Ramblings of a Personal Nature :)

Friday, September 2, 2011

Song Challenge, Track 9: Song(s) You Fall Asleep To

"Lullaby"

-Josh Groban

"Goodnight, My Angel"

-Billy Joel

"Santa Fe"

-Newsies

Song Challenge, Day 8: Song(s) You Can Dance To

"It Feels So Good"

-Steven Tyler

Even at 60, dude still rocks.

"The New Girl in Town"

-Hairspray

Still funny.

"Dancing Queen"

-ABBA

In the title. Duh.

"You Can't Stop the Beat"

-Hairspray

"Yesterday is gone, and it's never coming back!"

"America"

-West Side Story

Latina attitude. It'll get ya.

"Sweet Home Alabama"

-Lynard Skynard

"I Drove All Night"

-Celine Dion

Song Challenge, Track 7: Song(s) That You Know All the Words To

"We Didn't Start the Fire"

-Billy Joel

Okay, to be honest, I'd probably have to do a little review before I tested on it or anything, but I pretty much know it all.

"La Camisa Negra"

-Juanes

Thank you, Mrs. Ronquillo!

9th grade Spanish class project.

Oh yeah.

"Carrying the Banner"

-Newsies

I. Love. This. Movie.

This was, like, one of 2 movies my brother and I repeatedly rented when we were kids.

"How'd ya sleep, Jack?"

"On me back, Mush."

Classic.

"Bohemian Rhapsody"

-Queen

Really, who doesn't know all the words to this song?

Song Challenge, Track 6: Song(s) That Remind You of a Certain Event

"Rodeo"

-Aaron Copland

(so not the best recording I could find of this, but you can pretty much find a version of it anywhere. Do your own looking.)

Halloween Concerts.

Anyone who was there will understand.

"Crack a Bottle"

-Eminem

Okay, this is really kind of a despicable song, but it always reminds of the times my friends and I drove to the boys' away basketball games. Particularly the one against Minico, which was important to me for more than one reason.

We thought we were real gangsta, blasting this song with the windows down and our Burley green on.

We weren't, really.

"Con Te Partiro"

-Andrea Bocelli

My sophomore year of high school was the best public schoool orchestra experience I ever had. It was my first year of high school, and my last year with my incredible orchestra teacher who had to retire and left us in the hands of a trumpet performance major who had no interest in strings whatsoever and who made the very big mistake of making enemies with me. (Phew. Still not over it. Sorry.)

I made a lot of good friends with the seniors that year, and the reason why this song sticks so personally with me is because we played it for their Baccalaureate before they all left.

And finally:

"Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis"

-Ralph Vaughan Williams

Sinfonietta Tour 2010.

I'm still trying to finish my post that describes how amazing this trip was. It's hard to get the words down right.

When Bro T sent me the recording of this song to practice over winter break, I kinda fell for it. When I got to the first rehearsal, it won me over completely. As we travelled, playing it almost every night for 2 weeks, it got deeper and deeper under my skin. Vaughan Williams has a gift for evoking emotion. I love this piece.

Song Challenge, Track 5: Song(s) That Remind You of Somewhere

"My Girl"

-The Temptations

Boating.

Somehow this Temptations CD got put in the boat's stereo system--and it never left. We would repeat this song over and over and over again while out on the water.

"Hotel California"

-Eagles

California.

No, it's not because the song is called "Hotel California". Actually, any song of the Eagles will remind me of Southern Cali. I distinctly remember using those big orange/yellow popsicles as microphones while dancing around to "Life in the Fast Lane" with my friend, Devyn.

"Music of the Night"

-Phantom of the Opera

Rupert, ID.

I have a lot of memories about Rupert; some good, some bad, but for some reason this song always reminds me of that lovely little Hicktown. For one thing, this musical is one of the few that my dad really likes. For another, I guess the reason it reminds me of our first Idaho town is because I remember seeing the BYU Dance Ambassadors come to town, and they did a beautiful piece to this song. I was kinda hooked on it ever since.

Oh, by the way, it's got to be the Michael Crawford version, or no dice. Gerard Butler looks verrrry nice, but he sings like a Muppet.

And not in a good way.

"Whatcha Say"

-Jason DeRulo

No big story behind this one. It was just one of the songs that my roommates and I listened to, constantly, my first semester of college. Everytime I hear it, I can see myself back at the apartment on the hill, sitting at the kitchen doing my homework while my roommates gossiped and made plays for all the guys in our FHE group.

Song Challenge, Track 4: Song(s) That Remind You of Someone

I have a BUNCH of these. Music is one of the greatest "associaters"--meaning that you often have a song attached to the important people, places, and events in your life.

Here's just a few I could think of off the top of my head, and, where possible, the best description of why.

Roomies!

This song will always and forever remind me of my awesome roomies, Spring semester of 11.

Love you girls!

Very much so dedicated to the "best friend" I thought I had for 10 years.

How's that picket fence and fancy car, Spence? ;)

I hope you know I miss you...and I sure hope you know I'm lying :)

From one of the best movies ever.

I owe my Muppet-appreciation to my mom, the quintessential Muppet-Queen :)

No matter what, no one will ever sing this song with more talent--or gusto--as my momma

My junior and senior years of high school, my dad was one of the football coaches for our varsity team.

For the really far away games, my dad would drive separate from the bus and he'd let me go with him; long drives, rough games, lots of rants & chats, and getting home well after midnight.

We always, always, always listened to Journey (it was one of the only CDs dad had in his truck), and this song was the first up on the album.

:) You know I had to.

Spencer? Daniel? (Spaniel, as Naomi and I decided to call you) Sorry. This one's stuck with you guys forever.

To my amazing little siblings. You guys crack me up.

For one of my closest friends from high school--the one who could always make me laugh, frustrate me, give me my best 'opponent' to debate (argue) with, and the only one who really was on and by my side. This song and this singer always remind me of you.

Now hurry back from Brazil, huh?

Now a totally random one.

Summer. Fair week before 7th grade. The local radio station was hosting a booth that offered karaoke opportunities for all of the Mini-Cassia area's amusement. Here's why this song being on this list is random; my younger brother's good buddies decided to do their best Avril impersonations. And as they're blasting away--each in their own keys, mind you--who should I see but the guy I had been crushing on for a full year! (7th grade drama, gotta love it) It probably doesn't make much sense when I put it down on paper (blogpost), but for some reason, every time I hear this song, I can't help but laugh and wonder just how all those guys are doing these days.