If You Give a Mom a Moment: The Real Me In Song Form

Friday, June 27

The Real Me In Song Form

Songs that induce euphoria inside of me because of the memories associated with them:

Blood Makes Noise by Suzanne Vega
Main Theme from the Man From Snowy River soundtrack

Songs that induce profound sadness inside of me because of the memories associated with them:

King of Pain by The Police
The Promise by When In Rome

Songs that put a smile on my face:

The Wrong Band by Tori Amos
Give It Away by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Ants Marching by Dave Matthews Band
Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand
Waterfall by Jon Schmidt

Songs that mean something to me:

Daughters by John Mayer
And So It Goes by Billy Joel

Songs that remind me of a certain time, place, person, conversation, or situation:

Mambo No. 5 by Lou Bega
The Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy on piano
Walking in My Shoes by Depeche Mode
Stay (I Missed You) by Lisa Loeb
The Domino Man by The Beautiful South
Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore by Céline Dion
One Good Woman by Peter Cetera
Just Another Day by Oingo Boingo
MLK by U2
Mr. Brightside by The Killers

Okay, now you'll have to excuse me while I go purchase some music from iTunes...

4 people wanted to leave a comment:

Christie // lemon squeezy home said...: I love good music that totally reminds me of good things and just hearing them brings back a flood of memories:). Thanks for sharing those!; June 27, 2008 at 1:45 PM
Britt said...: Isn't it interesting how music can invoke such strong feelings and emotions!; June 27, 2008 at 10:46 PM
Brooke said...: Any songs that remind you of me?; June 28, 2008 at 11:29 AM
Jessie said...: Mmmm, And So It Goes means a lot to me, too. I love that one.

We get the key to our house tomorrow morning, and move in all this week. Yea!; June 29, 2008 at 2:21 PM

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