How many times

Tonight I was listening to my music and let Winamp have it's way with me... eventually I had to backtrack and compile a playlist of what it had given me, first up was Kate Ryan, Eurosong 2006 entrant and How Many Times, sometimes I am amazed how this bit of software can read my mood... but change it as well! Music tames the restless heart. Here are the lyrics...
How many times - Kate Ryan

How many times
How many times
How many times
Is enough?
Uuhh...

How many times do I have to rise

and fall?
How many times?
How many times hit my head against

the wall?

I'm breaking the border of myself,
It's time that I learned from
The mistakes that has made
This never ending circle
Of just heartaches.

Now is the time,
To get it together and shine
Try to figure out of
Who I am, and what I want.

How many times do I have to rise

and fall?
Once again defeated,
How many times hit my head against

the wall?
'Till I find the secret,
So many nights that
I cried a thousand tears
For the one who turned out
Not to be the one
How many times is enough?

So I'm alone here once again,
Now I can hardly feel the pain,
Anymore, I'm broken,
But not scattered into pieces.

This life is mine,
Just have to stand up and fight,
Try to figure out of
Who I am, and what I want.

How many times do I have to rise

and fall?
Once again defeated,
How many times hit my head against

the wall?
'Till I find the secret,
So many nights that
I cried a thousand tears
For the one who turned out
Not to be the one
How many times is enough?

How many times is enough?
Oouuh...
How many times
How many times
How many times
Is enough?
How many times
How many times
How many times
Is enough?

How many times do I have to rise

and fall?
Once again defeated,
How many times hit my head against

the wall?
'Till I find the secret,
So many nights that
I cried a thousand tears
For the one who turned out
Not to be the one
How many times is enough?

How many times is enough?

Another Eurovision contestant was Nicki French, I love her version of Total Eclipse of the Heart a song made famous by Bonnie Tyler who is a three days and a year older than I am! She sure does not look that old! Gemini's Rule!
Here is the Screaming Tangerines playlist with the same title;

How many times
58 tracks in playlist, average track length: 3:57
Playlist length: 3 hours 49 minutes 58 seconds

1. Kate Ryan - How many times (4:00)
2. Clay Aiken/Kimberley Locke - Without You (4:29)
3. Anouk - Falling sun (3:32)
4. Ace of Base - Don't turn around (3:40)
5. Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer (4:14)
6. Barcode Brothers - Sms (3:42)
7. BC Dance - Though you were not there (3:24)
8. Leonard Cohen - Everybody Knows (5:32)
9. Bad Boys Blue - Where Have You Gone (3:32)
10. Bad Boys Blue - Lover on the line (3:49)
11. Vinylshakerz - Daddy Cool (Screen Mix) (2:50)
12. ATB - I Dont Wanna Stop (3:34)
13. Billie Piper - Something deep inside (3:42)
14. Cliff Richard - Even if it breaks my heart (3:44)
15. Ceoma ft. The Larx - Love Is More (4:03)
16. A1 - I'll Take The Tears (4:24)
17. Rosenstolz - Nichts Von Alledem (Tut Mir Leid) (3:50)
18. Tanita Tikaram - Only the ones we love (2:52)
19. Agnelli & Nelson - Holding On To Nothing (Paul Van Dyk Mix) (4:20)
20. Groove Coverage - What You See is What You Get (3:32)
21. Chris Issac - Wicked Game (4:48)
22. Evanescence - Bring me to life (3:57)
23. Cat Stevens - The first cut is the deepest (3:01)
24. Millennium - Day after day (millennium edit) (3:39)
25. UB40 - Can't help falling in love (3:27)
26. Andain - Beautiful Things (Gabriel & Dresden Remix) (7:15)
27. Belinda Carlisle - I get weak (4:51)
28. Brooklyn Bounce - X2X (We Want More) (3:36)
29. Lipstick - Back For Good (4:12)
30. Basic Connection - Hablame luna (3:30)
31. Rihanna - Unfaithful (Tony Moran Radio) (4:19)
32. Bananarama - Your Love I Like A Drug (4:38)
33. Nicki French - Total Eclipse of the Heart (3:48)
34. Erasure - Solsbury hill (4:24)
35. Zucchero - Cuba Libre (3:31)
36. Eros Ramazotti - Como un niño (4:41)
37. Dario G - Ring of fire (club mix) (5:33)
38. Britney Spears - My Only Wish (4:15)
39. Bryan Adams - Summer Of '69 (3:37)
40. Eros Ramazotti - Calma aparente (4:09)
41. Cliff Richard - Goodby Sam (2:43)
42. Bowling For Soup - Girl All The Bad Guys Want (3:17)
43. Sugababes - Round Round (3:49)
44. Eros Ramazzotti - Lo spirito degli alberi (4:12)
45. 4 Strings - Until You Love Me (4:16)
46. The Equals - Black is Black (2:47)
47. Vertical Horizon - You're a God (3:38)
48. Damae - I‘ve Been Thinking About You (feat. Londonbeat) (3:16)
49. Lasgo - All Night Long (Mcullen And Ritter Mix) (6:27)
50. DJ Sammy - Paradise of love (5:44)
51. Texas and Paul Buchanan - Sleep (Single Edit) (4:09)
52. ATB - Repulse (2:31)
53. BWO - Open door [Disco version] (3:40)
54. HIM - Pretending (3:41)
55. ATB - Marrakech (1:53)
56. Eros Ramazzotti - L'ombra del gigante (4:42)
57. Level 42 - Lessons In Love (4:03)
58. 4 Strings - Take Me Away (Into The Night) Vocal Radio Mix (3:14)
Eros Ramazzotti always seems to be able to lift my spirits along with Andain (who are working on a new album!) and the rest of the euphoric Trance music featured on the list... Something else about Andain... one of the members, David Penner is a Rocket Scientist! "Like Mavie and Josh, music is his first love, although he has his undergraduate degree in aeronautics and astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)." Awesome!
Summing up my thoughs... Today has been one of those rollercoaster days...
"A motion to adjourn is always in order." Robert Heinlein (1907 - 1988), Lazarus Long: Time Enough For Love