30 Day Song Challenge Adapted - Days 26-30

This is the last day of the song challenge. Some of the categories were odd, but it was kind of fun. My brain just needed a break from trying to figure out what I'm going to write about. 

day 26 - a song that you can play on an instrument - ummm..."Hot Cross Buns"?  I used to be able to play "Both Sides Now" on the organ, but not anymore.
 

day 27 - a song that you wish you could play - anything - I am the opposite of musical.

day 28 - a song that makes you feel guilty - I don't think there is any song that makes me feel guilty...

day 29 - a song from your childhood - "Something’s Burning" – Kenny Rogers and the First Edition

day 30 - your favorite song at this time last year

        Defying Gravity - Wicked

30 Day Song Challenge Adapted - Days 21-25

We're in the home stretch of this challenge...only one more day after this.

day 21 - a song that you listen to when you’re happy - anything I can sing to...
day 22 - a song that you listen to when you’re sad - most music makes me cry when I'm feeling a little sad, so I'm not choosy. I don't seek out sad music when I'm already down, though.
day 23 - a song that you want to play at your wedding - umm, not gonna happen, but I would probably pick something sappy from "West Side Story" or something.
day 24 - a song that you want to play at your funeral - "Breaths" from Sweet Honey in the Rock, "Another Day" from Rent.
 day 25 - a song that makes you laugh - "Dead Skunk In the Middle of the Road" from the late 60s, early 70s. I remember that song from my childhood before we moved to Germany.

30 Day Song Challenge Adapted - Days 16 - 20

I listened to a bunch of old music tonight - inspired by this challenge. It was good and very relaxing. I haven't bought much new stuff in a long time - I think Carrie Underwood is the last new music I purchased besides the Glee CDs.

day 16 - a song that you used to love but now hate - Nothing comes to mind. I usually just have songs that I'm not in the mood to listen to...I used to make CDs and mixed tapes and there was always a song that didn't belong with the mix. 
day 17 - a song that you hear often on the radio - I don't listen to music on the radio often, so this one doesn't really work for me.
 
day 18 - a song that you wish you heard on the radio - Again, I don't listen to the radio for music, so this one is a challenge for me.

day 19 - a song from your favorite album - one of my favorite albums is "Yentl". Any song from that album is good. Or "Paradise Theatre" from Styx - any song from that album is good, especially "The Best of Times".  Or "Castle Walls" or "Foolish Young Man" from the Styx Grand Illusion album. I used to LOVE that album.

day 20 - a song that you listen to when you’re angry  - anything by Alanis Morrisette or Pink. 

30 Day Song Challenge Adapted - Days 11-15

Some of these questions require a lot more thought than others...I hope you guys enjoy some of the songs I list. I thought adding video was more fun, especially for some of the songs...

day 11 - a song from your favorite band - favorite band is the hard part. My favorite song done by a band is U2's "Where the Streets Have No Name". I had a live version a long time ago (it disappeared off my computer - boo) that was STUNNING. It made me cry every time. Oooh, and Everything but the Girl...I love them, too. "Apron Strings"



day 12 - a song from a band you hate - I don't hate bands, generally. There are just kinds of music I don't listen to...I picked Blue Oyster Cult "Burning for You".  I thought they were scary and devilish when my sister was into them. I was about 12 years old, so you can see why...

day 13 - a song that is a guilty pleasure  - Rick Springfield music..."Jessie's Girl". "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" by Wham. "Erotic City" by Prince, "Total Eclipse of the Heart", "With You I'm Born Again"
I'm sure there are more. I tend to like goofy people/groups that are a little off the beaten track. 

day 14 - a song that no one would expect you to love  - "Erotic City" by Prince.  "Dive" by Steven Curtis Chapman





day 15 - a song that describes you - "One Sweet Day" - Boys II Men and Mariah Carey.
"Fast Car" - Tracy Chapman. "I Don't Wanna Talk About It" - Everything But the Girl and/or Indigo Girls. "Bleed" - Pope, "If I Had Only Known" - Reba McIntire...they don't exactly describe ME but maybe more my internal, emotional side...this was a hard one... 
 

30 Day Song Challenge Adaptation - Days 6-10

I love music...just doing this makes me want to put my headphones on and just listen to a bunch of old music and play solitaire for a while.

day 06 - a song that reminds you of somewhere - "Wreck of the Edmonfitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot. This song was popular when I lived in Wiesbaden. I remember sitting next to the speakers of our stereo with a manual tape recorder listening to "America's Top 40" on Armed Forces radio waiting to tape our favorites.  My sister hated this song and when we had limited tape space, we would argue over which songs we should tape.

day 07 - a song that reminds you of a certain event

Don’t Cry - Seal

day 08 - a song that you know all the words to - man, the list for this is too hard. I know the whole "Purple Rain" album, most of Madonna's albums, most of Journey's popular songs, John Denver, Peter Paul and Mary, Sweet Honey in the Rock...really, my brain is MOSTLY full of song lyrics. Some songs that I know all the words to I don't even like that much...

day 09 - a song that you can dance to - IF I were going to dance, I would dance to "Gonna Make You Sweat" by C + C Music Factory or "Good Vibrations" by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch

day 10 - a song that makes you fall asleep  - "Storms in Africa" - Enya

Enjoy a little dance music:

30 Day Song Challenge Adaptation - Days 1-5

I saw this challenge on Facebook but I didn't want to do it there for some reason. Since I have been struggling for topics on the blog, I'm going to do a week's worth in one post - that at least feels like something worth writing about. I don't know if people enjoy reading these things, but I always like remembering stuff that I haven't thought about in a long time. I'm also NOT including Broadway shows here (makes it more challenging...). So, there you go.

day 01 - your favorite song - These are always so hard, so I like to go with something current instead of "of all time".  For today, I'm enjoying the Glee version of "Raise Your Glass", "Firework" and "Empire State of Mind"

day 02 - your least favorite song - anything with Aaron Neville singing.

day 03 - a song that makes you happy - "One Less Bell To Answer/Home" with Kristin Chenowith (also Glee...)

  

day 04 - a song that makes you sad - Years by Beth Nielson Chapman, Goodbye to You - Michelle Branch, Wildfire - Micheal Murphy

day 05 - a song that reminds you of someone

Missing – Everything but the Girl, Holiday - Madonna