Tell me what the first song that comes to your mind:<\/b> (By the way – I took this to mean the sentiment expressed in the song itself – not necessarily the way it makes ME feel. Like – the first one – Hate song – the first thing that came to my mind is Everclear’s blistering song about a father who abandoned him. This isn’t MY hate, it’s HIS hate. So that’s kind of where I went with this … if that makes sense. Sometimes the two things overlap – like with “something to talk about” – it’s about being flirty, and having a “crush” – that’s the topic of the song. And it also happens to make ME feel like being an outrageous flirt. Something in the music, or how it’s all put together – puts me in a flirty social mood. So whatever. Onward.)<\/p>\n
1. Hate song? “Father of mine” – Everclear<\/p>\n
2. Love song? “I saw her standing there” – the Beatles – that’s probably more of a “lust” song, but to be honest, I don’t see the difference. It’s the pheromones, you understand. Converging the two has always worked for me. So “I saw her standing there” stands as my choice.<\/p>\n
3. Crush or Flirt song? “Let’s Give ‘Em Something to Talk About” – Bonnie Raitt<\/p>\n
4. Fuck song? “Black Hole Sun” – Soundgarden. Also “Crazy On You” by Heart<\/p>\n
5. Goofy song? Travis’ awesome cover of Britney Spears’ “Hit Me Baby One More Time”<\/p>\n
6. Dance song? “Tragedy” – the Bee Gees<\/p>\n
7. Rage song? “Kim” – Eminem<\/p>\n
8. Slow song? It seems so high schoolish to think of “slow songs”. My mind is a blank. All I can think of is “Purple Rain” because that’s how all of our high school dances ended.<\/p>\n
9. Make-up Song? “If you leave” – Good Charlotte<\/p>\n
10. Redneck song? Uhm – Toby Keith? Hate that jackass. But not because he’s a ‘redneck’. I just hate him because he’s a big fat phony. But then I also thought of that kind of fun song “I’m a redneck woman” – love it – which has a different fun-loving spin on the word “redneck”<\/p>\n
11. Make-out song? “Tempted” – Squeeze<\/p>\n
12. Break-up song? “Washing of the Water” – Peter Gabriel – I find that song almost too painful to listen to. Amazing.<\/p>\n
13. Happy song? “Fields of Joy” – Lenny Kravitz – also the theme song from The Greatest American Hero which is an amazing song – better than Prozac – it literally has the ability to TOTALLY change my mood. I could be having a blue day, and suddenly I hear it on some nostalgic radio station – and my heart fills with hope and joy.<\/p>\n
14. Sad song? “Life Story” from the musical Closer than Ever<\/i>. Kills me. Also “Your Face” by Cliff Eberhardt. There was a good 5 years when i was unable to listen to that song. Which was a bummer because I loved that album.<\/p>\n
15. Corny song? “I’ve never been to me” – Charlene. Yup. This really dates me. I have no idea why this song became such a huge hit. It was played endlessly. The lyrics are so cringe-worthy that you are embarrassed for everyone involved.<\/p>\n
Hey lady, you lady, cursing at your life
\nYou’re a discontented mother and a regimented wife
\nI’ve no doubt you dream about the things you’ll never do
\nBut, I wish someone had talked to me
\nLike I wanna talk to you…..<\/p>\n
Oh, I’ve been to Georgia and California and anywhere I could run
\nI took the hand of a preacher man and we made love in the sun
\nBut I ran out of places and friendly faces because I had to be free
\nI’ve been to paradise but I’ve never been to me<\/p>\n
Please lady, please lady, don’t just walk away
\n‘Cause I have this need to tell you why I’m all alone today
\nI can see so much of me still living in your eyes
\nWon’t you share a part of a weary heart that has lived million lies….<\/p>\n
Oh, I’ve been to Niece and the Isle of Greece while I’ve sipped champagne on a yacht
\nI’ve moved like Harlow in Monte Carlo and showed ’em what I’ve got
\nI’ve been undressed by kings and I’ve seen some things that a woman ain’t supposed to see
\nI’ve been to paradise, but I’ve never been to me<\/p>\n
[spoken]
\nHey, you know what paradise is?
\nIt’s a lie, a fantasy we create about people and places as we’d like them to be
\nBut you know what truth is?
\nIt’s that little baby you’re holding, it’s that man you fought with this morning
\nThe same one you’re going to make love with tonight
\nThat’s truth, that’s love……<\/p>\n
Sometimes I’ve been to crying for unborn children that might have made me complete
\nBut I took the sweet life, I never knew I’d be bitter from the sweet
\nI’ve spent my life exploring the subtle whoring that costs too much to be free
\nHey lady……
\nI’ve been to paradise, (I’ve been to paradise)
\nBut I’ve never been to me<\/p>\n
\nI just have no words. The thing fisks itself. “subtle whoring”? WHAT? Nice justification there, babe. Oh, so if it’s “subtle” it’s not really “whoring”? And what IS ‘subtle whoring”? I am embarrassed to still be asking these questions but I’ve been wondering about it ever since the song first came out.<\/p>\n
The spoken-word section makes me want to punch a wall.<\/p>\n
16. Christmas song? “Christmas Is a Time to Say I love You” – Billy Squier – I love to have any excuse to reference this song on my blog.<\/p>\n
17. Perverted or Horny song? “Hungry like the wolf” – duran duran – the woman moaning in the background at the end always made me feel very uncomfortable in high school when it came on while my mother was driving me to play practice or whatever<\/p>\n
18. Boring song? Any time Van Morrison starts “riffing”. Which is in every song. The only Van Morrison song I like is when they do “Raglan Road” with The Chieftains. Other than that? Every 25 goddamn minute song could easily be a 3 minute song, and be FAR better. Stop “expressing yourself”, please.<\/p>\n
19. Favorite song? Oh Lord. At the moment? Or eternally? At the moment: “Gone” by Kelly Clarkson. Also “Kashmir” by Led Zeppelin. “Holiday” by Green Day as well. Eternally? I’d have to say “Fields of Joy”, by Lenny Kravitz – “Rape Me”, by Nirvana, “Monkey Wrench” by Foo Fighters, “Say Yeah” by Pat McCurdy – I am sure there are a gazillion more, but these just come to mind.<\/p>\n
20. Funeral song? Uhm … “Leavin’ on a Jet Plane” – I have no idea.<\/p>\n
Please feel free to leave your own choices in the comments section!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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