The Meme Has Come For Me

[batyatoon]

Because I haven't posted in way too long.

Because I usually don't read the memes cadhla posts, but this one grabbed me for some reason.

Because I've been talking soundtracks with camwyn.

Because every line is a straight line, and every pause is a song cue, dammit. And if it isn't, it should be.



Soundtrack.

My head-over-heels in love song is...'Butterfly', by Mary "Folly" Neuhaus.
"At least to dare that in your eyes / This crazy gray moth might become a butterfly..."

My breakup song is... um, haven't got one.

My broken heart song is... 'Albatross,' by Judy Collins
"The knot of tears around your throat is crystallizing into your design."

My s/he's a bastard song is... 'You Oughtta Know', by Alanis Morissette
"...does she know that you told me you'd hold me until you died? / till you died, but you're still alive!"

My go to hell song is... 'Mazianni', by Misty Lackey
"And we hear you're calling us pirates now; / Well screw you all, we'll earn the motherless name!"

My standing strong song is... 'Hands', by Jewel.
"And I am never broken."

My recovered song is... 'Every Day Is A Winding Road', by Sheryl Crow.
"I've been living in a sea of anarchy / I've been living on coffee and nicotine / I've been wondering if all the things I've seen / Were ever real, were ever really happening..."

My getting on with life song is... 'Moment In The Woods,' from Into The Woods
"Just remembering you had an 'and,' when you're back to 'or,' / Makes the 'or' mean more than it did before...."

My relapse song is... uh, haven't got one of those either.

My fond memories song is... 'Time Of Your Life,' by Green Day
"So take the photographs and still-frames in your mind / Hang them on the shelf in good health and good time / Tattoos of memory and dead skin on trial / For what it's worth, it was worth all the while."

My one night stand song is... erm. Boy, I've lived a sheltered life.

My best friend song is... 'Praise You,' by Fatboy Slim
"We've come a long long way together / Through the hard times and the good..."

My all friends song is... 'Haven', by Lady Mondegreen.
"Join hands across a continent, and dream a dream of home."

[come on, Seanan, did you really think I would choose something else?]

My disowned family song is... 'Take a Picture', by Filter
"Hey, Dad, what do you think about your son now?..."

My get drunk song is... 'The Old Dun Cow', Traditional.
"And we all got blue blind paralytic drunk when the Old Dun Cow caught fire"

My dance your ass off song is... 'Jump In De Line (Shake, Shake Senora)' by Harry Belafonte
"And when she gets the sensation / She go up in the air, come down in slow-motion"

My sing your heart out song is... 'Yedid Nefesh,' Hebrew, traditional
"Maher Ehuv, ki ba mo'ed..." (Hasten, Beloved, for the appointed time comes...)

My proud of my country song is... 'American Tune,' by Paul Simon. (Don't ask why, it just is.)
"And high up above, my eyes could clearly see / The Statue of Liberty / Sailing away to sea..."

My ashamed of my country song is... 'Bui-Doi,' from Miss Saigon
"They are the faces of the children / The ones we left behind..."


My claw my own ears out song is... 'It's A Small World.'
I know, it's a gimme.

My good tune, bad lyrics song is... Nothing comes to mind.

My 'you know it's the holidays' song is... 'Alice's Restaurant,' by Arlo Guthrie
"It was two Thanksgivings ago, that's two years ago Thanksgiving..."

My relaxing after work song is... 'Thank God It's Friday,' by Oscar Brown Jr.
"So I'm heading home with the weekend before me!"

My spring cleaning song is... The entire score of The Prince of Egypt. (You have to understand: in my life, spring cleaning is always Passover prep.
"Deliver us, there's a land you promised us / Deliver us to the promised land!"

My summer in the sun song is... that's odd. Why don't I have one of those?

My working on what I love song is... 'Acts Of Creation,' performed by Echo's Children
"From the paintings of a child to the works of God above / Every act of creation is an act of love."

My working for my supper song is... 'Matthews & Son,' by Cat Stevens
"And I've been working all day, all day, all day..."

My visualize world peace song is... 'This Island Earth,' written by P.Cooper, performed by Dandelion Wine
"A beautiful oasis / For the human races / The only home that we know / This island Earth"

My falling asleep song is... 'When You Dream,' by Barenaked Ladies
"Do you dream about music or mathematics or planets too far for the eye?..."

Comments

[artekka.livejournal.com]

I LOVE "ALBATROSS". I didn't know anybody else KNEW that song!!

[batyatoon]

Isn't it gorgeous?

... How did you even find this post? It's over eight years old.

[artekka.livejournal.com]

lol I'm not sure how I got onto your journal in the first place, but I was looking at your tags and realized you had one for memes. And I was like, "Hey! Memes! I could use some good memes right now..." And here I am. :)

[batyatoon]

*grinning* Hi. I have the vague feeling I've seen your handle before, but I can't remember where....

I think all my answers to this meme would be different now.