There will be a few from me . . .
As there are some songs that remind me of important times in my life . . .

Not many of them are recent, as I seem to grimace at most of what I hear on popular radio (yeah, yeah, I'm old)

Newbies:
1. "Shining Down" - Lupe Fiasco
This song made me sit up a bit - I don't normally like the style, but I heard it on a radio station that prides itself on being "different," though it's not really (JJJ). Makes me think of the drive home
2. "Paralyzer" - Finger Eleven
I thought this song was a parody fro a while, then it seemed to receive some mainstream airplay. Heard whilst operating with a relatively cool boss, and used to relax in theatre
3. "The Nosebleed Section" - Hilltop Hoods
I heard of these guys whilst in NZ for some exams. This song makes me smile when I want to give the guy in the white van with no indicator the finger.
4. "Getting Away With It" - Sean Quinn and Guss Cullen
Another JJJ special. Also a nice tune to operate to.


Oldies:
1. "Bring Yourself Home To Me" - Jackson Code (and the entire album "The Things You Need")
Reminds me of the summer holidays just after Year 12 - I had nothing going on, nowhere to be, I was free . . .
2. "Low" - Cracker
First year Uni - attractive Arts Post-grad student too shy to ask me out, gave me this single,and told me it was the song he lived his life to. In retrospect, this is quite concerning . . .
3. "Every You, Every Me" - Placebo.
To my one-time friend at Uni, who became my short-time (2 week) boyfriend, but who made the next 2 years a shit of a time, by not wanting me, but not letting go.
3. "Golden Brown" - The Stranglers.
This song has always made me feel tingly as soon as I hear the opening chords, for as long as I can remember - and it's been around almost as long as me. Pity it's about heroin :)
4. "In Your Eyes" - Peter Gabriel
5. "Dream on" - Aerosmith
6. "Anna my Love" - Harvey Andrews
Three songs special for Legless and I. The first is the song he sent me when we first got together. I had never heard the lyrics, much less the song, but this is how my Legless saw me. The Harvey Andrews song is played when I'm on-call :)
7. "Nightswimming" - REM
I have been a big fan of REM for a long time. I own all their music, including the obscure import discs, special editions, etc.
This song comes from the first CD I ever bought - "Automatic for the People," when I finished high school.

I must admit, though - I got some new stuff to listen through, thanks to this QOTW . . .
( Mrs Legless . . . belongs to, well, you know . . . :), Sat 30 Jan 2010, 11:38, 2 replies)

Damnit!
I love The Stranglers' "Golden Brown"... but I never thought about the lyrics, or looked up their meaning.

Now you just told me - I'd rather return to my innocence.

Damn, vile drugs :(
(EuroSong I love horse meat: best of all the animals, Sun 31 Jan 2010, 15:39, closed)

YAY for The Hilltop Hoods
Although I much prefer 'The Herd'
( SpikeyPickle wishes he was mabazaritchie, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 13:47, closed)