5+1
Five times you were touched by a song plus one time you used music to touch others.
(How pervy does that sound?)
1. I would always listen to "Mother Earth and Father Time" (Charlotte's Web) whenever I felt depressed, because while there was definite melancholy in the song I'd always be left with an uplifted feeling afterward.
"Then autumn days grow short and cold--oh, what a joy to live..."
2. I had a rough time when my grandfather passed, because it was the first person I'd lost who had been close to me that I knew. It seemed like "Listen To Your Heart" (DHT's candlelight version) would always come onto the radio whenever I was struggling--in the hospice, in the car on our way to the wake, in my room while I was trying to sleep. I'd always pretend it was my grandpa's way of saying "Hey, you bein' a good girl, Lys?"
"The scent of magic, the beauty that's been when love was wilder than the wind..."
3. My best friend and I adore "Dream a Little Dream of Me" (The Mamas & The Papas). I sort of consider it "our song", as cheesy as it sounds. It's one of my all-time favorite songs, without a doubt.
"Sweet dreams 'till sunbeams find you, sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you..."
4. "If My Heart Was a Home" (Owl City) is a very monumental song for me. It's personal and stinging and... I sort of love it in a masochistically appreciative way.
"We got older and I shoulve known that I feel colder when I walk alone."
5. When Glee left me feeling more than a little battered and bruised (for reasons I still can't fathom), I went to listen to "I Want To Hold Your Hand" (Chris Colfer) in an attempt to embrace my sorrow like the angst-ridden teen I hate to admit I am. Surprisingly... listening to Chris' cover made me feel comforted.
"And when I touch you, I feel happy inside."
+1. I feel completely unoriginal, but I have to use number five for this. My mother and I have this thing about holding each other's hands whenever she drove me to and from school. (I'm a momma's girl, what can I say?) One of the times we were driving to school she was loading all of her emotional shit on me as usual, and I snapped at her to stop it. She apologized and we sat in silence. It wasn't uncomfortable or anything--it's hard to be uncomfortable around someone like my mom. I chose "I Want To Hold Your Hand" on a whim, and it wasn't until my mom started bawling (while driving. I don't recommend it if you're concerned with trivial things like safety) that I realized how significant that song was--is--to our relationship. ♥
"When I feel that something, I wanna hold your hand..."
How about you, FList? Give me your playlists, tell me your stories!