My Favorite Lyric Tuesday You and I Both - Jason Mraz

Jason Mraz is an amazing lyricist and I have a feeling he will make his way onto many, My Favorite Lyric Tuesday entries. I have so many favorite lines of his, but I thought I'd pick this line from You and I Both, a cut that Mraz had been singing in San Diego coffee houses many years before his 2002 debut album was released.

See I'm all about them words
Over numbers, unencumbered numbered words
Hundreds of pages, pages, pages forwards
More words then I had ever heard and I feel so alive

I selected this not only because it really is one of my favorite Mraz songs, but I recently was watching his "Tonight Not Again" DVD, and he talked about writing the song. I was always intrigued by the pattern and how he managed to romanticize the word "words." And the word "unencumbered" also always struck me.

Mraz explained that he wrote the song for an ex-girlfriend, someone who inspired his path to songwriting. She loved the word "unencumbered" and he tossed it in there as a salute to her; so she would know the song was for her.

And as sweet as the song is, it has its bittersweet ending.

And it's okay if you have go away Oh just remember the telephone works both ways And if I never ever hear them ring If nothing else I'll think the bells inside Have finally found you someone else and that's okay Cause I'll remember everything you sang

Great song ... enjoy the video; one of my favorite live version of the song. The "unencumbered" line is at 1:10.

Coming Soon - My Favorite Lyric Tuesday

I'm pretty proud of my blogging habit lately. I've blogged more this month than I did all of last year. Actually, I think I've blogged more this week than all of last year.

A few new tools have given me a reason and purpose to blog and I know my wife is happy that I'm finally putting my thoughts to paper, er, digital paper at least.

So I thought to myself, what else could inspire me to sit down at the computer each week and spit out 200 words? While I have plenty of commentaries on my own pet peeves, the latest episode of the Bachelorette and food, it only makes sense to keep this strictly about music.

I've always been intrigued by song lyrics. The nice thing about this is that even bad songs can have good lyrics. Case in point:

My anaconda don't want none unless you got buns hun

Great lyric, bad song.

So starting tomorrow, or June 22 (depending on when you read this), I'll be starting a weekly feature called "My Favorite Lyric Tuesday." MFLT if you're nasty. All songs, good and bad, are fair game. I will explore the sweet, weird, romantic, dirty, interesting and just about any adjective you can throw at the world of song lyrics.

I'll present -- yep you guessed it -- some of my favorite lyrics ... on Tuesdays. And I'll tell you why and you'll think, "wow, that Justin is much more insightful than I thought." I look forward to sharing with you, starting tomorrow with some Jason Mraz.

Ian and Amy's Wedding Set List

Well this was quite a party at the Lodge at Torrey Pines. Ian and Amy were married there on June 19, 2010. Emily Smiley Fine Weddings and Soirees masterfully orchestrated it and Platinum Pro helped energize the crowd with great lighting and a custom dance floor.

Pictures and video to come soon, but here's a look at the setlist. There was no reason to ease this crowd in. They were ready to dance from the start and you can tell as there wasn't a "slow" song until 12 songs into the set. And even then, I wouldn't consider "Sexual Healing" a slow song.

What a fun dance party!

	Song	Artist
Intro	Tonight, Tonight	Smashing Pumpkins
First Dance	Is This Love/WildFlower	Whitesnake/The Cult
Father/Daughter Dance	Unforgettable	Nat King Cole/Natalie Cole
Garter Toss	In Da Club	50 Cent
Bouquet Toss	Circus	Britney Spears
Dance Set	Let's Dance	David Bowie
	Bad Romance	Lady Gaga
	California Gurls	Katy Perry
	Low	Flo Rida
	I Gotta Feeling	Black Eyed Peas
	P.Y.T.	Michael Jackson
	Now That We Found Love	Heavy D and the Boyz
	Tik Tok	Kesha
	The Way I Are	Timbaland
	Promiscuous Girl	Nelly Furtado
	Motownphilly	Boyz II Men
	Sexual Healing	Marvin Gaye
	Let's Get it On	Marvin Gaye
	Hypnotize	Notorious B.I.G.
	Yeah	Usher
	Montel Party Break	DJ Emotion
	Old School Jump Off/Jump	House of Pain
	Joy and Pain	Rob Base
	Rappers Delight	Sugarhill Gang
	Just Dance	Lady Gaga
	Blah, Blah, Blah	Kesha
	Calle Ocho	Pitbull
	Jump	Van Halen
	Jessie's Girl	Rick Springfield
	White Wedding	Billy Idol
	Blister in the Sun	Violent Femmes
	Just Like Heaven	The Cure
	That's the Way Love Goes	Janet Jackson
	My Girl	Temptations
	The Way You Look Tonight	Frank Sinatra
	Brown Eyed Girl	Van Morrison
	She Wolf	Shakira
	Funky Cold Medina	Tone Loc
	Poker Face	Lady Gaga
	I Got it from My Mama	Will.I.Am
	Get Into The Groove	Madonna
	Got To Be Real	Cheryl Lynn
	Waiting for Tonight	Jennifer Lopez
	Missing	Everything But The Girl
	The Way You Move	Outkast
	Boom Boom Pow	Black Eyed Peas
Last Dance	Do You Remember	Jay Sean
Encore	Angel	Aerosmith

Patrick and Ashley's Wedding Setlist

Without a doubt, one of the best parties of the year for me. There's always a few weddings each year that just click and Patrick, Ashley, their friends and family were so much fun. Here's the setlist.

	Song	Artist
Intro	I Gotta Feeling	Black Eyed Peas
First Dance	Everything	Michael Buble
Mother/Son Dance	My Wish	Rascal Flatts
Father/Daughter Dance	There Goes My Life	Kenny Chesney
First Dance Set	The Way You Look Tonight	Frank Sinatra
	Let's Stay Together	Al Green
	Chicken Fried	Zac Brown Band
	Boogie Shoes	K.C. & the Sunshine Band
	Billie Jean	Michael Jackson
	Tik Tok	Kesha
	Bad Romance	Lady Gaga
	California Gurls	Katy Perry
	Love Shack	B-52s
	Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)	Beyonce
	Yeah	Usher
	Montel Party Break	DJ Emotion
	Brown Eyed Girl	Van Morrison
	Honky Tonk Woman	Rolling Stones
	Margaritaville	Jimmy Buffett
	Mustang Sally	The Commitments
	No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problem	Kenny Chesney
	Something Like That	Tim McGraw
	Say Hey (I Love You)	Michael Franti
	Imma Be	Black Eyed Peas
	She Wolf	Shakira
Garter Toss	In Da Club	50 Cent
Bouquet Toss	Circus	Britney Spears
	Just Dance	Lady Gaga
	Don't Stop Believing	Journey
	Billionaire	Travie McCoy
	Sweet Caroline	Neil Diamond
	Livin' On a Prayer	Bon Jovi
	Summer of '69	Bryan Adams
	Jump	Van Halen
	Jessie's Girl	Rick Springfield
	U Can't Touch This	M.C. Hammer
	Down	Jay Sean
	Boom Boom Pow	Black Eyed Peas
	Low	Flo Rida
	P.Y.T.	Michael Jackson
	Wild Thing	Tone Loc
	Right Round	Flo Rida
	Break Your Heart	Taio Cruz
Last Dance	I've Had The Time of My Life	Bill Medley/Jennifer Warnes
Encore	Many The Miles	Sara Bareilles