Posts by Tonya Crombie

Felt like I needed to share this because I’m a bit worried that you might be getting an idea about me. You just might be thinking that I’m a Mariah Carey, MMMBop lovin’ gal and that’s all there is. But this selection from my boy Marshall Mathers packs in several life lessons. The first of…

I’m back to share the life lesson from yet another somewhat random tune from my running playlist, Build me up Buttercup by the Foundations. Even though technically this one’s a bit before my time, (and yes, I do have songs on the playlist from this decade! I have teenagers, you know!) I’ve always loved this…

This selection may be even more embarrassing than MMMBop, but it’s on the playlist and I made a commitment so here we go. My name is Tonya and I have an embarrassing Mariah Carey song on my running playlist. If you’re just joining in, I’m sharing the deep message or the life lessons or the…

So, I originally pulled up The Middle by Jimmy Eat World for my 12 year old daughter.  I love the message and thought it was perfect for a middle school girl (or boy for that matter but I don’t think I could pay my son to sit through most songs that I like.)  If you’re…

The latest installment of my manifesto comes from the amazing Paul Simon.  And unlike my last selection, MMMBop, I can totally understand the words to this song.  But much like MMMBop I’m not completely sure what Paul is talking about.  This song is sort of like a Rorshach test.  I think we might all see…

Let me start by confessing that when inspiration hit and I knew what I needed to say about this song, I had to go look up how to spell the title.  I’ll contemplate the deep meaning of finding deep meaning in a song who’s title I don’t even know how to spell later But wait,…