30 Day Music Challenge: A Song from Your Favorite Band

My favorite band is "Crowded House" (some could argue that "U2" or "Depeche Mode" were). My favorite CH song BAR NONE is "Kare Kare". It's so visceral for me.

"...You can say the magic word. I've got my senses on. And this is the only place, that I always run from..."


"Kare Kare" LIVE in San Francisco @ Warfield Theater

30 Day Music Challenge: A Song That Makes You Fall Asleep

Seriously, as a kid, this song would put me right not and I had mad panic attacks as a kid so that was no easy feat.

30 Day Music Challenge: Song That Makes You Dance

I'm serious as moonlight, this song makes me want to put on my red shoes and dance the blues.


David Bowie - Let's Dance

30 Day Music Challenge: A Song That You Know Every Word To

Well, hell. I know all the worlds to almost all songs I like so that's no challenge. Then I thought maybe I'd list a foreign language song and then I knew too many of those. So I settle on this as it's a rather complicated story line and I had to actually concentrate on learning it.

Traveling Wilburys - Tweeter And The Monkey Man

30 Day Music Challenge: A Song That Reminds You of a Certain Event

Today would have been my wedding anniversary and since I can't find Psychedelic Furs "Wedding Song", "It's a Mistake" (although about a war) works quite well.


It's a Mistake - Men At Work

30 Day Music Challenge: A Song That Reminds You of Somewhere

This was rough. Thought of songs that reminded me of India, NYC, FL, California, some parts of Europe, and OF COURSE the Ocean.

I settle on this one that mostly reminds me of specific places in California, because even though it would have been an older song then I heard it a lot out there.

I'm starting to lean more toward California for my move if/when I make it.


The Church - Under The Milky Way

30 Day Music Challenge: A Song That Reminds You of Someone

This song has a complicated history for me. Tony, my ex-husband, had William Orbit's "The Best of Strange Cargo" and this is the first song on it. That cd was the first that we listened to together and we listened to it A LOT. Mostly high (it helped).

Well, this song sort of reminds me of him, but more it reminds me of me and how all my life before him, in my relationship and marriage with him, and now after him I have felt so alone.

"You start swimming and swimming and swimming and you never stop swimming until you reach the ocean..." that so me. searching.

"...and you sail into the sunset with out me" again solitude. There is another version where she says "but I know where you are" and that has a less desperate feel to it that I like.

so it's all kind of sad then

"I find myself suddenly waking up, and there are four young girls giving me water from a vine leaf, just dropping it on to my tongue" this to me symbolizes those in your life giving you succor.

"Nothing more. You surround me. Break on through. Release me." I sort of think that's "God" or something spiritual. I'm not 100% sure as I'm not there yet, but I hope to be.


So there. My song that reminds me of someone -- Me. Should have picked "You're So Vain", huh? :P


This video credits Orton, while she sings on it, it's actually William Orbit who's to be credited.

"Water From A Vine Leaf"