Pride of Mine - Freedom4Her

It's been a loooooooooonnnnnnnggggg time since I did one of these posts, and it's not even a Saturday(!) - but I really wanted to share this song/album with you!

I met David Olinger years ago and fell in love with his song 'My Deliverer' (prize if you spot me and/or Will in the video!) and his album 'Hope' is every bit as good as I'd hoped it would be.

My favourite song is called 'Pride of Mine' and you can listen to it in the widget below, but I encourage you to buy the whole album, because it really is great - and as if that wasn't a good enough reason, for the entire month of march, 100% of the profits will be donated to 'Freedom 4 Her' to help the fight to eliminate sex trafficking and save lives.

For more on why this cause is close to my heart right now, and a training opportunity you can read my post on Human Trafficking on my main blog.

But right now, turn up the volume, get happy, sing like you want to, dance like you want to and remember that you'll never live this moment again...

Pride of mine, hurry up and die so I can sing like I want to. Pride of mine, hurry up and die so I can dance like I want to. Pride of mine, hurry up and die so I can love without caution. Pride of mine, I don’t have time for you or your rules. We’ll never get this moment again. I’m gonna worship like it’s my last. We’ll never get this moment again. I’m gonna worship with all I have. Isn’t He worthy? 

Just a little Kiss

It's summer-y weather again and I couldn't resist bringing one of Will's favourite songs out this week. It's from the 'A Monster in Paris' Soundtrack and is sung by Vanessa Paradis.

We saw this movie at the cinema with the kids and loved it so much I've bought the DVD for Mamie's birthday (shhhh! it's a secret)!

Vanessa Paradis is a beautiful woman with a beautiful voice, and as if that wasn't enough to make you jealous she's been dating Johnny Depp for 14 years and has two children with him.

But enough about her, this is such a feel good song, which never fails to lift my spirits. Un P'tit Baiser - or Just a Little Kiss.

Coconut Woman

It's so sunny this morning!

It's getting me excited that summer is just around the corner. I know we're predicted frost soon, but in good faith I have been getting out some of my favourite summertime artists to listen to.

One of the best is Harry Belafonte. Nothing screams summer like one of his albums (except the Christmas ones -  although even they have a somewhat tropical feel....).

The first time I heard Harry Belafonte was in his song 'Jump In The Line' for the movie 'Beetlejuice' and it's still one of my favourite songs. Me and the kids dance around the kitchen to it A LOT. Apparently he is best known for the Banana Boat song though.

Although Harry was a brilliant singer, song writer and actor, perhaps one of the most significant parts of his career is that he has been a social activist fighting for civil rights and humanitarian causes since his rise to popularity in the 1950s. In fact, Belafonte was one of Martin Luther King Jrs friends and confidants - raising thousands of dollars in concerts to bail him and others out of prison on numerous occasions.

Despite being a massively interesting guy, politically and socially, he is also responsible for bringing Caribbean style music to US popularity.

This is one of our family favourites - The Coconut Women. It's a fun song, especially the tonuge in cheek parts about drinking rum making you 'dance like a gypsy'. My kids love it and we always end up dancing and giggling when we listen.

Hope you enjoy it in preparations for summer.

Caro Emerald

I love this lady! Caro Emerald's album 'Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor' is definitely going on my christmas list. The album features ballroom jazz, cinematic tangos, groovin' jazz tracks and infectious mambos that sound like they were recorded in the golden age in Hollywood's most celebrated recording studios. But the smoking beats, catchy songs and inventive production mark Caro out as a present-day phenomenon. She's fun, light hearted and so easy to listen to. I can't help but dance whilst doing my housework when she is on the radio.

Here's a track from the album 'That Man'.



And if you liked that, here is a little bonus (it's nearly christmas after all!) her acoustic 'You're All I Want for Christmas' with Brook Benton was just recorded in the last two weeks, and here it is: