It first came about when I borrowed a handful of CDs from my good friend Amy Naseath last summer, one of which was a powerful collection of 80's love ballads. I was mesmerized - those of you who know me well are well aware of my fetish with 80's music.
Well, there I was listening to the CD when Firehouse's "Love of a Lifetime" started playing. I hit replay over and over, cried a little, sang along, remembering the depth of emotion this song had aroused in me when I heard it for the first time in junior high. The crooning, the guitar, the drums. . . As I listened to the lyrics, I just knew it was telling the story of Todd and I. Sigh.
I spent the entire afternoon singing it, over and over again, so excited for Todd to come home so we could have a euphoric experience bonding over this song and just knowing it was meant exactly for us. It was going to be beautiful.
It didn't work out quite that way. First of all, Todd thought the song was a little bit cheezy, if not obsessive. Second, he just did not feel the vibe I had. I tried hard to convince him, and finally got him to commit to it being "our song for the week."
I sang it to him every chance I got over that week, and kept asking him if he wasn't sure he wanted it to be our song forever. He wasn't buying it.
Well, I guess I kind of gave up on it over time. But every once in a while I would tease Todd and sing it to him, and we would dance together a little bit.
But this week was the clincher. TODD instigated the singing of "Love of a Lifetime!" We were just hanging out in the living room, being silly, when all of a sudden, Todd grabbed me in his arms and started singing it to me.
So it's settled. It's our song. I am satisfied.
If you want to add a satisfyingly romantic five minutes to your life, here you go:
14 comments:
crack me up. :) don't let todd see you've latched on to the song for life or he might not steal a moment again to sing it to you,... ;) j/k.
incidentally,.. I love 80's love ballads. and branching out from chicago was a big step for me back in the day,.. and it's all your fault!
Too funny! I love that Todd started singing it to you. He may say it's cheesy but I bet he secretly loves that its your song! :)
p.s. You gotta love the hair on those guys!
You guys are so cute, I have the same problem with my husband, we don't really have that one song, that's our song. We need to find one I think. I'm glad you found yours, the whole story but a big smile on my face.
Kristy
I do Not love the song, I have just become indoctrinated!! I just can't get it out of my head! Angie must have do some trick to me that teachers learn to do to their kids to make them remember their multiplication tables..... ahhhh!!!!
it's called memorize, practice, and repeat. :) Don't worry not everyone hates being brainwashed once the brainwashing process is finally over. You may one day come to appreciate that song,... and in the meantime you can just appreciate how much your wife loves YOU,.. and 80's music. ;)
Love it! Brian actually told me one day when we were dating that our song was "Today" by Smashing Pumpkins. I hadn't even heard that song, but Pumpkins are his favorite group and it happened to be on the radio when he got in the car after our first kiss. Maybe not the most romantic song, but because of his logic behind it, I thought it was cute and we have kept it.
I love your stories - and this one is awesome, too! I can totally see why you would want to choose this song. I think I can even remember us enjoying it in your junior high days! Poor Todd. Does he have a song he'd rather choose for you guys? Maybe your next posting should include his choice! So fun!!!
-Emily Burnett
I only made it through 1 min and 45 seconds of that song, Thanks! It's a good choice though. I figure if you're going to have a song it needs to be as corny as possible. I hope Todd enjoys you singing it to him for the next 50 something years. = )
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Kristy
That was a very satisfying romantical post. I challenge you to take the next step and stand naked in front of your french doors/windows with nothing but a sheet around you to really recreate the magic of the song[video].
And who can resist 4 grown men with long curly mullets wearing leather and jeans? I know I can't.
*Our song is Kenny Chesney's You Had Me At Hello song. If you know the story behind our wedding/being together, then you'd know it was perfect for us, haha!
In response to Amy: umm. . . woah.
Nick and I never really had "our song" either. There are some that remind me of him though. We are so funny with music, because I think the best love songs are country, but Nick doesn't like country, so that limits the love songs.
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