Tom Petty is a bad ass. Which of course, we already knew. But, my YouTube channel has confirmed it for me. I picked his song "Yer So Bad" because he's one of my favorite artists and the song is short and sweet. I thought it would be a good introduction to the channel for people who were just getting a taste of what Soundtrack of My Life was all about. It averages the most plays per week and it's my most viewed video. Yer So Bad isn't exactly his biggest hit so I think on sheer name recognition, people trust it's gonna be a good song. Listen here and tell me what you think in the comments! I respond to all comments. Even haters!
March's most popular video is my Call Me Maybe version (which I love!). I had to make my own version because my kids sang it non-stop. I really like how the singer-songwriter vibe puts a spin on it. And while Call Me Maybe quickly jumped over INXS and Marcy Playground, Tom Petty is still firmly in the second place spot for the month and #1 overall. The logical explanation is the people who listened to me cover Carly Rae, stuck around to hear Tom Petty. Crossing generations and genres like that is any musicians dream and it just makes me love him even more. Listen here and tell me what you think about this slower version of Call Me Maybe.
I have discovered that I am the only person who listened to Concrete Blonde in the '90s. Nobody knows who they are. Not even people my age. Really??? Have we forgotten Joey? As a female artist who loves to belt moody songs there was nothing better than the album Bloodletting. And that album came out before vampires were cool --- so they get double awesome points for being ahead of the trend. The song I picked, Tomorrow Wendy, is hands down one of my favorite songs of all time. I was sure that when I posted it I would be overrun with emails and Facebook messages telling me how much people love that song. But nope. All I got is one girl named Wendy telling me that the song disturbed her. Point taken. Let me hear from you if you love the beauty of this song!
I could go on and on about the other songs and maybe I will in another blog. For now, I will close by saying this has been a really fun project to work on. Music really does bring people together and it's amazing how many conversations I've had with friends, neighbors, or other parents that started because they liked a song I posted. I appreciate all the support I've received so far, especially from my intown friends and neighbors. Please help support this project by subscribing to my channel so you can get videos in your inbox on a weekly basis. Also, share them with your friends, on your facebook page or on Twitter. Sharing just one video with your friends can introduce me to a whole group of fans I would never have known otherwise. Your friends will thank you and so will I. And don't forget - Tom Petty's legacy is in your hands. Subscribe here! Join my newsletter here!
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