Taste The Rainbow Of Regret…

…….👅🌈→😋→🤢→😬’ …….*~→+→↓→:/’…….🍽️→🤨→🤢→🚨→🚫’ …….()→?→↓→!→X’……📘🚫👀→📖~🤷‍♂️→👁️❓~🙅‍♂️→😌’…….|X→||~?/→X>’…….🍎🚫🌳→🍯🚫🐝→👧🚫👩→📖🚫📘’…….oX~|→*X~v→<X~( )→|X~||’……..`~°•▪︎☆¿-¡-`}.

Below is a Duet by Hank Jr and Huey Lewis to keep with our crazy combinations theme 😛👇

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My Mother’s Tears

The Eagles – Desperado 🎶 1973

So music means so much to me.. as you’re probably starting to see.. so I heard this song earlier.. and it brought back memories.. i once walked in on my mother.. she was alone and crying.. listening to this song.. turns out this song is special to her.. because it reminds her of me.. it’s the one song she has attached to me.. and I just noticed today.. that the song was released the year I was born.. 1973.. something I’ve never noticed… all these years…

Two times in my life.. I’ve caught my mother crying to music.. here are both those songs…

The Eagles – Take It To The Limit 🎶

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Hidden Gems From The B-Side — Life Side (Week 1)

World Inside My Head 🎶 Sister Hazel

I first came across Sister Hazel in the 90’s… they had like 2 maybe 3 songs that hit the charts… the song “Happy” and “All For You”..💥around the early 2o0O’s.. i💥started deep diving into them and was just💥blown💥away… their music is incredible… so many beautiful.. well written and well put💥together songs.. excellent lyrics and sound… you feel their heart in everything…💥 (I think they are the most underrated band of all time) and coming from me.. that’s really saying something..💥( Ken Block is considered the front man… and has a one of a kind voice… Ken writes a lot of the songs.. but Drew Copeland on guitar and harmonies.. he also helps write some… Drew also sings lead on some songs.. also.. other band members help write…💥

This song “World Inside My Head” is one my favorites from them.. there’s too many to choose from tho.. so it’s hard to say..💥this song was released in 2o04 and this is the acoustic version from one of my💥 favorite albums of all time “Before The💥 Amplifiers”…  this song is excellent and it’s definitely a Hidden Gem…. tucked💥away… waiting to be found.. I hope you enjoy..💥

“”TELL ME WHAT IT IS ABOUT ME? WHERE DID EVERYBODY GO WITHOUT ME?”” 🎶

“”ON THE ROAD TO SAFE.. I KINDA TRIPPED ALONG THE WAY…””🎶

“”BUT THE PAINT ON ME.. IS BEGINNING TO DRY.. AND IT’S NOT WHAT I WANTED TO BE 🎶 THE WEIGHT ON ME 🎶
IS HANGING ON TO A WEARY ANGEL””

On Wednesdays.. I will be posting secular or spiritual songs… and on Sundays I will do christian songs of faith.. all great💥 “Hidden Gem” type songs… ty and God bless you… a little something for💥 everyone…💥