A Song That Makes You Fall Asleep

"His Eyes" by Rachel's

When I was in college, I used to make mix tapes of songs to fall asleep to. I was apparently really, really good at them, because I remember rarely making it past the third or fourth track. Before writing this entry, I searched through boxes of old cassettes to see if I could find any of these ( Read more... )

A Song That You Can Dance To

"Get Myself Together" by Robyn

I bet you silly bitches thought I was going to elect a Kylie song for this one. I would have, but she'll appear on another day down the line, I promise.

Confession: as often as I have Kylie Dance Parties in my apartment, I also have Robyn Dance Parties. "Get Myself Together" is one of my ( Read more... )

Day Eight: A Song That You Know All The Words To

"Star Witness" by Neko Case

Instead of just saying I know the words, let's see if I can write them off the top of my head.

My true love drowned
in a dirty old pan of oil
that did run from the block
of a Falcon sedan, 1969 -
the papers said '75
There were no survivors
None found alive
Trees scrape the sidewalk
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A Song That Reminds You Of A Certain Event

"Shame" by Low

The summer before college, I fell in love. It was wholly unexpected, and it was my first love, too.

It was also the summer that I discovered Low. Their song 'Shame' was on a sampler I had gotten for free. I had never heard anything quite like it - slow and methodical, the song's power was in ( Read more... )

A Song That Reminds You Of Somewhere

"You Were The Last High" by The Dandy Warhols

Remember Discmans? So do I!

In the summer of 2003, I had not yet latched onto the iPod craze. (And, truth be told, I have yet to latch onto the digital craze - I still buy good old fashioned CDs and then transfer them to my iTunes.) Because I didn't have an iPod, I ( Read more... )

A Song That Reminds You Of Someone

"Aprés Moi" by Regina Spektor

The obvious 'someone' here is my sister, and although it sounds nearly ridiculous to suggest it, Regina Spektor had a lot to do with the rekindling of our relationship.

Despite being close throughout my college years, Sarah and I drifted in the early 00s and our relationship was strained ( Read more... )

A Song That Makes You Sad

"Useless Desires" by Patty Griffin

It would be more appropriate to respond 'all Patty Griffin songs', but I'm going to follow the rules and choose only one, even though I'm fairly certain a dozen of them have made me cry at one point or another (and a fair percentage of that dozen is on 1,000 Kisses).

But where do I begin ( Read more... )

A Song That Makes You Happy

"Les Jours Tristes (Instrumental)" by Yann Tiersen

Shocking, I know. Absolutely shocking.

If how much I love the film Amélie or its soundtrack is a surprise to you, then we're probably not even remotely close. There was a time when I would yap uninterrupted about this movie to anyone who would listen and then foist the DVD ( Read more... )

Your Least Favorite Song

"Word Up" by Cameo

I just... I... I don't even know where to begin.

I was nine when this audial holocaust was released unto the world, and I couldn't stand the song then - and I definitely don't like the song now. In fact, I think I like it even less.

Let's break it down.

Those vocals. I'd rather listen to Alvin and the ( Read more... )

Your Favorite Song

"Only Skin" by Joanna Newsom

This was an impossible selection. Depending on what stage of my life I'm in, there will probably always be a song to which I will most relate.

Here's why the epic "Only Skin" eventually, inevitably won out.

Ys, the album on which "Only Skin" appears, was released during a very tumultuous time in my life. ( Read more... )