Songs that remind us of Owen...(or Luke & Andrew)

[sunsetghost]

You can probably tell (duh) but this topic has really got me thinking. I associate so many important milestones with music. I've loved reading the lyrics to everyone's Owen songs.

leslee-your selection of "physical" has me cracking up. How true...how true.....

I've been thinking about Shattered Peace's question about "couple songs" and *warning* I'm about to get sentimental again.

I'm going to show my age here, but when my husband and I first started dating he took me to a Styx concert. When Dennis DeYoung and crew began playing "Babe" we started making out like crazy. It still makes me
He was in the military at the time. I was just out of high school and fell head over heels the minute we met. He looked sooooo handsome in his uniform. #crazylove#
Anyway, I guess I'd have to say that "Babe" was our "first song."

Now, after 20+ years of marriage, and 3 children, I'd say "Fields of Gold" (written by Sting but as sung by Eva Cassidy) is the song I think of as "our song." To me it expresses how wonderful (and at times difficult), it can be to love someone through all that life brings. If you've never heard the Eva Cassidy version it's beautiful.


Fields Of Gold

You'll remember me when the west wind moves
Upon the fields of barley
You'll forget the sun in his jealous sky
As we walk in fields of gold
So she took her love for to gaze awhile
Upon the fields of barley
In his arms she fell as her hair came down
Among the fields of gold

Will you stay with me, will you be my love
Among the fields of barley?
We'll forget the sun in his jealous sky
As we lie in fields of gold
See the west wind move like a lover so
Upon the fields of barley
Feel her body rise when you kiss her mouth
Among the fields of gold

I never made promises lightly
And there have been some that I've broken
But I swear in the days still left
We'll walk in fields of gold
We'll walk in fields of gold

Many years have passed since those summer days
Among the fields of barley
See the children run as the sun goes down
Among the fields of gold
You'll remember me when the west wind moves
Upon the fields of barley
You can tell the sun in his jealous sky
When we walked in fields of gold
When we walked in fields of gold
When we walked in fields of gold

[SugarMagnolia]

Oh sunset, I'm so sorry for your loss - thank you for sharing.


Here's some songs we put up at the IMDB during that last week of August.


I'll Stand By You by The Pretenders

Oh, why do you look so sad?
Tears are in your eyes
Come on and come to me now
Don't be ashamed to cry
Let me see you through
'Cause I've seen the dark side, too
When the night falls on you
You don't know what to do
Nothing you confess
Could make me love you less

I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you

So if you're mad, get mad
Don't hold it all inside
Come on and talk to me now
Hey, what you got to hide?
I get angry too
Well I'm a lot like you
When you're standing at the crossroads
And don't know which path to choose
Let me come along
'Cause even if you're wrong

I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you

I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you
Take me into your darkest hour
And I'll never desert you
I'll stand by you

And when
When the night falls on you, baby
You're feeling all alone
You won't be on your own

I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you



Just Wait by Blues Traveler:

If ever you are feeling like you're tired
And all your uphill struggles leave you headed downhill
If you realize your wildest dreams can hurt you
And your appetite for pain has drinken its fill

I ask of you a very simple question
Did you think for one minute that you are alone
And is your suffering a privilege you share only
Or did you think that everybody else feels completely at home

Just wait
Just wait
Just wait
And it will come

If you think I've given up on you you're crazy
And if you think I don't love you well then you're just wrong
In time you just might take to feeling better
Time is the beauty of the road being long

I know that now you feel no consolation
But maybe if I told you and informed you out loud
I say this without fear of hesitation
I can honestly tell you that you make me proud

Just wait
Just wait
Just wait
And it will come
Just wait
Just wait
Just wait
And it will come

If anything I might have just said has helped you
If anything I might have just said helped you just carry on
Your rise uphill may no longer seem a struggle
And your appetite for pain may all but be gone

I hope for you and cannot stop at hoping
Until that smile has once again returned to your face
There's no such thing as a failure who keeps trying
Coasting to the bottom is the only disgrace

Just wait
Just wait
Just wait
And it will come
Just wait
Just wait
Just wait
And it will come
Just wait
Just wait
Just wait
And it will come

[texasgal]

Sunset & SugarMagnolia, I really like your contributions.

This is a repeat from the other thread, but here are the lyrics to my two original contributions (both available on YouTube):


Catch The Wind written and sung by Donovan Leitch

In the chilly hours and minutes of uncertainty, I want to be,
In the warm hold of your loving mind.
To feel you all around me and to take your hand, along the sand,
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind.

When sundown pales the sky, I wanna hide a while, behind your smile, And everywhere I'd look, your eyes I'd find.
For me to love you now would be the sweetest thing, 'twould make me sing,
Ah, but I may as well, try and catch the wind.

When rain has hung the leaves with tears, I want you near,
To kill my fears, to help me to leave all my blues behind.
For standin' in your heart is where I want to be, and I long to be,
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind.


Cherish by Terry Kirkman as sung by the Association

Cherish is the word I use to describe
All the feeling that I have hiding here for you inside
You don't know how many times I've wished that I had told you
You don't know how many times I've wished that I could hold you
You don't know how many times I've wished that I could
Mold you into someone who could cherish me as much as I cherish you.

Perish is the word that more than applies
To the hope in my heart each time I realize
That I am not gonna be the one to share your dreams
That I am not gonna be the one to share your schemes
That I am not gonna be the one to share what
Seems to be the life that you could cherish as much as I do yours.

Oh I'm beginning to think that man has never found
The words that could make you want me
That have the right amount of letters, just the right sound
That could make you hear, make you see
That you are drivin' me out of my mind

Oh I could say I need you but then you'd realize
That I want you just like a thousand other guys
Who'd say they loved you With all the rest of their lies
When all they wanted was to touch your face, your hands
And gaze into your eyes

Cherish is the word I use to describe
All the feeling that I have hiding here for you inside
You don't know how many times I've wished that I had told you
You don't know how many times I've wished that I could hold you
You don't know how many times I've wished that I could
Mold you into someone who could cherish me as much as I cherish you

And I do... cherish you
And I do... cherish you

Cherish is the word

[sunsetghost]

Thank you so much, SugarMagnolia. #flowers#
What incredibly beautiful lyrics. I don't cry easily...but music is a weakness and this topic really got to me....as did those songs. Ever since I was little I have related things to music.

Thank you too TexasGal. I just read the lyrics you posted. What poignant, beautiful songs!

Frankly, I'm a little embarrassed at having shared so much today. But honestly, although I've only been here a short time, it feels like a safe place.

I really am OK. I have a happy life and wonderful, supportive family and friends. But, it's not been 2 years since that horrible day and holidays are still hard. Maybe they always will be.

Sorry if I made anyone uncomfortable. And, now back to our regularly scheduled program........

[WilsonFreak]

Sunset, I'm really glad you shared. And I'm so sorry for your loss. Brothers are special and you'll always have him in your heart. #hug#

[texasgal]

Sunset, I agree with WilsonFreak. I'm flattered that you felt comfortable enough to share something so personal with us. No, your sharing didn't make me feel uncomfortable at all... just that I'm sorry you had to suffer such a loss.

[meowencrazy]

I had a brother whom I had never known. He died when he was 2 and I was born 4 years later, and yet, I've always longed for a watchful eye of an older brother, whom I can fight with, whom I could trap in my schemes...but I guess it was my fate to be an only child.

Someone whom I never knew, I miss so much, Sunset, I cant even imagine what you're going through. Thanks for sharing your story. It's strange how something that has happened to one of us connects to the rest.

This is the first Blue song I heared, and conequently went crazy about a certain Duncan James. I dont like him anymore though. I cant express my feelings more appropriately than this song...of course, a lot has to be imagined

YOU MAKE ME WANNA
By Blue

You know you make me wanna.
You know you make me wanna.

To start it off I know you know me
To come to think of it, it was only last week.
That I had a dream about us, oh.
That's why I am here, I'm writing this song.
To tell the truth you know I have been hurting all along,
Someway let me know, you want me girl.

Everytime you see me what do you see?
I feel like I'm a poor man and you're the queen.
Oh baby, you're the only thing that I really need.
Baby that's why:

You make me wanna call you in the middle of the night.
You make me wanna hold you till the morning light.
You make me wanna love, you make me wanna fall.
You make me wanna surrender my soul.
I know this is a feeling that I just can't fight.
You're the first and last thing on my mind.
You make me wanna love, you make me wanna fall.
You make me wanna surrender my soul.

Well I know that these feelings won't end no, no.
They'll just get stronger if I see you again.
Baby I'm tired of being friends.
I wanna know if you feel the same
And could you tell me do you feel my pain?
Don't leave me in doubt.

Everytime you see me what do you see?
I feel like I'm a poor man and you're the queen. (change the gender...)
Oh baby, you're the only thing that I really need.
And baby that's why:

You make me wanna call you in the middle of the night.
You make me wanna hold you till the morning light.
You make me wanna love, you make me wanna fall.
You make me wanna surrender my soul.
I know this is a feeling that I just can't fight.
You're the first and last thing on my mind.
You make me wanna love, you make me wanna fall.
You make me wanna surrender my soul.

I'll take you home real quick
And sit you down on the couch
Pour some Dom Perignon and hit the lights out.
Baby we can make sweet love. * God, puhleeze... #praying# *
Then we'll take it nice and slow.
I'm gonna touch you like you've never know before
We're gonna make love all night.

You make me wanna call you in the middle of the night.
You make me wanna hold you till the morning light.
You make me wanna love, you make me wanna fall.
You make me wanna surrender my soul.
I know this is a feeling that I just can't fight.
You're the first and last thing on my mind.
You make me wanna love, you make me wanna fall.
You make me wanna surrender my soul.


Also, I see many of you have mentioned encouraging, consoling type songs for Owen, so I'm putting down this song :

ALWAYS ON YOUR SIDE
bY Sheryl Crow ft. Sting

My yesterdays are all boxed up and neatly put away
But every now and then you come to mind
'Cause you were always waiting to be picked to play the game
But when your name was called, you found a place to hide
When you knew that I was always on your side

Well everything was easy then, so sweet and innocent
But my demons and my angels reappeared
Leavin' only traces of the man you thought I'd be
Too afraid to hear the words I'd always feared
Leavin' you with only questions all these years

But is there someplace far away, someplace where all is clear
Easy to start over with the ones you hold so dear
Or are you left to wonder, all alone, eternally
This isn't how it's really meant to be
No it isn't how it's really meant to be

Well they say that love is in the air, never is it clear,
Try to pull it close and make it stay
Butterflies are free to fly, and so they fly away
And I'm left to carry on and wonder why
Even through it all, I'm always on your side

But is there someplace far away, someplace where all is clear
Easy to start over with the ones you hold so dear
Or are you left to wonder, all alone, eternally
When this isn't how it's really meant to be
No it isn't how it's really meant to be

Well they say that love is in the air, never is it clear
How to pull it close and make it stay
Butterflies are free to fly, why do they fly away
Leavin' me to carry on and wonder why
Was it you that kept me wandering through this life
When you know that I was always on your side

When I 1st heared this song, I thought it was written for Owie!

But then I checked...the song is of '05 or '06. My other special song for Owen is Somebody Still Loves You, whose lyrics I've put down already.

[leslee]

sunsetghost said:

Frankly, I'm a little embarrassed at having shared so much today. But honestly, although I've only been here a short time, it feels like a safe place.

I really am OK. I have a happy life and wonderful, supportive family and friends. But, it's not been 2 years since that horrible day and holidays are still hard. Maybe they always will be.

Sorry if I made anyone uncomfortable. And, now back to our regularly scheduled program........

No need to be embarrassed sunsetghost!
I'm sorry too for your loss and I know what you mean that holidays are still hard.
I lost my dad 8 years ago and I still miss him....especially on holidays!There is a song too that I can't hear without crying,it's "Against all odds" by Phil Collins....
But life has to go on...!

I really like all your choices!
Peace,they played the Blue song on the radio this morning and I thought of you right away!! ;D It's a great song.

[meowencrazy]

*All smug and feeling important* Thanks Leslee...

I wish everytime I heared that song Owen pops up..he does sometimes, but mostly I end up feeling embarassed about my stupid obsession


I just noticed....they do have some similarities, my ex and my current obsession that is,




nah! Owen is WAY more cuter! #crazylove#

I have no idea why I keep posting pics in the non-pic posting threads...I get off the topic so easily... sorry admins!

This is one song Owen and other celebs may want to sing. Not only is it accurate, but funny too!

"I Just Wanna Live" by Good Charlotte
I need an alarm system in my house
So I know when people are
Creeping about
These people are
Freaking me out (these days)

It’s getting hectic everywhere that I go
They won’t leave me alone
There’s things they all wanna know
I'm paranoid of all the people I meet
Why are they talking to me?
And why can’t anyone see

I just wanna live
Don’t really care about the things that they say
Don’t really care about what happens to me
I just wanna live
Just wanna live [x6]

I rock a
Lawsuit when I’m going to court
A white suit when I’m gettin’ divorced
A black suit at the funeral home
And my birthday suit when I’m home alone
Talkin’ on the phone
Got an interview
With the rolling stone
They’re saying
“Now you’re rich and
Now you’re famous
Fake ass girls all know your name and
Lifestyles of the rich and famous
Your first hit aren’t you ashamed?”
Of the life [x2]
Of the life we’re livin’

I just wanna live
Don’t really care about the things that they say
Don’t really care about what happens to me
I just wanna live

Stop your messin’ around boy
Better think of your future
Better make some good plans boy
Said everyone of my teachers

Lookout
You better play it safe
You never know what hard times will come your way
We say
Where we’re coming from
We’ve already seen
The worst that this life can bring

Now we expect it everywhere that we go
All the things that they say
Yeah we already know

I just wanna live
Don’t really care about the things that they say
Don’t really care about what happens to me
Just wanna live [x3]

I just wanna live
Just wanna live [x3]

I just wanna live
Just wanna live [x3]
Don’t really care about the things that they say
Just wanna live [x3]
Don’t really care about what happens to me

I just wanna live

[leslee]

Hmm...I don't know who your Ex is(I've seen him somewhere...is he from Blue?) Not bad either-but Owen is muuuuuuuuuuch cuter ;D


There is a sweet song by a German band called(attention please...) Texas Lightning (!!! !!!),they do Country music and their big hit here was called

"No No Never"
My love is stronger now than you'll ever know
and it won't ever let you go
My love is wider than the ocean can be
and it's deeper than the deep blue sea
My love goes higher than a mountain can rise
and I see it there in your eyes
My love gets tougher when the going gets rough
and believe me, I've got more than enough

Keep tryin' babe, keep holding on
There's a place we belong
Where things are good, where love is strong

I'm never ever gonna leave you to cry on your own
Never ever gonna not go and pick up the phone
I'm never ever gonna let you be chilled to the bone
No, no, never
No, no, never
I'm never ever gonna leave when you're lost in the storm
Never ever gonna not keep you safe where it's warm
I never ever will desert you when your heart is torn
No, no, never
No, no, never

My love shines brighter than a twinkling star
baby no matter where you are
And my love keeps burning like an eternal flame
you can feel it, when I'm calling your name

Keep tryin' babe, keep holding on
There's a place we belong
Where things are good, where love is strong

I'm never ever gonna leave you to cry on your own...

Here is a video,if someone's interested...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlDm86hE99M

[texasgal]

Thank you, Shattered Peace and Leslee. (Peace, I agree Owen is cuter).

Leslee, I loved Texas Lightning! They should come to TX and do a concert here. They'd get a hero's welcome, I know it!

I know exactly what you mean about a song bringing back memories, and usually those memories are painful. That's how it is when I think of my song above, "Cherish." Donovan's "Catch The Wind" means a lot to me too, but "Cherish" is more desperate. Even more desperate than "Cherish" is Linda Ronstadt's song:

A Long Long Time

"Love will abide, take things in stride.
Sounds like good advice but there's no one at my side.
And time washes clean love's wounds unseen.
That's what someone told me but I don't know what it means.
Cause I've done everything I know to try and make you mine
And I think I'm gonna love you for a long long time.

Caught in my fears, blinking back the tears
I can't say you hurt me when you never let me near,
And I never drew one response from you
All the while you fell all over girls you never knew
Cause I've done everything I know to try and make you mine
And I think it's gonna hurt me for a long long time.

Wait for the day you'll go away,
Knowing that you warned me of the price I'd have to pay.
And life's full of flaws, Who knows the cause?
Living in the memory of a love that never was.
Cause I've done everything I know to try and change your mind
and I think I'm gonna miss you for a long long time.
Cause I've done everything I know to try and make you mine
And I think I'm gonna love you for a long long time."

The anguish in Ms. Ronstadt's voice is so strong, and the lyrics a little too "close to home" that it's sometimes difficult for me to listen to it. Also, the lyrics are too personal to apply to a beloved celebrity whom I don't know, and maybe the song is too maudlin for some. I've just always loved it anyway. You can view Ms. Ronstadt perform it here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0qm8nq8RcA
The album arrangement has a full orchestra accompaniment but this YouTube performance is pretty good.

Oh, and you can hear the Association's "Cherish" via the link below. This is the album version and the best:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3JAMrf4Oxw
"Cherish" was a huge hit in 1966. All the Association's music was successful.

[meowencrazy]

Thanks for agreeing girls....that's why I "ditched" him ;D

Yes Leslee, he's from blue, his name is Duncan James. If you've seen the videos of blue, you might have seen him.

Girls, both the songs you've added are beautiful.... *sniffy bcuz of TG's song and happy bcuz of Leslee's*

And talking so much of Blue reminded me of another Blue member: Simon Webbe. This song is beautiful and I think all those girls out there who have been with their partner for quite some time may understand it even more.

AFTER ALL THIS TIME
By Simon Webbe

After all, the broken stones
That were thrown, for no good reason
Inside, she's loving him still
After all this time
And though her heart bears the scars
No sign of healing, It's All right
She's loving him still, after all this time.

Oh yeah

[Chorus:]
Trying to push the past away
Still waiting for the lights to change
Try, try for the sake of their pride, pride
Learning to barely feel the pain
Thicker the skin the less the strain
And though it's really hurting
She ain't breaking, breaking, breaking
'Cause she's loving him still, after all this time

Now he knows his weakness shows
Selfish soul, never changing
That's fine, because she's loving him still
After all this time

And to the outside eye
You see a family getting by
And it all seems perfect, and that's how she wants it
'Cause she's loving him still, after all this time.

[Chorus]

After all this time...
After all, after all, after all this time

Bones have to grow, and age it shows
Though we try and hide it
Inside, she's loving him still
After all this time
And behind his tired eyes, she sees the boy with his arms wide

Who made her feel like an angel
Oh that's why she's loving him still
For the rest of her life, she's loving him still
For the last of many miles
She's loving him still
After all this time

Here's the link to a You Tube video:
[ftp]http://youtube.com/watch?v=Sm4HZ3WMaSk[/ftp]

Here's one to You Make Me Wanna:
[ftp]http://youtube.com/watch?v=ykSiBTnDXNk[/ftp]

[negirl]

I don't know if I mentioned the song the song or someone mentioned it already. I can't remember the name of it but one line is "You've got the most amazing blue eyes I've ever seen". I can't remember the name of the song! That one line makes think of Owen!

[meowencrazy]

Negirl, I did a Google search on that phrase. Is the song I'LL LOVE YOU ALWAYS FOREVER By Donna Lewis? Let me know if you remember...I loved your choice of FALL by Clay Walker...you were right, it's Owe(n)-inspiring

[leslee]

Peace,Duncan from Blue,I heard that before-but I always get the boy-groups mixed up

I'm glad you liked the song!
Texasgal,as far as I heard Texas Lightning did some appearances in the US but I don't know where...

Nice songs again!