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Sad Bastard Songs: Modern Soul

Nothing will set off Jethro and I faster than the other person jacking with the radio.  Jethro has a short attention span and likes to flip around or listen to talk radio.  I, on the other hand, will flip if I don’t like a song but generally will keep it on one station.  And that station is usually KRNB 105.7, smmmmoooooottttthhhhh R&B.  (You gotta say it all sexy like.)

He mocks me, but I love this damn station.  I listen to Steve Harvey in the morning and then I get my sexy on with Sean Andre on the drive home.  It’s my feel-good station and generally, baby-makin’ music is my feel-good music.  Even if it’s sad, “baby, baby, please COME BACK!” baby-makin’ music.

Can You Stand the Rain – Boyz II Men
Y’all know of my love for Boyz II Men. I know this is a New Edition song, but this one just breaks your heart.

Sometimes I Cry – Eric Benet
You NEED to cry, Mister I’s addicted to the sex so I cheated on Halle Berry. What is WRONG with you?

Anytime – Brian McKnight
This man could sing the damn phone book and I’m melt into a giant pile of Alyssa-goo.

This Women’s Work – Maxwell
Maxwell is amazing and underrated. He’s just damn cool. And pretty too.

Please Don’t Go – Tank
I’m not a huge Tank fan, but this one is good. You’ll find yourself singing “Please don’t go, please don’t go…” later on in the day, I guarantee it.

Why Would You Stay? – Kem
Because it’s Kem. And because you KNOW he didn’t mean it, babygirl….

Bonus: You – Jesse Powell
I love this song. LOVE it. And I wanted it to be our first dance, but Captain Uptighty-Pants didn’t want to because he’s a PRUDE.
Just because it’s sung by a black man doesn’t make it booty music, JETHRO….
Okay, so it wouldn’t be that great of a first dance song. I still don’t think Grammy would have passed out if we’d danced to it. Prude…

6 comments on “Sad Bastard Songs: Modern Soul

  1. ElfPuddle
    July 15, 2011 at 10:39 am #

    I think that would’ve been a wonderful first dance song. (And I’m a white girl who can’t dance, so surely I’m in the same league of music prudishness as your Grammy…)

    • kindofamess
      July 15, 2011 at 2:52 pm #

      See?!? Thank you…

      But Jethro is definitely the prude. Grammy is just Baptist. And fiesty. She shoots armadillos off her front porch with a pistol. And she lives in the suburbs.

      • Erin
        July 15, 2011 at 3:33 pm #

        Oh my god. She shoots armadillos with a pistol? She’s my kind of grammy. (I’m now adding “dead-eye for varmints” to my list of things to practice so I am a bad-ass old lady. Along with “enjoys liver and onions.” Among other important skills.)

        • kindofamess
          July 15, 2011 at 4:24 pm #

          She’s AMAZING. His whole family is, they are like the DREAM in-law’s. (I’ve already informed Jethro that I’m keeping his family when I leave him for Taye Diggs.)

          **EDIT** I have since been informed it is not a pistol, but a .22 long rifle. You do NOT mess with this 80 year old woman….

          • Erin
            July 17, 2011 at 8:01 pm #

            Oh man. Get that on video. That is something out of a movie. And I even like armadillos. Sort’ve.

  2. Tiffany (minivan Rx)
    July 20, 2011 at 12:32 am #

    I’m Asian but grew up listening to R&B music – even went to boyzIImen concert. Lol. Imagine an asian girl in that crowd. Anyways – love love Maxwell too!! I can still remember that video. Sexy!

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