Tunes & Tales: Christina Aguilera

Today's featured album is a major throwback for me. And when I say major, I mean that I was probably in the fifth or sixth grade when I first heard of Christina Aguilera and fell hard for her debut album. What in the world made me think of this album? Well, when Rachel & I embarked on a road trip to see Kelly in Cape Cod, we started adding a few older tunes to our road trip playlist. And Come On Over (All I Want Is You) was one of those songs! Once I started listening to her stuff again, I just knew I had to highlight this album in particular to start with.

VIBE: old school 90s pop

WHY: I just really liked Christina Aguilera back in the day.

TRY: Come On Over is the obvious choice, but I also really like What A Girl Wants.

Genie in a Bottle / The Forbidden Wish

If you wanna be with me

Baby, there's a price to pay

I'm a genie in a bottle

You gotta rub me the right way

If you wanna be with me

I can make your wish come true

You gotta make a big impression (Oh yeah)

Gotta like what you do

What A Girl Wants / Last Will and Testament

Like a rock you waited so patiently 

While I got it together 

While I figured it out, yeah yeah

I only looked but I never touched 

'Cause in my heart was a picture of us 

Holdin' hands, makin' plans and it's lucky for me you understand

I Turn To You / Open Road Summer

When I'm lost in the rain,

In your eyes I know I'll find the light

To light my way.

And when I'm scared,

And losing ground,

When my world is going crazy,

You can turn it all around.

And when I'm down you're there

- pushing me to the top.

You're always there,

giving me all you've got.

For a shield from the storm,

For a friend, for a love

to keep me safe and warm

I turn to you.

So Emotional / Onyx

You take me high or low, you know 

I'm never sure which way you're gonna go 

You're such a mystery to me 

But baby hot or cold, you got a hold 

Of my imagination 

I think you know what I mean 

You make me feel so emotional

Come On Over (All I Want Is You) / The Score

I want you to know you could be the one for me (Yes, you could)

You've got all I'm looking for

You've got personality

I know, you know, I'm gonna give you more

But boy, you know, I never felt this way before

So, boy, won't you come? Won't you come

And open the door? Listen to me.

All I want is you (Come over here, baby)

All I want is you (You make me go crazy)

Reflection / Every Last Word

Look at me 

You may think you see 

Who I really am 

But you'll never know me 

Every day 

It's as if I play a part 

Now I see 

If I wear a mask 

I can fool the world 

But I cannot fool my heart 

Who is that girl I see 

Staring straight back at me? 

When will my reflection show 

Who I am inside?

Love for All Seasons / The Bronze Horseman

I'll be there for you

Keepin you warm 

Through the storm

I'll guide you

Stand by you until the stars

Fall from the sky

When you call me

I never hesitate 

Makin you wait for my love

Never lie love

It's something that I just can't deny

I'll read your each and every feelin

When you need me to

So now I gotta let you know

This love's for you

Somebody's Somebody / Isla and the Happily Ever After

I want a love to call my own 

I want someone that I can hold 

Want someone wanting me 

Wanna feel how it feels to be 

Somebody's somebody

When You Put Your Hands on Me / A Court of Mist and Fury

I just know 

When you put your hands on me 

I feel sexy 

And my body turns to gold 

I just know 

When you put your hands on me 

I feel ready 

And I lose my self-control 

When you put your hands on me

Blessed / Wait For You

When I think how life used to be, 

Always walking in my shadows. 

Then I look at what you've given me,

I feel like dancing on my tip-toes. 

I must say everyday I wake

And realize you're by my side; 

I know I'm truly... 

Blessed for everything you've given me

Blessed for all the tenderness you show

Love Will Find A Way / Infinite

No one ever said that

Love was gonna be easy 

Gotta take the ups and downs

The in-betweens 

If you take this journey

Gotta give yourself completely 

Never let nobody ever step on our dreams

Obvious / Shuffle, Repeat

Can you hear it in my voice?

Was it something I let slip?

Does the whole world know?

Isn't it obvious? 

I'm the one who's in control 

Now Im acting like a fool 

Do my feelings show? 

Is my face aglow? 

Isn't it obvious?