On her new album, Mary Gauthier takes the listener through the moving tale of her journey to find her birth mother.

She was born to an unwed mother in 1962 and subsequently surrendered to an orphanage where she spent her first year. Gauthier was adopted shortly thereafter but left her adopted family at fifteen, wandering for years looking for, but never quite finding, a place that felt like home. Struggling to deal with being a lesbian, she abused drugs and alcohol.

Later in life, Gauthier searched for, found, and was denied a meeting with her birth mother. The album is truly a masterpiece of emotion with Gauthier telling her incredible story.

Listen to “Sideshow” below, which perfectly captures the loneliness and the pain of being an abandoned child.

“Sideshow’” MP3 

TLQ will give away one copy of the album! Leave your (nick)name in the comments below before July 20th, the winner will be notified and will receive the album in the mail. (I’m sorry to say the album can only be sent to American residents, I hope you ladies can understand this and we will try to make it up to you some time!)

Of course you can also buy the album here: http://www.marygauthier.com/store/

Hi!

My girlfriend’s birthday is in a couple of weeks and I want to give her a striptease as birthday gift (me as the stripper of course). My problem is the music. What songs? Which singers? I want something really soft and sexy, something like Paula Cole’s “Feelin’ love”.

Also, we live together, but I am thinking of doing it on a hotel, you know, to give it vacation feeling (and a dirty feeling, also).

I would thank ANY ideas to make her 28th b-day the best ever!

Thanks a lot!

I have found that an easy way to let her know you care about her is through music. Make her a cd with some of her favorite music. It is an easy way to send a message. It is cute and thoughtful.

Here are a few songs that I found I liked and so did she:

Easy Listening, Love songs
Aerosmith – I don’t want to miss a thing
Alanis Morisette – Head over Feet
Bryan Adams – Heaven
Celine Dion – If you asked me to
Celine Dion – Because you loved me
Colbie Cailat – bubbly
Cyndi Lauper – Time after time
Danger Flowers – All over me
Edwin McCain – I could not ask for more
Edwin McCain – I’ll be
Fiona Apple – If we kissed
The Fray – Look after you
John Mayer – Your body is a wonderland
Lee Ann Rimes – But I do Love you
Ronan Keating – When you say nothing at all
Steve Poltz – Everything about you
William Tell – Just for you

Alternative, Classic and Punk Rock
Angels & Airwaves – Secret Crowds
Blink 182 – I miss you
The Calling – Wherever you will go
Creed – hanging by a moment
Dashboard Confessional – Hands down
Hellogoodbye – Here in your arms
Incubus – I wish you were here
Lifehouse – First time
Lifehouse – Whatever it takes
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus – Your Guardian Angel
Staind – Right here waiting
Third eye blind – Blinded (when I see you)
Yellowcard – Only one

Country
Keith Urban – I wanna love somebody like you
Rascal Flatts – Take me there

Pop
Alicia Keys – No one
Ashanti – No One
Avril Lavigne – Lot-ta-da (things I’ll never say)
Britney Spears – The hook up
Debelah Morgan – Dance With me
Evan & Jaron – Crazy for this girl
Jessica Simpson – The sweetest thing
Lisa Love – kiss me
Mandy Moore – I wanna be with you
Mandy Moore – Only hope
Michelle Branch – All you wanted
Sixpence None the Richer – There she goes
Teddy Geiger – For you I will (confidence)
Vanessa Carlton – Pretty baby
Vanessa Carlton – Thousand miles

Hip-Hop & R&B
Color me badd – I wanna sex you up
Gemini – Hypnotized
Mariah Carey – Touch My body
Ne-Yo – Because of you
Tweet – Oops oh my

Techno
Cascada – Everytime
DJ Sammy – Heaven
DJ Tiesto – Touch Me
Sonique – It feels so good

Please feel free to add to the list if you like.