Oh My Mraz!

#JasonandJane

     Rarely would I call attending a concert a trans-formative experience,  but I definitely just had one. I just saw Jason Mraz last night, and I really saw him! The show was in a small intimate venue with his all-female opening act/backup band Raining Jane. I've seen Mraz before, at open air venues in the summer, at Madison Square Garden, and next week I'll also see him at Radio City Music Hall. Nothing will top this show!

Stories with Mraz

    My friend and I attended the show at Lehman College in the Bronx as part of Mraz's 5 Boroughs tour. He is playing all 5 boroughs in the next two weeks and the significance of this is that large scale artists play many different venues on Manhattan and even some in Brooklyn, but they rarely appear in the Bronx, Queens (aside from Citi Field) or Staten Island. Our seats were 13th row, center, about 15-20 feet from the man himself, and the acoustics were unreal! Jason's voice was so pure, and he was able to connect with the audience in such a natural way. He told stories, including a great one about how he came to write "The Dynamo of Volition." It was part of an online songwriting group  challenge Mraz regularly participates in, and his phrase for the week was "Blind Man's Bike," and the rest was history.

See my video below of Jason singing duet "Lucky" with four lovely females!

Real Men Sing About Their Love

The Spice Girls empowered us with the relationship-starting anthem, "Wannabe." So we expect the men folk to get it together. Here are 6 men that make it blatantly clear in their music they want to be your man.

6. Love Soon ~ John Mayer
chorus:
so come and face it
You can cross the line whenever you want to
I'm calling it love soon
close your mind and waste some time if you have to
I'm calling it love soon
it's not about you now
it's what we are

5. I'm Yours ~ Jason Mraz
chorus:
I won't hesitate no more, no more,
It cannot wait, I'm sure.
There's no need to complicate,
Our time is short,
This is our fate,
I'm yours.

4. I'm Your Man ~ Michael Buble
chorus:
And I'd fall at your feet,
And I'd howl at your beauty,
Like a dog in heat.
And I'd claw at your heart,
And I'd tear at your sheet,
I'd say please, please,
I'm your man.

3. Our Story ~ Ryan Cabrera
chorus:
Its a good day for me,
Its a good day,
To take a chance and let you in to see,
Exactly who I am,
and if you understand me,

And if you can roll with it,
I will be your man.

2. Your Man ~ Josh Turner
chorus:
Baby lock the door and turn the lights down low,
Put some music on that's soft and slow,
Baby we ain't got no place to go.
I hope you understand.

I've been thinking 'bout this all day long,
Never felt a feeling quite this strong,
I can't believe how much it turns me on,
Just to be your man.

1. I'll Be Your Man ~ James Blunt
chorus:
Slide over here let your hands feel the way,
There’s no better method to communicate.
Girl stop your talking words just get in the way,
I’ll be your man.

So baby come over from the end of the sofa.
I’ll be your man, I’ll be your man!