Another one of those post-a-song-a-day things is circulating on Facebook and I thought I’d give it a go. This time the list of “challenges” looks like this:
I’ve tried to do a little write-up for each one but some days are better than others. Here are the first twelve days:
Day 1 – A song you like with a colour in the title
There are lots of songs with the colour red in them and I wanted something a little darker. Well, black is as dark as it gets! Plus, Led Zeppelin.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tlSx0jkuLM]
Day 2 – A song you like with a number in the title
21 Guns by Green Day – I like Green Day.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVaYkdG4k_I]
Day 3 – A song that reminds you of summertime
I considered this song for the upcoming Day 8 (A song about drugs or alcohol) but this song makes me think more about summer than it does about drugs. I’m not sure if it’s the imagery painted by Victoria’s lyrics or what, but this song makes me think about dry, dusty fields and hanging out on sweltering hot days with some friends
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpwupMVcLdk]
Day 4 – A song that reminds you of someone you’d rather forget
I wrote a blog post (https://potatochipmath.com/2012/10/an-untitled-post-about-bullying.html) about some of the memories that got kicked up when I went a did a favour for an old high school acquaintance by playing a fighting street person for this video. Thankfully, I’m not a big follower of hip hop & rap (though do enjoy it on occasion) and I don’t come across this song too often
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV6QHXulcaY]
Day 5 – A song that needs to be played loud
Oh my god, so many choices. I don’t know where to begin. Obviously, AC/DC came to mind, then Van Halen and Metallica, and Guns N’ Roses… and we have a winner. I cannot listen to Paradise City by Guns N’ Roses without having to crank the sound to eleven.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rbm6GXllBiw]
Day 6 – A song that makes you want to dance
I am not known to be a dancer. I make Elaine from Seinfeld look like Paula Abdul. That said, there’s one song that makes me groove every time (in as much as I am capable of grooving). The thing is, I hate the lyrics to the original and have little respect for the original artist as a musician or even a human. Fortunately for me, Weird Al Yankovic did a parody with much better lyrics but with the same musical groove. Word Crimes by Weird Al Yankovic. Music by that dipshit Robin Thicke
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gv0H-vPoDc]
Day 7 – A song to drive to
Are you kidding me?
“My uncle has a country place, that no one knows about. He says it used to be a farm, before the Motor Law.”
This is a song about driving a well preserved red Barchetta sports car. It’s a fantastic song and perfect for driving fast on winding country roads.I love driving to this tune.
“Well-weathered leather / Hot metal and oil / The scented country air / Sunlight on chrome / The blur of the landscape / Every nerve aware”
Day 8 – A song about drugs or alcohol
“Everybody must get stoned.”
Day 9 – A song that makes you happy
Day 10 – A song that makes you sad
“Take comfort in your friends. Everybody hurts.”
Day 11 – A song you never get tired of
Day 12 – A song from your preteen years
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Billboard_Hot_100_number-one_singles_of_1985.
The list is insanely good. Easily a dozen of those songs popped into my head when I first read the category. How did I pick just one? Easy. I went with the love song from the movie that had Demi Moore in it, of course! I love the intro to this dong and even tried playing it at the piano at summer camp. I never did learn how to, but it’s a fun memory regardless.