My favorite song from this time last year: "Sometime Around Midnight," by Airborne Toxic Event. I know that because I used the words from this song as a "Song Selection" post on my poetry blog during National Poetry Month, plus I saw them live around this time last year. Bonus: I still enjoy this song!
This ends the Song Challenge journey. I hope you've enjoyed it!
A song from my childhood: "Annie's Song," by John Denver. Really anything by John Denver. I grew up listening to him; this one just happens to be one of my favorites.
A song that makes me feel guilty: "Rootless Tree" by Damien Rice. There are a lot of swears in this song, and I really shouldn't love it as much as I do. However, I do love it. A lot.
A song that I can play on an instrument: I can't really play any instruments. I can pick out some things on the piano, but I generally carry my "instrument" with me. I used to be able to sing this song:
A song that makes me laugh: "Hang Down Your Head, Tom Turkey." Not an inherently funny song, but it IS funny when sung at full volume on my voice mail or in my ear or at random times during the Thanksgiving season, which is something my sisters and I do. You kind of have to hear it, I guess.
I'd like to interrupt this Song Challenge month to bring you two websites I have found vastly entertaining lately. The first, Letters to Dead People, is just what it sounds like. A few of my favorites:
The second, Five Words Tell a Story, is lovely. It combines words, typography and pictures -- some of my favorite things.
**Title taken from the poem, "Barter," by Sara Teasdale
A song I wish I heard on the radio: "Don't You Want Me" the Glee version. I have always loved this song (originally sung by Human League). I used to rock out to it when I was younger, and had no idea what it meant. I like it a lot more when Darren Criss and Lea Michele sing it. Just something about their voices; they really work well together. You can judge me if you want...
A song I hear often on the radio: "Marry Me" by Train and "Animal" by Neon Trees. These songs are flippin' everywhere... Thankfully, I don't hate them.
A song from my favorite band: "Hands Down" by Dashboard Confessional. I love Dashboard. It reminds of some of the best times in my life, and I love this song. The video, however, is lame sauce. Sorry about that.
A song that makes me fall asleep: Pachelbel's Canon in D. It makes me sleepy in a good way. I know it's a favored wedding song the world over, but I prefer to use it as Sleepy-time for Teddy Bears music.
A song I know all the words to: "Give, Said the Little Stream."
Seriously, though: I know a lot of songs. I've sung a lot of songs. There are all kinds of words going on in my head. So, I told Jeremiah to help me come up with something random, and we did.
A song that reminds me of a certain event: "One" by U2. This reminds me of Evan Caldwell, standing on my front porch, singing this song and giving me roses one night in 1996.
A song that reminds me of somewhere: "Friday, I'm in Love" by The Cure. When I was younger, my family would go to Bear Lake every year with 3 other families. In 1992, I was nearly 14, this song had just come out, and I was desperately in love with a boy from one of the other families. One day, he and my older sister, Sara, were having a debate about whose music taste was better. He was relentless about this song, claiming it was the most ridiculous thing ever recorded. Sara was equally disdainful about his tastes (rap and hip-hop), and while I was secretly in total agreement with Sara, and very much a fan of "Friday," I had to stand up for him, didn't I? Imagine my devastation when he didn't realize that we were meant to be. I defended his music and he didn't even care! (Oh, to be 14...) Anyway, I am still very much a fan of this song, and The Cure, and this song always reminds me of that picnic table, the smell of sunblock, and the taste of Black Cherry Shasta.
A song that reminds me of someone: The Water is Wide. This is an American folk song, and it reminds me of my mom. She used to sing it to us when we were younger. I can't ever hear this without thinking of her.
A song that makes me sad: Accidental Babies, by Damien Rice. I heard him play this live. It was just him and a piano. It was devastating in its beauty and heartbreak.
I'm going to participate in this. Because I can. And I want to.
Anyway, 30 days, 30 songs that mean/represent/express different things.
Day One: Your favorite Song
This is hard, because I don't pick favorites (You say commitment phobic to the point of ridiculousness, I say fickle. Potato, Pohtahto). So, we'll just say my favorite song of the moment, shall we?
It's this one: "The Cave," by Mumford and Sons. I have to be honest: I like this song in large part because of the banjo. What is it about a guy with a banjo? Hot...
