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Day 10 - A song that makes you fall asleep.
Many years ago I used to fall asleep listening to my walkman (kids, ask your parents!) but now I rarely listen to music when I want to go to sleep.
I did have a phase not so long ago where I listened to the album The Ghost of Tom Joad by Bruce Springsteen quite a lot. The whole album holds together so well and the mood follows through the album. For various reasons (not for public consumption) I found this quite a soothing album even though the subject matter in the songs is not entirely peaceful and tranquil. It helped me to tune out from the world and everything that was going on in daily life...and I did fall asleep listening to this album more than once.
Stripped back and acoustic. Enjoy.
Day 9 - A song that you can dance to.
As far as I know, you can dance to any song can't you? I certainly don't do choreographed routines so *that* kind of dancing doesn't apply here!
This was a bit of an "ip-dip" choice scenario betweem The Black Eyed Peas - I gotta Feeling and the song that I've ended up choosing. "I gotta feeling" is often played at parties, events and weddings as a "floor filler" and I have danced to it under a few spinning disco lights more than once!
The song I have actually picked for Day 9 is one that I instantly loved the first time I heard it and it has become one of those songs that will be the cause of me dancing around the lounge without a care in the world. Rather embarrassingly for the friends I was with at the time, I couldn't help myself when this was played in a rather large HMV when we were shopping because I got a little carried away with myself and ended up having a little dance in the aisle. I don't believe in paying any attention to the rest of what the general public might have thought of me - I was happy and that was all that mattered. This is another band I have been fortunate enough to see live, the most recently this year in 2013 although I wish I had been at the gig featured in the video below - such an iconic venue.
Get off your bottoms and dance with me :)
Day 8 - a song you know all of the words to
Well, that gives me a huge choice because, like many folk, there are lots of songs I know the words to! Singing along (or belting out the song!) at a live gig can produce every emotion known to man in me and I think I've pretty much had them all, from out and out joy, to sadness, to those rare spine tingling goose-bump raising moments.
One such moment was when I heard this song live for the first time. Singing along with many other fans at Nottingham arena (after battling through the snow to get there) with the lightbulbs slowly decending and then surrounding Simon, brought the hairs up on the back of my neck. There are few videos from that actual gig and the sound quality of them isn't great. So, this link is to one of the other gigs they performed it at. I have had the good fortune, to have seen them a few times now including recently in a 900 capacity venue, jam packed with fans knowing the words to every song. They filled the whole place with awesome-ness :)
This particular song is not necessarily representative of their usual work which is often v loud and energetic and if you listen to the words, it's not a particularly cheery song. However, Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present Machines by Biffy Clyro. Please listen all the way to the end and enjoy.
wow..is it really so long since I posted here? I had forgotten all about this so maybe I need to refocus and get on with it a bit... So, day 7 is/was "a song that reminds you of a certain event" The list isn't helpful in that it doesn't specifiy whether it should be a happy or sad event.
In spring 2012 I was diagnosed with a skin cancer on the side of my face and although it is/was entirely treatable, at the time it was all very very scary for me. The day I received my diagnosis I headed to Blackpool to watch The Vaccines live at the Winter gardens. I went on my own and for a couple of hours I was entirely lost in the music, the energy and the moment. I was jammed in about 2/3 rows from the front, the crowd was very energetic, it was hot, sweaty and the wooden sprung floor was bouncing like you wouldn't believe. It was a brilliant and amazing gig and just what I needed that day. The song "Wetsuit" was one of my fave songs at the time and I really wanted to hear it live... it is forever linked to that particular day and my diagnosis now. I still love the song, loud is good with this one!
This is the link to the video that someone (much further back than me) actually took that night, the sound quality isn't that great but you can see what kind of a gig it was.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkQyLvdnupY
This is the link to the album version if you wish to go check it out...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55sLo6Uqj54
Day 6. A song that reminds you of somewhere.
So, you will, by now, have seen that some of my posts have a bit of info in them. This is one with no background info or “personal” element to it. I don’t mind posting information about my distant past – lets face it, my “youth years” are far behind me. The more recent stuff however I won’t always post reasons why or info about. So, with that in mind;
Late September 2008. New Hampshire.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwIGZLjugKA
Enjoy,
Stella x
Day 5. A song that reminds you of someone.
This one goes back a bit to my late teens/early 20’s when I used to wear ripped jean shorts and DM’s with honey blonde hair that went past my waist (I have pics somewhere…I need to post them for a laugh!). Those days were filled with lots of music gigs..week in week out back to back – lots of trips up and down the motorway to Wolves civic hall.
The guy responsible for it all was Tetley (hi hon x) and when I hear this band/song I’m instantly reminded of those days squashed in with hundreds of others, jumping when they jumped, us both coming out of the venue completely deaf having had a great night. I’ve seen this band a number of times and although they have changed their line up and had a rough patch in the middle of their career they are still out and about today – playing Download festival in 2010. They formed in late 89 (the lead singer previously being in the Quireboys) and the tickets I can find that I’ve kept are from 93, 94, 96 and one that simply says 31 October – no year!
Without Tetley, I would have had an entirely different (and I think less fun) musical experience in my early 20’s.
Enjoy.. even though my hair is shorter I might just have a little mosh!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKea-xN1aTA&feature=fvwrel
Stella x
Day 4. A song that makes you sad.
Not only does it make me sad, it makes me cry. Every time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDy3lQYPzS4
Stella
Day 3. A song that makes you happy.
I have many many many songs that fall into my “happy song” category. However, my choice is a long standing fave and one that never ever fails to lift my spirits. I don’t care if you now think I’m educationally sub-normal, I really like it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpqdexBnNkM
I’m off to listen to it right now – I hope you play the game and listen all the way through.
Stella
Day 2 - Your least fave song.
Well - I could wax lyrical all day there - there are quite a few I'm not fond of! However, the first two to pop into my head are Golden Brown by the Stranglers and Stairway to heaven (take your pick of artists!). I know I am going to take some flack for these...but I've really tried hard to enjoy/like Stairway however each and every time I listen to it it bores me senseless...I don't find it inspiring and it drones on! (ok..let me have it..Ive got my tin hat on!!) Golden Brown stretches way back to when I was 15..it was on one of the "now thats what I call music/hits" compilation albums directly before Wilson Phillips - Hold on. My friend and I loved the Wilson Philips song (what?!! I was 15!! .....again...i can take the flack!) and played it over and over...but usually had to endure at least some of the Golden Brown song first as it was either a tape or record - certainly wasn’t a CD! I’ve never enjoyed it and haven’t grown to love it either.
So..which to choose?...I think I shall go with Golden Brown… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7R7q1lSZfs
I shall skip it..but you enjoy!
Stella x
Day 1. Your favourite song.
Well, there is the first and biggest issue right away. I genuinely don't have 1 favourite song - like many folk it would depend on the mood of the day/moment. So, the question is how the hell do I answer this one and what on earth do I choose?
I have thought about going for the obvious (a jovi choice) going for the random (something from Chess) going for the critically acclaimed however I've decided that I'm going to go for something that i return to time and time again year in year out. I've lots of songs that I do that with, a simply look at my itunes says "59 plays" of x track in the past few weeks.
I love this particular version of this song; the mixture of the orchestral element with the heavy rock side - sort of "fusion" music. So, i suppose I've failed already with this challenge - I can't say that it is THE no 1 favourite song of mine...but it's certainly in the top 10. Enjoy and listen all the way through :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erPnyi90cIc
Enjoy
Stella x
