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shamanicshayminUgh. Today was so awful I don't even want to discuss it. Good thing today's Meme Question is appropriate.
Day 4. A song/artist that never fails to make you cry
Sarah Brightman - Once in a Lifetime. (Not to be mistaken for a Talking Heads cover) Sounds cheerful and relaxing, right? Wrong. Wait 'til you read the lyrics. I rarely listen to this song, simply 'cause it always leaves me "DDD:" when I listen to it. Same with The Queen and the Soldier by Suzanne Vega. And Mary by Oingo Boingo is a story I can relate to all too well. D: The Sun is Often Out by Patrick Wolf, written for a poet friend's suicide, is very pretty, and there's one line that haunts me: Is your work of art so heavy that it will not let you live?
I remember someone on the Internet saying 90% of Sarah McLachlan is sad. This is somewhat true. XD Ben's Song, Vox, Lost, Mercy, Fallen and When She Loved Me come to mind for me. Just... crap. D: And I listened to Elsewhere all the time when I was depressed as a teen, nom.
Nine Inch Nails - Something I Can Never Have. Gray would be the color... if I had a heart. Ouch. I remember the first night I listened to The Downward Spiral from beginning to end. When Hurt finished, I sat there on my bed with my headphones... speechless. I felt like someone punched me in the gut. Then it did it again through the Man in Black. I don't know which version I find better, though I might lean toward Cash. It really depends on the occasion. They make me cry. 'Nuff said.
Finally, The Kick Inside by Kate Bush. Based off the Ballad of Lizzie Wan. In the original, a sister is killed by her brother after he learns she's pregnant with his child. In this version? The sister kills herself to spare her brother the shame, and this song is her suicide note. Considering the dire subject matter, I keep playing this whenever I think of Raggedy Ann & Andy in my novel. They're not incestuous and it got nowhere as bad as it did in Lizzie Wan, but considering it's an inevitable "spoiler" that Raggedy Ann is going to die and Andy deals with a lot of grief (Ahh, grief and death. A HUGE theme in my book) this song keeps popping into my head whenever it can. (This kicking here inside makes me leave you behind // No more under the quilt to keep you warm // Your sister I was born // You must lose me like an arrow shot into the killer storm) It doesn't help that 13-year-old!Bush could easily voice a Fleisher cartoon!Raggedy Ann. My brain is messing with me and I should be shot.
*Luigi sob forever*
Day 1. A song/artist you're currently hooked on
Day 2. A song/artist that never fails to make you dance
Day 3. A song/artist that never fails to cheer you up
Day 4. A song/artist that never fails to make you cry
Day 5. A song/artist you turn to when you're really angry
Day 6. A song/artist you sing along to at the top of your lungs
Day 7. A song/artist that invariably sparks your creativity
Day 8. A song/artist from your childhood
Day 9. A song/artist you wish more people knew about
Day 10. A song/artist that you used to dislike, but now like
Day 11. A song/artist that you used to like, but now dislike
Day 12. A song/artist no one would expect you to enjoy
Day 13. A song/artist you don't want anyone to know you enjoy
Day 14. A song/artist that reminds you of someone
Day 15. A song/artist that matches in your mind with a completely unrelated memory or activity
Day 16. An album/artist you were looking forward to and were really disappointed by
Day 17. A song/artist you were sure you'd hate but wound up loving
Day 18. A song/artist you just cannot stand
Day 19. A song/artist you can put on endless repeat and not get tired of listening to
Day 20. A song/artist that touched you deeply
Day 21. An artist you would love to go see in concert
Day 22. An artist who's music you enjoy but dislike personally.
Day 23. The first artist on your 'desert island' list
Day 24. The second artist on your 'desert island' list
Day 25. The third artist on your 'desert island' list
Day 26. Your favourite song over all
Day 27. Your favourite music genre
Day 28. Your favourite video game soundtrack
Day 29. Your favourite movie soundtrack
Day 30. Your favourite artist over all
Day 4. A song/artist that never fails to make you cry
Sarah Brightman - Once in a Lifetime. (Not to be mistaken for a Talking Heads cover) Sounds cheerful and relaxing, right? Wrong. Wait 'til you read the lyrics. I rarely listen to this song, simply 'cause it always leaves me "DDD:" when I listen to it. Same with The Queen and the Soldier by Suzanne Vega. And Mary by Oingo Boingo is a story I can relate to all too well. D: The Sun is Often Out by Patrick Wolf, written for a poet friend's suicide, is very pretty, and there's one line that haunts me: Is your work of art so heavy that it will not let you live?
I remember someone on the Internet saying 90% of Sarah McLachlan is sad. This is somewhat true. XD Ben's Song, Vox, Lost, Mercy, Fallen and When She Loved Me come to mind for me. Just... crap. D: And I listened to Elsewhere all the time when I was depressed as a teen, nom.
Nine Inch Nails - Something I Can Never Have. Gray would be the color... if I had a heart. Ouch. I remember the first night I listened to The Downward Spiral from beginning to end. When Hurt finished, I sat there on my bed with my headphones... speechless. I felt like someone punched me in the gut. Then it did it again through the Man in Black. I don't know which version I find better, though I might lean toward Cash. It really depends on the occasion. They make me cry. 'Nuff said.
Finally, The Kick Inside by Kate Bush. Based off the Ballad of Lizzie Wan. In the original, a sister is killed by her brother after he learns she's pregnant with his child. In this version? The sister kills herself to spare her brother the shame, and this song is her suicide note. Considering the dire subject matter, I keep playing this whenever I think of Raggedy Ann & Andy in my novel. They're not incestuous and it got nowhere as bad as it did in Lizzie Wan, but considering it's an inevitable "spoiler" that Raggedy Ann is going to die and Andy deals with a lot of grief (Ahh, grief and death. A HUGE theme in my book) this song keeps popping into my head whenever it can. (This kicking here inside makes me leave you behind // No more under the quilt to keep you warm // Your sister I was born // You must lose me like an arrow shot into the killer storm) It doesn't help that 13-year-old!Bush could easily voice a Fleisher cartoon!Raggedy Ann. My brain is messing with me and I should be shot.
*Luigi sob forever*
Day 2. A song/artist that never fails to make you dance
Day 3. A song/artist that never fails to cheer you up
Day 4. A song/artist that never fails to make you cry
Day 5. A song/artist you turn to when you're really angry
Day 6. A song/artist you sing along to at the top of your lungs
Day 7. A song/artist that invariably sparks your creativity
Day 8. A song/artist from your childhood
Day 9. A song/artist you wish more people knew about
Day 10. A song/artist that you used to dislike, but now like
Day 11. A song/artist that you used to like, but now dislike
Day 12. A song/artist no one would expect you to enjoy
Day 13. A song/artist you don't want anyone to know you enjoy
Day 14. A song/artist that reminds you of someone
Day 15. A song/artist that matches in your mind with a completely unrelated memory or activity
Day 16. An album/artist you were looking forward to and were really disappointed by
Day 17. A song/artist you were sure you'd hate but wound up loving
Day 18. A song/artist you just cannot stand
Day 19. A song/artist you can put on endless repeat and not get tired of listening to
Day 20. A song/artist that touched you deeply
Day 21. An artist you would love to go see in concert
Day 22. An artist who's music you enjoy but dislike personally.
Day 23. The first artist on your 'desert island' list
Day 24. The second artist on your 'desert island' list
Day 25. The third artist on your 'desert island' list
Day 26. Your favourite song over all
Day 27. Your favourite music genre
Day 28. Your favourite video game soundtrack
Day 29. Your favourite movie soundtrack
Day 30. Your favourite artist over all
