June 14 - Lyrics of the moment that I love
So I wear the red dress, paint my toes and twirl,
Take you back to old times, when I was still a girl.
Metric – Raw Sugar
Tonight, your ghost will ask my ghost,
Who put these bodies between us?
Metric – Calculation Theme
And I'm leaning
On this broken fence
Between past and present tense
The Weakerthans - Aside
That hurried, hollow sound
Of feet on polished floor
-----
And up above us all,
Leaning into sky
A golden business boy
Will watch the north end die
And sing, ‘I love this town!’
The Weakerthans – One Great City!
One thing I know about the rest of my life,
I know that I’ll be living it in Canada!
Sloan – Rest of my Life
Not such great lyrics, but this song has done plenty to cure some of my homesickness!
Also loving:
- the entire Bleed American album by Jimmy Eat World
- Hot Hot Heat – Bandages…Jingle Jangle…Shame on You…No Not Now…Talk to Me, Dance With Me
- most of the rest of Old World Underground from Metric
- The Killers
- Franz Ferdinand, especially Jacqueline
- the obvious answer: Green Day, especially Wake Me Up When September Ends
More generally:
- the Garden State Soundtrack, which is still perfect on occasion
- ambient lounge, when the mood strikes
- mushy love songs, especially Tamia – Still…Sade – By Your Side
- retro! try Peter Catera – Glory of Love, from Karate Kid II…or the original Take My Breath Away from Top Gun…ABBA! also looking for more retro suggestions, as I can’t remember the names of these songs
- Aventura – Obsession. Who’s got more songs like this???
- at clubs: definitely hip hop, although I’ve given up on expecting good music here, which lets me have a much better time
- drum ‘n’ bass or jungle can get me energetic even if I’m in a pretty crappy mood
- classical music sometimes when I study…I like www.beethoven.com because they actually play things that I know (e.g. movie soundtrack pieces, famous composers)…and if you really want to be moved…give a listen to Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings…I know, it’s a little cliché, but it’s the most emotional piece of music I have ever heard. To me, it’s so strong that I have to be prepared to listen to it, which I only do a few times a year.
- 90’s dance music
- songs that are perfect for flying down the 401, rolling down all the windows, and singing along at top volume at 3am ;)
- I still really like Sean Paul
Leave comments with your fave songs of the moment, or of all time, whatever. I’d like to try some new stuff.
Take you back to old times, when I was still a girl.
Metric – Raw Sugar
Tonight, your ghost will ask my ghost,
Who put these bodies between us?
Metric – Calculation Theme
And I'm leaning
On this broken fence
Between past and present tense
The Weakerthans - Aside
That hurried, hollow sound
Of feet on polished floor
-----
And up above us all,
Leaning into sky
A golden business boy
Will watch the north end die
And sing, ‘I love this town!’
The Weakerthans – One Great City!
One thing I know about the rest of my life,
I know that I’ll be living it in Canada!
Sloan – Rest of my Life
Not such great lyrics, but this song has done plenty to cure some of my homesickness!
Also loving:
- the entire Bleed American album by Jimmy Eat World
- Hot Hot Heat – Bandages…Jingle Jangle…Shame on You…No Not Now…Talk to Me, Dance With Me
- most of the rest of Old World Underground from Metric
- The Killers
- Franz Ferdinand, especially Jacqueline
- the obvious answer: Green Day, especially Wake Me Up When September Ends
More generally:
- the Garden State Soundtrack, which is still perfect on occasion
- ambient lounge, when the mood strikes
- mushy love songs, especially Tamia – Still…Sade – By Your Side
- retro! try Peter Catera – Glory of Love, from Karate Kid II…or the original Take My Breath Away from Top Gun…ABBA! also looking for more retro suggestions, as I can’t remember the names of these songs
- Aventura – Obsession. Who’s got more songs like this???
- at clubs: definitely hip hop, although I’ve given up on expecting good music here, which lets me have a much better time
- drum ‘n’ bass or jungle can get me energetic even if I’m in a pretty crappy mood
- classical music sometimes when I study…I like www.beethoven.com because they actually play things that I know (e.g. movie soundtrack pieces, famous composers)…and if you really want to be moved…give a listen to Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings…I know, it’s a little cliché, but it’s the most emotional piece of music I have ever heard. To me, it’s so strong that I have to be prepared to listen to it, which I only do a few times a year.
- 90’s dance music
- songs that are perfect for flying down the 401, rolling down all the windows, and singing along at top volume at 3am ;)
- I still really like Sean Paul
Leave comments with your fave songs of the moment, or of all time, whatever. I’d like to try some new stuff.
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