Europe Stole My Abs

Hello, yes, I'm still doing this.
I was just off casually galavanting the globe for a bit but I'm back now so you can wipe away those tears.

My dad and I visited England, Spain and Italy and it was awesome! Got to see some stunning things, meet my dad's family and ate a lot.

But y'all: something awful happened. I don't know exactly when it happened, if it was when I was busy ordering gelato or when I was distracted by the bread I was shoving in my face. But I'm quite sure someone surgically removed my abs. Like... they just aren't there anymore. They're gone. I tried to do sit ups yesterday and I physically 👏 could 👏 not. I'm just walking around ab-less. It's actually kind of a miracle. I'll be featured in medical textbooks soon, you'll see. #claimtofame


The First: Coming Home by Keith Urban ft. Julia Michaels

Gotta listen past those first few bars otherwise you'll think it's a slow song and I get it: there's no place for that on a Friday. But spoilers it's got some pep. Keith's got a new album and I have to say - it's decent. Another album favourite is Texas Time, in case you've got the (texas) time to listen.

The Second: No One Needs To Know by Shania Twain

Just gonna get out ahead of this one before anyone says anything sassy: I know this isn't a new song. But CMF isn't just a place for new country music so shhh... Shania came on the radio the other day and who can honestly compete with Shania in her hayday?? Shano one. (I'm so sorry. I already regret typing that.)

The Third and Final: Beautiful Crazy by Luke Combs

Welp. He's no one hit wonder and this proves it. Will he regret the random selfie dialogue at the beginning? Probably. But I ate nothing but bread and gelato for three weeks straight so we've all made choices in 2018 that we probably wish we could reverse.


I'm off to celebrate two friends tying the knot this weekend and so looking forward to it! Hope you've got fun plans on deck for yours too!

Thanks for listening!
Karla

There are no pranks this week, I swear.

I'd say I'm sorry for the April Fools day thing... but I'm really not. It was the most entertaining Friday morning I've had in a while. So thanks for that.


The First: Wasted Time by Keith Urban

Isn't that the truth though? This song reminds me of a day a few summers ago when myself and a few of the wonderful characters in my life went from being so bored one early afternoon that we decided to follow random cars on the road just to see where they were going (this kind of sounds like stalking now that I'm looking at it written down, but I swear it wasn't...) while making up stories about the drivers' lives to somehow ending up playing mini golf, which led to beach-hopping, and then going out for late-night burgers. Wasted time for sure. But also an awesome day in the end.


The Second: Untamed by Cam

I do realize that Mayday is her current single but sometimes I just like taking the road less travelled, okay? I think I like this song mostly because of all the different things going on with the instrumentals. Like, is that a harmonica? Is someone playing the washboard? Did they commission a train specifically for that chugging sound? We may never know, but we can enjoy.

PS You should also listen to Mayday - it's actually very good and you shouldn't miss out just because I'm trying to be "different."

Did I basically just trick you into enjoying two Cam songs? Perhaps.


The Third and Final: Noise by Kenny Chesney

Remember when Kenny came out with Save It For A Rainy Day and I didn't like it at first, but then grew to love it? No, of course you don't because I didn't feature it because I didn't like it at the time. For this, I am truly sorry. Please accept this song as one part apology and the other part me trying to not make the same mistake twice. I believe this is called "growing as a person."


Have a wonderfully sunny weekend, CMFers! I'll be spending mine with my fam, likely pouring over family photo albums and laughing at the old home videos my dad pulled out of storage last weekend. He's been sharing "teasers" all week. I think he's excited.

Thanks for listening!
Karla

a deer(e) and a cougar walk into a bar...

Hello and welcome. Lovely to have you here, as always. I hope the last seven days have been pleasant for you all.

We’ve got a little bit of a motley crew selection this week, but that’s just what happens sometimes so you’ll just have to trust that it will all be alright.

The First: John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16 by Keith Urban

There was NO.WAY. I could avoid including this song today. It has been following me all week and I’m not complaining. This song in a strange way reminds me of Kenny Chesney’s American Kids and I can’t quite put my finger on why. If you figure it out, please let me know.

Since I know you’re wondering, I knew the latter two Johns but will admit that when I was explaining this song to my father* this past weekend, I had to google who John Cougar was. I know now: It’s John Mellencamp. Just in case you were pretending to know but didn’t. Now when someone comes up to you tomorrow and asks you who all the Johns are that you’re singing about – because good luck getting this song out of your head – you’ll be able to tell them and not look foolish.

Finally, I feel it is my duty to tell you that this song sounds best when played at a high volume. In a car. With them windows rolled down.

The Second: Oh, Tonight by Josh Abbott Band feat. Kacey Musgraves

A favourite of mine from many summers ago, this song found its way back into my brain this week, which has obviously resulted in me continuously hitting repeat every morning as I’m getting ready for work. Please enjoy it.

The Third and Final: Nowhere Fast by Old Dominion

Can’t stop, won’t stop. As you’ve undoubtedly noticed, these boys are very quickly becoming serious favourites of mine. It cannot be helped. I did struggle to find a recorded version of this song on the youtube, which is a real shame (although you can find it at other sources like iTunes and Spotify) but as I am also a big fan of live music, I’m really not that heartbroken about it. Hope you enjoy it!

*FATHERS DAY SHOUT OUT! I love you, Dad <3

Here’s a song dedicated to you by another father who, though also a talented musician with as many kids, cannot possibly be anywhere near as hilarious as you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbIJeMniHKU 

Thanks for listening!
Karla