Well, I had in mind to do this but I have a tendency sometimes to play the same one or two songs over and over again, especially if I’m writing. Or I won’t have any music playing at all for various reasons. Lately, it’s been hard to come up with the last five songs I’ve listened too (even if I try to count the songs on the radio at work. I can’t because I tend to not be paying close attention LOL).

So, instead I’m adding a twist to the challenge and am going to list the last five songs I’ve listened to on YouTube. This list I can do because these vids are ones I’ve watched several times lately. I gotta tell ya tho’, it’s pretty eclectic!

So here it is, the last five songs I’ve listened to! (I should note that since my track record with imbedding YouTube vids is miserable, I’ve merely included the links here.)

1. Speechless (Live on Ellen) – Lady Gaga (Say what you want about Lady Gaga, the girl has the chops and can craft songs and sing. I don’t think we’ve seen anything like her since David Bowie and Elton John in the 70′s)

2. Come With Me Now (Theme from Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. Full version) - Bill Conti (Cripes I had this song totally stuck in my head for awhile about a week or so ago. It would not leave me alone. It still pops in every so often.)

3. I’m a Ramblin’ Man (Live in Austin Texas, 1989) - Waylon Jennings ( I LOVE this live version of this song. Especially Waylon’s guitar part. One of the most unique sounding guitars in country music.)

4. I’m Just a Giglo - David Lee Roth (Fo’gettabodit Dave! LOL. Yeah, seriously, I don’t know how this song ended up stuck in my head lately, but it did. I had a feeling back in the day when it first came out that it was a cover, but I had no idea until recently just how old this song really is. Louis Prima did a version back in the 50′s, which Roth basically did similar of, but Bing Crosby did a slow waltz version waaaaaay back in the early 30′s. You can find it on YouTube.)

5. Yankee Rose - David Lee Roth. (After watching the Giglo video I got to thinking about the rest of Diamond Dave’s Greatest 80′s Hits and could recall the opening to another video…but couldn’t remember the song. A Google search of the words “gimmie a bottle of anything, and a glazed donut. TO GO!” and I found the vid. Truthfully, I haven’t gone back repeatedly to watch this one, except to watch the totally unrelated intro – which I always got a chuckle out of it, even if it makes no damn sense at all. I wasn’t that big a fan of the song as a kid. ROFL)

Oh, I should also add, I know who Django Reinhardt was. Heh!

Of course, I ain’t been to too many places (outside of my usual stompin’ grounds) so far in my life so listing places to go back to is kinda difficult. LOL. But there’s lots of places I’d like to see and visit and there’s many more beyond just this Top Five listing.  Take a lookie…

1. Atlanta, GA – I have studied the hell out of this city for the purpose of the various adventures of the Coltrane cousins. I’ve looked at Google Maps and the street scenes, I’ve read about the place, I’ve looked at real estate listings and I’ve gotten to the point that I miss a place I’ve never been to. So…I wanna go. LOL

2. Hawaii – Thank you Steve McGarrett. LOL. I’ve never been but after watching Hawaii Five-0 and seeing the absolutely gorgeous scenery, I wanna go.

3. New York City – I’ve been once and would love to go back. There truly is such a time measurement as a New York minute! (And no, you can’t cram it all into a New York minute LOL).

4. Scotland/UK – Like my buddy who tagged me to post this (khee!), I too have ancestral roots in England and Scotland and would love to visit not only because of that but just because it’s a beautiful and historic place.

5. Germany – After visiting the UK, I’d like to take a trip to the continent and see Germany afterwards. Again, for historical purposes. Khee!

So where are five place you wanna go?