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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
You Tell Me: What Is Your Favorite Song of All Time?
It's ever the steady evolution.
Ahem. So. If you had to pick one. Just one. Just one song to listen to the rest of your life, your favorite song of all time, the one that speaks to you, the one that practically IS you, the one that you hold above all others.
Just one!!!
Which one is it?
I would have to go with......
"Little Eyes" by Yo La Tengo. No! "Star Witness" by Neko Case. No! "Non Je Regrette Rien" by Edith Piaf. No! "Oh Yoko" by John Lennon. No! "Georgia On My Mind" by Ray Charles.
As you can see the rules are a bit loose on this one. Let's go with songS.
186 comments:
- Nick said...
Honestly it changes every so often.
If I had to go with just one song, though, I can think of only one song I could listen to again and again and again and again and not turn into the Joker -- Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah".
If multiple songs, give me a recording of Rigoletto with Pavarotti as the Duke of Mantua.
- January 19, 2011 at 10:09 AM
- Andrea said...
Jason Webley - ways to love
Nick Cave - the ship song
The Shins - kissing the lipless
okay, okay, this is hard.
- January 19, 2011 at 10:11 AM
- Jessica Bell said...
Wise Up, Aimee Mann! :o)
- January 19, 2011 at 10:13 AM
- Watcher55 said...
I could say "Desperado" by the Eagles but this isn't a talking game it's a writing games, so I have to go with "When You Say Nothing At All" by Keith Whitley – oh wait that's saying something isn't it? How about… "Little Lovin'" by Lissie – Naw, that's my right now song. Oh wait – I know, "Blackwater" by the Doobie Brothers (I love the harmonizin' at the end).
- January 19, 2011 at 10:13 AM
- suzy vitello soulé said...
Good timing, as it's just been announced that Bob Dylan inked a six-book deal with S&S!
My favorite tune is NOT a Dylan one (though many are in my top 50).
It's a tie: Leonard Cohen's Halleluah, or Beatles Here Comes the Sun
- January 19, 2011 at 10:14 AM
- Laurel said...
Crap. Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel? Wait, no. Beethoven's 9th? Light and Day by Polyphonic Spree.
Erm. This question is too hard. Pass.
- January 19, 2011 at 10:14 AM
- Kissed by the Creator said...
I agree with Nick, it does change depending on my mood or current state of drama in life. Praise You In This Storm by Casting Crowns seems to be the standby for Wicked hard times. Blue Chair by Kenny Chesney super for pondering Life. For partying? Def Leapord or Scorpions bring back the College days. For word people. ONE song? Tough Assignment.
- January 19, 2011 at 10:15 AM
Using what criteria? The song I listen to more than any other? The song I most respect for its musicality/lyrics? The song that best represents who I am?
I'm going to go with "Stand by Me" by Ben E. King because of the sentimentality attached. It's a song that immediately takes me back to a golden time in my life. It's summer in the mid 80s, I'm 17, and I can do absolutely anything with the greatest friends in the universe.
- January 19, 2011 at 10:15 AM
- Jennifer Hoffine said...
For me, it's, "Only the Good Die Young" by Billy Joel.
- January 19, 2011 at 10:18 AM
- Katt said...
I'm cheating and going with an entire sound track. Yentl (Streisand)
- January 19, 2011 at 10:20 AM
- Martin Rose said...
"Eye of the Tiger." I like to jog about the house and then finish with a glorious flourish in front of the blank computer screen just before I start a project.
Not really. But it's the first thing that popped in my head when I read the post.
- January 19, 2011 at 10:22 AM
- Michele Stefanides said...
This is not as tough for me as those who know me might think. Although I have a written-down list of my favorite songs, which now approaches a dozen or so, I can easily say that my most favorite song of all time is "MacAruthur Park" by Richard Harris. Yes, really. I have never met another soul who comes anywhere near liking it. The closest I've seen is the least amount of hate. I have no idea why I love it so much, the lyrics make no sense. But if I were stuck on a desert island and had room for only one song on my iPod, this would be it. I'm afraid to learn what that says about me.
- January 19, 2011 at 10:25 AM
- Jonc said...
The Church's "Under the Milky Way". An absolutely gorgeous song and a reminder of some of the happiest times of my teen years.
- January 19, 2011 at 10:28 AM
- Carolyn said...
Dusty Springfield, Son of a Preacher Man.
It's been my favorite going on forever. I was so irritated when Pulp Fiction came along and then everybody liked it.
- January 19, 2011 at 10:29 AM
- Wendy Paine Miller said...
Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes by Paul Simon.
Over and over and over again!
~ Wendy
- January 19, 2011 at 10:30 AM
I've been lurking (and learning lots) for a while on this blog, but it finally takes a music post to make me comment...
If I honestly could only have one single song that sums me up, which I never tire of hearing, I guess it would have to be 'Sometimes' by James (a mainly '90s British band). The lyrics are amazing. If you've never heard it, go type it into YouTube.
But if I get more than one? Argh. 'Landed' by Ben Folds. 'Fields of Gold' by Sting. 'When You Come Back Down' by Nickel Creek, which always makes me cry. 'Butterflies and Hurricanes' by Muse. Yeah. The list is potentially endless.
- January 19, 2011 at 10:30 AM
- Joseph L. Selby said...
KoRn - "Twist"
- January 19, 2011 at 10:30 AM
- Katie Mills said...
'honey came in and she caught me red handed, creepin with the girl next door...'
- January 19, 2011 at 10:30 AM
- I'm Stephanie said...
I can think of two right off the top of my head: "Bed of Roses" by Bon Jovi and "Black Velvet" by Alannah Myles.
I'm an 80's music junkie!
- January 19, 2011 at 10:33 AM
- Becca said...
Honestly it's hard to pick because it changes so often and for different reasons.
But right now, I think I would have to say "Vampire Money" by My Chemical Romance. It's upbeat, crazy, full of awesome guitar playing, and totally makes fun of the whole vampire trend that's going on right now.
- January 19, 2011 at 10:34 AM
- Gretchen said...
I've been trying to come up with my top ten of all time for a while now. I've only figured it out through #4.
1) Into the Mystic - Van Morrison
2) Bad - U2
3) Imagine - John Lennon
4) Cocoon - Jack Johnson
- January 19, 2011 at 10:34 AM
- Carolyn Abiad said...
I listen to a lot of different music, but my fav is always Every Breath You Take, Sting. Although, since I'm querying right now, Message in A Bottle seems more appropriate. ;)
- January 19, 2011 at 10:36 AM
- Ada said...
Oh gosh, I don't know. Love Elton John's "Tiny Dancer," and Leonard Cohen's "Bird on the Wire" AND . . . "Send in the Clowns" from "A Little Night Music." Or, or ,or . . .
- January 19, 2011 at 10:39 AM
- Kelly said...
I can't choose one!
Unholy Confessions by Avenged Sevenfold. Best opening guitar riff ever.
Famous Last Words by My Chemical Romance, To Be Loved by Papa Roach and Somebody Told Me by the Killers.
So hard, I love music so much!
- January 19, 2011 at 10:40 AM
- swampfox said...
It seems I'm one of the very few rockers around here. My all time favorite song is Fairies Wear Boots, by Black Sabbath. Followed very closely by Lord of this World, by Black Sabbath.
But there are so many great songs by so many great artists. This list would be a long one, really.
BTW, I do like Beethoven, Wagner, and Mozart, too.
- January 19, 2011 at 10:40 AM
- Deanne Williams said...
You've got a friend - James Taylor
- January 19, 2011 at 10:40 AM
- Stephanie@thecrackedslipper said...
CSNY "Southern Cross"
or possibly Allman Brothers "Midnight Rider"
...longing, angst, mistakes made...I love me some brooding southern rockers...
Oh, and "The Humpty Dance" is an underrated classic :)
- January 19, 2011 at 10:41 AM
- See Elle Oh said...
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- January 19, 2011 at 10:41 AM
- See Elle Oh said...
Ooh, way to get my brain working early in the...er...mid-morning. I'm going with:
Joni Mitchell's "Woodstock"
Simon & Garfunkel's "Slip Slidin' Away"
Queen's "Fat Bottomed Girls"
Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Hard to Concentrate"
Stopping now, or I'll be at this all day.
- January 19, 2011 at 10:43 AM
- Mimm said...
Right now? Today? Peter Gabriel's "Book of Love".
- January 19, 2011 at 10:45 AM
- Rick Daley said...
I may be stretching the limits of what constitutes a song, but my first pick would be"
Beethoven's 9th.
If I had to get more specific, I choose the 2nd movement. I think it's one of the most powerful pieces of music ever composed.
After that...
Comfortably Numb- Pink Floyd. One of the best guitar solos ever.
Piano Man- Billy Joel. Always fun to sing along.
The Devil Went Down to Georgia- Charlie Daniels. My first favorite song. I remember spinning that 45 repeatedly as a kid, a great mix of music and story.
- January 19, 2011 at 10:47 AM
- Dave Symonds said...
I wasn't really into music until 8th grade when I heard Dave Matthew Band's "What Would You Say" and I thought, how the heck is he doing that?!?! It was all downhill from there.
Close seconds: Under the Bridge, by RHCP, Everlong by Foo Fighters, and any song by Michael Jackson that makes you shake your buns (read: all of them).
- January 19, 2011 at 10:48 AM
My immediate choice is:
"The Long and Winding Road" by the Beatles.
But reading the selections of other I will add Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah".
Both are beautiful, meaningful songs.
- January 19, 2011 at 10:49 AM
- Debbie said...
Only one? "Ordinary Day" by Great Big Sea.
Multiples and I can't have any more GBS songs? "Hallelujah" sung by Rufus Wainwright. "9th and Hennepin" by Tom Waits. "In My Life" by the Beatles. "My Funny Valentine" by Chet Baker.
Hard to keep it that short. I have 5,131 songs on my iPod and like many more that aren't on it yet.
Hey, at least hoarding music on an iPod doesn't take up much space in the house.
- January 19, 2011 at 10:54 AM
- L.A. Colvin said...
I have a wide range of fav songs and they change depending on my mood. However there is one song that no matter what mood I'm in I can listen to for hours.
"Sitting on The Dock of the Bay"
by Otis Redding
It's even one of my ringtones on my phone.
- January 19, 2011 at 10:55 AM
- Sherri said...
Megadeth, Holy Wars. Haven't gotten tired of it yet. So many others across genres, but that's the one I always go back to.
- January 19, 2011 at 11:06 AM
- Transparent Mama said...
"Your Song" by Elton John from the Live In Australia album.
- January 19, 2011 at 11:10 AM
- Munk Davis said...
Impossible question. But okay, assuming that I'm neurotic enough to listen to a song overandoverandoverand... No I couldn't, variety is the spice of life.
- January 19, 2011 at 11:11 AM
- Caroline said...
I'm cheating and choosing an entire soundtrack, too. It's seamless, so it's pretty much one song, and it goes with EVERYTHING!
The Edward Scissorhands score by Danny Elfman!
It's perfect writing music for my WIP.
Honorary mentions:
Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael)
Everlong (Foo Fighters)
Daphnis et Chloe (Ravel)
Scheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov)
Man of Constant Sorrow (Soggy Bottom Boys)
Vertigo score (Bernard Hermann)
- January 19, 2011 at 11:13 AM
- Charissa Weaks said...
This is in no way even remotely possible for me...I blog about writing and music too, but like the books I read, my music choices are just as diverse. Led Zeppelin..Over The Hill And Far Away...The Bee Gees...Tragedy...Knights of Cydonia by Muse...Hollywood Bowl by Band of Skulls...I have to quit now...this will be the longest comment EVER....
- January 19, 2011 at 11:17 AM
- Juliana said...
I'd have to go classical and pick a piece by Rachmaninoff. Is it weird that I'm a writer but love music most when it doesn't have words?
- January 19, 2011 at 11:19 AM
- Hilary said...
Thumbs up on the "Star Witness," that was thisclose to being mine. But I have to go with "Queen Jane Approximately."
- January 19, 2011 at 11:28 AM
- Amy said...
I never Loved Eva Braun by The Boomtown Rats.
- January 19, 2011 at 11:32 AM
- JES said...
I hope you know you're gonna have to make up a playlist for us of all these suggestions, Nathan.
Surprised by all the vocal music selected. The one criterion which messes this up for me is, "Just one song to listen to the rest of your life." Egad. I'd get sick of ANY vocal if I had to listen to just it the rest of my life. (Er, assuming I don't die in the next 3 minutes.)
On that basis, I'd probably pick something totally instrumental and multi-layered. Some kind of "thought music."
Maybe something, almost anything, by Explosions in the Sky???
Favorite song, though, might be the Beatles' "In My Life."
- January 19, 2011 at 11:36 AM
It's Raining Men, by the Weather Girls
- January 19, 2011 at 11:42 AM
- hollywoodclown said...
"Photograph"by Def Leppard.
- January 19, 2011 at 11:43 AM
The 1812 Overture by the Boston Symphony.
- January 19, 2011 at 11:45 AM
- Jayme Stryker said...
I grew up on radio (no TV allowed in my parents' house), so choosing only one song would be one of the circles of Hell if I were to rewrite the Inferno.
Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
Bullet with Butterfly Wings - Smashing Pumpkins
The 1812 Overture
The Indiana Jones Theme Song
Living on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
Little Black Backpack - Stroke 9
Yeah, I'll never be able pick just one...
- January 19, 2011 at 11:45 AM
- Watcher55 said...
If I had to pick any one instrumental it would be any of the four from YES - "Tales From Topographic Oceans".
- January 19, 2011 at 11:48 AM
- Deni Krueger said...
Where the Streets Have No Name by U2
- January 19, 2011 at 11:54 AM
- Mira said...
Fun, but challenging topic. :)
The music that most speaks to my soul is Samuel Barber's Adiago for Strings.
For music with lyrics, "Stardust" is so beautifully crafted and "My Way" hits the nail on the head for me.
But I can't shake the feeling that I'm forgetting something important.... :)
Whoever said MacArthur Park - I love that song, too. :)
- January 19, 2011 at 11:58 AM
- Diane J. said...
Thank goodness you have loose rules:
Touring by the Ramones
WigWamBam by Sweet
The Very Thought of You by Billie Holliday
Daydream Believer by the Monkees
You're so Vain by Carly Simon
American Pie by Don Mclean
How loose are the rules, I could be here a while? Great question
- January 19, 2011 at 11:59 AM
- Suzan Harden said...
Duel of the Fates - John Williams
Yes, I know the Phantom Menace sucked, but that piece still sends shivers down my spine.
- January 19, 2011 at 11:59 AM
- lora96 said...
Drops of Jupiter--Train is my all-time favorite.
I do go thru phases so my current song to listen to obsessively is Glycerine--Bush (the band, NOT the expresident)
@Watcher55, #3 on Train's new cd, "I Got You" samples blackwater in the chorus...very fun!
- January 19, 2011 at 11:59 AM
- D.G. Hudson said...
"Non Je Regrette Rien" by Edith Piaf. (that's one of my favorites, too.)
"Thunder on the Mountain" by Bob Dylan.
"Love Struck Baby" by SR Vaughn (This one would be my all-time favorite if there can be only one.)
"Talking in Circles" by Jim Byrnes.
Mostly blues and jazz for me. With a dash of rock & roll.
- January 19, 2011 at 12:06 PM
- D.G. Hudson said...
Minor correction for my comment:
For Edith Piaf, I think the song should be Non, Je ne Regrette Rien, Nathan. Just googled it since it didn't sound quite right.
- January 19, 2011 at 12:12 PM
- Courtney Price ~ Vintage Ginger Peaches said...
There's no WAY I can choose.
I have, however, pinpointed a song that I believe is universally liked (although, I'm sure someone will prove me wrong):
Hotel California.
NO ONE hates that song. Right?
- January 19, 2011 at 12:12 PM
- Tim Riley said...
Since you mentioned 5 songs, I'll do the same.
"Drain You"-Nirvana
"Into the Mystic"-Van Morrison
"All These Things That I Have Done"-killers
"Born to Run"-The Boss
- January 19, 2011 at 12:13 PM
- Watcher55 said...
@Lora96 - Great stuff. I'm listening to their playlist on Youtube. I now have a new station on Pandora.
Thanks Loads
- January 19, 2011 at 12:14 PM
- Ted Cross said...
This will seem weird since I am such a hard rock guy, with Zeppelin, Floyd, Tool, APC, Green Day, Who, and so forth always getting loads of play time in my iTunes, but the one song I can put on repeat and listen to over and over again without ever tiring is my edited version of Enya's 'Council of Elrond'. I have it fade out just after the last vocal, so it is quite short at just over two minutes, but it is an exquisitely gorgeous piece of music.
- January 19, 2011 at 12:15 PM
- Ted Cross said...
@Katt, if I could cheat like you and take an entire soundtrack, I would take the incredible Blade Runner sountrack (the extended one)!
- January 19, 2011 at 12:17 PM
- Heather said...
I'm going with album too.
Counting Crows August and Everything After. I listened to it every day for an entire summer and never got sick of it, so I think it's a safe bet.
- January 19, 2011 at 12:21 PM
- Matthew Rush said...
You started cheating before you even finished the post Nathan. Could you not have even waited for the comments?
Just kidding. Anyway, mine is Junglist, by Tribe of Issachar, on Congo Natty Records, the DJ Zinc Remix. Good luck finding it.
- January 19, 2011 at 12:23 PM
- Kate Higgins said...
"The Rainbow Connection" as sung by Kermit the Frog...no, I'm not kidding.
- January 19, 2011 at 12:25 PM
Pee Wee Herrman Theme Song.
- January 19, 2011 at 12:34 PM
- Doris Fleck said...
For me it would definitely be U2's "40." I've heard it in concert during their War Tour (I know, that dates me) and found out the meaning of it a few weeks later. "How long to sing this song?" - Forever, for me!
- January 19, 2011 at 12:35 PM
- Stephanie Garber said...
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- January 19, 2011 at 12:38 PM
- farmerswife3404 said...
23 by Jimmy Eat World
- January 19, 2011 at 12:45 PM
- Stephanie Garber said...
Such a hard question!
But I think it could possibly be:
Your Ex-Lover Is Dead - by stars.
Don't let the first line of this song throw you off... it really is an awesome song!
Hear You Me -by Jimmy Eat World is a close second.
- January 19, 2011 at 12:47 PM
The call- Regina Spektor. I'll cheat and pick two... Boulevard of Broken Dreams- Greenday. Price Tag- Jessie J. It wasn't me (cough, cough.)
- January 19, 2011 at 1:01 PM
- cwsherwoodedits said...
If I only had one to pick, it would be Harry Chapin's Circle.
- January 19, 2011 at 1:04 PM
- MJR said...
oh, this is hard...interesting so many chose Halleluiah... is this the same one sung by Jeff Beck? I love that song, too.
Stand by Me--Ben E King
Over the Rainbow (sung by Judy Garland or Hawaiian singer--can't remember his name)
At Last--Etta James
Bird on a Wire--Leonard Cohen
A Change is Gonna Come sung by Otis Redding or Sam Cooke
Georgia on my Mind sung by Willie Nelson or Ray Charles
Mr. Tambourine Man--Bob Dylan
For All The Saints (hymn)
Danny Boy
All through the Night (in Welsh)
oh, I give up....
- January 19, 2011 at 1:16 PM
- CheekyGirl said...
Today I'm going with Over the Rainbow - the Israel Kamakawiwo'ole version. Amazing voice and the song just seeps with emotion.
Ask me any other day and it might be one of my other top 5! :)
- January 19, 2011 at 1:17 PM
- dmc said...
"Look On" - John Frusciante
"Talk Tonight" - Oasis
"Off He Goes" - Pearl Jam
- January 19, 2011 at 1:22 PM
- Nicole said...
If we're going with "you can only listen to one song the rest of your life," add my vote for Hallelujah! That was the first song that popped into my mind even before opening the comments trail. It's great because it seems that EVERYONE has their own version of it, so I could still get a good mix of music styles from one song. :)
Picking a favorite, though? It's too hard to choose. I love so many songs! Stephanie, Bed of Roses is up there on my list, too.
- January 19, 2011 at 1:26 PM
- Patricia Lynne said...
Basketcase by Green Day. Not because I feel like the song describes me or anything remotely deep but because from the moment I heard it, saw the music video I was in LOVE. It was instant love and is still going strong. (Can't say that about a lot things in life.)
- January 19, 2011 at 1:26 PM
- Bryan Russell (Ink) said...
Actually, I only need one:
What A Wonderful World, by Louis Armstrong.
Number two, if needed, would be:
Waiting For the Sun, by The Doors.
- January 19, 2011 at 1:37 PM
- Catherine said...
Hard to pick just one, but I'd have to go with Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. It's the total package.
- January 19, 2011 at 1:38 PM
- Lu said...
Hotel California by the Eagles
Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen
...this is too hard. How about our favorite five?
- January 19, 2011 at 1:39 PM
- Kate Hart said...
I like a lot of different kinds of music, but for fifteen years my favorite song has been "Wiser Time" by The Black Crowes.
- January 19, 2011 at 1:41 PM
- Huntress said...
Inna Gadda Da Vida by Iron Butterfly.
End of discussion.
- January 19, 2011 at 1:43 PM
Ray Charles, 1967, "Here We Go Again" composed by Don Lanier and Red Steagall.
I've enjoyed it since 1967. It's even better today, trucking alone along down a sidewalk with my creative imagination stirred up to fever pitch mentally composing a scene, listening to it from my digital player and earphone buds, oblivious to anything but my immediate environment and even that merely an impressionistic backdrop to the proxy reality I'm creating.
Otherwise, give me Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, Marshall Tucker, Bob Weir, John Prine, Janice Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Wills, Hank Williams Junior or Senior, Allman Brothers with Dickey Betts, acid rock, country rock, bluegrass instrumental, soul, and rythym and blues.
Just da rock-a-billy blues, mon. Keepin' on truckin'.
- January 19, 2011 at 1:43 PM
- Bryan Russell (Ink) said...
I gotta put Pearl Jam's Jeremy out there, too...
- January 19, 2011 at 1:44 PM
- Parisa said...
I'm so happy to hear Neko Case is on someone else's list besides mine!
"I'm an Animal"-Neko Case
"Casimir Pulaski Day"- Sufjan Stevens.
Wow, that was easier than I thought! I'm sure I'll think of more favorites later but I don't know if they can top these two.
- January 19, 2011 at 1:58 PM
- T. Anne said...
I know this is SOO wrong, but I love Pebo Bryson's If ever your in my arms again. Weird, I know, right? But believe you me it's been the inspiration of more than one of my novels.
I also like the oddball, The Rose, by Bette Midler. I might even cry on occasion when I hear it.
So many others that make me pause.
- January 19, 2011 at 2:12 PM
My favorite songs change pretty often, but here are five that have been consistent over the years:
The Tracks of My Tears - Smokey Robinson
Everlasting Love - Carl Carlson
The Scientist - Coldplay
Roads - Portishead
Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
- January 19, 2011 at 2:17 PM
- Kristina said...
"Yellow" by Coldplay. Favorite. Song. Ever. I've been told before that it's a weird song to be your favorite, but I don't care! It makes me indescribably happy.
- January 19, 2011 at 2:21 PM
- Ulysses said...
Enya, Orinoco Flow.
- January 19, 2011 at 2:28 PM
- Ulysses said...
Wait, no. Rainbow Connection, by Kermit the Frog, but only if it's sung by my daughter.
- January 19, 2011 at 2:29 PM
- Jeffrey Ricker said...
"Running up that Hill," by Kate Bush.
Or maybe it's "Moments of Pleasure," also by Kate Bush.
On the other hand, it could be "A Coral Room" or maybe "Joanni," also by (surprise!) Kate Bush.
Either way, I'm pretty sure it's a Kate song....
- January 19, 2011 at 2:42 PM
- Kate said...
Not sure if this one "is" me, but Long Cool Woman (The Hollies) is a lingering favorite.
- January 19, 2011 at 2:45 PM
- Robena Grant said...
I Hope You Dance, Lee Ann Womack
- January 19, 2011 at 2:49 PM
- Mira said...
I love the Rainbow Connection by Kremit, too! :)
I thought of another song that speaks to me consistently:
Let the River Run by Carly Simon. It's the title track to Working Girl (I know) and won the Oscar that year. Wonderful song.
I also like the (badly titled) Nature Boy - Nat King Cole's version.
Okay, I think that's my five (at least). Fun thread.
- January 19, 2011 at 2:56 PM
When you wish upon a star
- January 19, 2011 at 3:06 PM
- Elaine AM Smith said...
Naming my absolute favourite (pop) song is less painful than narrowing the rest down to, say, a top ten.
My favourite is Don't Speak by No Doubt.
- January 19, 2011 at 3:10 PM
- Susan Antony said...
I love too many songs to pick just one. I have no favorite. But, Get Together by the Youngbloods is playing in my head right now.
- January 19, 2011 at 3:25 PM
- Jill said...
Easy...my father - self taught guitar - recorded before he met my mother - found it after he passed and was able to transfer it to a CD. He sang "House of the Rising Sun" and many others. He passed away in 1998 - my mother passed away July 2010 and we played his cd for her as she passed peacefully surrounded by all of us. Love transcends and I have it on a CD...Love you mom and dad, miss you and see you soon.
- January 19, 2011 at 3:34 PM
Right now, Sweet Song by Blur .
- January 19, 2011 at 3:41 PM
- Michelle @ The True Book Addict said...
Like you said, it has to be songS!
You Made Me The Thief Of Your Heart by Sinead O'Connor, Sweet Emotion by Aerosmith, Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes, Your Woman by White Town, Jenny was a Friend of Mine by The Killers, Full Moon by Black Ghosts
I could go on and on...and on! I have a lot of faves, but these are the stand outs.
- January 19, 2011 at 3:56 PM
- StaceyW said...
My favorite song changes probably weekly. But here are a few that stand out:
With or Without You, U2
The Scientist, Coldplay
Alone, Heart
No One's Gonna Love You, Band of Horses
Comfortable, John Mayer
Such Great Heights, Iron & Wine AND The Postal Service
Fun topic.
- January 19, 2011 at 4:05 PM
Being Alive, Sondheim
- January 19, 2011 at 4:08 PM
- Carson Lee said...
Limiting myself to ONE song per artist, just for a parameter....
(and these are not in any order)
"Roll Over Beethoven" by Chuck Berry
"Proud Mary" by Tina Turner
"Anticipation" by Carly Simon
"Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" by Bob Dylan
"End Of The Line" by The Traveling Wilburys
"L-O-V-E" by Natalie Cole
"Gold Dust Woman" by Fleetwood Mac
"Mac The Knife" by Bobby Darrin
- January 19, 2011 at 5:03 PM
- elizabethreinhardt said...
"Laundry Room" by the Avett Brothers
And if I could have a runner up: "Us" by Regina Spektor.
- January 19, 2011 at 5:05 PM
- Carson Lee said...
T. Anne,
FYI, Conway Twitty recorded a country version of "The Rose"...
- January 19, 2011 at 5:09 PM
- Mflick1 said...
Some classic favorites of mine would be "Whiter Shade of Pale" by Van Morrison "Ice Cream Man" by Van Halen and my current fad is "Glitter in the Air" by Pink... though after I put it in writing I feel my third should include a Van as well.... I will have to think about this now!
- January 19, 2011 at 5:13 PM
- abc said...
Watcher 55, remember the Desperado episode of Seinfeld? One of my favorites.
Mine: Stand by Me by Ben E. King, Explain It to Me by Liz Phair, Silver Springs by Fleetwood Mac, Coming Up Close by Til Tuesday, and Book of Love by Magnetic Fields.
I cannot whittle it down more than that.
- January 19, 2011 at 5:20 PM
- Carson Lee said...
mentioned sampling blackwater,
reminds me
"Black Water" by The Doobie Brothers -- would need that one, too
- January 19, 2011 at 5:30 PM
- Carson Lee said...
Suzy Vitello Soulé,
Very interesting news: Dylan, 6-book deal with Simon & Schuster -- I'm off to look that up!
- January 19, 2011 at 6:15 PM
- Sheri said...
Love this question! My choice is "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears.
- January 19, 2011 at 6:19 PM
- Diane Amy said...
This is easy.
Heroes by David Bowie
It is pure perfection. I thank him daily for this song, and never grow tired of hearing it.
- January 19, 2011 at 6:47 PM
- swampfox said...
Kudos to Huntress for mentioning In a Gadda da Vida. Talk about an instant time warp...!
- January 19, 2011 at 6:54 PM
- Liam said...
If I had to have just one, it would probably be Swallow by Emilie Autumn. Every time I get a different meaning out of it.
- January 19, 2011 at 7:04 PM
- salima said...
"ode to joy" by beethoven. no! "maybe sparrow" by neko case. no! "does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight?" by .....? no! "mercy street" by peter gabriel. no! "hillfarmer's blues" by mark knopfler.
- January 19, 2011 at 7:15 PM
- February Grace said...
I can't answer that! It's so personal! I'd rather you asked me when I lost my virginity! :~D
(come on, you know that made you laugh. Mission accomplished.)
Happy Wednesday, Jedi Master.
- January 19, 2011 at 7:35 PM
- Brandon Bell said...
Red Cave, by Yeasayer (for now: it'll change, but right now, I love that song)
- January 19, 2011 at 7:38 PM
- Terry Towery said...
"No Cars Go" Arcade Fire
"Rebellion (Lies)" Arcade Fire
"Thank You" Led Zeppelin
"Baby Blue" Badfinger
- January 19, 2011 at 8:08 PM
- C. said...
Shawn Mullins' "Shimmer." Its the song I want playing during a tribute of my life.
And if that tribute needs to be shorter due to time constraints, then MxPx's "Doing Time."
- January 19, 2011 at 8:12 PM
"Here Comes The Sun" - w/700+ songs on iPod, obviously not easy. But I do feel better every time I happen to hear it on the radio, etc. So that's the one.
(I see other people cannot stick to the "one" - shape up peeps! Be ruthless. What do you do when revising a ms? I shudder to think.)
- January 19, 2011 at 8:25 PM
"Piano Man" by Billy Joel. Even though Billy was before my time, I absolutely cannot get enough of this song. If my alarm plays this song to wake me up, I'm in for one of me best days!
It doesn't speak to me personally I guess, considering I'm a little young to be "making love to my tonic and gin" or be a waitress "practicing politics," but there is something about the color of this song that says "YOU ARE AWESOME!...even if you're boring!"
- January 19, 2011 at 8:31 PM
- Alex J. Cavanaugh said...
I'm hosting a Top 10 Countdown Music Blogfest next week, and everyone's commented that selecting ten is difficult - and now I've realized I'm struggling to pick songs for my own blogfest!
Still not sure on #1 - probably something by Rush or Dream Theater.
- January 19, 2011 at 8:37 PM
- Kathryn said...
"Ariel" by October Project. Obscure, but so beautiful!
- January 19, 2011 at 8:43 PM
- Myne Whitman said...
It has to be Don't Cry for me Argentina, it was sang by Madonna as Eva Peron
- January 19, 2011 at 9:25 PM
- Katie said...
This week... "Prodigal Man" by Peder Eide
Next week I'll have a new answer. (It would be before then if I had to listen to the same song forever).
<>< Katie
- January 19, 2011 at 9:34 PM
- Nan said...
"Come Away with Me," by Norah Jones
- January 19, 2011 at 9:45 PM
Mexican Blackbird by ZZ Top
- January 19, 2011 at 9:51 PM
- BrownEyed said...
Forevermore by Katie Herzig.
"Climb up my Apple tree . . ."
- January 19, 2011 at 9:54 PM
- Jil said...
"Feelin' Groovey" and "I loved them all".Not sure if that's the name of the second but those are the main words. They can play those at my funeral!! (Not soon, I hope!)
- January 19, 2011 at 9:56 PM
- Joanna van der Gracht de Rosado said...
Absolutely no contest...
"Lay Lady Lay"... by Bob Dylan
- January 19, 2011 at 10:07 PM
- Dawn Pier said...
WTH, better late than never (my email notifications seem to be coming in VERY late)...
Down by the River Neil Young - those guitar riffs just make my soul soar and sore. But actually the whole Decade album is the one I'd want with me should I be deserted somewhere with but one album and a turntable (& power to operate it).
Nate - Edith Piaf's La Vie en Rose, of course, but La Piano est Mort is right up there
Coltrane - A Love Supreme
Oh...there are just too many!!
- January 19, 2011 at 10:08 PM
- Mary E. Ulrich said...
Climb Every Mountain: "...a dream that will need all the love you can give, all the days of your life for as long as you live..." (Sound of Music)
- January 19, 2011 at 10:10 PM
- Art Rosch said...
Lonnie's Lament, John Coltrane
Lonely Woman, Ornette Coleman
As you can see, I'm an old school jazz man, showing my hips. My knowledge of pop music doesn't exist. That doesn't mean I don't like it. I LOVE it. There's just so much.. I revert to the music that accompanied me through high school. We all remember those songs, don't we?
- January 19, 2011 at 10:15 PM
- R.D. Allen said...
Hmm hard, because I love music so much! xD I'm thinking... "faraway" by Apocalyptica. It's just gorgeous and fits every bit of me. But I also kinda wanna see "Hum Hallelujah" by Fall Out Boy, because it's so full of emotion.
I'm glad this isn't a real choice, haha!
- January 19, 2011 at 10:25 PM
- wendy said...
I'm going with one of my own songs, Bewitching Green (Bring Your Magic On Home). I love the melody, harmonies and the lyrics. It moves me. It was a song written for children, or to accompany a children's story, and the last song I wrote before I stopped - for awhile,anyway.
- January 19, 2011 at 10:39 PM
- Trish said...
My Way, by Elvis or Frank Sinatrra.
It's a beautiful day by Freddie Mercury.
A Little Ray of Sunshine.
- January 19, 2011 at 10:42 PM
- Robin Merrill said...
Finally! A question I know the answer to! The Boxer, by Simon and Garfunkel!
- January 19, 2011 at 10:49 PM
- Floundering said...
Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra. I like, love even, many others but this is my favorite.
- January 19, 2011 at 10:51 PM
When I was a wee little girl, it was "Bimbo"
Of all the songs I thought of while reading this blog....there is only one...because of its catchy tune that sticks in my head for hours, because of its meaning...
American Pie
tnx Nathan...now I have it stuck in my head while trying to edit...
- January 19, 2011 at 10:51 PM
- Darin said...
La Villa Strangiato, Live version from 1994.
- January 19, 2011 at 10:58 PM
- Regan Leigh said...
U2- With or Without You
Radiohead - Let Down
The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby
Death Cab for Cutie - Pity and Fear
The Cure - Love Song
This is just tonight's list. I love music too much to pick an all time top favorite. :D
- January 19, 2011 at 11:04 PM
- FearfulGirl said...
Bridges And Balloons – Joanna Newsom
I have no idea what these lyrics mean. When I close my eyes and visualize, I feel like I'm on an acid trip. But it reminds me—via feathery harp and peculiar lyrics—that there are no rules to rhythm; that you can create your own beat. Joanna Newsom makes me want to give up routine, order and convention, and live an impulsive existence with childlike whimsy. She's a damn talented human being.
I just blogged on this exact topic.
- January 19, 2011 at 11:04 PM
- Caitlin said...
Without a doubt it would be "Alive with the Glory of Love" by Say Anything. To me, it's just that one song that when I'm asked a question such as this keeps playing in my mind again and again, no matter how hard I try to think of another song.
The odd thing is, Say Anything is not my favorite band! But that song will continue to be the one that I would listen to to the ends of the ages.
- January 19, 2011 at 11:13 PM
- Chris Phillips said...
Rainbow by Jack johnson is what popped into my head when pondering this.
- January 19, 2011 at 11:18 PM
I asked my son what his favorite song is...
"Let it Be" by the Beatles
wow...hmmm...learn something new every day.
- January 19, 2011 at 11:23 PM
- Michelle Globetrotter said...
wonderwall - oasis :)
- January 19, 2011 at 11:24 PM
Enlightening post, Nathan. You said you wanted to discover new music this year,this gives you lots of opportunities.
After reading nearly 130 posts thruout the day, I'm really amused to find that as old as I am, I don't recognize half the artists. I've already loaded about 10 in my Pandora program to check them out.
My favorite song ever?? That decision is truly as hard to make as if a wicked witch had asked me which of my two children I would choose if only one could live and one could die.
The answer is impossible.
Someday I hope you experience parenthood so you'll know how true that analogy is.
Nice to read your blogging now that you're a real person like the rest of us.
May the force be with you...
- January 19, 2011 at 11:26 PM
- Suzie F. said...
Such a variety of favorites. I love that! I've found myself nodding to many of the same songs that I like.
My favorites (today at least) are
This Woman's Work - Kate Bush
In My Life - The Beatles
Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartney
Drowning Man - U2
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
South Central Rain - REM
- January 19, 2011 at 11:36 PM
- J.J. Bennett said...
Garth Brooks... The Dance
- January 19, 2011 at 11:49 PM
- Tambra said...
I'm going with artist of songs which will shorten my list:
Keith Urban
Blackmore's Night
Within Temptation
Steve McDonald
Plus some Classical and Jazz/Blues.
Happy writing, y'all!
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- January 20, 2011 at 12:20 AM
- Nina said...
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Amazing - By Aerosmith!
- January 20, 2011 at 12:43 AM
- Ron Fritsch said...
Who reasonably cares what another person's favorite song is? Why is it necessary to have a favorite song in the first place? If Nathan Bransford doesn't have one, why should I?
- January 20, 2011 at 1:14 AM
- Sheila Cull said...
Bach Cello No.1 by Yo Yo Ma.
- January 20, 2011 at 4:51 AM
Different songs are favourites at different times in life, but I realised for me it had to be Bring Me Sunshine, performed by British comedians Morecombe and Wise. Ok, it's retro, and Americans might hate it, but when I listened to it this morning on youtube, it really cheered up the January blues - so thanks for this post, Nathan, I really needed it!
- January 20, 2011 at 4:53 AM
- Sheila Cull said...
I'm so busted. I dictionary -ed "song" and it does mean with lyrics. Ooops. Sorry.
- January 20, 2011 at 4:59 AM
- Jen P said...
What a challenge! We use music for so many different purposes, relaxing, motivational, sporting company, but if I were stranded on a desert island with only a selection....
When Doves Cry - Prince
Mighty Wings - Cheap Trick (Top Gun)
In These Shoes - Kirsty MacColl
Another Suitcase in Another Hall - Barbara Dickson
How Bad do you Want it? - Tim McGraw
Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves
Beautiful Day - U2
And if all the others were washed away and it was truly only one, then it would have to be....
Beautiful Day - U2
- January 20, 2011 at 5:21 AM
The Sultans of Swing, of course. Dire Straits. The guitar at the end gets me every time.
- January 20, 2011 at 6:20 AM
- Ann Elise said...
"When We Were Beautiful" by Bon Jovi, but I'd much rather have more than one so I can also choose one that I can actually sing. For that I'd have to choose "Songbird" by Eva Cassidy, but as sung by All Angels.
Ah, screw it. Just give me everything on my iPod.
- January 20, 2011 at 6:50 AM
- J. R. McLemore said...
Jen Titus recorded a version of an old folksong called "O' Death". I would have to say that would be mine. I don't know why that song speaks to me so much, but it does.
I love a lot of different music, but that is the only one I can think of that I could/can listen to over and over. Also, I think it would make a great soundtrack to a book trailer. When I finish my book and begin to make the trailer, I plan to ask for permission to use that song. You can check it out on YouTube.
- January 20, 2011 at 9:02 AM
- chitrader said...
Eva Cassidy singing "Over the Rainbow." Enough said. If you haven't heard it, you have my condolences. ;-)
- January 20, 2011 at 9:39 AM
- Em-Musing said...
"Kiss of Life" by Sade
- January 20, 2011 at 11:11 AM
Let It Be -- the Beatles
We Didn't Start the Fire -- Billy Joel
Amazing Grace -- with or without bagpipes
Theme from Chariots of Fire
Lose My Soul -- Toby Mac/Kirk Franklin/Mandisa
(list goes on for two pages)
Ack, there's so many--good songs, like good books, there's always room for another one. Did I--um--just make your point for you, Nathan? :D
- January 20, 2011 at 12:55 PM
- shelbylately said...
This is a tough one...
"Just Breathe" by Pearl Jam.
Or. "And So It Goes" by Billy Joel.
Or. "Brothers in Arms" by Dire Straits.
Or. "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits.
... I think I'd be deeply scarred if I could only listen to one song for the rest of my life.
- January 20, 2011 at 3:14 PM
- writatory said...
I'd pick kiss me from Sixpence None the Richer...
- January 20, 2011 at 4:10 PM
- Chuck H. said...
Forever Autumn - Justin Hayward.
- January 20, 2011 at 4:38 PM
- simon said...
The Ghost at Number One by Jellyfish.
- January 20, 2011 at 4:50 PM
- Tammy said...
My faves:
#1 - Into the Mystic by Van Morrison.
#2 - Breakaway by Kelly Clarkson.
#3 - Do You Remember by Jack Johnson.
#4 - Amy by Pure Prairie League.
#5 - Trista Pena by Gypsy Kings
The list could go on for a long while, but I could listen to these every day, all day.
- January 20, 2011 at 5:13 PM
- Kim G. said...
Baby Mine by Allison Krauss, My Baby Just Cares for Me by Nina Simone, the band Cake and (because I love NOLA)the music of Rockin Sidney.
- January 20, 2011 at 6:59 PM
"Shine" by Newsboys always lifts me up, gets me motivated, and refocuses me. Plus I like to sing it at the top of my lungs when nobody is listening.
- January 20, 2011 at 7:29 PM
"Shine" by Newsboys always lifts me up, gets me motivated, and refocuses me. Plus I like to sing it at the top of my lungs when nobody is listening.
- January 20, 2011 at 7:30 PM
- RED STICK WRITER said...
The novelist in me wants to say "Paperback Writer" by the Beatles. Messages I like come from their "In My Life" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon and Garfunkel. There is another good message in Paul Simon's "Pigs, Sheep, and Wolves." Someone closer to the top of the thread mentioned "Georgia on My Mind" by Ray Charles, which is good but has cheesy orchestration. I find Bill Medley's grittier version. I also like "A Closer Walk with Thee," done slow on the way into the cemetery and done fast with a second line on the way out.
- January 20, 2011 at 8:10 PM
- Rick Fry said...
How about a shoutout to Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska album?
The songs are so dark and ethereal. And I think it's the best of Springsteen's songwriting. (Which is sayin' something!)
The song 'State Trooper' is such a bone chilling and inventive song- with a primal howl at the end that still makes my hair stand when I listen. Never been anything like it. Also has been covered by Arcade Fire!
- January 20, 2011 at 10:25 PM
The one that makes all the hairs stand up on the back of my neck, remember listening to it in good times and in bad, echoes life's journey etc etc, know it's corny but that's OK too!
The Beatles:
- January 21, 2011 at 1:41 AM
- Becky said...
Sugar Sugar by the Archies. It always makes me smile and sing. Reminds me of simpler times when I was a kid.
- January 21, 2011 at 8:11 AM
- Yahong Chi said...
172 comments - that's my local bus route number and my lucky number!!
Ahem, back on topic.
Since nobody I know is going to read this, I can spill my deepest darkest secret: "Everywhere" by Michelle Branch. I've never told anyone this. It's always been something to hold dear. And since no one knows me on this blog (even though it's widely popular), I'm safe. *grins*
I'll stop hogging up comment space now.
- January 21, 2011 at 1:54 PM
- Jewel Fern said...
It has to be between Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car" and Jane's Addiction's "Jane Says" for all time favorites... but right now I can't get enough of Likin Park's "Waiting for the End"
- January 21, 2011 at 4:29 PM
On my good days, Suddenly by Superchick. On my bad days, Whatever She Wants by Jars of Clay.
- January 22, 2011 at 2:38 AM
good songs/good videos:
The Killers/Mr. Brightside
Owl City/Fireflies
All American Rejects/Dirty Little Secret
Rob Thomas/Someday
Pink/Raise Your Glass
- January 23, 2011 at 10:47 AM
- The Pollinatrix said...
"Let Your Love Flow" by the Bellamy Brothers.
Have to just add that I often use what is commonly known as "The Pina Colada Song" by Rupert Holmes to teach narrative structure to my freshman English students.
- January 24, 2011 at 1:58 PM
- starralex76 said...
Grave Digger - Dark Of The Sun
best Heavy Metal song for ALL TIME!!
- January 25, 2011 at 2:57 AM
- anicagrey said...
It's a toss up, but these two songs are about dancing.
"When We Dance" by Sting and "So She Dances" by Josh Groban.
Both I have played while writing a dance scene in two different stories. For me, I envision it as a very magical moment, a moment where two people fall in love. Space and time disappear and all that remains is magic.
- January 25, 2011 at 11:23 AM
- Janiel Miller said...
One song for the rest of my life? I'd get sick of it, and I love music too much to want to get sick of anything from:
The Gypsy Kings
Michael Bublé
Great Big Sea
The Messiah
- January 25, 2011 at 9:22 PM
Machine Gun by Hendrix and Band of Gypsys. 10 minutes of honest human emotion coming out raw through a Marshall Stack. The best description I ever read came from Lenny Kravitz, "that song is just heavy." I agree completely. I feel like I change each time I finish listening to it.
Off topic: I try to make it to this blog at least once a month(or at least every 6 weeks), and I always find great info and interesting topics. Thanks Nathan for always making the blog entertaining and informative.
- February 9, 2011 at 4:45 PM
- J. L. Rowan said...
The Way You Look Tonight, Fred Astaire.
- February 18, 2011 at 11:50 PM
- Laura Molina said...
"Wicked Game" - Chris Isaak
I've heard this song a 1000 times in the last 20 years and I still cry every time I hear it.
- June 3, 2011 at 11:51 AM
- Matthew MacNish said...
How did I miss this?
Mine would be "Junglist" - by Tribe of Issachar on Congo Natty records. The DJ Zinc mix.
Good luck finding it if anyone who sees this is curious.
- September 27, 2011 at 11:59 AM
- Matthew MacNish said...
Wow. Somehow I didn't miss this, already commented, and had no recollection of doing so, because I said almost exactly the same thing.
It's possible I read too many blogs.
- September 27, 2011 at 12:02 PM
i love this song so much. i never tire of it cheering me up the video too. that zeitgeist of youth. i love the way noel bows at the end. i love the way the music goes at the end with the instrumental.
i recall been in a snooker hall around 93 or 94 and there was an ad for the american mtv awards and a snippet of each song and they played a snippet of this song and i immediatelty liked it. i had only liked nirvana in that last 5 years but even a little clip it sounded so good. then i thought "fuck me that's liam man, how did he actually do what he said he would?" that was a moment for me there in the snooker club.
Funny but everyone at that time all over the uk was thinking the same thing "this fucking band are so good" even my old mom was enjoying this song on the radio and she hardly likes any pop music. she kept laughing at the news the songwriter ran off to las vegas with the bands float in the usa. that was around 94. i have never listened to the radio 1 latest songs never have. why bother when the vast majority is so crap. So when new things happen i pick up on it a little later then most.
those two are so fucking weird. it was like they never say it now ever but they knew they would be huge even at 14 and 11 years old. absolutely sure of it. and they were.
i have never met two people before or since so strangely enigmatic and confident so young. liam said a good few years back he thought he was born to be a star. i reckon he was too. even at around 11 years old mega confident and he told me "i will be a huge star you wait and see rock n roll" so he was born as a star. noone before or since had that feeling of destiny so sure. no awkwardness or shyness absolutely sure. he even had two birds on the go at 11 years old. amazing two people they are.
for these reasons i have always loved this song. everyone i ever play it to likes it too. it is so upbeat and positive.
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The steel disc is glued to any 12" bat that already fits your wheel. I stuck mine together with strong double sided sticky tape. Four 1/4" Neodymium magnets are countersunk and epoxied to three 1.75" square pine blocks. (See photos) Dimensions are not critical, but it is a bit of a trick to keep the magnets from jumping together during assembly. The blocks were faced with scrap foam Gripper Pad, but any medium stiff foam can be used.
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It did not, but I managed to handle the situation well enough and reduce the damage.
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I have to piss.
I met a Neanderthal a few weeks ago, just before Yule who mentioned that he has a friend who arranges a small punk festival in Amsterdam, at Melkweg. She had arranged it for the last three years or so and will have it again in April. I did not recognise any of the bands though.
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I believe that you were dispresent at the time of the singing of the song entitled "Happy Birthday to You." Therefore, I expect some kind of compensation at our next appointment.
I have been thinking a lot about you the weeks since I read your message. I thought of replying, but I kept my hopes up that you would answer your true love.
I think that I could have managed to find a place for you to sleep. That would depend on the schedule. For now though, you can stay in my heart. As we say in Sweden: finns det hjärterum, finns det stjärterum.
I hope that we will meet. We will be a bunch from the BBS, but also Peter. The Offspring will play an hour after Bad Religion, on the same stage. We will likely be staying there, after Bad Religion has played. Too bad that The Offspring are finishing as Kanye West goes on stage.
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I really enjoyed the first chapter! I must admit, I don't know much about Charity, so this will be a fun read. I have a feeling it will be sad... but I'm looking forward to it, nevertheless!
I am so glad he punched Snape. You know, Prince tale and "always" and everything later, I still really don't like Snape very much. :/
This is a sad story really. Especially as we know what happens to the characters in the end.
I'm not surprised at him contemplating marriage because I think at Hogwarts with a job he loves, Remus can believe in a decent future for himself.
I have sadly come to the conclusion that this won;t be AU, so Charity and Remus won;t get married ... unless ... Remus-the-Bigamist! YES! And Charity doesn;t diw at all but becomes part of a wondrous threesome ... or foursome if Oliver joins in.
Sorry, hijacking your chapter for a parcel of nonsense - hee.
Lovely chapter. It's great to see that they can have some normality, but of course that darn dog is lurking in the background. (Personally I think Sirius is jealous - mwahahahahahahahahah)
It would be nice if this story could end well. But if I was a seer I think I would be sad.
Short. :(
But sweet.
Remus stepped around the desk and led them toward the door with the smile he'd been holding back the whole time. "I don't think Professor Snape liked green hair back then, either," he replied with a wink.
win win total win.
Meeting the parents, hmm...seems to be something's gonna go wrong. And so Remus likes pink hair, does he? Bubblegum pink? Interesting.
snigger - no of course I won't leave you a one word review.
I loved the prank and Remus's rection to it, and lovely bit of foreshadowing with the pink hair. Oh yes, clear the way for Tonks.
Hmm, i'm not sure I like the sound of these parents, and I do hope Remus is up to meeting them. Except ... gulp. This was April ... there's not much longer to go and then - NOOOOOOOOO.
Sorry, this isn't a great review, and this is such a great story, I hope you get lots lots more. Thank youuuuuuuuuuu ~Carole~
Author's Response: I gave you pyjamas!! Hee hee. ;)
I know certain others may not *coughcarolecough*. Hahahahah - I was trying to think of a tactful way of reviewing this and saying I didn;t think he knew about the RoR - hahahahahah. Thank you for making this easy to overlook so I can concentrate on the story and
Ginaaaaa, this is lovely and they love each other and it's all going to end happily and Charity won't die because you're going to attach an AU tag to this story.
Perfect chapter, and I love McG the matchmaker - hahahahahahahahaha ~Carole~
"he was Harry's godson"- -you should edit that.
I love Minnie! She rocks.
OH NO :( :( :( - all sadness and things. I'm really upset, Gina. God, Remus is such an idiot. I love Charity so much. And if he'd married her then she might not have died. :( :( - but then we wouldn't have Teddy. I'm so torn now. UPDATE SOOOON. ~Carole~
Author's Response: Aww, he may be an idiot here, but it's hard for him. I can't imagine how conflicted he was that whole year--he even says so in the shrieking shack at the end, that he felt awful not saying anything about Sirius being an Animagus. And if he never resolved his feelings about the betrayal, then it would all come flooding back, and I'm sure it would really influence his actions at this point in time. I could totally see them getting married, but unfortunately, I'm sticking to the book. Although, I could give them a love child and start my own series...kidding. Anyway. Next chapter is not as sad and will be ready in a day or two. Although I caught up to myself, the next one appeared in my writing folder rather quickly! :) Thank youuuuuuu!~Gina :)
look forward to the updates.
Author's Response: Thank you! I hope to have another one in a day or two and hope you enjoy! ~Gina :)
Oh that was intense! I thought you portrayed Remus's sense of anger, guilt and betrayal so well! My heart ached for him. Poor Remus. Charity was great too. I was cheering her on as she talked Remus back into his rooms ( and bed muahaha). Her firmness was perfect to calm Remus. And oh la la what an ending ;) Can't wait to read more. This is a great holiday read for the Easter break!
Author's Response: Thank you so much Julia! I thought it was fairly intense at times too so I'm glad it came through. Glad you liked how it ended as well. ;) I do feel so bad for Remus because being at Hogwarts at the same time Sirius was breaking must have really brought so many things to the surface that we don't see in the book - we literally just get looks and twitches. So it's been interesting to explore his reactions. Thanks again for reading, I really appreciate the reviews! ~Gina :)
Fall??? What on earth would Carole say... Ah hahaha just read her review ;) In all seriousness, I love the way you are building up their relationship with lovely interactions such as this. Also, Rosmerta heheheh.
Author's Response: Yes, Rosmerta - hee hee. And I was trying to build things so I'm glad that came across. I left fall in there just to get a rise from Carole, of course. ;) Thank you so much for the review! I hope you enjoy the rest! ~Gina :)
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!!!!!!!!!! The big black dog! I know who that is, but I won;t spoil - hahahahah.
Gina, this is lovely! Although I have ice-skated and am particularly bad at it, I love the romance involved in it because it is just such a lovely thing to watch. (Hehhehehehehe - I also wrote Ted teaching Andromeda how to skate in something)
,br> Remus really needs to listen to Charity; he should talk to Harry and then they'll get closer and Charity's right Harry needs lovely memories like that. I am giggling at James breaking his wrist - giggling, because even in a Remus/Charity fic, you can't resist beating him up - hahahahahahaha.
Remus and Charity are so comfortable together; I don;t want them to break up now. :(.
This is beautiful. ~Carole~
Author's Response: Hahahaha! I didn't even think of poor James here - almost getting beat up. Merlin, I'm awful. But can't you sort of see that happening - James telling Remus to keep skating with his girl? Awwwwww. And now he has Charity to skate with. I really loved writing this bit of fluff so I'm glad you liked it! Thank you for still reviewing! ~Gina :)
Finally I am able to start this fic. Sorry for taking so long, Gina!
This is a wonderful start. I love how warm Charity is. She feels so fleshed out already, especially for someone we don't get to know too well in canon. It comes across particularly well during her brief conversation with Snape - the contrast between his coldness and bitterness and her kind concern. Also, the drinking scene at the end was really lovely. It made me smile. I know that this story cannot have a wholly happy ending in canon but it is compelling all the same and doesn't feel all doom and gloom. It's very... warm.
I loved this first chapter, Gina. I look forward to reading the rest. What a wonderful gift for Carole, too!
Julia x
Author's Response: Julia! Zomg! Thank you so much for reading this! And thank you for the oh-so-lovely review! Wow! I'm so glad you enjoyed the beginning. It's not much but it's been fun exploring Remus's life during PoA and creating my own Charity to get on with. I hope you enjoy the rest. Thank you again!!! ~Gina :)
As for Charity, she's just cool, I think. She Makes the story sparkle, if that makes any sense. Then again, I wish we'd have some back story on her. Ah well, its 'Almost', isn't it? *sigh*
It will be the Anti-Dementor lessons next, right? Damn, I'm already worrying about how they'll cut into their time together. Owed to your amazing skills.
Heading to your Author Page to check out more! ;)
Keep up the good work! :)
Sorry about the 2 part review.... it just won't show up in 1 part.
Author's Response: Thank you so much for the review! I'm glad you like Charity. I'm really glad she sparkles. :) I don't write many minor characters or OCs so that's good to know. Who knows, maybe someday I can do more with her now that I've got her started - give her that backstory, or more. As this is a story more about Remus and Charity, I don't think we'll see much of Harry and his lessons, sorry. I hope you find something to your liking on my author's page. There's quite a bit to wade through, lol. Thanks again for all the reviews, I really appreciate it! ~Gina :)
Reviewing this story is my pleasure! :)
So there, Remus. He thinks things over way to much at times. But aaaaawww! He more than made up for it with "I think I could even fall in love with you."
Author's Response: Thank you for the review! I'm so glad you are still enjoying it. Glad you liked that line, too. It is a bit sentimental but hey, we all need a little romance now and then. ;) Thanks again for reading! ~Gina :)
Yayayayaya - they're going to marry and have lots of little baby cubs and Charity won;t die, and Remus won;t die and it will all be happy happy skippy happy. I'm so full of love!
Except I know that can't happen because you haven;t attached the AU tag *wails* (And I love Tonks and Teddy too much, sigh)
Lovely story. Beautiful characterisation. Thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
Author's Response: Oh, do you want an AU tag? I could do that! Sure! And Peter doesn't escape so Sirius is free and Voldemort never comes back! Yay! Only we're not much for AU like that, are we? ;) Sorry the chapters are so short, but you know me. Hopefully in the end it will all add up to something decent, lol. Glad you liked it. Thank you for the compliment on the characters! Hope you enjoy the next one soon! ~Gina :)


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I have always wanted to have a baby girl So when I read online that it is possible for us to choose our baby's sex if you have sex in a particular position I was very keen in knowing if this is really true?
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That restricted allotments of deceased Indians may be leased, except for oil and gas mining purposes, by the superintendents of the reservation within which the lands are located (1) when the heirs or devisees of such decedents have not been determined and (2) when the heirs or devisees of the decedents have been determined, and such lands are not in use by any of the heirs and the heirs have not been able during a three-months' period to agree upon a lease by reason of the number of the heirs, their absence from the reservation, or for other cause, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe. The proceeds derived from such leases shall be credited to the estates or other accounts of the individuals entitled thereto in accordance with their respective interests.
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Hi all, I am due to have my first baby in August and am totally undecided whether to book in to a private hospital at huge cost ( not insured) or take my chances in the public system. I am 49 in good health but was advised by my fertility doctor to have a caesar cos of my age. I live in a small rural town called Gympie which is an hour North of Noosa on the Sunshine Coast, QLD. THere is a 14 bed maternity section in my little local hospital in Gympie. They do NOT have a special care nursery so any probs w bub means chopper or road ambulance to the nearest regional hospital which is Nambour General Hosp. NGH has a level two nursery so any bad probs mean chopper or road to Brissie. Can someone tell me what "shared care" means? Thanks Lisa
17th January 2012 12:41 PM #2
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Welcome Lisa!
Have you considered a home birth with a midwife? Advanced maternal age means very little in regards to "high risk" if you're healthy. It's not so much your "age" as it is your body's ability to handle the birth, and every woman's constitution is different.
When we didn't have insurance for the kind of birth I wanted, we chose to pay "out of pocket" for a midwife. Her fee was WAY less than what it would have cost us to have the baby at an "uninsured" hospital.
I'd encourage you to interview at least one midwife (preferably 2 or 3) and ask her the hard questions.
- Why is my doctor recommending a C-Section?
- What benefit would that be for me and/or my bub?
- Have you ever delivered a woman of advanced maternal age and how did the birth go?
I have a dear friend who has 7 children. She gave birth to her last baby (a homebirth) when she was 45. I remember when she conceived another child at the age of 47, and contacted her midwife. Her midwife said "this will be my first catch for a mom who's 48 years old". I'm guessing that there aren't many midwives that have the honor of assisting in a birth of a mom who is over 45 simply because natural conception declines rapidly after 40. But the interesting thing is that my friend WOULD have planned a home birth, and her midwife was all for it... and that would have been at age 48 (my friend ended up miscarrying which is very common with advanced maternal age as well).
I'm going to send Jane a message to respond to your questions because she's a wonderful midwife who frequently posts in the forums and she will be able to answer your questions with more authority. If she doesn't get back to you right away it's likely that she's attending a birth, but she will get back to you :-)
Be sure to check out the birth forum to learn more about birth choices
Congratulations on your pregnancy and welcome to the forums!
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17th January 2012 01:04 PM #3
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Thanks Kate for your quick response
No I have not considered home birth because never having had a child before,being 49 ( not as supple as I once was), and living so far away from any neonatal services. I would not want to take that risk, nor put any health professional through the worry with these circumstances.
If I was much younger, had a child before and did not live so rural, then yes, home birth would be ideal, I think it is brilliant, and I am sad I have to go to some clinical setting to go through this incredibly intimate, probably once in my lifetime experience.
Do you know what shared care means?
17th January 2012 01:37 PM #4
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Hi Lisa,
I don't know what shared care means and I'm hoping that Jane will be able to shed some light on that.
What about using a birthing centre? Have you considered that? Or maybe using a midwife in the hospital? The public hospital may not have the midwife option, but I'd definitely ask. A birthing centre would probably give you the closest experience to a home birth and the highest chance of having no interventions and a natural birth if that's your goal. At the very least I'd look for a doctor who has a low C-Section rate (below 15% would be ideal, considering that many doctors have a 30% C-section rate (last I checked, midwives have about a 3.5% C-Cection rate - hoping Jane will correct me if this number has changed).
I'm 48 years old now and though I'm not as "spry" as I was at 40, when my last baby was born, I'd still consider a homebirth if I had the opportunity now (unfortunately I'm peri-menopausal so not much chance of having another little one).
I just did some number crunching and noticed that it seems like you're maybe at the end of your first trimester. How far along are you? Have you had any ultrasounds yet?
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17th January 2012 08:58 PM #5
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Thanks Kate,
Yep It is really early days just coming into week 12 and I probably am jumping the gun with my worry about where to go.
I cannot imagine any 49 yo body having a straight forward first labour. Caesar was the advice and I was relieved that it was suggested.
I am new to this area, despite being a registered nurse for the nearly three decades, I am not a midwife and all my friends birth stories are probably irrelevant due to changes over the 20 yrs since they had their children.
The birthing centre idea does sound good.
Ok thanks again
18th January 2012 04:27 AM #6
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Birth Choices
Hi Lisa,
Congratulations on nearly completing your first trimester. I'm SO excited for you!
Though it's "early days", it's actually never too early to be planning for your birth. I started planning for mine 2 years before I had my first child. If you're interested in reading about that journey, you'll find it in the "What might keep you from having a home birth" thread.
I just started a thread in the forums entitled "What are my birth choices?". I'd love to help you create the best birth experience for you in hopes that it will be all that you want it to be. This is such a special time for you and I know you're wanting to do it all as perfectly as possible for the best pregnancy and birth experience that also offers the best outcome of a precious, healthy baby.
Please take a look at that thread as it gives a link to some information on birthing centres and other options to consider.
With warmest regards,
18th January 2012 06:43 AM #7
Hi Lisa - Welcome to the forum. I am sorry I've been off-line busy with my midwifery clients. In answer to your questions about Shared Care I'll try to explain what it means. Shared care means sharing your pregnancy care between different health practitioners or a health practitioner and the hospital. The most common example of shared care in Australia is where a GP (family doctor) does the most of the pregnancy care and you have a few visits late in pregnancy at the hospital. The hospital midwives then provide the majority of care in labour (so long as no complications arise) and the care in hospital or at home in the postnatal period. You can also have shared care between say a midwife and doctor (so you may see both at different points in your pregnancy). I hope this clears this up for you.
My thoughts on whether or not to choose private or public care is to look at the advantages and disadvantages of each choice. I have a favourite technique where I suggest to client trying to make a difficult decision to get a piece of paper and draw a line down the middle and make a heading at the top of each section and then write two columns - one column the advantages and the other the disadvantages of that option. Write down everything thing you can think of. Then sit back and have a look at the big picture. This often makes the decision easier. When doing this exercise - have in the top of your mind what is really important to you for your birth.
I can see Kate and yourself have discussed homebirth and a couple of other options. Regarding the public or private option a few things to consider. Private health care in Australia has the highest intervention rates in the healthiest population. Seeing a private doctor does not necessarily mean you'll get better care. Our public health system has many innovative models available (this does depend on your local hospitals). Find out if they have caseload midwifery or team midwifery available. Choosing a continuity of care model (when one or a few known midwives follow you though your pregnancy and to be there for your birth and afterwards) is a very popular model and provides excellent and safe outcomes.
Also another option is to choose a private midwife to provide your care. Again you will be out of pocket for this option (some midwives do have Medicare eligibility though). A private midwife can not only provide homebirth care but support you for a hospital birth. You can search for private midwives close to you in Find a Practitioner search. If you are interested in this option and can find anyone in the search - let me know I will make some enquiries. Not all midwives are listed in the search
Scheduling a caesarean simply based on age is not recommendation based on research. Caesareans should only be performed for true medical indications. I've cared for a number of "older mothers" and many had a beautiful, normal and safe vaginal births. The author of Dance of the Womb Belly dance for Pregnancy and Birth DVD and Belly Dancer is pictured on the cover pregnant at 47 (and went on to have a natural birth).
Can I suggest a couple of great books to read - these may help you form your decision about what option to choose:
- Gentle Birth Gentle Mothering by Dr Sarah Buckley
- Well Adjusted Babies by Dr Jennifer Barham-Floreani
22nd January 2012 11:00 AM #8
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Thanks Jane for your comprehensive reply,
I have got quotes and that has narrowed my choice down to going purely public.
Private I am looking at around $20,000 OOP.
"Shared care" with a private obst at the general hosp is around $15,000 OOP ( includes cost of a five day stay as an intermediate pt)
Private midwife is not appropriate for my situation. I will be 50 yo two weeks after my EDD. Never given birth before and live hours away from proper neonatal medical care, I think you would agree...
22nd January 2012 12:36 PM #9
Hi Lisa - Wow - that is a lot of money out of pocket. Do you get some back from Medicare?
FYI - I personally have cared for many women considered high risk in conjunction with a public hospital (liaising with the hospital doctors) or with an obstetrician I have a collaborative relationship with. Both the midwife and the doctors work can together as your team. You can take your private midwife with you to any hospital you choose to give birth - though how a midwife can act within the hospital depends on local arrangements. I can, for instance, take a women to a tertiary referral hospital I have an arrangement with and be her midwife in the hospital. This way you can get the best of both worlds - a midwife to give you continuity of care and the best chance of a normal birth and you have access any medical care you may need (and in the case of an arrangement with both a private doctor and private midwife - you have two known experienced caregivers).
When you give birth in any hospital, either public or private, it is the hospital midwife that provides the majority of the care. If you have a private doctor, they show up just for the actual birth or if the midwife calls her or him if any complications arise in labour.