Everyone I Ever Was and Everyone I Ever Will Be

Y'know, I could do something with the afternoon besides find new things on youtube.com. But what fun would that be?

First, here are three of my favorite songs from Newsies:

Seize the Day
The World Will Know
Carrying the Banner

And a song that Kath pointed out to me. The singer, Terra Naomi, apparently has some CDs out. This one's on my list.

Say It's Possible

This one's a video someone made to a Stephen Lynch song. It does contain profanity, and it's about Satan. I find the guy hilarious, but I'm guessing that's because I'm a sick twisted freak. Warning given. :-)

Beelz

A fanvideo for A Life Less Ordinary, one of my favorite movies.

Far Away

Fanvideo for Untamed Heart, one of my other favorite movies. I wore out a VHS of this one when I was fifteen (got it for my birthday). My poor parents then had to deal with my zoning fits.

Me: "Thanks for the movie! I really don't get why the casting directors never call me for these parts, though."
Dad: "Maybe because you're underage?"
Me: "Hey, I might not be legal quite yet, but inside I'm all woman."
Dad: *chokes on his coffee*
Me: "I win!" *skips off*

Eternal Flame

And finally, because there can never be enough videos of Naveen Andrews dancing, here's the Punjabi Wedding Song from Bride and Prejudice.

Music's always been one of the hugely important things in my life. One of the pictures framed in my parents' house is of me at about 7 or 8, holding a tape player that contained the Big Chill soundtrack, headphones on, grinning away.

I've always loved musicals-- Disney, live-action, whatever. I nearly wore out copies of FernGully and Beauty and the Beast and Newsies and The Little Mermaid and Singin' in the Rain when I was a kid.

When I was in high school and dealing with the guidance counselors, I'd go home and blast "You Don't Own Me" and remind myself that this, too, would pass.

Now, no matter what kind of a crappy mood I'm in, I can listen to "Come What May" and feel better. The beginning rhythm of it is calming enough, but then it gets to the first verse with him singing quietly and it's like the musical equivalent of a soft fuzzy blanket. And then the song moves from quiet to passionate and by the end of it I'm singing along (in fact, I am doing so even as I type this. Be glad this is not a phone post) and feeling fine.

Given all this, it's really no surprise that just about every actor I've had a crush on sings.

Scott Bakula sang quite a bit throughout Quantum Leap, and my thirteen-year old self was hooked. I like Broadway shows, but there is one main reason I watch the Tony Awards and Hugh Jackman is it. When Christian Slater sang a Sinatra song on Jay Leno, one of my friends IMd me immediately afterwards to say, "He started that and I thought, 'Stephanie's gotta be on Cloud 9 right now'", and I said, "No, I found Cloud 10".

Whenever I hear "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You" on the radio I grin, because I think of Heath Ledger performing it in 10 Things I Hate About You. I love the movie My Own Country for many reasons, but when Naveen Andrews starts singing (I don't know the name of the song, it's in a language I don't know and if I tried to type out any parts of it I'm sure I'd butcher the spelling) I melt into a little puddle. Albeit a puddle with eyes so I can continue watching the movie. I rented Prince of Egypt just so I could hear Ralph Fiennes sing. And do I even have to mention all the many reasons I love Ewan McGregor?

Some people have food fetishes, some have shoe fetishes, I have a voice fetish. Flowers, they're nice; jewelry, can take it or leave it; sing to me, I'm yours. ;-)

What about you guys? Music an obsession, more of a background noise? Favorite songs and why? Favorite musical? Etc. and etc.