Song O' the Day

The weekend is upon us and Tom is putting a new radiator in my van as I type this! Yippee! His father came over to help him out, so it's all good.  We discovered that my radiator had a crack in it, so for the past two weeks, I haven't been driving it any further than I had to, all the while hoping my engine wouldn't overheat. A new radiator costs about $175, depending on which parts store you buy it from. I am lucky that Tom is able to do the work on it himself, as we were given an estimate of $450 to fix it from a local garage. As luck would have it, Tom's car needs work done this weekend as well. I think he said the CV joints on the front tires need to be replaced. Don't ask me what those are, but Tom did mention something about the possibility of the tires flying off the car is they weren't replaced soon, so I'm pretty sure that is a necessary fix! LOL He picked up the new CV joints this morning, so he and his Dad can start on his car as soon as mine is done.

Now, for my song of the day. This song is from the Swedish singer/songwriter, Robyn. You might remember her from the two minor hits she had here in 1997, "Show Me Love" and "Do You Know What it Takes". Well, the song I have selected of hers for today is called "Indestructible" from her CD "Body Talk part 2"
There are actually 2 versions of "Indestructible"--one is an electro-pop dance version, and the version that I have chosen for today is the acoustic version of the song. Both versions are really good, but I am really partial to the acoustic one because it is so lovely. Here are some of my favorite lyrics from the song:

And I was never smart with love
I let the bad ones in and the good ones go
But I'm gonna love you like I've never been hurt before
I'm gonna love you like I'm indestructible.

They sound better in song than on paper! I just really love Robyn's music and this song in particular. A little bit of Robyn trivia: in 2005, she left her record label (Jive records) when they didn't like the fact that she wanted to change her sound from bubble-gum pop to the electro-pop she does now. She wanted artistic freedom, so she started her own record label, called Konichiwa Records. She still hasn't become a huge star in the U.S., but she became even more famous overseas when she started doing the music she wanted to make and in the U.S. she has enjoyed much critical acclaim for her new sound. Sister is doin' it for herself! You go, Robyn!! In fact, Entertainment Weekly (which I read faithfully) recently did an article titled "why isn't Robyn more famous?" because she is that good! Anyway, I hope you get to check out the song and that you enjoy it as much as I do, whichever version you choose.