Friday Five: 11/7
In which I blather about five songs randomly selected from my iPod playlist as I listen to them.
"Summer Rain" - U2
"When you stop seeing beauty, you start getting old/ The lines on your face are a map to your soul/ When you stop taking chances, you stay where you sit/ You won't live any longer, but it'll feel like it." Another b-side from Best of 1990-2000. This one took a little while to grow on me, but I really dig it.
"The Way I Am" - Ingrid Michaelson
A sweet little song (very little - just over 2 minutes) that came and went from the radio earlier this summer. Very catchy, and it stays with you for a while after you've heard it.
"Off the Hook" - Barenaked Ladies
"He was your imaginary friend/ You were partners 'till the end/ Then something bends/ And then it breaks/ Your worst mistake accepting/ Enemies on bended knees/ A litany of tragedies/ You're vexed, it seems you're hexed/ And after sex, he expects/ You'll let him off the hook." A very clever song lyrically with some great drums.
"The Sounds of Silence" - Simon & Garfunkel
I am hard pressed to think of better music to be depressed to than Simon & Garfunkel.
"Brian Wilson" - Barenaked Ladies
Oh wait - here's one. I first started listening to BNL about 15 years ago - back when Gordon was their only album. One of the people in the church group I was involved with at the time introduced us all to "If I Had $1,000,000" (his brother who lived in Canada had introduced him) and we all loved it. When I listened to the rest of the album, though, this was one of the 2 songs that convinced me BNL were so much more than just a novelty act. Having just recently dealt with a pretty severe episode of depression at the time, this song really struck a chord as a very informed but understated description of how crippling it could be.
"Summer Rain" - U2
"When you stop seeing beauty, you start getting old/ The lines on your face are a map to your soul/ When you stop taking chances, you stay where you sit/ You won't live any longer, but it'll feel like it." Another b-side from Best of 1990-2000. This one took a little while to grow on me, but I really dig it.
"The Way I Am" - Ingrid Michaelson
A sweet little song (very little - just over 2 minutes) that came and went from the radio earlier this summer. Very catchy, and it stays with you for a while after you've heard it.
"Off the Hook" - Barenaked Ladies
"He was your imaginary friend/ You were partners 'till the end/ Then something bends/ And then it breaks/ Your worst mistake accepting/ Enemies on bended knees/ A litany of tragedies/ You're vexed, it seems you're hexed/ And after sex, he expects/ You'll let him off the hook." A very clever song lyrically with some great drums.
"The Sounds of Silence" - Simon & Garfunkel
I am hard pressed to think of better music to be depressed to than Simon & Garfunkel.
"Brian Wilson" - Barenaked Ladies
Oh wait - here's one. I first started listening to BNL about 15 years ago - back when Gordon was their only album. One of the people in the church group I was involved with at the time introduced us all to "If I Had $1,000,000" (his brother who lived in Canada had introduced him) and we all loved it. When I listened to the rest of the album, though, this was one of the 2 songs that convinced me BNL were so much more than just a novelty act. Having just recently dealt with a pretty severe episode of depression at the time, this song really struck a chord as a very informed but understated description of how crippling it could be.
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