Life's Soundtrack
We all have songs that trigger certain memories in our past. And while they aren't all necessarily the big memories, like the first dance song at your wedding, they're all important in their own right. So here are a few of mine, in no particular order.
- Green Day, Good Riddance. Even if you don't know any other Green Day songs, you know this one. "It's something unpredictable but in the end it's right. I hope you had the time of your life." Always, always, always reminds me of K-State, Manhattan, and-- of course-- Kimmie.
- Anything by Ani Di Franco. That crazy summer that NellC and I lived together. Good times.
- Neil Diamond, Sweet Caroline. Okay, I might catch some shit for this one, but I adore Sweet Caroline. It makes me want to go road trippin'... sadly John hates it, so much so that when I contemplated serenading him with it at our wedding, I opted not to for fear that he'd annul the whole thing. Ah well.
- Sir Mix-A-Lot, Baby Got Back. Freshman year of high school. I knew all the words to that song. Sadly, I probably still do.
- Gonna Fly Now, from the movie Rocky. Heaven help me, I don't know why, but whenever I need motivation I listen to this song. When I was writing my preliminary exams four years ago, up all night for three nights, I listened to Gonna Fly Now over and over and over again.
Posted on May 14, 2008 9:06:35 AM EDT
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