KJLS-FM 103.3 10am Sundays
March 30, 2025
“A Special Place”
Part 1
Hello Central Kansas, and happy Spring again, and thank you for joining us this morning and welcome to Mix 103’s unique top 10 show, “Message at the Top”. I am Fr. Mike, your host; get ready for top 10 songs of the past 45 years including the top 10 of today. We here at Mix 103 continue to give you only the very best in radio entertainment, / and that includes not only the songs that we play, but their messages as well. This morning we have some great songs all warmed up on our computers. Our thoughts will wander from life to love, from revenge to friendship, and from pain to happiness. It’s great to have you with us today. Today we will play some songs of places, either actual or in one’s way of thinking.
And we will begin with a double play of songs of places. The first one came into our top 10 last week. It is a song about LA and a special little place in LA, and an added nuance that her mother is not happy about it. “I know you wanted me to stay, “she sings, “But I can't ignore the crazy visions of me in LA. I heard that there's a special place. I'm having wicked dreams of leaving Tennessee. Oh, Santa Monica, I swear it's calling me. Won't make my mama proud. It's gonna cause a scene. She sees her baby girl, I know she's gonna scream what have you done. You're a pink pony girl and you dance at the club. Oh mama, I'm just having fun on the stage in my heels. It's where I belong down at the Pink Pony Club.”
A couple of things about the song probably should be pointed out. The first is that she is following her dream, so to speak. Young people have to look at their lives and some time along the way make a decision that is going to affect their future lives. I think they should make the decision because of more serious reasons than a dancing place, but they will have to make the decisions. Secondly, in the song she is concerned about what her mother thinks, and I think that is important as well—to be concerned about what Mom and Dad think.
I
like the reference in the song to the thought of a special place. And
I think that that can be sort of a theme as we look at the songs of
special places along with our top 10. To start us off, two top 10
songs of special places, the first is a dancing establishment. This
is the latest from Kayleigh Rose Amstutz better know as Chappell
Roan, the best new artist of the year according to the Grammys, and
her song which was part of the Grammys this year and quite a dance
routine, “Pink Pony Club” on MATT.
(triple)
7 PINK
PONY CLUB / Chappell Roan
2 APT / Rose & Bruno Mars
Part 2
Another song about a place in our current top 10 at number 2, in both English and Korean, their song APT from New Zealand born and South Korean singer Rose whose real name is Roseanne Park, along with the help of Peter Gene Hernandez, that is Bruno Mars, APT meaning the Korean word APAPTEU or in English “Apartment” on MATT. The song itself is described as a drinking game song, and a song and video of pure energy as the lady in the relationship tells us to enjoy our friends in the APAPTEU, that is, in the different apartments of living. “Kissy face, kissy face sent to your phone,” they sing, “but I’m tryna kiss your lips for real; red hearts, red hearts, that’s what I’m on. Come give me somethin' I can feel. Don’t you want me like I want you; don’t you need me like I need you now? Sleep tomorrow, but tonight go crazy. All you gotta do is just meet me at the APAPTEU.” In terms of our theme what makes the place so special for them is the friendship it fosters.
Let’s go to a double play of California songs. In the first one, the lady sings about a journey in her song: “I know a place where the grass is really greener, warm, wet and wild—there must be something in the water, laying underneath the palm trees. You could travel the world, but nothing comes close to the golden coast. Once you party with us, you’ll be falling in love. California girls, we’re unforgettable, sun-kissed skin so hot.” It is a journey to a California beach, and as you listen to it, it is a pleasant journey. It is a song dedicated to the beauty of the female body. My fear is that too many people use the beauty of the female body for their own enjoyment, and that is a misuse of something created by God. Tying that thought into our theme today, what makes the California beach so pleasant should be the beauty of people as persons. Number 1 for a long time, from her popular album “Teenage Dream”, the song “California Gurls” spelled g-u-r-l-s, from 2010, Katy Perry on MATT.
(triple) CALIFORNIA GURLS / Katy Perry
DANI CALIFORNIA / Red Hot Chili Peppers
10 MESSY / Lola Young
Part 3
New to the top 10 in our locale here, at number 10 and very popular throughout the world, from her album “This Wasn’t Meant For You Anyway,” the song “Messy” from British artist Lola Young. She said of the song: "Messy" is an ADHD anthem, it really showcases everything I felt during my last relationship, but also it is deeper than that, as it talks about how I feel about myself in general—being too messy one day and too clean another, struggling to find that balance in myself.” Here are some of the words: “You know I'm impatient, So why would you leave me waiting outside the station When it was like minus four degrees, and I get what you're sayin'; I just really don't wanna hear it right now. Can you shut up for like once in your life; Listen to me, I took your nice words of advice about how you think I'm gonna die lucky if I turn thirty-three. Ok, so yeah, I smoke like a chimney, I'm not skinny, But cut me some slack, who do you want me to be. 'Cause I'm too messy, and then I'm too clean. A thousand people I could be for you, and you hate the lot.” I left out a word in the lyrics. In terms of our theme today, she has not found a special place in her life, and she has some work to do to clean up her messy life. We’ll make it our theme next week.
Before her, a song about Dani California, the name of their song, our second California place song, but it is really a person who had an interesting life, it would seem, by Red Hot Chili Peppers from the songs of meaning of 2006. The refrain is “California rest in peace, simultaneous release, California show your teeth. She’s my priestess, I’m your priest.” They began the song with the beginning of her life: “Getting’ born in the state of Mississippi, poppa was a copper and momma was a hippy,” and by the end of the song, she has led a rough life, and finally died at the hands of a North Dakota man. It is a statement about the life of someone who didn’t live as she should have. We need to consider carefully what we are doing with our lives so that our ending will be one that we want, and we will find that each of us have our own special place in life, our theme today.
That is how we are spending our time with these songs today—answering the question of what will make the place they are in so special. Let me take you to break with this thought from humorist Josh Billings, the pen name of Henry Wheeler Shaw who died in 1885, “The trouble with people is not that they don't know / but that they know so much that ain't so.” Yes, indeed. And if we manage to get everything correct, and know for sure, then we will be stronger people in our own special places. In our next segment, we have in order of appearance: music from the band Train, the band Bastille, Murray Head and a song from a chess tournament and Post Malone. My plea to you: don’t even think of touching that dial. This is MATT on Mix 103.
You, my friends, are in tune with “Message at the Top,” your top 10 show on Mix 103. Welcome back to the songs that have been the most popular in this area during this week that ends today, almost the last day of March 2025. We are giving you the top 10 of today and some songs of special places. I’m your host, Fr. Mike. It’s great to have you here. We have taken our theme from two top 10s of special places, and simply calling our show “A Special Place.”
The band Train has two songs with places in the titles of songs, although this first one is the name of a person. The song sings of a lady by the name of Virginia: “She doesn’t own a dress, her hair is always a mess, she’s beautiful, she never compromises, loves babies and surprises, wears high heels when she exercises. Ain’t that beautiful,” they sing. Now that is one interesting lady, and they go on to talk about her family and how she hates to be alone. They sing that she really wants to live her life, / but then that she doesn’t want to, / and in fact, screams it. She sounds a little like a person who is in the throes of depression. Depression is not a great feeling, and it is a special place to be in, our theme today, but only from the point of view that the person needs significant help. From their album named after them, namely, “Train,” this is the first of two place songs from them, “Meet Virginia” on MATT.
(double) MEET VIRGINIA/ Train
SAVE ME SAN FRANCISCO / Train
Part 5
That was the group Train again, and the title song from their album “Save Me San Francisco” and another of our place songs, this one from 2011. They sing: “I been high, I been low, I been yes, and I been no, I been rock ‘n roll and disco, won’t you save me San Francisco. Every day’s so caffeinated. I wish they were Golden Gated, Fillmore couldn’t feel more miles away, so wrap me up, return to sender. Let’s forget this 5-year bender, take me to my city by the Bay. If I could wish upon a star, I would hitch a cable car to the one place that I’ll always call my home.” So, the person in the song misses San Francisco, and wants to go back there to a “wide-eyed girl” as he sings. Tying the thought into our theme 0f a special place, well, where we are right now should be a special place—and we should work with that in mind, but thinking of the past is not bad in itself.
Our next triple play gives us two place songs to begin the triple. Bastille is an English rock group and their song takes its name from a place in the early Roman Empire. In the year 79 AD, the volcano Mt. Vesuvius erupted and buried the city of Pompeii. Calling that destruction to mind, Bastille cleverly sings about the destruction of something good: “And the walls kept tumbling down in the city that we love. Great clouds roll over the hills, bringing darkness from above. But if you close your eyes, does it almost feel like nothing changed at all? How am I gonna be an optimist about this?” And that which caused the destruction? They sing it: “We were caught up and lost in all of our vices,” and they want to do something about it: “Oh, where do we begin?” they sing, “the rubble or our sins?” What an interesting song, telling the story of what the evil that we have caused has done to our world. Tying it into our theme, the people are in a special place in which we may be caught up in our vices, and then want to do something about it. From their album “Bad Blood,” the group Bastille and their song, “Pompeii” from 2014 on MATT.
(triple) POMPEII / Bastille
ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK / Murray Head
8 I HAD SOME HELP / Post Malone & Morgan Wallen
Part 6
The number 8 song and a song about the evil of placing blame on others, Austin Richard Post there, that is Post Malone from his album “F-1 Trillion”, along with Morgan Wallen and their song “I Had Some Help” on MATT. “I had some help,” they sing, “It ain’t like I can make this kind of mess all by myself. Don’t act like you ain’t help[ing] me pull that bottle off the shelf. Been deep in every weekend if you couldn’t tell. They say teamwork makes the dream work. You think that you’re so innocent. After all the stuff you did, I ain’t an angel; you ain’t heaven-sent, can’t wash our hands off this. It takes two to break a heart in two, you blame me, and I blame you.” Of course, as I have said, that is what it is from his point of view. The lady in the relationship probably has her own version. Whatever the case, both of them are into blaming the other. In terms of our theme, trying to find a special place in one’s life will never involve blaming someone else.
Before them, we heard one of my favorite place songs to study, “One Night In Bangkok,” Murray Head from a musical called “Chess” in the 80’s. The setting for the song is an interview by Freddie, who is in Bangkok to serve as a TV analyst for a match involving his rival, world champion and Russian defector Anatoly. Freddie states a preference for what he sees as an intellectual purity in chess, as compared to the seedier aspects of Bangkok's night life, e.g. "the queens we use would not excite you" he sings. His statements suggest a personal lack of interest for the exotic settings typically involved in international chess, preferring to focus on the game itself. Freddie says things like: “You see one crowded, polluted stinking town, you’ve seen them all”, and the other responds with the refrain: “One night in Bangkok and the world’s your oyster. The bars are temples but the pearls ain’t free.” The whole song sort of makes you wonder, but I like the idea of a person who’s willing to have some opinions about things—as the person in the song does. How is Bangkok a special place in the song? In terms of the song, I think it is just fine to have strong opinions, but we also have to learn when to keep them to ourselves.
Our theme this Spring Sunday morning deals with the special places in which we find ourselves. We are exploring the idea with each of the songs of our show today. Still to come on MATT is music from people like Billie Eilish and the one and only Boss. Let me take you to break with this thought from Albert Einstein who celebrated a birthday recently. “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” Amen, Albert! It is great to have you with us on 100,000 watts of power, today’s best music Mix 103, and MATT. We’ll be right back.
COMMERCIAL BREAK
We are back for “Message at the Top” on Mix 103. Thank you for giving a little of your Sunday to us. I’m Fr. Mike, ready to lead you through the second hour of our show this almost last day in March morning, and during this segment, music inspired by these places: St. Elmo, our own USA and Beverly Hills, as well as three more current top 10 songs. We urge you to keep enjoying the music but to listen to the message because that message may even help you and me, I believe.
Let’s begin our second hour together with the song on our current playlist at number 9. It is a song that speaks of the importance of God in a relationship. “For a while there, it was rough,” he sings, “but lately I’ve been doing better than the last four Decembers I recall. And I see my family every month and I found a girl my parents love. She’ll come and stay the night, and I think I might have it all, and I thank God every day for the girl He sent my way. But I know the things He gives me, He can take away, and I hold you every night and that’s a feeling I wanna get used to. But there’s no man as terrified as the man who stands to lose you. I hope I don’t lose you. Please stay. I want you. God, don’t take these beautiful things that I’ve got.” It is evident that the person is tuned into God, and from my point of view anyway, that will help him find his special place in life, our theme today. From his album “Fireworks and Rollerblades,” Benson Boone, former number 1, number 9 right now and his song “Beautiful Things,” on MATT.
9 BEAUTIFUL THINGS / Benson Boone
ST. ELMO’S FIRE / John Parr
6 BIRDS OF A FEATHER / Billie Eilish
Part 8
From her album “Hit Me Hard and Soft”, Billie Eilish and her song at number 6, former number 1, “Birds of a Feather” on MATT. It is a song about falling in love with a person that the lady in the relationship wants to "stick together" with for a long time. The love to her significant other brings her to tears and begs the lover to never end their relationship. “I want you to stay 'til I'm in the grave”, she begins, “'til I rot away, dead and buried, ‘til I'm in the casket you carry. If you go, I'm goin' too / 'cause it was always you and if I'm turnin' blue, please don't save me. Nothin' left to lose without my baby. Birds of a feather we should stick together. And I don't know what I'm cryin' for; I don't think I could love you more. It might not be long, but I'll love you 'til the day that I die, ‘til the light leaves my eyes, ‘til the day that I die.” The lady in the relationship is truly committed to the other and hopefully, the partner feels the same way. And if that is the case, then they have found their special place in life, our theme today, and it should be a very pleasant one.
Before her, we heard another place song from English artist John Parr who is still on the music scene, a song written on behalf of Rick Hanson, a Canadian athlete who literally was going around the world in his wheelchair, the song “St. Elmo’s Fire”. I would rate this one by John Parr from 1985 as the number 1 “place” song of meaning. It is a song of triumph, the actual story of a man in a wheelchair crossing the world, just to prove he could do it, and saying to the world: look at what I’m doing; think of what you can do. “I’m the man in motion; all I need is this pair of wheels;” he sings, “I can make it, I know I can; you broke the boy in me, but you can’t break the man. I can feel St. Elmo’s fire burning in me. Just once in your life a man has his time, and my time is now: I’m coming alive.” St. Elmo’s Fire was a formation of clouds and weather that was a good sign to sailors in our ancient past. It was always a sign of hope. In terms of our theme today, any time that we can find ourselves with hope is a special place in which we should dwell. Great song.
Back to our top 10 right now, our number 5 song and a song about intense jealousy. “I could go and read your mind,” she addresses her words to her ex-boyfriend, “Think about your dumb face all the time. Living in your glass house, I’m outside, Looking into big blue eyes. Did you do it just to hurt me, make me cry, Smiling through it all? Yeah, that's my life. You're an idiot, Now I'm sure. Now I'm positive. I should go and warn her. Bet you're thinking, ‘She's so cool,’ Kicking back on your couch, making eyes from across the room. Wait, I think I've been there too.” So, revenge, almost hateful revenge. And, thinking about our theme of a special place, the lady in the song will not find any special place in life if she continues to be so jealous. This is Gracie Abrams from her first album “The Secret of Us” and her song “That’s So True”, number 5 on MATT.
(triple) 5 THAT’S SO TRUE / Gracie Abrams
Born in the USA / Bruce Springsteen
Beverly Hills / Weezer
Part 9
MATT presenting the group Weezer from their album “Make Believe”, and their song “Beverly Hills”, a past top 10 from 2005 and one of our place songs this morning. I really like the song and I would rate it a high song of meaning because it is a story in song and a lament of a person who wants things a little bit differently than he has them, and then at the end realizes what he has. He wants what they have in Beverly Hills, and then at the end says: “The truth is, I don’t stand a chance. It’s something that you’re born into, and I just don’t belong. No I don’t, I’m just a no class, beat down fool, and I will always be that way. / I might as well enjoy my life, and watch the stars play.” I don’t agree that he doesn’t have a chance--I think we all can accomplish great things if we put our mind to it—but I really like the idea of enjoying what he has. If he manages to do that, I think that he will find that he is in a special place, our theme today.
Before them, we heard from the Boss as we knew him in the 80’s, Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen, a 75 year old American singer-songwriter. His song “Born in the USA”, from the album named after the song, the story of someone who has had a very rough life, and the good old US of A has not helped him out very much. He had a rough time growing up, and went off to war before he got thrown into jail, came back from Viet-Nam, was rejected, and he now is in the “shadow of the penitentiary”, he sings. His overall message probably revolves around the fact that life is not totally fair. You put that together with our theme of a special place, and when it comes to protest, and the chance to make us think, this song does it as we live in the same place he is speaking of.
I really get into these songs because their messages are such that they can help our lives. No wonder I keep telling you to enjoy the music—that’s just fine—but to listen to the message and learn from it. Our next 30 minutes of music and message will explore our theme of “A Special Place” with people like Lady Gaga and the group Starship. May I take you to break with this thought from George Bernard Shaw: “People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.” Ah, yes. In fact, we can accomplish quite a lot if we go into life with a stronger attitude. I’m Fr. Mike, listen to these words of wisdom, and then I hope you come back for more / wisdom.
COMMERCIAL BREAK
Part 10
Thank you for joining us this Spring Sunday morning. I am Fr. Mike and this is “Message at the Top”, on today’s best music Mix 103. Our show gives you the top 10 songs of today and yesterday along with their meanings. And what is amazing about them is that with a little bit of help, those songs can actually teach us something about ourselves and about our behavior. With that in mind, we keep imploring you to enjoy the music AND listen to the message. The topic of our show today is the thought of special places in our lives.
Our show is dedicated to that thought of special places in our lives, and all of our songs that are not top 10 right now are the names of places. This segment 10 follows that thinking. How about two places in one song? The first place is the capital city, largest city, major port and leading commercial center of a country just off the coast of Florida. It has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants. The other place is located in the United States in one of the southern states in our country. It is the capital and most populous city of that State and has a population of 473,000 and whose metropolitan area swells to 5.7 million people. It was founded as a transportation hub at the intersection of two railroads in 1837, and was most destroyed during the American Civil War only to revive again in an unbelievable fashion. The two places? I’m sure you have guessed them: the first is Havana, Cuba, and the second is Atlanta, Georgia. The song is the story of a young man who took his girlfriend from Havana and they went to East Atlanta, and she did not like it at all. In fact, she wants to go back. “Half of my heart is in Havana,” she sings, “he took me back to East Atlanta, but my heart is in Havana.” They had a good time together, it seems, but in her mind, it is over, and she wants to go back to her home. This is the song “Havana” from 29 year old Cuban singer Karla Camilo Cabello Estrabao, better known as Camila Cabello featuring Jeffrey Lamar Williams better known as Young Thug from 2014 on MATT.
(triple) HAVANA/ Camilla Cabello f/ Young Thug
WE BUILT THIS CITY / Starship
THIS TOWN / Niall Horan
Part 11
Those last two songs were the general description of places, our theme today, and that one was the thought of a town. It came from Niall Horan, once-upon-a-time of the group One Direction, and his song “This Town” from 2017 on MATT. It is a song of wanting a lady to be part of a relationship with the man in the relationship, and she is not part of the scene any more. “Waking up to kiss you and nobody’s there,” he begins the song. “The smell of your perfume still stuck in the air. It’s hard. Yesterday I thought I saw your shadow running ‘round. It’s funny how things never change in this old town. And I want to tell you everything, the words I never got to say the first time around.” He had made some mistakes in the past and he is apologizing for them, and if his town inspired that to happen, it’s a pretty good town and a special place, our theme today.
Before him, we heard the general description of a place called “the city” and a great song to think about from the album, “Knee Deep in the Hoopla,” a quote from the song, the group Starship, 1985, and their song “We Built This City”. The song answers
the question of what are the elements that should be present in our towns and cities today that would make it a good one, a happy one, a productive one and in terms of our theme today, a special place. One, that the businesses of the town ought to be open to criticism and open to the fact that they can improve, and two, that the city work on expressing their care and concern for the young people who inhabit the city. The song was the first single released under the name Starship in 1985. Before that they were known as Jefferson Starship and Jefferson Airplane. The DJ/announcer is Les Garland, who was an executive at MTV at the time, and a DJ at a San Francisco radio station, and the song is a rebellion against a corporation trying to ban rock and roll. As I remember it, the song made people look at what was happening in the world—and still does, even today, because unfortunately, it is so true. “Too many runaways eating up the night; someone’s always playing corporation games; they call us irresponsible, write us off the page. Who counts the money underneath the bar, who rides the wrecking ball into our guitars. We built this city on rock and roll.”
Which leads us to our top 3 this week, which is really numbers 4, 3, and 1 because we have already played number 2 in our introduction. So, at number 4 is Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, and a song of strong commitment to the other in the relationship. “I just woke up from a dream,” they sing, “Where you and I had to say goodbye; and I don't know what it all means, but since I survived, I realized wherever you go, that's where I'll follow. Nobody's promised tomorrow, so I'ma love you every night like it's the last night. If the world was ending, I'd wanna be next to you. If the party was over and our time on earth was through, I'd wanna hold you just for a while and die with a smile.” So, as I say, words of strong commitment, but there had been struggles, it seems. They sing, “Lost in the words that we scream, I don't even wanna do this anymore 'cause you already know what you mean to me. And our love's the only war worth fighting for.” Fitting into our theme this week, when people have made a strong commitment to each other, and especially when they have gone through some struggles to be together, the couple is certainly in a special place in their lives where they will want to remain, our theme today. This is Lady Gaga together with Bruno Mars again, at number 4 and their song “Die with a Smile” and according to the Grammys the best pop duo song of the year on MATT.
(double) 4 DIE WITH A SMILE / Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars
3 STARGAZING / Myles Smith
Part 12
Finally falling from number 1 after having spent 9 weeks altogether in that position, another song about two people who have discovered real love, British singer Myles Smith and his song “Stargazing” on MATT. “Time stood still,” he begins his song, “just like a photograph; you made me feel like this would last forever. Lookin' in your eyes, I see my whole life. They say you know it when you know it and I know. Promise that you'll hold me close, don't let me go. Take my heart, don't break it; love me to my bones. All this time I've wasted; you were right there all along, you and I stargazin', intertwinin' souls. We were never strangers; I lose my mind when I'm around you; how I come alive. When I'm without you I can't help but feel so lost. I wanna give you all I've got.” He says that when you know that you are in love, then you know, and / he knows. That is, he is thinking that his love is a mature committed love, and as I have said a couple times today, couples with this type of commitment, provided both of them feel the same way, will have found a special place, our theme today, in their lives which they will never give up.
And our new number 1 song is one of self-confidence from Sabrina Carpenter from her album “Short ‘n Sweet,” the Grammy award winning song “Espresso”. I’ve quoted the artist before talking about the song: “The song is kind of about seeing femininity as your superpower, and embracing the confidence of being that lady.” I changed a word in that statement, and her song goes: “Now, he’s thinking ‘bout me every night, is it that sweet? I guess so. Say you can’t sleep; I know that’s me, espresso. I can’t relate to desperation. My ‘give a cares’ are on vacation, and I got this one boy and he won’t stop calling. When they act this way, I know I got ‘em. Too bad your ex don’t do it for ya. Walked in and dream came trued it for ya. Soft skin and I perfumed it for ya. I know I Mountain Dew it for ya. That morning coffee brewed it for ya. One touch and I brand newed it for ya. That’s me, espresso.” I changed some of the words. I think the song means that the lady in the relationship is the “Espresso” and she is totally in charge of the relationship, and in terms of our theme, being self-confident is a great place to be, but we always have to watch that we are not too over-confident.
Today we have spoken about that idea—namely, special places both in the terms of place-places and places in one’s individual feelings. The idea came from a song from Chappell Roan and her latest song “Pink Pony Club.” My wish and prayer for you and me is that we all can remember a special place in our lives with good memories. If you would like to reach me, I hope you do. My e-mail address is: frmikescully@yahoo.com or the address at the radio station: KJLS-FM, Hays, America 67601, and my website www.frmikescully.com . Feel free to give me your thoughts about anything I have said. On that website in the meditation for today, you have my thoughts on the closing session of the movie “The Peanut Butter Falcon”. Thank you for the privilege of your time today. My thanks to the producers of our show, and to our sponsors, especially, Hays Car and Truck Alignment, Thomas More Prep-Marian High School in Hays, and Holy Family Elementary School in Hays. My closing thought for you comes from my favorite writer Mark Twain, and here he is not being sarcastic: “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So, throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Ah, yes. That is absolutely great way to be stronger in our lives. As we listen to the number 1 song in our land, from Sabrina Carpenter and her song “Espresso”, may I remind you to hold a good thought. From wild and wonderful West Virginia through downtown Lawrence, KS, I’ll tell you that my name is Fr. Mike Scully. Be safe, peace to you, and be good!
1 ESPRESSO / Sabrina Carpenter
March 23, 2025
“Peace and Quiet”
Part 1
Good morning Central Kansas and around the world, and happy Spring to all of you as we celebrate the second last Sunday in March and the first Sunday of Spring, 2025. Thank you for joining us this morning and welcome to Mix 103’s unique top 10 show, “Message at the Top”. I am Fr. Mike, your host; get ready for top 10 songs of the past 45 years. We here at Mix 103 continue to give you only the very best in radio entertainment, / and that includes not only the songs that we play, but their messages as well. We will begin with a thought about peace and quiet.
The reason for that is Teddy Swims’s latest song, but before we get to that, let me just introduce some thoughts about peace and quiet. Our dictionary defines peace and quiet as “tranquility” or “freedom from stress or interruptions.” On the internet, under peace and quiet, you have this statement of truth: “Escaping noise is a modern-day challenge but essential to our well-being: the power of silence is scientifically-proven when it comes to the benefits it can offer our minds and bodies.” And in the website, they give 10 benefits of peace and quiet. Listen to these—what can happen if we have a little more peace and quiet in our lives?--it stimulates brain growth, improves sleep, improves memory, relieves stress, awakens awareness, improves heart health, improves clarity, boosts cognitive resources, leads to better decision making, and enhances creativity.
Well, in Teddy Swims’s song, he wants the peace and quiet of living because his friend is causing problems. “Sun is going down,” he begins his song, “time is running out; no one else around but me, steady losing light, steady losing my mind, moving shadows and grinding teeth. Without you, there ain’t no place for me to hide; without you, there’s no way I can sleep tonight, what I’d do for a little bit of peace and quiet; without you I keep slippin’ into bad dreams where there’s no you and I.” So, he wants the peace and quiet and instead, he is worrying about his relationship.
Let’s talk today about peace and quiet and how our songs fit into that theme this morning. And starting us off, this is from his second album, “I’ve tried everything but Therapy, part 2,” Teddy Swims whose real name is Jaten Collin Dimsdale and his song “Bad Dreams” on MATT.
(double) BAD DREAMS / Teddy Swims
LOSE CONTROL / Teddy Swims
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Double Teddy Swims there, that last one, the number 1 song of popularity for the whole year of 2024 and a song of loneliness. It comes from his album “I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy, part 1”, his song “Lose Control”. It is the story of what happens when a person is lonely. He sings “Something’s got a hold of me lately. No, I don’t know myself anymore, feels like the walls are all closing in and the devil’s knocking at my door. Outta my mind, how many times did I tell you I’m no good at being alone? It’s taking a toll on me, trying my best to keep from tearing the skin off my bones. Don’t you know I lose control when you’re not next to me. I’m falling apart right in front of you. You’re breaking my heart. You make a mess of me.” So it is loneliness, but it is loneliness because one special person is no longer there for him. A person who is lonely in today’s world has a serious problem, and in general, a simple resolution to get over it will not work. We usually have to spend some time of therapy or the like to talk it out and decide what to do. We will find peace and quiet, our theme today, only when we have worked out the problem.
Our first triple play of the day is up next for you. I thought that I would choose all the songs on our top 10 playlist since 1980 whose title begins with the word “bad.” Here’s a great one from Daniel Powter. He is a Canadian singer who sings here about a person who has not had things go his way. “They tell me your blue skies fade to gray,” he sings, “they tell me your passion’s gone away. You stand in line just to hit a new low, you’re faking a smile with the coffee to go. You tell me your life’s been way offline; you’re falling to pieces every time. ‘Cause you had a bad day.” But there is a solution. He sings, “You sing a sad song just to turn it around, you work at a smile and you go for a ride. You need a blue sky holiday.” I love the concept of a “blue sky holiday”, and part of their appeal is that it will happen with peace and quiet, our theme today. From Daniel Powter’s album named after him, this is the song “Bad Day” from the year 2006 on MATT.
(triple) BAD DAY / Daniel Powter
BAD HABITS / Ed Sheeran
4 APT / Rose & Bruno Mars
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A song about a place, in both English and Korean, their song APT from New Zealand born and South Korean singer Rose whose real name is Roseanne Park, along with the help of Peter Gene Hernandez, that is Bruno Mars, APT meaning the Korean word APAPTEU or in English “Apartment” on MATT. The song itself is described as a drinking game song, and a song and video of pure energy as the lady in the relationship tells us to enjoy our friends in the APAPTEU, that is, in the different apartments of living. “Kissy face, kissy face sent to your phone,” they sing, “but I’m tryna kiss your lips for real; red hearts, red hearts, that’s what I’m on. Come give me somethin' I can feel. Don’t you want me like I want you; don’t you need me like I need you now? Sleep tomorrow, but tonight go crazy. All you gotta do is just meet me at the APAPTEU.” In terms of our theme this week, the APAPTEU just may be the place where she can find peace and quiet, our theme today.
Before them, we heard the third of five songs whose title begins with the word “Bad”, namely “Bad Habits” from the album which is an equals sign from Ed Sheeran. It was popular in both 2022 and 2023 and is the story in song of just what the title says, bad habits. The song’s conclusion although unwritten is that bad habits will never take away a problem. And that is a pretty good conclusion to remember as I judge things anyway. The man in the relationship’s problem is that the lady of the relationship has led him to her through bad habits: “Every time you come around, you know I can’t say no, every time the sun goes down, I let you take control. I can feel the paradise before my world implodes, and tonight had something wonderful. My bad habits lead to late nights ending alone, conversations with a stranger I barely know, swearing this will be the last, but it probably won’t. I’ve got nothing left to lose, or use, or do—my bad habits lead to wide eyes stare into space, and I know I lose control of the things that I say. I was looking for a way out, now I can’t escape. My bad habits lead to you.” It sounds as though things are not going to work out between the two, and in terms of our theme, this type of relationship will generally not lead the couple to peace and quiet.
We have much more music and message to come on this second last Sunday of March Spring morning. In our next segment, we will hear more music from our top 10, of course, as well as music from birthday person Mariah Carey, Halsey and Taylor Swift. And here’s a thought about living from my quote manual and United States writer Ashley Brilliant: “Before I knew the best part of my life had come, it had gone.” Think about that! And much of the best parts are spent in peace and quiet. Our show is “Message at the Top”, I am Fr. Mike, and I hope your Sunday morning is a good one / and that we are making it even better. Don’t go way; “Message at the Top” on Mix 103 will be right back.
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Welcome back to the top 10 show of Mix 103—top 10’s from the present and from the 2000’s, and even 90’s and 80’s as well. Our theme this Sunday morning has come from Teddy Swims and his song “Bad Dreams”, and that theme is the thought of bringing about peace and quiet in our lives. I am Fr. Mike and our show is MATT, and our plea to you on the show is to enjoy the music and listen to the messages. Those messages can often bring us to a better life.
And what better life does another song beginning with the word “bad” from Halsey bring about? Well, the lady in the relationships she sets up seems to be in the process of selfish love of others, that is, loving only to make her feel better, and therefore not very good. She seems to be in the process of loving, mentioning the a boy in Michigan and a girl in London, and saying “I believe that we’re meant to be, but I’m bad at love.” Actually she is just having a good time, and doesn’t want to settle down, even though she tells the others that she will settle down. Bad situation, to be sure. When we fool around with romantic love, it’s bound to come back to haunt us, and we will not feel the peace and quiet our natures want to bring about. This is Ashley Nicolette Frangipane better known as Halsey from her album “Hopeless Fountain Kingdom” from 2017, our fourth of five songs whose title begins with the word “bad”, “Bad at Love” on MATT.
(double) BAD AT LOVE / Halsey
6 BIRDS OF A FEATHER / Billy Eilish
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From her album “Hit Me Hard and Soft”, Billie Eilish and her song at number 6, former number 1, “Birds of a Feather” on MATT. It is a song about falling in love with a person that the lady in the relationship wants to "stick together" with for a long time. The love to her significant other brings her to tears and begs the lover to never end their relationship. “I want you to stay 'til I'm in th e grave”, she begins, “'til I rot away, dead and buried, ‘til I'm in the casket you carry. If you go, I'm goin' too / 'cause it was always you and if I'm turnin' blue, please don't save me. Nothin' left to lose without my baby. Birds of a feather we should stick together. And I don't know what I'm cryin' for; I don't think I could love you more. It might not be long, but I'll love you 'til the day that I die, ‘til the light leaves my eyes, ‘til the day that I die.” The lady in the relationship is truly committed to the other and hopefully, the partner feels the same way. And if that is the case, there will be peace and quiet, our theme today, in their lives as they live their life together.
Our final triple play of this hour closes off our first hour together, and we begin with our final song on our playlist whose title begins with the word “bad.” “‘Cause, now we got bad blood”, this very popular artist sings, “You know it used to be mad love. So, take a look what you've done. Hey, now we got problems, and I don't think we can solve them. You made a really deep cut, and, baby, now we got bad blood. Did you have to do this? I was thinking that you could be trusted. Did you have to ruin what was shiny? Now it's all rusted. Did you have to hit me where I'm weak? I couldn't breathe. And rub it in so deep, salt in the wound like you're laughing right at me. Oh, it's so sad to think about the good times, you and I, 'cause, now we got bad blood.” In terms of our theme, the lady will not find much peace and quiet because she is blaming her partner for the breakup, and blame for something wrong usually can be placed upon both in the relationship. This is Taylor Swift and her song featuring Kendrick Lamar Duckworth better known simply as Kendrick Lamar from Taylor Swift’s album “1989”, their song “Bad Blood” from 2015 on MATT.
(triple) BAD BLOOD / Taylor Swift
LOVE TAKES TIME / Mariah Carey
8 I HAD SOME HELP / Post Malone & Morgan Wallen
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The number 8 song and a song about the evil of placing blame on others. Austin Richard Post there, that is Post Malone from his album “F-1 Trillion”, along with Morgan Wallen and their song “I Had Some Help” on MATT. “I had some help,” they sing, “It ain’t like I can make this kind of mess all by myself. Don’t act like you ain’t help[ing] me pull that bottle off the shelf. Been deep in every weekend if you couldn’t tell. They say teamwork makes the dream work. You think that you’re so innocent. After all the stuff you did, I ain’t an angel; you ain’t heaven-sent, can’t wash our hands off this. It takes two to break a heart in two, you blame me, and I blame you.” Of course, as I have said, that is what it is from his point of view. The lady in the relationship probably has her own version. Whatever the case, both of them are into blaming the other. In terms of our theme, the person who resorts to placing blame is usually a person who is not going to have peace and quiet in his/her life because if they did, they wouldn’t blame each other in the first place.
Before them, we wished happy birthday to Mariah Carey who will be 56 on Thursday, and a great song with a specific directive that is essential in a marriage and any dating relationship. Her song and directive: “Love Takes Time” from her self-named album from the year 1990. Time is one of the things that is so necessary when we really want to know another person. You can’t know a person overnight. The storyline of this song is a common one: she sings of someone who has let the love of her life slip away, and now she is trying to cope with the pain, and it is extremely difficult to do, as you listen to her. It simply takes time, and she has to learn that. As we consider peace and quiet with our songs this morning, figuring out love takes some serious thinking in peace and quiet, and that takes time.
The thought of peace and quiet is the title of our show this morning as we are looking at the top 10 and some top 10 songs of the past. Our next segment of music and message will explore that theme with music from the past in the persons of Charlie Puth and Zahn Malik, and from the top 10, Chappell Roan, Benson Boone, Gracie Abrams and Shaboozey. Let me close this segment with a thought specifically about being happy. It comes from Goldie Hawn: “The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are, and not who people think you are.” Pretty good stuff and being happy with who we are comes from thinking that requires peace and quiet. I’m Fr. Mike, listen to these great thoughts, and then I hope you come back for more.
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Good morning, everyone. This is “Message at the Top”, on Mix 103. Thank you for joining us again on 100,000 watts of power. I am Fr. Mike, and our show gives you the top 10 songs of our area, as well as some top 10 of the past. And what is amazing about them is that with a little bit of help, those songs can actually teach us something about ourselves and about our behavior. The topic of our show today is the thought of the importance of peace and quiet. It came from the latest song from Teddy Swims.
At
number 9 on our playlist this morning is another song about a place,
as was Rose’s song, this time in LA, and her mother is not happy
about it. It will be our theme next week. “I know you wanted me to
stay, “she sings, “But I can't ignore the crazy visions of me in
LA. I heard that there's a special place. I'm having wicked dreams of
leaving Tennessee. Oh, Santa Monica, I swear it's calling me. Won't
make my mama proud. It's gonna cause a scene. She sees her baby girl,
I know she's gonna scream what have you done. You're a pink pony girl
and you dance at the club. Oh mama, I'm just having fun on the stage
in my heels. It's where I belong down at the Pink Pony Club.” In
terms of our theme, she will not have much peace and quiet at the
Pink Pony Club, and she will have to take some time for that as she
determines whether she wants to stay there or follow the wishes of
her mother. This is the latest from Kayleigh Rose Amstutz better know
as Chappell Roan, the best new artist of the year according to the
Grammys, and her song which was part of the Grammys this year and
quite a dance routine, “Pink Pony Club” on MATT.
(triple)
9 PINK PONY CLUB / Chappell Roan
HOW LONG / Charlie Puth
7 BEAUTIFUL THINGS / Benson Boone
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From his album “Fireworks and Rollerblades,” his song “Beautiful Things,” Benson Boone, former number 1, number 7 right now on MATT and a song that speaks of the importance of God in a relationship. “For a while there, it was rough,” he sings, “but lately I’ve been doing better than the last four Decembers I recall. And I see my family every month and I found a girl my parents love. She’ll come and stay the night, and I think I might have it all, and I thank God every day for the girl He sent my way. But I know the things He gives me, He can take away, and I hold you every night and that’s a feeling I wanna get used to. But there’s no man as terrified as the man who stands to lose you. I hope I don’t lose you. Please stay. I want you. God, don’t take these beautiful things that I’ve got.” It is evident that the person is tuned into God, and from my point of view anyway, that is a way to work toward peace and quiet, our theme today—work God into your busy life.
Before him, we heard from Charlie Puth from his album “Voicenotes,” and his song “How Long” from 2017. It is the song of the man in the relationship who made a mistake, and his girlfriend wants to know whether it is the end of the relationship or not. “She said, ‘Boy, tell me honestly. Was it real or just for show?’ She said, ‘Save your apologies, I just gotta know. How long has this been going on?’” The man admits that it is his fault, and she is just about to leave if it is a real problem. Exactly what she should do, I believe. Part of the peace and quiet of a relationship is to learn the ability to directly communicate with the person that we love.
In our top 10, Gracie Abrams has the number 5 song and a song about intense jealousy. “I could go and read your mind,” she addresses her words to her ex-boyfriend, “Think about your dumb face all the time. Living in your glass house, I’m outside, Looking into big blue eyes. Did you do it just to hurt me, make me cry, Smiling through it all? Yeah, that's my life. You're an idiot, Now I'm sure. Now I'm positive. I should go and warn her. Bet you're thinking, ‘She's so cool,’ Kicking back on your couch, making eyes from across the room. Wait, I think I've been there too.” So, revenge, almost hateful revenge. And, thinking about our theme of peace and quiet, there is little doubt that a person with this much jealousy will never find the time for peace and quiet. This is Gracie Abrams from her first album “The Secret of Us” and her song “That’s So True”, number 5 on MATT.
(triple) 5 THAT’S SO TRUE / Gracie Albums
I DON’T WANNA LIVE FOREVER / Zahn f/ Taylor Swift
10 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) / Shaboozey
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Still in the top 10 this week, former number 1, at number 10, Collins Obinna Chibueze, known as Shaboozey, American musician /singer/ songwriter from his album “Where I’ve Been Isn’t Where I’m Going” on MATT. It is a song about a reward for working hard. He wants to relax from his work and problems by drinking alcohol. “Someone, pour me up a double shot of whiskey. They know me and Jack Daniel's got a history. There's a party downtown, near 5th Street. Everybody at the bar gettin' tipsy. I've been boozey since I left, I ain't changin' for a check. Woke up drunk at 10 am, we gon[na] do this stuff again. Tell your girl to bring a friend.” I changed a word in the song. Thinking with our theme today, as one finds love, or really does anything in life, relaxation is important, but as I have mentioned many times, I and a number of people always caution against too much relaxation. The problem with too much relaxation is that we may not take time for real peace and quiet.
Before him, we heard from Zayn Malik, once upon a time from the band One Direction, and Taylor Swift, and their song “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” from 2017. It is from the soundtrack of the movie “Fifty Shades Darker” and the song of two people in love, and apparently both of them feel that they have really hurt the relationship, and wonder whether it will be something that can heal. Both of them sing: “I don’t wanna live forever ‘cause I know I’ll be livin’ in vain; and I don’t wanna fit wherever; I just wanna keep callin’ your name until you come back home.” Sounds like they both have to bite the bullet and simply talk with each other, and that can only be done once they have acquired some peace and quiet in their lives.
And once again, we have played our way to our final segment together. In that segment, get ready for music from people like Lady Gaga whose birthday we celebrate in a couple of days, Dean Lewis, the band Three Doors Down and the top 3 songs on our chart today. Our thought for this segment comes from my sarcasm quotebook. “If everywhere you go, there is a problem, / guess what?” Get it? Don’t go way. I’m Fr. Mike, and this is “Message at the Top” on Mix 103.
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My name is Fr. Mike and this is “Message at the Top” on 100,000 watts of power, today’s best music Mix 103, our only top 10 show that gives you the top 10 music of the 2000’s, and even 90’s and 80’s along with all of their messages. And we make the statement: enjoy the music and listen to the messages because the messages probably will help your lives. The title of our show this morning is “Peace and quiet” and it came from Teddy Swims’s song “Bad Dreams.”
There are 3 songs on our top 10 playlist over the years since 1980 that begin with the word “Be” and because I wanted to get to the third song of the set in particular, I thought we would play all 3. It begins with two songs of the same name that are in our playlist. The first one is from a band that was formed in 1996 in Mississippi and are still on the music scene. Here, they sing about some specific people: “He spends his nights in California, watching the stars on the big screen. Then he lies awake and wonders, why can’t that be me? ‘Cause in his life he’s filled with all these good intentions. He’s felt a lot of things he’d rather not mention. But just before he says goodnight, he looks up with a little smile at me and he says: if I could be like that, I’d give anything just to live one day in those shoes. She spends her days up in the north park, watching the people as they pass. And all she wants is just a little piece of this dream; is that too much to ask? If I could be like that…” The person in the song is studying the situation he/she is in right at that moment, and says: I can be better than I have it right now, and be like another situation that I want. He/she is studying his/her life in peace and quiet, our theme today, and is doing some serious thinking that will help them in the future, The name of the band is 3 Doors Down; the album is “The Better Life” and their song from the year 2001, “Be Like That” on MATT.
(triple) BE LIKE THAT / 3 Doors Down
BE LIKE THAT / Kane Brown f/ Swae Lee & Khalid
BE ALRIGHT / Dean Lewis
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The song I wanted to get to because it is the song featured on my website today, www.frmikescully.com, Dean Lewis and “Be Alright.” He is a singer / songwriter from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and the song is from his album “A Place We Knew”. It is a song of wondering what to do when your girlfriend has cheated. “I look up from the ground to see your sad eyes. You look away from me, and I see there’s something you’re trying to hide. And then you say to me you made a dumb mistake. And I feel the color draining from my face. And my friend said, ‘I know you love her, but it’s over. It doesn’t matter, put the phone away. It’s never easy to walk away. Let her go, it’ll be alright.” Smart friend, and a little later he sings: “Nothing heals the past like time. They can’t steal the love you’re born to find.” Great advice, and it will be alright, and that is something you can only discover with some peace and quiet, our theme today. The theme of the song on my website reads: “Sometimes in love relationships we simply must start over because they did not work out.”
Before him, we heard the second song with the name “Be Like That,” this time from Kane Brown featuring Swae Lee and Khalid, and their song from 2020. Kane Brown explains the song this way: "It's about all the different feelings you can have in a relationship. And trying not to overthink it. When it gets tough, you want to be on your own, but then you miss the person a second later. I think it's something everyone goes through." “I might be better on my own,” he sings, “I hate you blowing up my phone. I wish I’d never met up. Sometimes it be like that, but I’m not myself the nights you’re gone. There ain’t no way I’m moving on. I’m afraid to need you bad, sometimes it be like that.” And as he said, the rest of the song shows a relationship he wants, but then doesn’t want. In terms of our theme this week, he is going to need some peace and quiet to determine exactly what he should do.
From the year of that song 2020, we travel five years to today, March 23, 2025 and the top 3 songs of today. At number 3 is a song of strong commitment to the other in the relationship. “I just woke up from a dream,” they sing, “Where you and I had to say goodbye; and I don't know what it all means, but since I survived, I realized wherever you go, that's where I'll follow. Nobody's promised tomorrow, so I'ma love you every night like it's the last night. If the world was ending, I'd wanna be next to you. If the party was over and our time on earth was through, I'd wanna hold you just for a while and die with a smile.” So, as I say, words of strong commitment, but there had been struggles, it seems. They sing, “Lost in the words that we scream, I don't even wanna do this anymore 'cause you already know what you mean to me. And our love's the only war worth fighting for.” Fitting into our theme this week, as I said earlier, when people have made a strong commitment to each other, they have no doubt spent some time in peace and quiet to determine their commitment. Celebrating a birthday this Friday when she will be 39 years old, Lady Gaga together with Bruno Mars here, at number 3 and their song “Die with a Smile” and according to the Grammys the best pop duo song of the year on MATT.
(double) 3 DIE WITH A SMILE / Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars
2 ESPRESSO / Sabrina Carpenter
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Moving into the number 2 position, that was the Grammy award winning song “Espresso” from the album “Short n’ Sweet”, from Sabrina Carpenter, on MATT. I’ve quoted the artist before talking about the song: “The song is kind of about seeing femininity as your superpower, and embracing the confidence of being that lady.” I changed a word in that statement, and her song goes: “Now, he’s thinking ‘bout me every night, is it that sweet? I guess so. Say you can’t sleep; I know that’s me, espresso. I can’t relate to desperation. My ‘give a cares’ are on vacation, and I got this one boy and he won’t stop calling. When they act this way, I know I got ‘em. Too bad your ex don’t do it for ya. Walked in and dream came trued it for ya. Soft skin and I perfumed it for ya. I know I Mountain Dew it for ya. That morning coffee brewed it for ya. One touch and I brand newed it for ya. That’s me, espresso.” I changed some of the words. I think the song means that the lady in the relationship is the “Espresso” and she is totally in charge of the relationship, and in terms of our theme, being self-confident is a virtue that can be achieved only with a little peace and quiet with oneself.
And the number 1 song today on MATT is once again from the artistry of Myles Smith, and the number 1 position he has held for 9 weeks altogether. It is a song about two people who have discovered real love, and his song “Stargazing”. “Time stood still,” he begins his song, “just like a photograph; you made me feel like this would last forever. Lookin' in your eyes, I see my whole life. They say you know it when you know it and I know. Promise that you'll hold me close, don't let me go. Take my heart, don't break it; love me to my bones. All this time I've wasted; you were right there all along, you and I stargazin', intertwinin' souls. We were never strangers; I lose my mind when I'm around you; how I come alive. When I'm without you I can't help but feel so lost. I wanna give you all I've got.” He says that when you know that you are in love, then you know, and / he knows. That is, he is thinking that his love is a mature committed love, something that can only be decided in the peace and quiet of one’s life, and if it is, their life together will be pretty good.
Our thought today has revolved around that idea of finding peace and quiet. It came from the latest song by Teddy Swims and his song “Bad Dreams”. My prayer for you and me is that we will all develop a strong desire to have peace and quiet in our lives. My thanks to the producers of “Message at the Top,” to the staff here at Mix 103, and to our sponsors, Hays Car and Truck Alignment, a great place for your car or truck, my friends at TMP-Marian Junior and Senior High School in Hays, and at Holy Family Elementary School in Hays. If you have any suggestions for me, or if you want to comment on anything I have said, feel free to write me here at KJLS-FM, Hays, KS 67601 or e-mail me at frmikescully@yahoo.com. My website is www.frmikescully.com where you will find meditations on the Gospels and these songs and some great movies and a transcript of the show. As I mentioned, the meditation for today is inspired by the song “Be Alright” which you heard a couple of minutes ago. You can catch us on the web every Sunday morning at www.hayspost.com and choosing Mix 103 at 10 am CDT. One final thought leads us out. It comes from Wayne Huizenga: “Some family trees bear an enormous crop of nuts.” Indeed. As Myles Smith and his song “Stargazing,” leads us out, may I remind you that you are listening to today’s best music, Mix 103 and our final advice to you is to hold a good thought. As we celebrate Spring, my name is Fr. Mike Scully, and from the beautiful state of West Virginia through downtown Lawrence, KS, be safe, peace to you, and be good!
1 STARGAZING / Myles Smith
March 16, 2025
“HELPING A PERSON WITH A BROKEN SMILE
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Hello, Central Kansas, and around the world. Thank you for being with us on our show, which we call MATT, this middle Sunday of the Spring month of March. Happy Spring as we begin that season on Thursday and Happy March Madness if you are interested in basketball as I am. Welcome to Mix 103’s unique top 10 show. I am Fr. Mike, your host; get ready for top 10 songs of the past 45 years including today. We here at Mix 103 continue to give you only the very best in radio entertainment, / and that includes not only the songs that we play, but their messages as well. This morning, we have some great songs all warmed up on our computers, including of course our current top 10 here at Mix 103 and a birthday wish to Mr. Adam Levine, and to celebrate, a number of Maroon 5 songs.
Picture this scene of life. A young teenage girl who was having a very rough time at home because her parents were going through a divorce, and her junior high female teacher had just given her a compliment, telling her that she looked pretty that day. It was something that she really wanted to hear, especially from that teacher because she was the girl’s favorite teacher, but she just couldn’t believe it—she couldn’t believe that someone really liked the way she looked, and so her response was a smile, but it was a tentative smile. There was so much more in her life that was going on, that she really couldn’t enjoy life that much. To me, the smile can be called a “broken smile.”
One of Maroon 5’s songs speaks of a “broken smile”. They sing of a boyfriend who has lost the girlfriend of whom they are singing, and now he wants to make it up again. “I drove for miles and miles,” they sing, “and wound up at your door.” “I don’t mind,” they continue, “spending everyday out on your corner in the pouring rain. Look for the girl with the broken smile; ask her if she wants to stay awhile, and she will be loved. Tap on my window, I want to make you feel beautiful.” He wants to help her if he possibly can. Of course, he’s probably interested in the romantic idea of helping, but it’s an idea that we can all learn from, whether there is a romance or not. That lesson: we can help people who need it. In fact, there are a number of people with broken smiles in our lives—people at home in our families, people in our school, people out in the community, people who need some kind of help to ease the pain of their existence, even as they try to smile.
This all leads to a pretty good theme for us to spend some time on this morning, I believe. Let’s talk about “Helping A Person Who Has A Broken Smile” today, and start it off with that image in song. He is trying to help his girlfriend who has the broken smile. Happy birthday, Adam Levine, the founder of Maroon 5 in 2001. He will be 46 on Tuesday, and this is Maroon 5 from their album “Songs About Jane”, and from the year 2004, “She Will Be Loved” on MATT.
(double) SHE WILL BE LOVED / Maroon 5
Give a Little More / Maroon 5
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As we celebrate Adam Levine’s birthday on Tuesday, we are playing a number of Maroon 5 songs today, that last one from their album “Hands All Over”, and their song from 2010, “Give a Little More” on MATT. What makes it such a good song of meaning is their stress on giving. In the story of the song, the girl left the man in the relationship, and now he is feeling the pain of departure. “I’m all alone,” they sing the thoughts of the man, “I’m waiting for something, always waiting, feeling nothing, wondering if it’ll ever change, and then I give a little more. I’m not falling in love with you, ‘til I get a little more from you. You were wrong for turning me on and on and on, you make it so hard. I have no defense, I know you’re gonna get me in the end, and I cannot pretend I never want to feel this way again.” And so in order to get a little more, he is going to give a little more—and that is an important part of love. Tying it into our theme, there are often broken smiles as one learns romantic love because often we are not sure of each other’s feelings, and one of the ways to cure the brokenness is to improve the art of giving.
We will give us the top 10 songs in countdown fashion today, and at number 10 is the latest song from Jaten Collin Dimsdale, that is Teddy Swims, and a song of desire for another, and you’re not sure whether that other comes or not. “Sun is going down,” he begins his song, “time is running out; no one else around but me, steady losing light, steady losing my mind, moving shadows and grinding teeth. Without you, there ain’t no place for me to hide; without you, there’s no way I can sleep tonight, what I’d do for a little bit of peace and quiet; without you I keep slippin’ into bad dreams where there’s no you and I.” In terms of our theme, the man in the relationship has all the symptoms of a “broken smile,” and, as he sings, he needs the other in the relationship to be there for him, but you never know whether that person shows up or not. Not a good space for him to be in. From his second album, “I’ve tried everything but Therapy, part 2,” Teddy Swims and number 10 this morning, “Bad Dreams” on MATT.
(triple) 10 BAD DREAMS / Teddy Swims
BOOM CLAP / Charlie XCX
9 I HAD SOME HELP / Post Malone & Morgan Wallen
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The number 9 song and a story about the evil of placing blame on others. Austin Richard Post there, that is Post Malone from his album “F-1 Trillion”, along with Morgan Wallen and their song “I Had Some Help” on MATT. “I had some help,” they sing, “It ain’t like I can make this kind of mess all by myself. Don’t act like you ain’t help[ing] me pull that bottle off the shelf. Been deep in every weekend if you couldn’t tell. They say teamwork makes the dream work. You think that you’re so innocent. After all the stuff you did, I ain’t an angel; you ain’t heaven-sent, can’t wash our hands off this. It takes two to break a heart in two, you blame me, and I blame you.” Of course, as I have said, that is what it is from his point of view. The lady in the relationship probably has her own version. Whatever the case, both of them are into blaming the other. In terms of our theme, the person who resorts to placing blame is usually a person with a “broken smile” because although she/he looks fine, she/he is still struggling with love of others, and they still need a lot of help.
Before them, we heard from British recording artist Charlotte Emma Aitchison better known as Charli XCX from the soundtrack of the movie “The Fault in Our Stars” and also on her album “Sucker” and her song from 2014 “Boom Clap”. She sings: “Boom, Clap, the sound of my heart. The beat goes on and on and you make me feel good. Come on to me now. No silver or no gold could dress me up so good. You’re the glitter in the darkness of my world. Just tell me what to do. I’ll fall right into you, going under, cast a spell, just say the word. I feel your love.” True commitment to another is the theme of the song, and the theme of the excellent movie which inspired the song, and a thought as we work with broken smiles of another is to keep showing the love no matter what.
We have more of MATT in just a second or two—well, maybe a little longer. In our next segment, we will be able to listen to Benson Boone and Shaboozey from our top 10, and also music from the band Mumford & Sons, Stephen Sanchez and Avril Lavigne. / Leading us to break, here’s a thought from author Collin Powell: “Always show more kindness than seems necessary, because the person receiving it needs it more than you will ever know.” Good thought, one of the important elements of helping a person who has a broken smile. Our show is “Message at the Top”, I am Fr. Mike, and I hope your last Sunday of Winter morning is a good one. Don’t go way; “Message at the Top” on today’s best music Mix 103 will be right back.
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It is great to have you back with us. Thank you for joining us this morning, and we welcome you back to the top 10 songs of the present and the past on this almost Spring Sunday morning. I’m Fr. Mike, your host for the only top 10 show of its kind in this area, the show that takes the top songs and explains their messages, and then we call the show “Message at the Top.” Our continual plea to you is to enjoy the music and listen to the message because that message can actually help us change our lives for the better. The theme of our show this morning was given to us by birthday person Adam Levine and his group Maroon 5, that theme being helping someone who has a broken smile, that is, someone who is wanting to feel good about something but is having a difficult time doing it.
In our countdown, we are to number 8 and today that slot is supplied by an artist who talks of the importance of God in a relationship. “For a while there, it was rough,” he sings, “but lately I’ve been doing better than the last four Decembers I recall. And I see my family every month and I found a girl my parents love. She’ll come and stay the night, and I think I might have it all, and I thank God every day for the girl He sent my way. But I know the things He gives me, He can take away, and I hold you every night and that’s a feeling I wanna get used to. But there’s no man as terrified as the man who stands to lose you. I hope I don’t lose you. Please stay. I want you. God, don’t take these beautiful things that I’ve got.” It is evident that the person is tuned into God, and from my point of view anyway, that is a way to overcome the “broken smile” or not being sure about a love, our theme today—that is, work with our Higher Power to overcome the feeling. From his album “Fireworks and Rollerblades,” his song “Beautiful Things,” Benson Boone, former number 1, number 8 right now on MATT.
(double) 8 BEAUTIFUL THINGS / Benson Boone
I WILL WAIT / Mumford & Sons
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The band Mumford & Sons from England from their album “Babel” and their song “I Will Wait” from 2012 on MATT, and they are still active on the music scene. It seems to be a song of recognizing a problem of the past and now the man in the relationship is promising that the future will be different, and he will wait until she comes back. “Well I came home,” they sing the thoughts of the man, “like a stone and I fell heavy into your arms. These days of dust which we’ve known will blow away with this new sun. But I’ll kneel down, wait for now, and I’ll kneel down, know my ground, and I will wait for you. So break my step and relent. We forgive and I won’t forget. Know what we’ve seen. I will wait for you. I’ll be bold as well as strong and use my head alongside my heart.” That’s a good line—we often use only our hearts and that can cause problems. In fact, in terms of our theme, this can cause broken smiles, and the way to help such a person is to assure the other that the commitment of love is real.
Our next triple play will close out our first hour together, and it begins with our countdown again, and we are up to number 7 and a song of a reward of sorts for working hard. Presumably, he wants to relax from his work and problems by drinking alcohol. “Someone, pour me up a double shot of whiskey. They know me and Jack Daniel's got a history. There's a party downtown, near 5th Street. Everybody at the bar gettin' tipsy. I've been boozey since I left, I ain't changin' for a check. Woke up drunk at 10 am, we gon[na] do this stuff again. Tell your girl to bring a friend.” I changed a word in the song. Thinking with our theme today, as one finds love, or really does anything in life, relaxation is important, but as I have mentioned many times, I and a number of people always caution against too much relaxation, and it will never resolve any personal problems like a “broken smile”, our theme today. This is the number 7 song on our countdown today from Collins Obinna Chibueze, known as Shaboozey, American musician /singer/ songwriter from his album “Where I’ve Been Isn’t Where I’m Going”, coming into our countdown of the top 10 all the way back on June 30, 2024, and staying every week, his song “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”, number 7 this week on MATT.
(triple) 7 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) / Shaboozey
UNTIL I FOUND YOU / Stephen Sanchez
I’M A MESS / Avril Lavigne f/ Yungblud
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From the year 2023 that was Avril Lavigne and Dominic Richard Harrison better known as Yungblud, and their song from Avril Lavigne’s deluxe album of “Love Sux”, and their song “I’m a Mess” on MATT, a song about missing a partner of a former love relationship. She sings, “Staring at the pavement alone, wishing that I was on my way home to you. All the shops in London are closed, and I don’t know where to go from here. But I know I’m a mess when we’re not together, such a wreck; I hope it’s not forever. Will I see you again? I wish it was me and you ‘til the end.” And he sings, “It hasn’t been the same since that night. I wish I said ‘I love you’ just one more time. I tried to figure out how to make it right. But I don’t know where to go from here. I’m a mess.” Both of them say that he/she is a mess, and a little later they sing that they both have “issues.” In terms of our theme, “issues” can cause mixed feelings about each other, causing “broken smiles”, and the cure for them, is to work out those “issues” so that both feel that the love is real.
Before them, we heard from 22 year old Stephen Christopher Sanchez from his album “Angel Face” and his song from 2021 “Until I Found You” and a song to a girlfriend. “Georgia,” he begins his song, “wrap me up. I want you, in my arms, oh, let me hold you. I’ll never let you go again, like I did. I used to say, ‘I would never fall in love again, until I found her.’ I said, ‘I would never fall, unless it’s you I fall into’. I was lost within the darkness, but then I found her, I found you.” He says that he is singing to his actual girlfriend at the time, whom he left and then came back again. It is a rather straightforward song about finding true love. In terms of our theme, after the first relationship, he was the one with the broken smile, and he helped himself by going back to her.
Our next segment of music and message will explore that theme of helping a person with a broken smile with top 10 music from Gracie Abrams, Billie Eilish and Rose as well as former top 10 music from Adele, Rosa Linn and The Weeknd. Let me close this segment with a quote from D. H. Lawrence, one that I have used before and a quote about love to really think about: “Some people don’t know how to love, and that’s why they love so easily.” We have to really work at love for it to be real. I’m Fr. Mike, listen to these great thoughts, and then I hope you come back for more.
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Good morning, everyone. This is “Message at the Top” on Mix 103. Happy middle Sunday of March to all of you. Thank you for joining us again on 100,000 watts of power. I am Fr. Mike, and our show gives you the top 10 songs of our area, as well as some top 10 of the past. And what is amazing about them is that with a little bit of help, those songs can actually teach us something about ourselves and about our behavior. The topic of our show today is the theme we took from birthday person Adam Levine and his band Maroon 5 and that theme is helping people who have only a tentative feeling of happiness, and as they called it “a broken smile.”
Let’s continue our countdown with number 6 and a song about intense jealousy. “I could go and read your mind,” she addresses her words to her ex-boyfriend, “Think about your dumb face all the time. Living in your glass house, I’m outside, Looking into big blue eyes. Did you do it just to hurt me, make me cry, Smiling through it all? Yeah, that's my life. You're an idiot, Now I'm sure. Now I'm positive. I should go and warn her. Bet you're thinking, ‘She's so cool,’ Kicking back on your couch, making eyes from across the room. Wait, I think I've been there too.” So, revenge, almost hateful revenge. And, thinking about our theme of the “broken smile,” or a tentative feeling of love happiness, the lady in this relationship will have to get over her jealousy before her life of love will again be happy. Gracie Madigan Abrams here or simply Gracie Abrams from her first album “The Secret of Us” and her song “That’s So True”, number 6 on MATT.
(triple) 6 THAT’S SO TRUE / Gracie Abrams
SET FIRE TO THE RAIN / Adele
SNAP / R0sa Linn
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Armenian singer/songwriter Rosa Linn whose real name I will not attempt to pronounce, and her song “SNAP” on MATT. It is a song of pain as she tries to get over a former love relationship. “It’s 4 am,” she begins her song, “I can’t turn my head off wishin’ these memories would fade. They never do. Turns out people lie—they say, ‘Just snap your fingers’ as if it was really that easy for me to get over you. I just need time. Snapping one, two, where are you? You’re still in my heart, snapping three, four, Don’t need you here anymore. Get out of my heart ‘cause I might snap.” And a little later, she sings, “And if one more person says, ‘You should get over it,’ I might stop talking to people before I snap.” She is the one with a “broken smile”, our theme today in this relationship, and she needs time, as she says, to figure out what to do.
Before her, we heard what may be her signature song, the grammy award winning song “Set Fire to the Rain” from her album “21”, “her” being Adele Laurie Blue Adkins or simply Adele. It speaks of the contradictions that are present in a relationship. The lady in the relationship begins by recognizing that she needs the man: “My hands,” she sings, “they’re strong, but my knees were far too weak to stand in your arms without falling to your feet. But,” she continues, “there’s a side to you that I never knew, all the things you’d say—they were never true, and the games you play, you would always win. But I set fire to the rain, watched it pour as I touched your face. Well, it burned while I cried ‘cause I heard it screaming out your name.” Setting fire to the rain is impossible of course, and it means that their relationship is impossible as long as the man in the relationship is not being honest to the lady in the song. She is definitely the one with a broken smile, our theme today, and in order to help her, she must have total honesty from the other in the relationship.
Let’s move into our current top 5 right now, and begin it with a song all about falling in love with a person that the lady in the relationship wants to "stick together" with for a long time. The love to her significant other brings her to tears and begs the lover to never end their relationship. “I want you to stay 'til I'm in the grave”, she begins, “'til I rot away, dead and buried, ‘til I'm in the casket you carry. If you go, I'm goin' too / 'cause it was always you and if I'm turnin' blue, please don't save me. Nothin' left to lose without my baby. Birds of a feather we should stick together. And I don't know what I'm cryin' for; I don't think I could love you more. It might not be long, but I'll love you 'til the day that I die, ‘til the light leaves my eyes, ‘til the day that I die.” The lady in the relationship is truly committed to the other and hopefully, the partner feels the same way. And if that is the case, there is no case for “broken smiles,” because both of them are pretty sure about their love. It is from her album “Hit Me Hard and Soft”, Billie Eilish her song at number 5, former number 1, “Birds of a Feather” on MATT.
(triple) 5 BIRDS OF A FEATHER / Billie Eilish
Can’t Feel My Face / The Weeknd
4 APT / Rose f/ Bruno Mars
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A song about a place, in both English and Korean, their song APT from New Zealand born and South Korean singer Rose whose real name is Roseanne Park, along with the help of Peter Gene Hernandez, that is Bruno Mars, APT meaning the Korean word APAPTEU or in English “Apartment” on MATT. The song itself is described as a drinking game song, and a song and video of pure energy as the lady in the relationship tells us to enjoy our friends in the APAPTEU, that is, in the different apartments of living. “Kissy face, kissy face sent to your phone,” they sing, “but I’m tryna kiss your lips for real; red hearts, red hearts, that’s what I’m on. Come give me somethin' I can feel. Don’t you want me like I want you; don’t you need me like I need you now? Sleep tomorrow, but tonight go crazy. All you gotta do is just meet me at the APAPTEU.” In terms of our theme this week, one of the ways to overcome a “broken smile” or wondering whether love is present or not, is to meet people where they are, that is, in direct communication whether in the APAPTEU or not.
Before them, we heard from Abel Makkonen Testfaye, Canadian singer /songwriter better known as The Weeknd, and his song “Can’t Feel My Face”, a Grammy award winning song from a Grammy award winning album namely, “Beauty Behind the Madness” from 2015. He sings: “And I know she'll be the death of me; at least we'll both be numb. And she'll always get the best of me; the worst is yet to come. But at least we'll both be beautiful and stay forever young, this I know. She told me, ‘Don't worry about it’. She told me, ‘Don't worry no more. We both knew we can't go without it. She told me you'll never be in love. I can't feel my face when I'm with you, but I love it.” He is completely enamored with the lady in the relationship. That is a good thing of course for him, but one hopes that the lady shares the same feelings. If she does, it will be true love and both of them will have no broken smiles, our theme today since their love is real.
We have more of the top 10 songs that have graced the charts this week and over the past 45 years right after this break. Our quotation for this segment is attributed to Benjamin Franklin: “The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.” Amen! And if you do, you will overcome any “broken smiles” as you catch that happiness. Don’t go way. I’m Fr. Mike, happy St. Patrick’s day tomorrow. This is “Message at the Top” on Mix 103.
My name is Fr. Mike and this is “Message at the Top” on 100,000 watts of power, today’s best music, Mix 103, our only top 10 show that gives you the music of the 2000’s, and even 90’s and 80’s along with all of their messages. And we make the statement: enjoy the music and listen to the messages because the messages probably will help our lives. The title of our show this middle Sunday of March morning is “Helping the person who has a broken smile”. We continue studying the songs of our show with that theme.
And as we celebrate Adam Levine’s birthday, the leader of the band Maroon 5, which has been called the most popular band in America, let’s enjoy three of their songs, and begin it with a song about a dysfunctional relationship: “You and I go hard at each other,” they sing, “like we’re going to war. You and I go rough, we keep throwing things and slamming the door. You and I get so dysfunctional; I know that we can’t do this no more. But there you go again, making me love you. I stopped using my head, let it all go. And now I’m feeling stupid, crawling back to you. So I cross my heart and I hope to die that I’ll only stay with you one more night. And I know I said it a million times, but I’ll only stay with you one more night.” "Dysfunctional" relationships occur in our lives, sometimes with unfortunate regularity. It is clear from a romantic point of view, as attested to in Maroon 5's song. But it is also evident in our daily living as well; “dysfunctional” relationships that cause what may be called “broken smiles” and we need to spend time in order to overcome that feeling. This is from their album “Overexposed,” Maroon 5 and their song, “One More Night” on MATT.
(triple) ONE MORE NIGHT / Maroon 5
SUGAR / Maroon 5
SUNDAY MORNING / Maroon 5
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Maroon 5 again, this time from their album “Songs About Jane” again and their song “Sunday Morning” on MATT. The context of the song is that a girlfriend has left for some reason, either physically or mentally. In the opening verse it seems that they are together, but for some reason, they are not connecting, and then in the refrain, they sing, "That may be all I need; in darkness she is all I see. Come and rest your bones with me, driving slow on Sunday morning, and I never want to leave." In terms of our theme, he is the one with the broken smile. And in his opinion, she is all he needs. Putting this much trust in another is a dangerous thing in any relationship, and only should happen when the two are ready for marriage, I believe.
Before them, them again, from their album “V”, Maroon 5, their song “Sugar” from the year 2015. It has a very clever video which you might want to view, but the words of the song do not match it. The song is a statement of the man in the relationship to the woman who for some reason is away, and the man desires her companionship. “I'm hurting,” they begin their song, “I'm broken down. I need your loving. I need it now. When I'm without you, I'm something weak. You got me begging. I'm on my knees. I don't wanna be needing your love; I just wanna be deep in your love. And it's killing me when you're away, ‘cause I really don't care where you are, just wanna be there where you are. And I gotta get one little taste. Sugar, please, won't you come and put it down on me? I'm right here, 'cause I need a little love and little sympathy. Yeah, you show me good loving. Make it alright, I need a little sweetness in my life.” Thinking of our theme with the song, the man is feeling what might be called a “broken smile” and is hoping that she will help with that, our theme today.
From the year of that song 2015, we travel 10 years to the top 3 songs of today, the day before St. Patrick’s day, 2025. At number 3 is a song of extreme self-confidence. I’ve quoted the artist before talking about the song: “The song is kind of about seeing femininity as your superpower, and embracing the confidence of being that lady.” I changed a word in that statement, and her song goes: “Now, he’s thinking ‘bout me every night, is it that sweet? I guess so. Say you can’t sleep; I know that’s me, espresso. I can’t relate to desperation. My ‘give a cares’ are on vacation, and I got this one boy and he won’t stop calling. When they act this way, I know I got ‘em. Too bad your ex don’t do it for ya. Walked in and dream came trued it for ya. Soft skin and I perfumed it for ya. I know I Mountain Dew it for ya. That morning coffee brewed it for ya. One touch and I brand newed it for ya. That’s me, espresso.” I changed some of the words. I think the song means that the lady in the relationship is the “Espresso” and she is totally in charge of the relationship, and in terms of our theme, being self-confident is certainly a way to overcome the feeling of a “broken smile.” Moving into the top 3 on our countdown, this is the Grammy award winning song “Espresso” from the album “Short n’ Sweet”, Sabrina Carpenter, on MATT.
(double) 3 ESPRESSO / Sabrina Carpenter
2 DIE WITH A SMILE / Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars
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Bruno Mars singing with Lady Gaga and the number 2 song right now, former number 1, and their song “Die with a Smile” on MATT and according to the Grammys the best pop duo song of the year. It is a song of strong commitment to the other in the relationship. “I just woke up from a dream,” they sing, “Where you and I had to say goodbye; and I don't know what it all means, but since I survived, I realized wherever you go, that's where I'll follow. Nobody's promised tomorrow, so I'ma love you every night like it's the last night. If the world was ending, I'd wanna be next to you. If the party was over and our time on earth was through, I'd wanna hold you just for a while and die with a smile.” So, as I say, words of strong commitment, but there had been struggles, it seems. They sing, “Lost in the words that we scream, I don't even wanna do this anymore 'cause you already know what you mean to me. And our love's the only war worth fighting for.” Fitting into our theme, this week, it sounds as though they overcame the uncertainty of the “broken smile.”
And the number 1 song today on MATT is once again from the artistry of Myles Smith, and the number 1 position he has held for 8 weeks altogether. It is a song about two people who have discovered real love, and his song “Stargazing”. “Time stood still,” he begins his song, “just like a photograph; you made me feel like this would last forever. Lookin' in your eyes, I see my whole life. They say you know it when you know it and I know. Promise that you'll hold me close, don't let me go. Take my heart, don't break it; love me to my bones. All this time I've wasted; you were right there all along, you and I stargazin', intertwinin' souls. We were never strangers; I lose my mind when I'm around you; how I come alive. When I'm without you I can't help but feel so lost. I wanna give you all I've got.” He says that when you know that you are in love, then you know, and / he knows. That is, he is thinking that his love is a mature committed love and if it is, there is little room for “broken smiles” because they will be pretty sure of their relationship.
Today we have spoken about that thought of the feeling of being a person with a “broken smile.” It came from the thought of Maroon 5 and their song “She Will Be Loved.” My prayer for you and me is that we will be able to overcome the feelings of being people with broken smiles, and find real love and concern in the process. If you would like to reach me, I hope you do. My email address is: frmikescully@yahoo.com or the address at the radio station: KJLS-FM, Hays, America, 67601. I invite you to join me on my website also at www.frmikescully.com where you will find a transcript of the show and some meditations on Gospels and these songs and some movies. Our meditation today is on the song “Flowers” by Miley Cyrus. Remember that you can always join us on the web by going to www.hayspost.com and choosing Mix 103—10 am CDT every Sunday morning. Feel free to give me your thoughts about anything I have said. Thank you for the privilege of your time today. My thanks to the producers of our show and to our sponsors, especially, Hays Car and Truck Alignment, Thomas More Prep-Marian Junior and Senior High School in Hays, and Holy Family Elementary School in Hays. My closing thought for you comes from Scottish evangelical writer Henry Drummond who died in 1897: “You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have really lived, are the moments when you have done things in a spirit of love.” Great words. And I hope your day is a wonderful one today and a day of love. As you listen to Myles Smith’s song “Stargazing,” may I remind you that you are listening to today’s best music Mix 103 and our closing advice to you is to hold a good thought. From the beautiful downtown area of Lawrence, KS and the likewise beautiful state of West Virginia, my name is Fr. Mike Scully. Stay safe, peace to you, and be good!
1 STARGAZING / Myles Smith