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Michelle Cross is obsessed with her music. "I [play and write music] all the time. When I don't have a job I'm playing 14 hours a day. When I do have a job I play 4 or 5 hours a day. I have to do it everyday… as much as I can squeeze in." She describes her songs as therapeutic and very personal. "It's like my journal" although she admits she likes to "steal shoes" a lot.
Sprinkled with classical influences and firmly supported by strong vocals, Cross's songs tend to have a darker moodier feel to them. At times, there is a lot of aggression and rhythm in her piano playing, yet even at its most gentle moments her powerfully emotional and melodic piano-based songs have caused listeners to sit-up and pay attention." ( read more... )
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December 20, 2006
The Holidays Are Here Yet Again
You've been waiting--hell, we all have--to know which song Michelle would be bringing to you, and when, for the Holiday Season(s). And now, dear friends and fans, I have the annual privilege of bringing you what I am sure you will feel was worth the wait.December 1, 2006
This year Michelle (with Mat's producing) has come up with "Michelle's Favorite Things." Her voice is, as always, gorgeous; the tones reach from the dips into a low, rich velvet then soars high into sweetness. Where her previous annual holiday songs were beautiful, I, personally, feel this year has produced a holiday song with a quality that now lives unequaled in comparison.
Michelle Cross - Michelle's Favorite Things. (Right-click, save as, folks!)
And, because I adore you all, I listened and listened, and wrote out the lyrics for you.Valentine roses and whispered confessions
Handwritten poems and soft-hearted villains
Mermaids who surface at twilight and sing
These are a few of my favorite things
Spanish flamenco and pink-colored poodles
Bright red kimonos and sexual doodles
Airplanes that fly with the moon on their wings
These are a few of my favorite things
When the phone rings
And it’s not him
When I’m feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite things
And then I don’t feel so bad
Strawberry cake and Victorian gardens
Birthday confetti and Venetian fountains
White cherry blossoms that bloom in the spring, spring
Withering trees and the change in the seasons
Halloween parties, gift for no reason
Finally seeing a bad day come to an end
Finding a shell that is perfectly pink
These are a few of my favorite things
When the phone rings
And it’s not him
When I’m feeling sad
When I’m feeling sadEnjoy!
Holiday Ramblings...
Are the Holidays quickly passing by or is it just me?
It is worth breaking the silence here at MichelleCross.com to mention the upcoming annual holiday song. I can't promise when; I can't promise what. What I can promise is that we can expect the fantastic, per Michelle's usual, and I can promise something holiday appropriate.
You all will join me in the telling of Michelle and her amazing producer, Mat Prock, to get off their hineys and get to work, won't you?
I end this with a blown kiss and well wishes for the season. Get sloshing drunk and be, or make with the, merry!