Lost and Found

I think it was in a movie when I first heard this fabulous background music. I kept thinking it was "Boomerang" for some reason. When I went back and reviewed the movie, I realized it wasn't in it. That song must had been in another 80's or 90's movie, I just couldn't remember which one.

I remember my excitement back in the day when my ex-husband gave me a mix tape and that song was on it.

LOL! Mix tapes....remember those! It was such an 80's thing to make compilation of songs on blank cassettes. The quality was questionable at times, especially if you recorded off the radio. You tried hard to cut the radio announcer's voice off or to keep background noises to a minimum. One goal was to never have your parent screaming for you by your nickname in the background of a song. It was fun to even edit by cutting the tape reel and connecting back with scotch tape. Oh, the things when did back then after 8 tracks, but before cds! LOL!

Anyways, you won't believe the sadness I felt when that tape was lost forever. I had played that tape so much that a few parts were very worn. It skipped for a second here and there from my retaping it back together. I never even knew the name of the song or who created it. Mix tapes usually lacked that kind of information. There I was, back in that same boat. Once again, the search for my song was on.

I have no clue as to how many record store workers and music fanatics I have sung the melody of that song to in order to help identify it. It was much to no avail. I never thought it would take me almost 15 years for the answer. What's interesting is that tonight, my daughter put the movie "Glitter" with Mariah Carey on. As we watched it, my song came on in the movie. I was so happy to find it again. After some searching through the music listed in the movie, I found the name and artist. Yeah!

My daughter said I should thank her for finding it again. I did, too. She is my special baby girl. Which reminded me, the day I went into labor with her, was the day I saw "Boomerang" at the theater. I remember the contractions I had, but ignored while I watched Eddie Murphy win the heart of Halle Berry. It was such a good movie. I didn't want to miss it. I figured I would never get the chance to see it if I ended up in the hospital. Back then, movies like "Boomerang" or others with primarily minorities in the cast never spent longer than a week at our small town movie theater. Plus, movies took forever to get to video.

Funny how things connect in my life. So, I guess in a 15 year span, I was finally able to connect my song to "Boomerang" after all.

BTW, the song is "Moments of Love" by Art of Noise. I posted the video below.


Stay sweet 'n smile............................Mz.