Meme - Fanmixes
Okay. So forever and a day ago I was all like: "Hey! Imma do some instant mini-mixes!" and theeeeeeeennnn.... I made them half a year later! YAY FOR ME!
Gemkazoni asked for Helga/Arnold, Poisonivory asked for Eugene/Curly and Kristinkat asked for Rhonda/Harold.
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Trying, by Lifehouse
Honesty is a hard attribute to find // When we all want to seem like we've got it all figured out // I may be the first to say that I don't have a clue // I don't have all the answers // And god I pretend like I do just // Trying to find my way
(This is the song that gives Trying its name. I’m not actually sure if the song is being sung from Arnold or Helga’s perspective. But it really seems to suit the story and the two of them in a way. It’s basically about how the singer doesn’t know everything, but is trying to figure it out.)
Swans, by Unkle Bob
I wanted to tell you I changed // I wanted to tell you that things would be different this time
(I associate this song with Arnold’s Valentine. Especially the repeating: ‘You tell me that you love me but you never want to see me again’, because that’s basically what happened. It’s also something of a hopeless, desperate sort of song. Fitting for Helga.)
Flinch, by Alanis Morissette
How long can a girl be shackled to you // How long before my dignity is reclaimed // How long can a girl stay haunted by you // Soon I'll grow up and I won't even flinch at your name
(Arnold has to come home sometime. I can see Helga reacting something like the narrator of this song. Plus there’s a lot of putting the other person up on a pedestal, which Helga constantly does.)
Push, by Matchbox Twenty
She said I don't know if I've ever been good enough // I'm a little bit rusty, and I think my head is caving in // And I don't know if I've ever been really loved // By hand that's touched me, well I feel like something's gonna give // And I'm a little bit angry
(This is SO Helga and Arnold’s song. She’s gonna push him around if she wants to. And the first paragraph just screams Helga to me. Poor thing.)
One Flight Down, by Norah Jones
One flight down // There's a song on low // And it's been there playing all along // Now you know // Now you know
(Very quiet, soothing song. The idea is that Helga/Arnold has ALWAYS been there. And finally Arnold seems to realize it.)
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Ballerina Girl, by Lionel Richie
Ballerina girl the joy you bring me // Every day and night // Holding you tight // How I’ve waited for your love
(Hee, super sappy song, but OMG Curly is a Ballerina! Or something! And the line about how the singer has been waiting for ‘your love’ is totally Eugene.)
Johnny America, by Five for Fighting
There goes Johnny America // Riding hard up Mission Hill // Some think he'll make it to the top today // I say he will.
(This is also, for some reason I’ve never been able to figure out, a song that I associate my BFF with. But it’s about this guy continuously trying to make it up this big hill on his bike and it’s something I can see Eugene doing. He’s damn persistent and he always thinks he’s gonna make it and everyone else is like: “No, he’ll never get to the top.” but the singer is like “I BELIEVE IN HIM.”)
Close to You, from Mirrormask
That is why all the boys in town // Follow you all around // Just like me // They long to be // Close to you
(I just like the weirdness of the this version. It’s got a Curly vibe to it? Dude’s kind of creepy and all. Plus it talks about all the boys in town in this version.)
You May be Right (I May be Crazy), by Billy Joel
Now think of all the years you tried to // Find someone to satisfy you // I might be as crazy as you say // If I’m crazy then its true // That it’s all because of you // And you wouldn’t want me any other way
(Okay, THIS IS THEIR ANTHEM. YOU MAY BE RIGHT, I MAY BE CRAZY. BUT IT JUST MAY BE A LUNATIC YOU’RE LOOKING FOR. YES.)
As Lovers Go, by Dashboard Confession
I said, "I've got to be honest, I've been waiting for you all of my life." // For so long I thought I was asylum bound, but just seeing you makes me think twice. // And being with you here makes me sane. I fear I'll go crazy if you leave my side.
(LOVE! They love each other! Eugene makes him sane! And the love! LOOOOOOOVE!)
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Too Lost in You, by Sugababes
I'm in over my head // You got under my skin // I got no strength at all // In the state that I'm in
(Rhonda/Harold always seems to remind me of crash and burn kind of songs. And for some reason it seems to be this way with other fans. It’s like… one day Rhonda decides to give it a shot and they end up going way too far, way too fast and generally Rhonda seems to kind of freak out and breaks it off, but the thing is that she REALLY loves him and so eventually everything turns out right.
Basically this is the beginnings of that. Rhonda being totally overwhelmed about how fast she’s falling for Harold.)
She’s Always a Woman, by Billy Joel
Oh, she takes care of herself // She can wait if she wants // She's ahead of her time // Oh, and she never gives out // And she never gives in // She just changes her mind
(I also associate this one with Helga. This is probably because I see Rhonda and Helga as being incredibly similar in a lot of respects. They both have that ‘you’re gonna fall for her so hard and it’s gonna hurt like a bitch when it’s over’ thing.
Basically it’s about how Harold recognizes that Rhonda is both hurting him and making him better and also he’s totally crazy about her.)
Which to Bury, Us or the Hatchet, by Relient K
I tried to move you, but you just wouldn't budge // I tried to hold your hand but you'd rather hold your grudge // I think you know what I'm getting at // you said goodbye and I just don't want you regretting that
(The break up part! It’s supposed to be Harold trying to win her back, but Rhonda is being incredibly stubborn about it. Which, y’know, breaks Harold even more and so he’s kind of festering.)
Wonderwall, by Ryan Adams
And all the roads we have to walk are winding // And all the lights that lead the way are blinding // There are many things that I // Would like to say to you // But I don't know how
(The eventual reconciliation between them. They realize that they’re really just meant for one another. And neither of them is very good at explaining how they feel, but it’s just… there.
This also kind of reminds me of the Rhonda/Harold relationship in Not Falling Apart. Which will have a lot of focus on how Harold helped keep Rhonda feeling human even when everything around them was going to hell.)
Gemkazoni asked for Helga/Arnold, Poisonivory asked for Eugene/Curly and Kristinkat asked for Rhonda/Harold.
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Trying, by Lifehouse
Honesty is a hard attribute to find // When we all want to seem like we've got it all figured out // I may be the first to say that I don't have a clue // I don't have all the answers // And god I pretend like I do just // Trying to find my way
(This is the song that gives Trying its name. I’m not actually sure if the song is being sung from Arnold or Helga’s perspective. But it really seems to suit the story and the two of them in a way. It’s basically about how the singer doesn’t know everything, but is trying to figure it out.)
Swans, by Unkle Bob
I wanted to tell you I changed // I wanted to tell you that things would be different this time
(I associate this song with Arnold’s Valentine. Especially the repeating: ‘You tell me that you love me but you never want to see me again’, because that’s basically what happened. It’s also something of a hopeless, desperate sort of song. Fitting for Helga.)
Flinch, by Alanis Morissette
How long can a girl be shackled to you // How long before my dignity is reclaimed // How long can a girl stay haunted by you // Soon I'll grow up and I won't even flinch at your name
(Arnold has to come home sometime. I can see Helga reacting something like the narrator of this song. Plus there’s a lot of putting the other person up on a pedestal, which Helga constantly does.)
Push, by Matchbox Twenty
She said I don't know if I've ever been good enough // I'm a little bit rusty, and I think my head is caving in // And I don't know if I've ever been really loved // By hand that's touched me, well I feel like something's gonna give // And I'm a little bit angry
(This is SO Helga and Arnold’s song. She’s gonna push him around if she wants to. And the first paragraph just screams Helga to me. Poor thing.)
One Flight Down, by Norah Jones
One flight down // There's a song on low // And it's been there playing all along // Now you know // Now you know
(Very quiet, soothing song. The idea is that Helga/Arnold has ALWAYS been there. And finally Arnold seems to realize it.)
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Ballerina Girl, by Lionel Richie
Ballerina girl the joy you bring me // Every day and night // Holding you tight // How I’ve waited for your love
(Hee, super sappy song, but OMG Curly is a Ballerina! Or something! And the line about how the singer has been waiting for ‘your love’ is totally Eugene.)
Johnny America, by Five for Fighting
There goes Johnny America // Riding hard up Mission Hill // Some think he'll make it to the top today // I say he will.
(This is also, for some reason I’ve never been able to figure out, a song that I associate my BFF with. But it’s about this guy continuously trying to make it up this big hill on his bike and it’s something I can see Eugene doing. He’s damn persistent and he always thinks he’s gonna make it and everyone else is like: “No, he’ll never get to the top.” but the singer is like “I BELIEVE IN HIM.”)
Close to You, from Mirrormask
That is why all the boys in town // Follow you all around // Just like me // They long to be // Close to you
(I just like the weirdness of the this version. It’s got a Curly vibe to it? Dude’s kind of creepy and all. Plus it talks about all the boys in town in this version.)
You May be Right (I May be Crazy), by Billy Joel
Now think of all the years you tried to // Find someone to satisfy you // I might be as crazy as you say // If I’m crazy then its true // That it’s all because of you // And you wouldn’t want me any other way
(Okay, THIS IS THEIR ANTHEM. YOU MAY BE RIGHT, I MAY BE CRAZY. BUT IT JUST MAY BE A LUNATIC YOU’RE LOOKING FOR. YES.)
As Lovers Go, by Dashboard Confession
I said, "I've got to be honest, I've been waiting for you all of my life." // For so long I thought I was asylum bound, but just seeing you makes me think twice. // And being with you here makes me sane. I fear I'll go crazy if you leave my side.
(LOVE! They love each other! Eugene makes him sane! And the love! LOOOOOOOVE!)
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Too Lost in You, by Sugababes
I'm in over my head // You got under my skin // I got no strength at all // In the state that I'm in
(Rhonda/Harold always seems to remind me of crash and burn kind of songs. And for some reason it seems to be this way with other fans. It’s like… one day Rhonda decides to give it a shot and they end up going way too far, way too fast and generally Rhonda seems to kind of freak out and breaks it off, but the thing is that she REALLY loves him and so eventually everything turns out right.
Basically this is the beginnings of that. Rhonda being totally overwhelmed about how fast she’s falling for Harold.)
She’s Always a Woman, by Billy Joel
Oh, she takes care of herself // She can wait if she wants // She's ahead of her time // Oh, and she never gives out // And she never gives in // She just changes her mind
(I also associate this one with Helga. This is probably because I see Rhonda and Helga as being incredibly similar in a lot of respects. They both have that ‘you’re gonna fall for her so hard and it’s gonna hurt like a bitch when it’s over’ thing.
Basically it’s about how Harold recognizes that Rhonda is both hurting him and making him better and also he’s totally crazy about her.)
Which to Bury, Us or the Hatchet, by Relient K
I tried to move you, but you just wouldn't budge // I tried to hold your hand but you'd rather hold your grudge // I think you know what I'm getting at // you said goodbye and I just don't want you regretting that
(The break up part! It’s supposed to be Harold trying to win her back, but Rhonda is being incredibly stubborn about it. Which, y’know, breaks Harold even more and so he’s kind of festering.)
Wonderwall, by Ryan Adams
And all the roads we have to walk are winding // And all the lights that lead the way are blinding // There are many things that I // Would like to say to you // But I don't know how
(The eventual reconciliation between them. They realize that they’re really just meant for one another. And neither of them is very good at explaining how they feel, but it’s just… there.
This also kind of reminds me of the Rhonda/Harold relationship in Not Falling Apart. Which will have a lot of focus on how Harold helped keep Rhonda feeling human even when everything around them was going to hell.)