Music Moods

What song or artist do you listen to whenever you feel down, depressed, unmotivated or in an overall FUNK? Who do you listen to to set a romantic or chill mood? Or when you're already crunk and you want to take it to that next level?

Music, to me, is the language of the soul.  I thank God for the individuals out here who have the gift to produce words and melodies that regardless of who you are and no matter what you're going through, you can find something among the plethora of artists, lyrics and songs to relate to.   

When I feel considerably less than my best and totally down on my place in life, I pop in "How Deeply I Need You", "My Help Cometh" or one of my all time favorite Gospel remedies..."Total Praise".   When I'm feeling giddy and nostalgic and want to recall the colorful memories of my youth and teens, there's nothing like the 90s throwbacks like Jodeci, NKOTB, SWV and Keith Sweat that takes me there!

But on days like today when I feel somewhere between a notch above melancholy but a few steps shy of hopeful bliss I turn to a mix of melodic tunes by the likes of A. Keys, Lauryn, Chrisette and, believe it or not, Jay. Each of those artists have a different vibe and play to different emotions but they all work to get me in that "zone"...So my song for today is a live version of one of my faves from my girl A Keys: