Okay, so my first fanfic got quite the shocking response – I even got encores for “MORE!” which really surprised me. Not because I think I’m a terrible writer, but because I just wasn’t sure how interested anyone would be, you know? And honestly, did it even have a future?
So, anyway, while driving my child to the grocery store last night, I was listening to one of my old standby CD’s – and it’s not just old as in old music, but the CD itself is quite old – and had a bit of a flash of inspiration title-wise for this next part. The CD in question is Pam Tills’ Greatest Hits and the song? Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life). I laughed and thought, “Wow, this is the perfect title for this second installment in the whole ‘sex pollen’ thing.” And then, the funniest thing happened. Last night, before I even started working on this WIP, I put together the beginnings of a playlist to help me along. And for those of you who don’t know, I make playlists for everything I write… and should anyone ever get ahold of my iPod, they’d really wonder.
But I digress…
This morning, I left the house on my way to work and the first song on the playlist was… Mi Vida Loca, of course! Well, there I am, sitting at a stoplight, singing along and – holy crap – the lyrics just hit me and I start cackling. And I mean laughing uncontrollably at how perfectly perfect this song is for these two boys!
I mean, seriously… this is the first verse:
If you're coming with me you need nerves of steel
'Cause I take corners on two wheels
It's a never-ending circus ride
The faint of heart need not apply
Right??? And this second verse is what I’m contemplating as far as they are concerned:
Sweetheart before this night is through
I could fall in love with you
Come dancing on the edge with me
Let my passion set you free
Is it love? Is it the love potion? Or, like another Pam Tillis song goes, “Maybe it was you maybe it was me, but it sure felt right…” (Maybe it Was Memphis)
I guess we’ll have to wait and see. And in case you care, here’s the rest of my playlist to date:
T&W (Travis & Wes because I refused to put ‘sex pollen’ on my iPod)
Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life) – Pam Tillis (see above)
Ten Thousand Angels – Mindy McCready – I love the idea of this song. ‘I can fight all that I’m feeling, but I can’t do it alone… I need ten thousand angles to walk out the door’. Again – accurate.
Shut up and Kiss Me – Mary Chapin Carpenter - I think this is self-explanatory.
I Feel Lucky – Mary Chapin Carpenter - See previous song. I just love her music. Always fits where I need it to.
Harder to Breathe – Maroon 5 – this song is what started the first installment, so I can’t help but include it here. ‘When it’s cold out side and I got nobody to love… is anybody out there cause it’s getting harder and harder to breathe’.
Desperation – Miranda Lambert – one line says it all: Desperation, there’s danger in frustration.
Unskinny Bop – Poison – ever hear the story about why this song was written? Let’s just say that CC DeVille, man-whore supreme – was caught in an um, precarious position… Sound familiar?
Sexual Thing – Poison – Heh. I think the title says it all, no?
Addicted – Saving Abel – ‘I’m so addicted to, all the things that you do…’ (Poor Wes, he’s in for a rude awakening by the end of this story, I think)
Call Me – Shinedown – ‘Call me a sinner, call me a saint, tell me it’s over I’ll still love you the same’ (and this is Travis’ song for this one, I think)
Stuck Like Glue – Sugarland – this is just a fun song and I think it fits them both so well. I mean, they’re pretty much stuck like glue, aren’t they?
Felt Good on My Lips – Tim McGraw – Now, I chose this song mostly for it’s great groove, but it fits too. Everything that happens in this song, the narrator is pretty much unsure of. However, once he dives right in, it feels good on his lips so he’s okay with it. I think that’s pretty much the entire theme of this story. What say you?
So, if nothing else, it’s a fun tour through 90’s country music. *snort*
Keep your eyes peeled, I hope to have the second part of this posted by this weekend with the third and final to be posted whenever I get around to it.
