ATF: Soul Sisters

This series will include as many of my all-time favorite (ATF) tunes as I can get my grubby little hands on (so to speak).  Now, each one included in each edition will have some connection with the other—albeit only as a figment of my imagination, but they will not be numbered.  For I just cannot bring myself to rate some higher than others.  So, this will not be a countdown, but if you are enjoying them as much as I do, it won’t matter.  Besides, with no countdown, this could go on forever and ever!  Oh, and despite the fact that there is absolutely no way your musical tastes could be as exquisite as mine, I welcome any suggestions you might dare to make.  For I am, after all, quite magnanimous by nature.

Link: [Patti LaBelle]

Lady Marmalade

Patti LaBelle

Hey sister

Go sister

Soul sister

Go sister

Hey sister

Go sister

Soul sister

Go sister

He met Marmalade down in old New Orleans

Struttin' her stuff on the street

She said

Hello

Hey Joe

You wanna give it a go

Mmm

Gitchi gitchi

Ya ya

Da da

Gitchi gitchi

Ya ya

Here

Mocca chocolate

Ya ya

Creole Lady Marmalade

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi

Ce soir

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi

He savored her cool while she freshened up

That boy drank all that magnolia wine

On the black satin sheets

Where he started to freak

Gitchi gitchi

Ya ya

Da da

Gitchi gitchi

Ya ya

Here

Mocca chocalata

Ya ya

Creole Lady Marmalade

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi

Ce soir

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi

Seein’ her skin feelin’ silky smooth

Color of cafe au lait

Made the savage beast inside

Roarin’ ‘til it cried

More

More

More

Now he's at home doing 9 to 5

Livin’ his brave life of lies

But when he turns off to sleep

Old memories keep

More

More

More

Gitchi gitchi

Ya ya

Da da da

Gitchi gitchi

Ya ya

Here

Mocca chocolate

Ya ya

Creole Lady Marmalade

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi

Ce soir

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi

Voulez-vous couchez avec moi

Ce soir

Creole Lady Marmalade

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi

Ce soir

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi

Ce soir

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi

Ce soir

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi

Ce soir

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi

Gitchi gitchi

Ya ya

Da da da

Gitchi gitchi

Ya ya ya ya

Link: [Aretha Franklin]

Think

Aretha Franklin

You’d better think

Think

Think about what you're tryin’ to do to me

Yeah think

Think think

Let your mind go

Let yourself be free

Let's go back

Let's go back

Let's go way on back

When I didn't even know you

You couldn't have been too much more than ten

I ain't no psychiatrist

I ain't no doctor with degree

It don't take too much high IQs

Ti see what you're doin’ to me

You’d better think

Think

Think about what you're tryin’ to do to me

Yeah think

Think think

Let your mind go

Let yourself be free

Oh freedom

Freedom

Freedom

Freedom

Freedom

Yeah freedom

Freedom

Freedom

Freedom

Freedom

Freedom

Oh freedom

Hey

Think about it

You

Think about it

There ain't nothing you could ask I could answer you

But I won't

I won't

I was gonna change

But I'm not

To keep doin’ things I don't

Oh think

Think

Think about what you're tryin’ to do to me

Yeah think

Think think

Let your mind go

Let yourself be free

People walkin’ around everyday

Playin’ games that they can score

And I ain't gonna be the losin’ my way

Ah be careful you don't lose yours

Yeah think

Think

Think about what you're tryin’ to do to me

Yeah yeah yeah

Think think

Let your mind go

Let yourself be free

You need me

Need me

And I need you

Don't you know

Without each other

There ain't nothin’ people can do

Yeah yeah

Think about it

Think

What you’re tryin’ to do to me

‘Til the fall of night

Think about it right now

Oh freedom

Freedom

Freedom

Freedom

Freedom

Yeah freedom

Freedom

Freedom

Freedom

Freedom

Freedom

Freedom

You

Think about it

There ain't nothin’ you could ask I could answer you

But I won't

I won't

I was gonna change

But I'm not

If you're doin’ things I don't

Hey think

Think

Think about what you're tryin’ to do to me

Yeah think

Think think

Let your mind go

Let yourself be free

You need me

Need me

And I need you

Don't you know

Without each other

There ain't nothin’ people can do

Yeah yeah

Think about me

What you’re tryin’ to do to me

‘Til the fall of night

Think about it baby

Think about

What you’re doin’ to me

Think about

What you’re doin’ to me

Think about

What you’re doin’ to me

Think about it

Think about

What you’re doin’ to me

Think about

What you’re doin’ to me

Think about

What you’re doin’ to me

Think about it

Think about

What you’re doin’ to me

Think about

What you’re doin’ to me

Think about

What you’re doin’ to me

Think about it

Think about

What you’re doin’ to me

Think about

What you’re doin’ to me

Think about

What you’re doin’ to me

Think about it

You

Had

Better

Stop

And

Think

Before you think

Think

Lyrics From: [eLyrics.net]

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[Arlynda Lea]

[FishHawk Droppings]

[The Tribulation Times Herald-Exhorter]

A Sunday Drive

Back during our childhood, our parents would often load up my brother and me after Sunday morning church services for a leisurely drive around where we lived.  Even though we were seeing mostly familiar sights, it was still good to see them again, and this is why “A Sunday Drive” sounded about right for the name of a series revisiting familiar sites that are well worth seeing again and again.  The link below the image is to the site itself, and the image is linked to the post it was first included in here.

 Link: [Little Wandering Wren]

 Link: [Livorno Daily Photo]

 Link: [LorikArt]

 Link: [Mancunian Wave]

 Link: [Manju'z Kitchen]

 Link: [Meandering in Lotus Land]

 Link: [Mornington Peninsula Daily]

 Link: [Moving Pictures]

 Link: [My Life for a Year]

Link: [Naples and Hartford in Season]

Please Also Visit:

[Arlynda Lea]

[FishHawk Droppings]

[The Tribulation Times Herald-Exhorter]

Sites To See #430

The SOLE purpose of this series is to help call attention to sites that I think many would find most interesting—in one way or another.  Just to be clear, inclusion in this series is not necessarily meant as an endorsement, and I have included sites that I found rather disturbing.  The link below each image is to the site itself, and each image is linked to the particular post from which it was taken when applicable.  Please, go see for yourself.  Oh, and as of August 10, 2012, I will be no longer including sites that have auto-play and word verification engaged.

 Link: [Corners of My Life]

 Link: [The Cranky Old Man]

 Link: [Creepy Glowbugg]

 Link: [Crescendoing Silence]

 Link: [Did You Bring Your Camera?]

 Link: [Doing Life]

 Link: [Dr. Kathy McCoy]

 Link: [Faded Charm]

 Link: [Faded Plains]

Link: [Fairhope Supply Co.]

Please Also Visit:

[Arlynda Lea]

[FishHawk Droppings]

[The Tribulation Times Herald-Exhorter]

ATF: Showtunes II

This series will include as many of my all-time favorite (ATF) tunes as I can get my grubby little hands on (so to speak).  Now, each one included in each edition will have some connection with the other—albeit only as a figment of my imagination, but they will not be numbered.  For I just cannot bring myself to rate some higher than others.  So, this will not be a countdown, but if you are enjoying them as much as I do, it won’t matter.  Besides, with no countdown, this could go on forever and ever!  Oh, and despite the fact that there is absolutely no way your musical tastes could be as exquisite as mine, I welcome any suggestions you might dare to make.  For I am, after all, quite magnanimous by nature.

Link: [Kenny Loggins]

I’m Alright

Kenny Loggins

I'm alright

Nobody worry 'bout me

Why you got to gimme a fight

Can't you just let it be

Do what you like

Doin' it naturally

But if it's too easy

They're gonna disagree

It's your life

Isn't it a mystery

If it's nobody's business

It's everybody's game

Got to catch ya later

Go on now

Get it for you right away

Some Cinderella kid

Get it up and get you a job

Dip dip dip dip dip dip dip dip

I'm alright

Nobody worry 'bout me

Why you got to gimme a fight

Can't you just let it be

I’m alright

I'm alright

Don't nobody worry 'bout me

You got to gimme a fight

Why don't ya just let me be

Who do you want

Who you gonna be tonight

Who is it really

Making up your mind

You wanna listen to the man

Pay attention to the magistrate

And while I gotcha in the mood

Listen to your own heart beatin'

Own heart beatin'

Own heart beatin'

Own heart

Don't it get ya movin' m-m-m-m-man

It makes me feel good

Some Cinderella kid

Well

Get it up and get you a job

Dip dip dip dip dip dip dip dip

I'm

Boom boom boom

I'm alright

I’m alright

Nobody worry 'bout me

Why you got to gimme a fight

Can't you just let it be

Be the ball

Be the ball

I'm alright

I’m alright

Don't nobody worry 'bout me

You got to gimme a fight

Why don't ya just let me be

I'm alright

I’m alright

Nobody worry 'bout me

Why you got to gimme a fight

Can't you just let it be

I'm alright

I'm alright

I'm alright

I’m alright

I’m alright

Just let me be

I'm alright

I'm alright

I'm alright

Just let me be

Everybody let me be

Link: [Oh Brother Where Art Thou? S/T]

I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow

The Foggy Bottom Boys

In constant sorrow

All through his days

I am a man

Of constant sorrow

I've seen trouble

All my days

I bid farewell

To old Kentucky

The place where I

Was born and raised

The place where he

Was born and raised

For six long years

I've been in trouble

No pleasure here

On earth I’ve found

For in this world

I'm bound to ramble

I have no friends

To help me now

He has no friends

To help him now

For I'm bound to ride

That northern railroad

Perhaps I'll die

Upon this train

Perhaps he'll die

Upon this train

Maybe your friends think

I'm just a stranger

My face you never

Will see no more

But there is one promise

That is given

I'll meet you on

God's golden shore

He'll meet you on

God's golden shore

Lyrics From: [LyricWikia.com]

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[Arlynda Lea]

[FishHawk Droppings]

[The Tribulation Times Herald-Exhorter]

Egregious ESPN Mascot Abuse

Yeah, it is common knowledge that birds are attracted to clear glass like moths to a flame, and here ESPN has school mascots roaming corporate halls lined with clear glass partitions.  Okay, there is some mention of frosting the glass during the meeting, but will they actually do it?  No, I do not think they will, but I hope I am wrong—for the sake of little birdies watching the world over.

***NOTE***

Shadow is the rather large orange and white cat lying next to Grayson in the series image above, and Arlynda found him dead late last Saturday afternoon.  We had been hunting for him all over the house for several hours, and it looked like he had died in his sleep 10-12 hours before he was found.  Since he was just six years-old and appeared to be in perfect health, we have no idea what happened.  No, there were no poisons for him to accidently get into.  Be assured that we are still in shock.

Please Also Visit:

[Arlynda Lea]

[FishHawk Droppings]

[The Tribulation Times Herald-Exhorter]

Sites To See #429

The SOLE purpose of this series is to help call attention to sites that I think many would find most interesting—in one way or another.  Just to be clear, inclusion in this series is not necessarily meant as an endorsement, and I have included sites that I found rather disturbing.  The link below each image is to the site itself, and each image is linked to the particular post from which it was taken when applicable.  Please, go see for yourself.  Oh, and as of August 10, 2012, I will be no longer including sites that have auto-play and word verification engaged.

 Link: [Beauty Flows]

 Link: [Bella's Rose Cottage]

 Link: [Berries and More]

 Link: [Beyond the Dog Dish]

 Link: [Bigfoot Evidence]

 Link: [Blogging Away]

 Link: [Bloody Wishful Thinking]

 Link: [Cecelia's Blue Planet]

Link: [Conrad Art Glass & Gardens]

Please Also Visit:

[Arlynda Lea]

[FishHawk Droppings]

[The Tribulation Times Herald-Exhorter]