Favorite songs?

Last year pre op, this song touched a nerve and I made it "my song". It just seemed to tell how I felt, in my unhealthy 534 pound misery. I was out there living and working but I was so tired and knew there 'was a better place". Now, this year, I heard the second song and made it my 1st year pre op song. I just wanted to share them. Do ya'll have songs you can relate to? Lubbins and blessings! ~Tina~ almost 14 months post op and - 208 (so far) LOS LONELY BOYS LYRICS Heaven Vamanos! Save me from this prison Lord, help me get away 'Cause only you can save me now From this misery Well I've been lost in my own place And I'm getting' weary How far is heaven? And I know that I need to change My ways of living How far is heaven? Lord, can you tell me? I've been locked up way too long In this crazy world How far is heaven? I just keep on prayin', Lord I just keep on livin' How far is heaven? (Oh, Lord, can you tell me?) How far is heaven? (I just gotta know how far it is) How far is heaven? (Oh, Lord, can you tell me?) Tu que estas en alto cielo, hechame tu bendicion. [translated from Spanish: you that's in a higher place, send me down a blessing] 'Cause I know there's a better place In this place I'm livin' How far is heaven? So I just got to show some faith And just keep on givin' How far is heaven? (Oh, Lord can you tell me) How far is heaven? (I just gotta know how far it is) How far is heaven? (Oh, Lord, can you tell me?) How far is heaven? I just gotta know how far I just wanna know how far THIS YEAR: "Better Now" by Collective Soul Yeah-yeah Oh, I'm newly calibrated Yeah-yeah Oh, shiny and clean Yeah-yeah I'm your recent adaptation Yeah-yeah Time to redifine me Let the word out I've got to get out Whoa, I'm feeling better now Break the news out I've got to get out Whoa, I'm feeling better now Yeah-yeah I'm happy as Christmas Yeah-yeah All wrapped to be seen Yeah-yeah I'm your recent acquisition Yeah-yeah Time to celebrate me Let the word out I've got to get out Whoa, I'm feeling better now Break the news out I've got to get out Whoa, I'm feeling better The world's done shakin' The world's done shakin' The world's done shakin' me down The world's done shakin' The world's done shakin' The world's done shakin' me down Let the word out I've got to get out Whoa, I'm feeling better now Break the news out I've got to get out Whoa, I'm feeling better now Let the word out I've got to get out Whoa, I'm feeling better now Break the news out I've got to get out Whoa, I'm feeling better now

Hi Tina, It's funny you should write about this subject; I was just thinking of a song last night that I used to love called "I Am Free" by Mariah Carey. Whenever I heard it, I used to dream of being "free," not only from my fat, miserable body but also from my all-encompassing depression. Since I started on my journey to a new me in January, I have felt more free than I have in many years. Here are the lyrics: Once I was a prisoner Lost inside myself With the world surrounding me Wandering through the misery But now I am free... You gave me a breath of life Unclouded my eyes With sweet serenity Lighting a ray of hope for me... And now I am free... Free to Live Free to Laugh Free to Soar Free to Shine Free to Give Free to Love Free Enough to Fly Once I was so all alone Unsteady and cold But your love rained down upon me Washing away uncertainty But now I am free Take Care, Tanja

OOhhh Tanja: I am on my way to download that now so I can hear it. Still on my way to "be free" Tina

I know that music has a very powerful effect on people. I have been playing clarinet and sax for most of my life, and I love funk. I know that, fat or thin, there are some songs that ALWAYS make me feel great, like I am the most attractive, coolest chick on earth, if only for 3 or 4 minutes. These are my favorites: 1. "Let's Groove" by Earth, Wind & Fire 2. "You Sexy Thing" by Hot Chocolate 3. "Do Fries Go With That Shake?" by George Clinton 4. "It's Raining Men" by the Weather Girls 5. "Bad Mama Jama (She's Built She's Stacked)" by Carl Carlton 6. "Love Rollercoaster" by The Ohio Players 7. "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang 8. "Back in Black" by AC/DC 9. "Brick House" by The Commodores 10. "Give it to Me Baby" by Rick James, the GREATEST musician ever

Carrie? Hello? Could you be a relative? cause I am a "Superfreak" from my head down to my toenails...... Please tell me you like some Donna Summer and KC & The Sunshine Band too???? ~Tina P.S. And we are cool and sexy for longer than a few minutes babe... There may be wiggle and jiggle after and before WLS but WE are hot ladies....

Tina, Uh Hello... Love Donna Summer (I'm a disco fanatic)! "Someone left my cake out in the rain..." (although that's probably not a bad thing at this point - LOL) Tanja P.S. Carrie, also love "It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls

Tanja: hehe Pre op and still even now, I do my chair dancing to disco. I wish someone woulda left my cake(s) out in the rain years ago, teehee. Cause now I 'work hard for the money'.... Tina

It is good to have music in your life. I dont always listen to the words but some of the songs make me want to get up and do something and not feel sorry for myself.(I need house cleaning music right now) I love songs by the black eyed peas.. kanya west(gold digger)mariah carey(shake it off).Green day (september ends) Anything that makes ya feel good.I grew up in the seventies listening to good music. hugs margaret

Here are two of my favorite songs. India Arie Strength, Courage & Wisdom Lyrics Inside my head there lives a dream that I want to see in the sun Behind my eyes there lives a me that I've been hiding for much too long 'Cause I've been, too afraid to let it show 'Cause I'm scared of the judgment that may follow Always putting off my living for tomorrow It's time to step out on faith, I've gotta show my faith It's been illusive for so long, but freedom is mine today I've gotta step out on faith, It's time to show my faith Procrastination had me down but look what I have found, I found [Chorus] Strength, courage, and wisdom And it's been inside of me all along, Strength, courage, and wisdom Inside of me Behind my pride there lives a me, that knows humility Inside my voice there is a soul, and in my soul there is a voice But I've been, too afraid to make a choice 'Cause I'm scared of the things that I might be missing Running too fast to stop and listen It's time to step out on faith, I've gotta show my faith It's been illusive for so long but freedom is mine today I've gotta step out on faith it's time to show my faith Procrastination had me down but look what I have found, I found [Chorus] Strength, courage, and wisdom And it's been inside of me all along, Strength, courage, and wisdom Inside of me [Bridge] I close my eyes and I think of all the things that I want to see 'Cause I know, now that I've opened up my heart I know that Anything I want can be, so let it be, so let it be:. [Chorus] Strength, courage, and wisdom It's been inside of me all along, Strength, courage, wisdom It's been inside of me all along, everyday I'm praying for: [Chorus] Strength, courage, and wisdom To find me, yeah, Strength, courage, and wisdom Inside of me Vamp I found it in me, I found it finally I'm sure to keep it' cause I like it, I say thank you And Ruben Studdard-Flying Without Wings Everybody's looking for that something One thing that makes it all complete You'll find it in the strangest places Places you never knew it could be Some find it in the faces of their children Some find it in their lover's eyes Who can deny the joy it brings When you find that special things You're flying without wings Some find it sharing every morning Some in their solitary lives You'll find it in the words of others A simple line can make you laugh or cry You find it in the deepest friendship The kind you cherish all your life And when you know how much that means You've found that special thing You're flying without wings So, impossible as they may seem You've got to fight for every dream Cos who's to know which one you let go Would have made you complete Well, for me it's waking up beside you To watch the sun rise on your face To know that I can say I love you at any given time or place It's little things that only I know Those are the things that make you mine And it's like flying without wings Cos you're my special thing I'm flying without wings You're the place my life begins You'll be where it ends I'm flying without wings And that's the joy you bring I'm flying without wings

what a wonderful question!!! if i had to pick my most current favorite it would have to be 'live like you were dying' for all time favorite i still love 'bridge over troubled water' to me, music is alot like breathing. it's necessary to my life. i don't pretend to know who the artists are-most of the time, but the words to a song are what usually draws me, with the beat being secondary. have a good one dorthe