YouTube Friday

While I attending BYU-ID I had the honor of being in the Women's Choir.  The first year I was there, we inagurated a new school president, David A. Bednar, now a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.  With President Hinckley present, we sang Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing, a song that gives me chills every time I hear it.

The following is a version by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir that was sang during President Hinckley's 95th birthday celebration.

Who Sings It Better?

I'm going to go a very different musical direction today.  Usually I present soft rock/pop songs.  Believe it or not, there are quite a few heavy metal songs that I like.

Today I have two versions of the Guns N' Roses song November Rain.  I LOVED this song when it was first released.  I don't understand the video AT ALL, but LOVE the song.  Guns N' Roses version is up first.

Next up is a version by an artist I've never heard of before:  Anakelly.





First of all, are these really the same songs?  I don't know who this Anakelly person is, but holy cow, did she ever change this song!  I was STUNNED when I heard it.  I almost couldn't remember the Guns N' Roses version after listening to it.  Wow.  Usually cover songs are just lame remakes, where nothing is really different.  Not here.  This lady takes this song and COMPLETELY changes it around.  I am very impressed.

Which version do I prefer?  Well, the Anakelly version is good, but I don't know if I would find myself listening to it.  The Guns N' Roses version, however:  I blast that song all the time.  Guns N' Roses wins for me, but I give MAJOR credit to Anakelly for taking such a popular song and making it almost unrecognizable.  That's the way cover songs are supposed to be!

So, who sings it better?

Wordless Wednesday

The Lord is My Sheperd by Simon Dewey

Ten On Tuesday

10 Favorite Blogs/Websites

1.  Free Stylin'

My college roommate, Beth started this blog last year.  She is an AMAZING decorator, and comes up with the most facinating things.  And she does it all by spending very little money.

2.  Cake Wrecks

People who make mistakes baking cakes and other pasteries often provide a lot of laughs!  This blog is all about that.

3.  78 Reasons to Hate Star Wars Episode 1

I reference this website a lot, especially when it comes to my Star Wars Saturday postings.  I LOVE THIS WEBSITE! 

4.  Sneaky Momma Blog Design

When I first started blogging last September, this blog helped me figure out how to do all of this. If I hadn't found this blog, I probably wouldn't still be doing this...I would've died of frustration!

5.  A Little Pink In A World Of Camo
This was one of the first blogs I found, back when Nick was thinking about joining the Navy.  It's all about a woman whose husband was killed last year in Afghanistan.  He never met his baby girl.  I found the blog right after her husband was killed and it has been heartwrenching, and exciting to read about her life story.





    6.  SDesigns Photography
Another friend from college has become a fantastic photographer.  This blog is devoted to the wonderful work that he does.

7.  The Cutest Blog On The Block
This blog provides backgrounds, blinkies, buttons, all the things you need to make blogging fun.

8.  CBS
I know, it sounds really lame, but if this website didn't exist, I wouldn't be able to watch new episodes of NCIS, or Survivor!  I would be LOST without this website!

9.  StarWars.com
This website isn't here for me.  I thank StarWars.com for providing kid friendly video games for Brandon because not only can I send him away to play when I'm ready to kill him, but I don't have to buy a Wii and all the stuff that comes with it!

10.  Disney Junior
Another website with kid friendly, teaching games that Brandon can play and actually learn from, while not driving me crazy in the process!

Musicals Monday

One of the last great Disney movies (in my opinion), was The Lion King.  I don't remember the last time I genuinely cried while watching an animated movie, but I balled my eyes out when I first saw this movie.  Oh, let's face it, I still cry!

Beautiful music, a wonderful story, this movie has it all.

For Musicals Monday, the scene that made people want to jump into the theatre screens and kill Scar...after they finished crying, that is!  Mufasa's death.