Top Songs
As I was driving to work this morning, I had my ipod on shuffle. Alot of songs I haven't heard in ages but used to love during a very specific time in my life (Hello 2006/7) kept coming on. I have this horrible habit of listening to songs I love over and over again (any of my former roomates can testify to the fact that it was really annoying to everyone except me) so I can figure out what element of the song makes me feel so emotional. As a result, those songs become so closely linked to whatever was going on in my life at the time that afterwards, I have to work really hard at deprogramming myself so I can still enjoy them, sparing the nostalgia and pain I would have experienced if I hadn't prepared myself.
Then there are other songs that I enjoy to their eventual death. I killed alot of really good songs already. Or the experiences that are linked to that song or album are just too painful or too fresh to test right now. George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass" is a good example. I love that album, but I can't bring myself to listen to the whole thing yet. Every couple of months I'll test it, but I usually only get as far as the first couple of chords of "I Live for You" (which is in my top 25 most played) before I skip it and move on.
So that led me to think about which songs, however closely linked to experiences or drugs or people, I could listen to over and over and never get sick of. This is what I have so far:
1. My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
2. Strange Magic - Electric Light Orchestra
3. These Arms of Mine - Otis Redding (#1 on my Top 25 - such a drama queen, right?)
4. Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover - Sophie B. Hawkins
5. Tell Her No - The Zombies
6. Bell Bottom Blues - Eric Clapton
I am interested in which songs my LJ friends will love forever. Post me comments and let me know!!!
Then there are other songs that I enjoy to their eventual death. I killed alot of really good songs already. Or the experiences that are linked to that song or album are just too painful or too fresh to test right now. George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass" is a good example. I love that album, but I can't bring myself to listen to the whole thing yet. Every couple of months I'll test it, but I usually only get as far as the first couple of chords of "I Live for You" (which is in my top 25 most played) before I skip it and move on.
So that led me to think about which songs, however closely linked to experiences or drugs or people, I could listen to over and over and never get sick of. This is what I have so far:
1. My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
2. Strange Magic - Electric Light Orchestra
3. These Arms of Mine - Otis Redding (#1 on my Top 25 - such a drama queen, right?)
4. Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover - Sophie B. Hawkins
5. Tell Her No - The Zombies
6. Bell Bottom Blues - Eric Clapton
I am interested in which songs my LJ friends will love forever. Post me comments and let me know!!!