80’s Pop: Here I Go Again

Tammi — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 03:21:12 +0000

Satellite radio is where its at. A plethora of songs, that I haven’t heard in years, keep me fairly close to memory lane just about every time I get in my Jeep. The song, Here I Go Again, by Whitesnake is the featured song in this post, because its message is in direct correlation with what God has been revealing to me as of late….

I don’t know where I’m goin
but I sure know where I’ve been
hanging on the promises in songs of yesterday.
An’ I’ve made up my mind, I ain’t wasting no more time
but here I go again, here I go again.

Tho’ I keep searching for an answer
I never seem to find what I’m looking for.
Oh Lord, I pray you give me strength to carry on
‘cos I know what it means to walk along the lonely street of dreams.

Here I go again on my own
goin’ down the only road I’ve ever known.
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone.
An’ I’ve made up my mind, I ain’t wasting no more time.

Just another heart in need of rescue
waiting on love’s sweet charity
an’ I’m gonna hold on for the rest of my days
‘cos I know what it means to walk along the lonely street of dreams.

Here I go again on my own
goin’ down the only road I’ve ever known.
Like a hobo I was born to walk alone.
An’ I’ve made up my mind, I ain’t wasting no more time
but here I go again, here I go again,
here I go again, here I go.

An’ I’ve made up my mind, I ain’t wasting no more time.

Here I go again on my own
goin’ down the only road I’ve ever known.
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
‘cos I know what it means to walk along the lonely street of dreams.

Here I go again on my own
goin’ down the only road I’ve ever known.
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone.
An’ I’ve made up my mind, I ain’t wasting no more time
but here I go again, here I go again,
here I go again, here I go,
here I go again

I’ve often prided myself on being independent and developing that characteristic at a very early age. Partly because of my up-bringing and partly because I am an only child. This song reeks of that very thing..walking alone and making it by yourself…but note what lead singer, David Coverdale is really saying…he is saying that this is not a new path and that he is going down it once again. He has done this before and now he is going on alone…again. How lonely that must be. To be caught up in a viscous cycle of aloneness. God has been showing me that being independent might not be as good as I think. God created us to be dependent. We were never meant to be islands, unconnected to anything else…we were created to be connected to Him and others. In a way, the only thing good about being independant is that it gives us the opportunity to think for ourselves, and hopefully to choose dependance on God….so independance should = dependance…

hummm..something to ponder. Enjoy the video and song.

Peace.

80’s pop: Pretty in Pink

Tammi — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:10:28 +0000

I have found out recently that many more people like the music from the 80’s than I realized. Although not my favorite era musically, there were some great bands and good music that emerged…some of which is salvageable. This morning on my drive to work, I heard this song and yet again, in came a flood of memories….the weird thing was that the song was followed by the song “Hey There Delilah” by the PWT’s…go figure….Anyway, this song is called “If you Leave” by the band OMD and its off the soundtrack from the movie Pretty in Pink…I loved the movie and this song…enjoy. And try not to let the fact that the music and video are a little off sync ruin it for you.

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