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Posted: 05.29.2003 I think a change'll do you good
Jen had a great entry about a song that prompted a major life change. I had one of those myself. It's called "This is the Day" by The The. Todd and I ended up engaged just weeks after I heard it for the first time, and it really did bring about some major life-changes and make things fall into place for me. Suddenly, things just "clicked".
This is the Day Well you didn't wake up this morning 'Cause you didn't go to bed You were watching the whites of your eyes turn red The calendar on your wall is ticking the days off You've been reading some old letters You smile and think how much you've changed All the money in the world couldn't buy back those days You pull back the curtains And the sun burns into your eyes You watch a plane flying across a clear blue sky This is the day your life will surely change This is the day when things fall into place You could've done anything If you'd wanted And all your friends and family Think that you're lucky But the side of you they'll never see Is when you're left alone with the memories That hold your life together like.....glue You pull back the curtains And the sun burns into your eyes You watch a plane flying across a clear blue sky This is the day your life will surely change This is the day when things fall into place This is the day your life will surely change..... Song credit: The The Do you have a similar song? How about this one performed by The Who no less (actually Pete Townsend solo on ukelele): Blue Red and Grey (Pete Townshend) Some people seem so obsessed with the morning I like every second, so long as you are on my mind I dig every second And so you see that I'm completely crazy I like every minute of the day "Live Tomorrow" by Chalk Farm. I was driving around running another fast errand for school my first year teaching, and this song came on the radio. It's a reminder of how NOT to live (which I need, since I'm such a workaholic). The refrain goes something like this: I can't take the time And the last verse is the singer's vision of flying with angels' wings over the earth, and he collapses as he realizes what he's missed out on. This song goes on EVERY CD and tape I make for people, pretty much. The two others are "This is the Moment" from Acoustix and "Gimme Peace" by Tom T. Hall. But nothing's ever hit me like "Live Tomorrow." CS ¤ ¤ credit: Captain Sunshine | 05.29.03 at 05:08 PM | link--this ¤ ¤"Higher" by Creed. I had heard it on the radio, but one night I was in a bar with Seymour and it came on and we just looked at each other and I realized that if he asked me to just walk away from the life I was pretty much trying to escape, I would. And then I realized that I needed to just make the choice to leave it, that I could stand on my own two feet. So I did. ¤ ¤ credit: Zuly | 05.29.03 at 05:40 PM | link--this ¤ ¤I found Sheryl Crow's haunting song "Home" particularly meaningful when I was going through a rough patch in a relationship. I won't print all the words of this one, but I particularly found a place in the lyrics of the last half of the song: I found your standing there [Chorus] I'd like to see the Riviera [Chorus] I'm going crazy The song that reminded me who I was and prompted me to stand up for myself and tell my ex-husband to get the f!#% out. Temptation by New Order Oh, you've got green eyes Love So Right - The Bee Gees Man... ever since I was a kid, I've pushed people away rather than let them get close. It's my whole philosophy. I'd rather be alone than go through the heartbreak like that song... YEESH! Acquaintances. Acquaintances are good. ¤ ¤ credit: -e- | 05.30.03 at 08:40 PM | link--this ¤ ¤the beginning of a long journey towards facing my fears and standing on my own two feet after my divorce... "True Faith" I feel so extraordinary When I was a very small boy, I feel so extraordinary the song "the light" by common.
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