#SongoftheDay Tell It To My Heart (Taylor Dayne)

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I've featured music by Devi McCallion on this blog before and you should definitely listen to her music, but if you don't follow her on Twitter, you are really missing out. I consider myself to be a pretty entertaining Twitterer, but I've got nothing on Devi (@dei_genetrix):



In case the video doesn't embed properly through her tweet, here it is again. Wow, does this song take me back. Sometimes I miss the 80s:



If you're wondering how you can support me in bringing you songs and visits every day, the easiest thing you can do is tell your friends about the site. Tell anyone you know--particularly people who are isolated and enjoy music.

Readers of adult fiction can also buy my books or check them out from your local library. Supporting my AudioErotica endeavour on Patreon would also help me hugely!

But you don't HAVE to do any of that. I'm very happy to get a daily visit from you, so just keep coming back.

Oh, and I also recommend hitting the "Subscribe" button at the top of the page so you won't miss a song!

See you tomorrow!
Giselle

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