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saliss, nicked from katyhh.
Collect 12 songs that are important to you, put them in a post, explain why you chose them, then burn them on CD.
Who wants a copy gets a copy.
So,
1. Cover My Eyes by Marillion
The first ever concert I went to without being accompanied by any “grown-ups”, the first song they played. I had never felt so excited at hearing a song live before.
2. Radio Orchid by Fury in the Slaughterhouse
My best friend from Highschool had just got her drivers licence and we drove aimlessly around town, the windows down, listening to that song. I loved the lyrics, she didn’t get a word, but liked the guitar. Best time spent without saying a word ever.
3. Wild Horses by Natasha Bedingfield
There was a time in my life when this was just the feeling I woke up with, went to work with, went to bed with. It was the reason I couldn’t eat or sleep or write any decent sentence, not for work, not for University, surely not for pleasure. I am glad the time is behind me – however, I still like the song. Strange, isn’t it?
4. Hallelujah by Rufus Wainwright
Still back in the South of Germany, hanging out withnelladarren and sybille we used to watch movies, listen to lyrics and sometimes liked the songs so much that we would sing them all the time. I still remember sitting in our small office with nelladarren, fiddling with the guitar and singing that song from the first Shrek-movie. Those were the days. ;-)
5. World of our own by Westlife
Only boyband I ever liked. Apart from the Beatles. And that song just had that certain something. When they play it on the radio and I am in the car I have to turn up the volume and roll down the windows.
6. King of Pain by Alanis Morissette
I know the original is not hers, either Sting or The Police, but I like her version better, especially the one she played unplugged on MTV. I love her voice, I like her style – one of the few women who could turn my head.
7. In Demand by Texas
There are so many other songs from Texas I like as well and listen to regularly, but as a devoted Rickmaniac how could I not put this song with the wonderful video on my list.
8. Lucky by Bif Naked
A great song from a great soundtrack. I can’t even remember in which Buffy-episode the song was played, but I can imagine lots of different scenes with that in the background. Francesco and me danced to that a lot.
9. Forca by Nelly Furtado
I am not actually a soccer fan, but that song got me into the mood. Listening to it I always remember barbecues with friends, a TV outside on the terrace and lots of laughter.
10. We didn’t start the fire by Billy Joel
Had just started my first job at the University and my boss wanted this song online and prepared for a group of students. I spent hours listening to it and really expected to hate it in the end. Instead I couldn’t get it out of my head and found myself humming it even on the train back home.
11. Harry in Winter from the HP IV Soundtrack
Another one of those car songs. Francesco had bought me the CD for Christmas and I heard it when I was alone in the car, driving in the dark through a snow covered city. I have never enjoyed the view of my home town more.
12. So wie jetzt by Silbermond
This was a tough choice, because that band just hits a spot with me. Their lyrics seem to almost always express what I feel and the way they play makes me want to get up and jump, dance, run, whatever. In the end it came down to this song, because by now I have reached an age where the dreams for the future and the memories are actually in perfect balance.
saliss, nicked from katyhh.Collect 12 songs that are important to you, put them in a post, explain why you chose them, then burn them on CD.
Who wants a copy gets a copy.
So,
1. Cover My Eyes by Marillion
The first ever concert I went to without being accompanied by any “grown-ups”, the first song they played. I had never felt so excited at hearing a song live before.
2. Radio Orchid by Fury in the Slaughterhouse
My best friend from Highschool had just got her drivers licence and we drove aimlessly around town, the windows down, listening to that song. I loved the lyrics, she didn’t get a word, but liked the guitar. Best time spent without saying a word ever.
3. Wild Horses by Natasha Bedingfield
There was a time in my life when this was just the feeling I woke up with, went to work with, went to bed with. It was the reason I couldn’t eat or sleep or write any decent sentence, not for work, not for University, surely not for pleasure. I am glad the time is behind me – however, I still like the song. Strange, isn’t it?
4. Hallelujah by Rufus Wainwright
Still back in the South of Germany, hanging out with
nelladarren and sybille we used to watch movies, listen to lyrics and sometimes liked the songs so much that we would sing them all the time. I still remember sitting in our small office with nelladarren, fiddling with the guitar and singing that song from the first Shrek-movie. Those were the days. ;-)5. World of our own by Westlife
Only boyband I ever liked. Apart from the Beatles. And that song just had that certain something. When they play it on the radio and I am in the car I have to turn up the volume and roll down the windows.
6. King of Pain by Alanis Morissette
I know the original is not hers, either Sting or The Police, but I like her version better, especially the one she played unplugged on MTV. I love her voice, I like her style – one of the few women who could turn my head.
7. In Demand by Texas
There are so many other songs from Texas I like as well and listen to regularly, but as a devoted Rickmaniac how could I not put this song with the wonderful video on my list.
8. Lucky by Bif Naked
A great song from a great soundtrack. I can’t even remember in which Buffy-episode the song was played, but I can imagine lots of different scenes with that in the background. Francesco and me danced to that a lot.
9. Forca by Nelly Furtado
I am not actually a soccer fan, but that song got me into the mood. Listening to it I always remember barbecues with friends, a TV outside on the terrace and lots of laughter.
10. We didn’t start the fire by Billy Joel
Had just started my first job at the University and my boss wanted this song online and prepared for a group of students. I spent hours listening to it and really expected to hate it in the end. Instead I couldn’t get it out of my head and found myself humming it even on the train back home.
11. Harry in Winter from the HP IV Soundtrack
Another one of those car songs. Francesco had bought me the CD for Christmas and I heard it when I was alone in the car, driving in the dark through a snow covered city. I have never enjoyed the view of my home town more.
12. So wie jetzt by Silbermond
This was a tough choice, because that band just hits a spot with me. Their lyrics seem to almost always express what I feel and the way they play makes me want to get up and jump, dance, run, whatever. In the end it came down to this song, because by now I have reached an age where the dreams for the future and the memories are actually in perfect balance.
