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thank you so much @kathleenmrooney.bsky.social 💜💜

thank you for reading @brianasalmons.bsky.social 💜

@drewpasmith.com thank you for the kind words—I worried about how much to write with this one, as there’s so much to say on addiction and the unhoused population, but I’m so happy to read this resonated 💜

Thank you! I’ll send to my student.

TRULY SHOCKED. also no Boyz II Men?!

Oooh that was one of my choices! So glad it’s represented this year.

Thought of a few more R&B this morning:
Keith Sweat - Twisted (a must!)
Xcape - Who Can I Run To?
112 - Cupid
Brandy - Brokenhearted or Almost Doesn’t Count

& my Fiona Apple vote is for Paper Bag.

Michael Bolton - How Am I Supposed to Live Without You
Jon Secada - Just Another Day
Roxette - It Must Have Been Love
Michelle Branch - Goodbye to You
The Cardigans - Lovefool
Stone Temple Pilots - Creep
Fastball - The Way
Bush - Swallowed
Smashing Pumpkins - Drown
Hootie - Let Her Cry

Mariah Carey - Breakdown (this is the saddest & best Mariah song)
Cat Power - Metal Heart
Hole - Doll Parts
and my Elliott Smith vote is for Pitseleh.

In that vein then, there’s Alice Deejay, “Better off Alone,” Haddaway’s “What is Love?” Gigi D’Agostino’s “L’Amour Toujours,” and Real McCoy, “Another Night.”

A few more that I just thought of: Selena, “Dreaming of You.” Arrested Development’s “Mr. Wendal,” or Crystal Waters, “Gypsy Woman,” (both about the unhoused), Brandy, “Have You Ever?” or Skee-lo, “I Wish.”

Also feel like “Mmm mmm mmm mmm,” from Crash Test Dummies is a must.

The holy trinity of Sheryl Crow: Can’t Cry Anymore, Strong Enough, and Leaving Las Vegas