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    General Thoughts,  Pop Culture

    Top 15 Cover Songs I Like Better Than The Originals

    October 23, 2023 /

    When an artist makes a song their own When artists release a song, they make it their own. I’ve always admired artists and bands who write their own material, but I also appreciate when a band or artist covers a song so well that I like it better than the original release. Here are my favorites and some honorable mentions. My top 15 favorite cover songs (in order) 1. “Hurt” covered by Johnny Cash Original release by Nine Inch Nails, written by Trent Reznor. Cash truly captures the meaning of this extremely personal song and makes it his own. The lead singer of NIN Trent Reznor and Cash never got…

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    Love me more (Taylor’s Song)

    November 18, 2016
  • Essays,  General Thoughts

    When I grow up

    October 8, 2017 /

    When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? I think my first answer to that question was a mommy. I would play with my dolls and pretend I was their mommy. I would change their clothes, pack a diaper bag, and have my dolls ride in a toy car seat buckled into the car. Basically, I would imitate how my mother took care of my baby sister. Next, I wanted to be a teacher. I used to play school with my stuffed animals all the time. Looking back, I find this ironic because there were times when I hated school. I felt lonely…

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    I’ve been old (but not necessarily wise) my whole life

    June 18, 2024

    September 11, 2001

    September 11, 2016

    Being Thankful in Life

    December 10, 2017
  • General Thoughts,  Novels (my writing updates),  Poetry

    Love me more (Taylor’s Song)

    November 18, 2016 /

    This is Taylor’s song from my current novel in progress, Jordan’s Sister. The sound I have in mind for it is reminiscent of 90s Pop because the entire music scene of the 90s is something that my character, Taylor, gravitates toward because she grew up listening to it. It’s a love song with intentionally ambiguous lyrics. I’ve mentioned before that most songs are about love, sex, or drugs. Want to hear Layne’s song for Taylor? Click here. 2024 Update: Thanks to a wonderful AI (artificial intelligence) software available at ilovesong.ai, I now have audio for this wonderful song. Click below to listen. “Love me more” If you could love me more…

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    December 17, 2016

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    January 13, 2018

    Day 4: Countdown of my favorite love songs (love/hate)

    February 8, 2018
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