I've become friends with my parents' treadmill. Which means pulling my Shuffle out of mothballs and listening to music as I work out once again. I've got something like 8 hours of music on there - anything and everything (except Rap. I've really never been able to get into it. At all.) so I never really know what it will pull up - showtunes, pop, classic rock, celtic, whatever.
So I'm "shuffling" through music the other day while I'm walking and come across an old "friend."
Emmy Rossum.
I first "met" her in a made-for-TV Disney movie about science and ice skating. (It's a made-for-TV Disney movie, mmkay? Don't hate.) Anyway, she must've been about 14 years old and I thought she was adorable. I don't know what the female equivalent of a "man crush" is, but that's when mine began.
Then "The Day After Tomorrow" came out. Lousy movie. But fabulous Emmy!
Then, the magnum opus - Phantom!!!
So I became a bit obsessed with her.
Imagine my delight when a few years ago she released a CD! Titled: Inside Out. And it's amazingly unique. She wrote most of the lyrics herself, so it's intensely personal.
"Anymore," about growing up without a father.
Makes me cry every time.
She's been in several other movies, mostly indie things I haven't seen. And she's supposedly working on a new album. *squee*
But here is one of my favorites. Fun fact: all the vocals in this song are her. And, even though at times you forget it, it's actually a cappella. All the "instrumentation" sound is her voice, as well. Most of the songs on the album are also that way.
Here is another one, and why I wish she was my best friend: I LOVE her style!! I wish I could dress up like her every day. She claims she made this video herself, and that may or may not be true, considering the editing is less than seamless - and those are her bedroom curtains. (No, I'm not a crazy stalker, it was on MTV's Cribs. Yeah. Obsessed.) Either way, it's adorable.
Oh, and Emmy Rossum is the #1 reason I even consider growing my hair out again. I want her hair. Bad.
Have you rediscovered any old favorites lately?
I had no idea she sang! I've seen her in the movies you mentioned but I had no clue that she had an album out!
ReplyDeleteWow- love the song and love her style too!
ReplyDeleteI had no idea she was a singer! What a pleasant surprise, I think I will definitely pick up the album and listen to the song you spoke of, since I like her grew up without a father... pretty much anyway, and a mom, but that's a whole different can of worms. LOL Thanks for sharing this with us.
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