Music is my Therapy

Song: The Phantom of the Opera Artist: From,  The Phantom of the Opera  by Andrew Lloyd Webber HAPPY, HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! We've made it to  another  HALLOWEEN  here at  MIMT ! Wow! This is my 5th celebratory Halloween post! My  Halloween  Playlist is getting  MASSIVE ! I have been able to add a whole bunch of  *NEW*  wickedly "spooktacular" tunes to help you get in (and stay in) the  Halloween  spirit all month long! I hope you have enjoyed another year of following along with me and celebrating spooky season through music! Just as I like to listen to " Halloween " inspired tunes throughout the month, I also love reading  Halloween  inspired books! This month I read  The Phantom of the Opera  by Gaston Leroux,  And Then There Were None  by Agatha Christy,  Rip Van Winkle  and  The Legend of Sleepy Hollow  by Washington Irving.  The Phantom of the Opera  w...

Song: An Evening At The Big Top Artist: Hanson Another "spooktacular" song brought to you by the creative mind of Zac Hanson! This one is so eerie and creepy .... very different from yesterday's goofy, light hearted bop. Who knew the circus could be so scary....?? An evening at the big top Candy Corn and gum drops Main event, a spectacle of frivolity, insanity Stay close to mother Scream to your Daddy Pray that the acrobats come home alive AHHHAHHH AHHHAHHH Rings go Around and Around Did you see the fire breather (fire breather) Going up in Flames? Did you see the Juggler (Juggler) Throwing up his blades? Did you see the lion (lion) Living in his chains? Isn't it a shame, that he wasn't tamed? To catch a glimpse of elephants To see the pan-parade, a serenade It could change the sunset, the way you're looking at your life What to tell the ones you love and when its right The circus might, All in one night. AHHHAHHH AHHHAHHH T...

Song: Zombie Artist: Zac Hanson The Hanson's are back!! Have you missed them?? I actually discovered this song (and tomorrow's song .... yes, I plan ahead sometimes, what's it to ya?) in MAY during HANSON MONTH! I have been saving it all year long for just this moment! This is a goofy song by the goofiest of Hanson's, Zac (and just by reading through the lyrics you know only Zac Hanson would think up a song like this, haha)! Enjoy and Happy Haunting! Watch out for Zombies!! Now scream This Halloween you better watch your step There are many creatures on the streets at night Some monsters come out of plastic boxes Still many more are of a supernatural kind If you run into a rotted corpse And he is gravitated in shorts, yell Zombie Then kick him in the face Zombie Then punch him in the nuts Zombie Then shoot him in the brain Zombie Now scream You're on the town saying trick or treat But you're not thinking about how good you look to eat ...

Song: Ghost Artist: Confetti So random, super catchy and it's name is 100% Halloween approved! Therefore, a great song to listen to as we wrap up this "ghostly" holiday! La la la la la la la la la la la la. Look I don’t want to fight you You gotta know that I meant it when I said that I liked you Omaybe just the idea I bought it don’t want it now return that s--- like IKEA Apologize I’m not a mind reader I need attention so I try to be a crowd pleaser It was easy till it got a little deeper now I don’t know how to deal with you so I’ma disappear I’m a ghost Now you see me now you don’t I’m a ghost Every time you hit the phone I’m a ghost La la la la la la la la la la la la Now you see me now you don’t La la la la la la la la la la la la I know it’s inconvenient To change your background But let’s back down so You can see this is a problem I don’t wanna put myself in front of That’s why I blocked you ’cause I’m not the guy you should rel...

Song: Old Devil Moon Artist: Josh Groban Keepin' it classy on the Sabbath ;) This song is gorgeous and Josh Groban did a beautiful job it! Does he ever not though? I mean, really? Speaking of Mr. JG, November is my Josh Groban month so I am looking forward to binge listening to him all next month long! This song works for Halloween because Old "Devil" Moon .... Halloween is Satan's holiday, isn't it? Hahahaha, jokes. That's terrible. AND .... it's another beautiful, romantic HALLOWEEN love song!! Yay! I look at you and suddenly Something in your eyes I see Soon begins bewitching me It's that Old Devil moon That you stole from the skies It's that Old Devil Moon in your eyes You and your glance Make this romance Too hot to handle Stars in the night Blazing their light Can't hold a candle To your razzle-dazzle You've got me flyin' high and wide On a magic carpet ride Full of butterflies inside Wanna cry, wa...

Song: Ghostbusters Artist: Ray Parker Jr. I posted Pentatonix's awesome cover of this song a couple of years ago but after watching the original Ghostbusters movie tonight, I thought it was about dang time I posted the iconic, original version of this Halloween classic jam! Also, I was reminded that this song is the only GOOD part of the entire movie .... Yes, I am admitting right here, right now, at Music Is My Therapy, that I am NOT A FAN of Ghostbusters the movie. The song, YES ! I love it. The movie? NO . Come @ me! For the record, I never saw the re-make. So I don't know how that one is but my guess is .... not much better. Ghostbusters! If there's something strange In your neighborhood Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters! If there's something weird And it don't look good Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters! I ain't 'fraid of no ghost I ain't 'fraid of no ghost If you're seeing things Running through your head Who can...

Song: In the Hall of the Mountain King Artist: From, Peer Gynt , Edvard Grieg I had the opportunity to attend a FANTASTIC Halloween Symphony Orchestra tonight that played all sorts of Halloween inspired classical songs. From Harry Potter to Jaws, The Monster Mash to the song I have selected today, it was an incredibly fun evening of live musical entertainment! This song is kind of a classic in my family simply because every, single one of my siblings who learned to play piano, ended up playing this piece at one point or another. I remember hearing this song played several times growing up. It was for sure a favorite to play! This was the first song performed during the Orchestra tonight and it made me smile thinking back to my siblings and the days of piano lessons and this song coming from the living room :) HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! 2019

Song: Little Susie Artist: Michael Jackson IT'S THE WEEK BEFORE HALLOWEEN!! I have been slowly but surely making my way through the ENTIRE music library of the one and only KING himself MICHAEL JACKSON since .... August .... I don't know why it's been taking me so long. But, I mean he has SO.MANY.SONGS! And I started with the Jackson 5 so it's been a lot. I just heard this haunting song for the first time ever (it's the second to the last song on his 1995 album HIStory: Past, Present & Future Book 1 .  The closing song is Smile. The complete opposition in the two songs content is crazy!). This song is super .... disturbing. Creepy. Sad. Yet, beautiful. The strings! His voice! I honestly don't know how I feel about this song. I want to know why he wrote it, what inspired it. But, I do feel it fits into my Halloween Playlist quite nicely .... what with it's haunting eeriness and all. The little girl singing at the beginning of the song break...

Song: Season of the Witch Artist: Donovan I bet you can't guess where I found this song? ;) YUP ! Super appropriate for the season AND .... I actually find it kinda catchy ..... at least the chorus .... I have weird taste sometimes. It's fine. When I look out my window Many sights to see And when I look in my window So many different people to be That it's strange So strange You got to pick up every stitch You got to pick up every stitch You got to pick up every stitch Mmmm, must be the season of the witch Must be the season of the witch, yeah Must be the season of the witch When I look over my shoulder What do you think I see? Some other cat lookin' over His shoulder at me And he's strange Sure is strange You got to pick up every stitch You got to pick up every stitch, yeah Beatniks are out to make it rich Oh no, must be the season of the witch Must be the season of the witch, yeah Must be the season of the witch You got to pick...

Song: (Don't Fear) The Reaper Artist: Blue Oyster Cult Hiiiii!!! So, I kinda forgot to mention that I was going out of town and would be taking about a week off .... whoops! Haha. But, I'm back now! And can you believe how close we are to Halloween day!? This month has flown by! Another song discovered on my " Halloween Party" playlist :) I like the melody of this song .... it's very 80's and I love me some good, ol', classic 80's tunes! I also think this song is basically a Halloween love song! Halloween love songs are few and far between so you gotta post 'em when you find 'em! ;) NOTE (10/30/19): I just found out this song is pretty controversial because some people believe it was written as a pro-suicide song !! I apologize if anyone feels upset or offended by this song choice. I had no idea. BUT : that thought never crossed my mind when I first heard this song and I choose not to think about this song in that way. To me, I fo...

Song: My Family Artist: From, The Addams Family  (Migos, Karol G, Snoop Dogg & Rock Mafia) OK, I LOVE this song!! It totally makes me think of my family, hahaha. What does THAT tell you about us?? ;) We're for sure a crazy bunch of humans with loads of issues but we are extremely loyal and close knit and would do anything for each other! Don't even think about messing with this family! If you cross one of us, you've crossed all of us .... and we be comin' for ya! (that really translates into: we'll gossip and make jokes about you behind your back and have a mutual dislike pact on your behalf but still). I have not seen the new Addams Family movie (not gonna lie, I totally would! That's the kind of Halloween movie I can handle) but this song is my JAMMMM!! I love my loud, crazy, quirky, obnoxious family!! <3 You shouldn’t mess with me,  You don’t wanna mess with me,  ‘Cause if you mess with me y ou’re messin’ with my family! Family, fami...

Song: Paranoid Artist: Post Malone So, I live with 3 teenage brothers (one of them is actually not a teenager anymore but he always will be to me because he's one of my youngest brothers so yeah. I still consider him a baby, lol) therefore, I hear a lot of Post Malone. I actually don't mind a lot of his music for the most part (he just really needs to clean up his language!). I chose this song today because a) I actually really like it! (Should I be embarrassed? Is Post Malone only cool if you're a teenager?). And b) because of that word again:  Paranoid . It's definitely a good word to use to describe me (have I ever mentioned how much I hate living with anxiety?). I know I already posted a song called Paranoid earlier this month but I actually like this one better so ..... It doesn't SCREAM Halloween by any means, but again, feeling paranoid is similar to feeling scared which is very much a descriptor of Halloween so IT JUST WORKS OK!? This post is so j...

Song: A Nightmare On My Street Artist: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince So, I feel like the rest of this months posts should begin with: "This song was brought to you today from the Apple Music " Halloween Party" playlist!" Haha. I've been really enjoying this one lately. It's fun and silly, with a "fresh" beat ;) I love old school Will Smith, he's the best! Be careful going out at night this month or you may just run into a "nightmare on YOUR street!" [Fresh Prince:] Now I have a story that I'd like to tell About this guy you all know him, he had me scared as hell! He comes to me at night after I crawl into bed He's burnt up like a weenie and his name is Fred! He wears the same hat and sweater every single day And even if it's hot, outside he wears it anyway! He's gone when I'm awake but he shows up when I'm asleep I can't believe that there's a nightmare - on my street! It was ...

Song: Take it To the Graveyard Artist: Lovecraft I have been LOVING this song lately! It's another one I found on my Apple Music " Halloween Party" playlist (I'm obsessed with this playlist! I am discovering so many new songs perfect for this time of year that I can't wait to share here!). It's just a fun song and totally Halloween ! Enjoy! I can't find the lyrics anywhere online .... so you'll just have to use the video to sing along! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! 2019

Song: What Is This Feeling? Artist: From Wicked, Pentatonix Oh look! It's PTX! .... again! ;) Last year Pentatonix performed on NBC's A Very Wicked Halloween special which was a musical celebration for the 15th Anniversary of the smash broadway, musical hit Wicked! I can't believe it's that old! I have been listening to Wicked for years! The group performed What Is This Feeling and in Pentatonix style....totally KILLED it!! It fits my Halloween month long musical playlist because....hello! Wicked is the untold story of the Wicked Witch of the West! And what's more Halloween than a witch!? **I AM SO ANNOYED! I can't find it on the youtube link :/ CLICK HERE to watch their LIVE performance! (Galinda, spoken) Dearest, darlingest momsie and popsicle... (Elphaba, spoken) My dear father... (Both) There's been some confusion over rooming here at Shiz. (Elphaba) But of course I'll care for Nessa. (Galinda) But of course, I'll rise abov...

Song: Halloween Medley Artist: The Sing Off season 3 contestants OK. So this is SUPER random but bear with me! You should know by now if you have followed my blog for a while, or just looked through it in general, that I am a  HUGE Pentatonix fan! A Pentaholic if you will ;) Pentatonix was first formed/seen/heard on the third season of the television show The Sing Off on NBC (clear back in 2011!). The Sing Off was an acapella singing competition where groups would perform for a panel of judges with one group being eliminated each week. Even though they won the show, they really became well known because of their covers of pop songs posted to their youtube channel and then, I personally believe, because of their amazing, double platinum album That's Christmas to Me   (go buy it right now!).   They have had an extremely successful career so far with multiple EP's, full length albums and touring the world! They continue to post covers to their youtube channel so g...

This weekend I had the privilege and opportunity to listen to General Conference. I'll admit, my attitude yesterday wasn't the best. I didn't really want to participate in Conference because I felt angry. I felt that God had shut me out, turned a blind eye and deaf ear on me. I felt that He didn't really care about me. I felt my prayers had fallen on deaf ears and that I was alone in my pain and struggles. I wasn't even praying anymore. I had given up on myself and on God. I've never done that before. I've never felt this angry and hurt before. I convinced myself that I never hear what I need to hear when I've listened to Conference in the past (which is not true). There's never been a talk that was "just for me" or that really answered a sincere question or longing in my heart (again, not true). I didn't think it would happen this time either. Well, the Lord reminded me just how aware of me He is as many of the addresses seemed tailo...

Song: Time Warp Artist: From, Rocky Horror Picture Show This song was on one of those old Just Dance games my siblings and I used to play on the Wii! Hahaha, good times! I remember dancing to this with my sister and the characters you follow on screen were dressed as ghouls and witches and zombies so it's very fitting for Halloween!! And it's a pretty fun song. I'm really proud of all the Halloween inspired songs/music I have compiled over the years! It's so fun going back and listening to them all during this holiday month :] If you want to hear more spooky inspired songs for this season of scares and thrills, check out my Halloween Playlist now! This is from the video game I was talking about, hahaha!! I love it! It's astounding, time is fleeting Madness takes its toll But listen closely, not for very much longer I've got to keep control I remember doing the Time Warp Drinking those moments when The blackness would hit me and the void would b...

Song: Werewolves of London Artist: Warren Zevon I just found this song on a fun "Halloween Playlist" I came across on Apple Music. I've really been enjoying it so here it is! I love the chorus!! " AH-OOH! Werewolves of London! " I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand Walking through the streets of Soho in the rain He was looking for the place called Lee Ho Fook's Going to get a big dish of beef chow mein Ah-ooh, Werewolves of London Ah-ooh Ah-ooh, Werewolves of London Ah-ooh You hear him howling around your kitchen door Better not let him in Little old lady got mutilated late last night Werewolves of London again Ah-ooh, Werewolves of London Ah-ooh Ah-ooh, Werewolves of London Ah-ooh He's the hairy handed gent who ran amuck in Kent Lately he's been overheard in Mayfair You better stay away from him He'll rip your lungs out, Jim I'd like to meet his tailor Ah-ooh, Werewolves of London Ah-ooh Ah-ooh,...

Song: Paranoid Artist: Jonas Brothers Since the Jo-Bros are making a comeback .... but really, I just honestly feel super paranoid. All of the time. Every day. About life. And a multitude of other reasons. I have so many issues it stresses me out. I have a cold right now and I honestly think my stress and anxiety made me sick. I NEVER get sick, yet here I am, barely able to breathe and my body is aching. My wrist is also randomly really sore. My mental health is starting to affect my physical health and it's got me feeling  PARANOID! I make the most of all this stress I try to live without regrets But I'm about to break a sweat I'm freakin' out It's like a poison in my brain It's like a fog that blurs the sane It's like a vine you can't untangle I'm freakin' out Every time I turn around Something don't feel right Just might be paranoid I'm avoiding the lines Cause they just might split Can someone stop the noise?...

Song: Ding Dong the Witch is Dead Artist: Alex Swings & Oscar Sings I heard this in a Halloween store today and I thought it was awesome, hahaha!! And too perfect for this season of witches, monsters & goblins. Enjoy! Picture of her on the wall It doesn't show her face She was beside me every day In every single place It was a devils call (It was a devils call) Or an angels fall (Or an angels fall) She was never real (She was never real) Is it just the way that I feel Ding dong the witch is dead I'm gonna get her out of my head Hey ho give up the ghost I don't know what hurts the most Ding dong the witch is dead I know now I'm not feeling sad There's no denial and no regret 'Cause ding ding dong The witch is dead Sometimes when she was in my dreams Her beauty with green eyes I think she cased a spell on me I believed in all her lies It was an evil call (It was an evil call) Or a free fall (Or a free fall) She was ...

In recent years, October has become one of my most favorite months! The holidays are rapidly approaching and you can feel the magic in the air! I am committing to posting a Halloween inspired song every day this month, just like I did last year . I also love the holidays because it inspires me to blog again! And I love having a theme or some kind of challenge to motivate me. This year has been difficult, especially these past several weeks. I feel I am losing hope. I don't find joy in life. I have no motivation to do anything. I believe I've wasted my life and my time and it's too late for me to recover. I'm constantly ashamed and embarrassed about where I am. I don't want to keep going. It's exhausting. I'm not quite as happy and excited about the holidays as I usually am/wish I was right now because I feel so sad and terrible. I wish I had someone to talk too. I wish this blog had served it's purpose better .... as in, me being able to connect to p...