This is giving me ideas...

Since this Janet Jackson song came out sometime in the 90s, it was an instant favorite. What's not to love about it? It's got a steady, hypnotic beat. It's got a nice rhythm that's both soothing and dance-worthy. Now where can you get a combination like that? If there's one reason why I bought Janet's "Design of a Decade" album, it was because of this song.

Of course, the video was just as spectacular! My love for travel was actually reawakened after seeing this. Seeing her "travel" alone from one place to another made me think: "Hey, I can do that!" And I certainly did! Thankfully, they had the video on youtube, so I'm putting it here as a tribute to the song that awakened my wanderlust spirit.



Last Wednesday, Mark and I were actually talking about this subject. And after I googled the lyrics, I realized something:

Yup, this would be a great thing to do.

RUNAWAY
Janet Jackson

Let's run away, there you go

I've seen the world, been to many places
Made lots of friends, many different races
I've had such fun, around the world, it's true
African skies, with a Nairobi moon, whoa
I feel asleep in Tuscany and dreamed

ONE:
The one thing missing was you
Run away with me, my love, yeah, yeah, yeah
Nah-nah-nah-doo-doo
Run away with me my love yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I've woke up with an Australian breeze
And danced the dance with aborigines, whoa
Under the moon glow down in Mexico I dreamed
(rpt one)

We'll sail the waters of many colors
Won't need a compass, love will guide our way
Don't need nobody long as we got each other
No need to hurry we've got every day

I wanna share the world with you, you see
Springtime in Paris feels so good to me, whoa
This is for me reality, so please

(rpt one...
Make all my wishes come true...)

And I just know we'll have a good time, yeah
ooh-hoo-hoo
And I just know we'll have a good time, yeah
Oh, please come with me
And I just know we'll have a good time
It'll be fun, walking in the rain in Spain
And I just know we'll have a good time
Wait, didn't quite hit the note
That wasn't such a good time
And I just know we'll have a good time
Don't you think so? I do

And I just know we'll have a good time, yeah