Midnights by Taylor Swift :)

I am a big fan of Taylor Swift and have been eagerly awaiting news about a new album or re-record and then she surprised us all at the VMAs by announcing Midnights 🙂 I have had a tradition with her last few albums and re-records to write a post about some of my favourite songs and lyrics from the album so I thought I would do the same with Midnights 🙂 I don’t actually think there are any songs from this album that I dislike so it has been really hard to narrow it down 🙂

Favourite songs:

• Lavender Haze
• Anti-Hero
• You’re on your own Kid
• Midnight Rain
• Vigilante Shit
• Bejeweled
• Karma
• Mastermind
• The Great War
• Paris
• Would’ve, Should’ve, Could’ve
• Dear Reader

Some of my favourite lyrics:

• Did you hear my covert narcissism I disguised as altruism, Like some kind of congressman- Anti-Hero
• She needed cold hard proof so I give her some, She had the envelope, where’d you think she got it from?- Vigilante Shit
• Draw the cat eyes sharp enough to kill a man- Vigilante Shit
• Didn’t notice you walking all over my peace of mind, In the shoes I gave you as a present, Puttin’ someone first only works when you’re in their top five- Bejewled
• I hosted parties and starved my body Like I’d be saved by a perfect kiss- You’re On You’re Own Kid
• It’s me, Hi I’m the problem, it’s me- Anti-Hero
• He wanted a bride, I was making my own name- Midnight Rain
• Did all the extra credit, then got graded on a curve- Bejewleed
• Do you really want to know where I was April 29?- High Infidelity
• You drew up some good faith treaties, I drew curtains closed, drank my poison alone- The Great War
• Turns out it was that guy you hooked up with ages ago some wannabe Z-lister, And all the outfits were terrible 2003 unbearable- Paris
• What if I told you I’m a Mastermind?- Mastermind
• And I keep my side of the street clean You wouldn’t know what I mean- Karma

Let me know in the comments your favourite lyrics from Midnights 🙂

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Some of my favourite songs from the first half of 2022 :)

This year I decided to start making playlists every month which has really been encouraging me to listen to more music and also to find new artists 🙂 Each playlist has at least 10 songs in but some of them have a few more but I thought I would collate some of my favourites from these playlists 🙂

• Friends to Lovers: Melina KB
• Numb Little Bug: Em Beihold
• Anyone for You: George Ezra
• 20s: Bow Anderson
• The Joker and The Queen: Taylor Swift
• Boyfriend: Dove Cameron
• Fast Times: Sabrina Carpenter
• House on Fire: Mimi Webb
• Cates Brother: Maisie Peters
• She’s all I Wanna be: Tata Mcrae
• Complete Mess: 5SOS
• About Damn Time: Lizzo
• No Romeo: Dylan
• I Just Called: Anne Marie
• Skin of my teeth: Demi Lovato
• Breakfast: Dove Cameron
• Carolina: Taylor Swift

Let me know in the comments what you have been loving music wise so far this year 🙂

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My Favourite Songs from Jersey Boys 😊

On the 24th of April I went to see Jersey Boys with my Mum and I really enjoyed it 😊 the show is a jukebox musical and tells the story of the Four Seasons, a band from Jersey, and their ups and downs. Obviously I already knew some of the songs however there were definitely a few new ones. Recently I have been writing blog posts about some of my favourite songs and lyrics from shows that I have seen so I thought that I would do the same for Jersey Boys 😊

• Cry for Me
• Sherry
• Big Girls Don’t Cry
• Walk Like A Man
• December 1963 (Oh What a Night)
• My Eyes Adored You
• Beggin
• Big man in town
• Can’t Take My Eyes off of You
• Working my way back to you
• Fallen Angel
• Who loves you

Let me know in the comments what your favourite songs from Jersey Boys are 😊

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My Favourite songs from Tina the Musical :)

On the 10th of April I went to see Tina the Musical with my Mum and Grandma and I really enjoyed it 😊 the show is a jukebox musical and tells the story of the legendary Tina Turner. Obviously I already knew some of the songs however there were definitely a few new ones. Recently I have been writing blog posts about some of my favourite songs and lyrics from shows that I have seen so I thought that I would do the same for Tina 😊

• Nutbush City Limits
• It’s gonna work out fine
• A fool in love
• Better be good to me
• Higher
• River Deep, Mountain High
• Proud Mary
• Private Dancer
• Disco Inferno
• I don’t wanna fight
• Simply The Best
• What’s Love Got To Do With It
• We Don’t Need another Hero

Let me know in the comments what your favourite songs from Tina the Musical are 😊

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My favourite songs and lyrics from Pretty Woman The Musical :)

On the 27th of February I went to see Pretty Woman the musical with my Mum and I absolutely loved it!! I have seen the film a few times before but it’s not one of my favourite but I really enjoyed the show! It was really funny and kept most if not all of the main moments from the film 😊 The last few times I have been to see a musical I have written a blog post about some of my favourite songs and lyrics so I thought I would do the same for Pretty Woman 😊 funnily enough one of my favourite characters was the narrator/concierge!!

My favourite songs:

• Welcome to Hollywood
• Anywhere but here
• On a night like tonight
• This is my life
• Never give up on a dream
• You and I
• I Can’t go back
• Long Way Home
• Together Forever

Some of my favourite lyrics:

• It’s like a map to your life, you’ll be lost until you’ve caught one- Welcome to Hollywood
• You’ll hear the city’s heartbeat in every square of concrete, come follow me now, welcome to Hollywood- Welcome to Hollywood
• Hopes and dreams are what this town is made of, so give it a shot you got nothing to be afraid of-Welcome to Hollywood
• I’ve got to make some changes and take control, I need room to move, I want to feel the wind in my hair- Anywhere but here
• So come along, I’ll meet you there, I can take you anywhere, cause anything’s possible….. welcome to the Beverly Wiltshire hotel- Something about her
• On a night like tonight, just remember you’re right where you’re meant to be, in a dazzling dress I’m sure you’ll impress, This I guarantee- On a night like tonight
• If you really wanna know me, my hearts here on my sleeve, I’m so tired of lettin everybody else but me define a woman’s world- This is my life
• You still got some cards on the table, I swear, as long as you’re able to draw a breath, just invest- Never give up on a dream
• In the magic of the moment, there’s no place I’d rather be, I see the wonder of the world through your eyes- You and I
• I’m not quite there yet, I’m somewhere in between, I hear you talking, how I deserve the best, A voice inside my head keeps saying: don’t settle for less- I can’t go back
• She rescues him right back- Together forever

Let me know in the comments if you have seen the show or if you have a particular moment in the movie that’s your favourite 😊

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Red (Taylors Version)

If you guys have been following me for a while then you probably already know that I am most definitely a Swiftie and so have been very excited for all of her re-recorded albums 🙂 I absolutely LOVED her re-recorded Fearless album so have been so excited to see what she does with this album for ages 🙂 I have been loving seeing all of the tweets and also hearing the songs from the Vault!! I thought that I would write down some of my favourite songs and lyrics from this new re-recorded album 🙂 I have already written two posts which include some of my favourite songs and lyrics from the original Red album which can be found here and here 🙂

Along with my favourite songs from the original album these are a few more that I have been loving from Taylors version of Red 🙂

Re-recordings From The Vault

• State of Grace
• Red 1. Better Man
• I Knew You Were Trouble 2.Nothing New
• All Too Well (TV version and 10 minute version) 3. Babe
• 22 4. Message in a Bottle
• We Are Never Getting Back Together 5. Run
• Stay Stay Stay 6. The Very First Night
• Holy Ground
• Begin Again
• The Moment I Knew
• Girl At Home
• Everything Has Changed
• Starlight

Some of my favourite lyrics:

• Time won’t fly, it’s like I’m paralyzed by it, I’d like to be my old self again, But I’m still trying to find it- All Too Well
• Losing him was blue, like I’d never known, Missing him was dark gray, all alone, Forgetting him was like trying to know, Somebody you never met, But loving him was red- Red
• And you call me up again just to break me like a promise, So casually cruel in the name of being honest- All Too Well
• And I heard you moved on, From whispers on the street, A new notch in your belt, Is all I’ll ever be- IKYWT
• And I was never good at telling jokes, but the punch line goes, “I’ll get older, but your lovers stay my age”- All Too Well
• Criticize the way you fly, When you’re soaring through the sky, Shoot you down and then they sigh, And say, “She looks like she’s been through it”- Nothing New
• How can a person know everything at eighteen, But nothing at twenty-two?-Nothing New
• Took a deep breath in the mirror, He didn’t like it when I wore high heels, But I do, Turn the lock and put my headphones on, He always said he didn’t get this song, But I do, I do- Begin Again
• You understand perfectly, You’re the kind of man who makes me sad, While she waits up, You chase down the newest thing and take for granted what you have- Girl At Home
• And it was like slow motion, Standing there in my party dress, In red lipstick, With no one to impress- The Moment I knew
• Yeah, we’re happy, free, confused and lonely at the same time, It’s miserable and magical, oh yeah- 22
• Walked out this morning, I don’t believe what I saw, Hundred billion bottles washed up on the shore, Seems I’m not alone at being alone, Hundred billion castaways, looking for a home- Message in a Bottle
• I’m really gonna miss you picking fights, And me falling for it, screaming that I’m right, And you would hide away and find your peace of mind, With some indie record that’s much cooler than mine- We Are Never Getting Back Together
• I bet you think about me in your house, With your organic shoes and your million-dollar couch, I bet you think about me when you say, “Oh my god, she’s insane, she wrote a song about me”- I Bet You Think About Me

Let me know in the comments your favourite re-recorded song from Red and also your favourite song From the Vault 🙂

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My favourite lyrics and songs from Wicked :)

On the 23rd of September I went to see Wicked with Barghavi (who you guys will have already heard a lot about) and I absolutely LOVED it 🙂 I have seen Wicked before and it was actually the first show that I remember sitting in the audience just absolutely enthralled and it definitely sparked my love of musical theatre 🙂 Its been quite a few years since I saw the show last and I loved it just as much as the first time 🙂 I have done quite a few posts about some of my favourite songs and lyrics from musicals but I thought I would write down some of my favourite lyrics and songs from this show 🙂

Some of my favourite songs:

• The Wizard and I
• What is this feeling?
• Popular
• Defying Gravity
• I’m Not That Girl
• As Long As You’re Mine
• No Good Deed
• For Good
• One Short Day

Some of my favourite lyrics:

• This weird quirk I’ve tried to suppress or hide, Is a talent that could help me meet the Wizard, If I make good, So I’ll make good- The Wizard and I
• For you see, my room-mate is………..Unusually and exceedingly peculiar And altogether quite impossible to describe……………..Blonde- What is this Feeling
• Let’s just say, I loathe it all! Every little trait, however small, Makes my very flesh begin to crawl- What is this Feeling
• Life’s more painless….. For the brainless……Why think too hard?……When it’s so soothing…….Dancing through life- Dancing through Life
• Elphie, now that we’re friends, I’ve decided to make you my new project! …….You really don’t have to do that………..I know, that’s what makes me so nice!- Popular
• Celebrated heads of state, Or specially great communicators!……..Did they have brains or knowledge?…….Don’t make me laugh!They were popular!- Popular
• Too long I’ve been afraid of……..Losing love I guess I’ve lost…….Well, if that’s love…….. It comes at much too high a cost!- Defying Gravity ]
• Every so often we long to steal…….To the land of what-might-have-been…….But that doesn’t soften the ache we feel…… When reality sets back in- I’m Not That Girl
• Was I really seeking good…..Or just seeking attention?……..Is that all good deeds are, When looked at with an ice-cold eye?- No Good Deed
• Let all Oz be agreed, I’m wicked through and through…….Since I can not succeed, Fiyero, saving you…….I promise no good deed, Will I attempt to do again- No Good Deed
• There are wonders like I’ve never seen……It’s all grand…….And it’s all greenI think we’ve found the place where we belong!- One Short Day

Let me know in the comments what your favourite song from Wicked is 🙂

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Sour- Olivia Rodrigo :)

If you guys have been following me for a while then you probably already know that I absolutely loved the three singles that Olivia released prior to the album and have been so excited for the album 🙂 I am a big Taylor Swift fan who I know has been a big influence for Olivia and you can definitely tell in an amazing way 🙂 I thought that I would write down some of my favourite songs and lyrics from this new album 🙂 These are just my opinions from my first listen throughs so my favourite songs may change as time goes on 🙂 xx

Favourite songs:

• Brutal
• Drivers Licence
• 1 Step forward, 3 steps back
• Deja Vu
• Good 4 U
• Happier
• Hope ur ok

Favourite Lyrics:

• I crossed my heart as you crossed the line- Favourite Crime
• I hate to think that I was just your type- Deja Vu
• Their win is not my loss- Jealousy, Jealousy
• I’m the love of your life until I make you mad- 1 Step Forward, 3 Steps back
• Does she know how proud I am she was created?- Hope ur Ok
• And I’m not cool, and I’m not smart / And I can’t even parallel park- Brutal
• Guess you didn’t mean what you wrote in that song about me / ‘Cause you said forever, now I drive alone past your street- Drivers Licence
• Never doubted myself so much / Like am I pretty? Am I fun, boy?- 1 Step Forward, 3 Steps Back
• Well, screw that, and screw you, You will never have to hurt the way you know that I do.- Good 4 U
• And you always say I’m never satisfied / But I don’t think that’s true / ‘Cause all I ever wanted was to be enough.- Enough For You
• So find someone great, but don’t find no one better / I hope you’re happy, but don’t be happier- Happier
• I wanna be you so bad, and I don’t even know you.- Jealousy, Jealousy

Let me know in the comments your favourite song from Olivias album 🙂

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Dancing with the Devil- The Art of Starting over :)

If you guys have been following me for a while then you probably already know that I am a big Demi Lovato fan and have been very excited for her newest album 🙂 I thought that I would write down some of my favourite songs and lyrics from this new album 🙂 I have already written down some of my favourite songs and lyrics from her older albums which can be found here and here 🙂 These are just my opinions from my first listen through so my favourite songs may change as time goes on 🙂 xx

Favourite songs:

• Dancing with the Devil
• The Art of Starting Over
• Melon Cake
• Met Him Last Night (feat. Ariana Grande)
• Carefully
• 15 Minutes
• My Girlfriends are my Boyfriend
• Good Place

Lyrics:

1. I was dancing with the devil, out of control, Almost made it to Heaven, It was closer than you know- Dancing with the Devil
2. Cause when you say nothing, It’s much worse than things I’ve overcome- The Way You Don’t Look At Me
3. Where the cat and mouse tried to make me Barbie sized and I obliged- Melon Cake
4. There was a time I was livin’ as a prisoner inside my own mind- Melon Cake
5. Approach with caution, I can get overwhelming…my insecurities don’t take vacations- Carefully
6. All my girlfriends are my boyfriend, But they won’t mess up my makeup, yeah, my girlfriends are my boyfriend, But we’re never gonna break up- My Girlfriends are my boyfriend
7. But living for perfection isn’t living- California Sober
8. Give me a pen, I need writing, another ending, It didn’t turn out the way that I wanted. I had the armor, I wore it much in the summer, But the arrow hit me right where the heart is- The Art of Starting Over
9. I’ve been called an emotional disaster, By myself and by so many others after, I had trials and tribulations mastered- Good Place
10. I’ve seen the devil, yeah, I met him last night, Had conversation, yeah, I think he’s alright, Seemed kinda funny, yeah, he kinda my type- Met Him Last Night

My favourite lyrics from The Prom :)

While re-reading all of my old musical theatre lyrics posts I realised that none of them included lyrics from Beetlejuice or The Prom which are now two of my favourite musicals so I thought that I would write out some of my favourite lyrics from the Prom this week and then in a few weeks time I will write about Beetlejuice 🙂

1. I just wanna dance with you, let the whole world melt away and dance with you- Dance with you
2. Improve all of your strong points, And hide things that you lack, Cause mom’s convinced if you’re perfect, Your father will might come back- Alyssa Greene
3. I can guess your whole agenda, You be Elphie, I’m Glinda, It’s makeover time so why not just give in- Tonight Belongs to you
4. One thing’s universal, Life’s no dress rehearsal, So why not make some waves before it’s through- Tonight Belongs to you
5. So hear my plea, Or here’s your next dilemma, How do you silence a woman who’s known for her belt?- Its not about me
6. Try journaling, Or start a blog, Just end this inner monologue, Seethe, if you must, But just breathe- Just Breathe
7. Not to oversimplify, But the scripture does imply, That your mom will have to die, How’s tomorrow if she’s not got any plans?- Love Thy Neighbour
8. Make people see how the world could one day be, It might come true if we take a chance, But ’til that day comes, I say cue the drums And take to the floor That’s what the floor’s for- Its time to Dance
9. But I promise with some time, That my aptitude will climb, And you’ll leave your doubts, And disbeliefs behind!- The Ladys Improving
10. There’s not one subject that I could pass, Before you walked into my Spanish class, Was my heart pounding? I won’t say no, ‘Cause life without you was no bueno- You Happened

Let me know in the comments if you have seen The Prom either in person or on Netflix and what your favourite song is from the musical 🙂

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