If one song described your life what song would it be?

reverend_kyle · Post by **reverend_kyle** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:36 pm

For what its worth--Buffalo Springfield.

btownmeggy · Post by **btownmeggy** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:00 pm

I guess Roxanne by the Police.

UCAbears · Post by **UCAbears** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:38 pm

Starless by crossfade

static_ice · Post by **static_ice** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:42 pm

vincent I was thinking of that same topic to post damnit!

...meh...

I'd have to say Chop Suey! by System of a Down [size=0]J/K I don't think anyone could use that song unless they were already dead[/size]

no really, lyrically I'd say Everything by Limp Bizkit

musically I'd say What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 4 Blue Sky)
by DJ Shadow

Kid_A · Post by **Kid_A** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 6:32 am

not lyrically, but these songs have a Kid A feel to them.

By Radiohead: Pyramid Song/Hunting Bears/I Might Be Wrong/(and of course) Kid A
and about 20 other Radiohead songs. plus about 20 Pink Floyd songs

Serbia · Post by **Serbia** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 7:16 am

glide wrote:one song huh? Well for me it would be Bob Seger's "Turn the Page"

Have you heard Metallica do this one?

Vincent M · Post by **Vincent M** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 10:13 am

Kid_A wrote:not lyrically, but these songs have a Kid A feel to them.

By Radiohead: Pyramid Song/Hunting Bears/I Might Be Wrong/(and of course) Kid A
and about 20 other Radiohead songs. plus about 20 Pink Floyd songs

I take it that Kid A is your fav. Radiohead Album I quite agree

Minkish · Post by **Minkish** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 10:15 am

Jack Johnson - Banana Pancakes

BOREDGIRL · Post by **BOREDGIRL** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 3:08 pm

If I had to pick a song about how I felt about my life thus far, through my self perception I would pick "At seventeen" by Janice Ian

"AT SEVENTEEN"
By Janis Ian

I learned the truth at seventeen
That love was meant for beauty queens
And high school girls with clear skinned smiles
Who married young and then retired
The valentines I never knew
The Friday night charades of youth
Were spent on one more beautiful
At seventeen I learned the truth...

And those of us with ravaged faces
Lacking in the social graces
Desperately remained at home
Inventing lovers on the phone
Who called to say "come dance with me"
And murmured vague obscenities
It isn't all it seems at seventeen...

A brown eyed girl in hand me downs
Whose name I never could pronounce
Said: "Pity please the ones who serve
They only get what they deserve"
The rich relationed hometown queen
Marries into what she needs
With a guarantee of company
And haven for the elderly...

So remember those who win the game
Lose the love they sought to gain
In debitures of quality and dubious integrity
Their small-town eyes will gape at you
In dull surprise when payment due
Exceeds accounts received at seventeen...

To those of us who knew the pain
Of valentines that never came
And those whose names were never called
When choosing sides for basketball
It was long ago and far away
the world was younger than today
when dreams were all they gave for free
to ugly duckling girls like me...

We all play the game, and when we dare
We cheat ourselves at solitaire
Inventing lovers on the phone
Repenting other lives unknown
That call and say: "Come on, dance with me"
And murmur vague obscenities
At ugly girls like me, at seventeen...

It's kinda depressing I know, but that's how I perceive my life. It may not be the truth but our reality is our perception of ourselves.

(no I don't have a self esteem issue either so If anyone sends Dr. Phil to my house, I'll tell that hypocrite where he can take his books and shove them;)

heavycola · Post by **heavycola** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 3:16 pm

btownmeggy wrote:I guess Roxanne by the Police.

Jesse, Bad Boy · Post by **Jesse, Bad Boy** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 3:59 pm

btownmeggy wrote:I guess Roxanne by the Police.

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Jesse, Bad Boy · Post by **Jesse, Bad Boy** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 4:25 pm

While I think many songs are apt to describe my life, I think I most identify with the following lyrics:

Joy from VNV Nation

Have I no control, is my soul not mine?
Am I not just man, destiny defined?
Never to be ruled nor held to heel.
Not heaven or hell just the land between.
Am I not man, does my heart not bleed?
No Lord, no God, no hate, no pity, no pain, just ME.
Comprehend and countermand.
Synchronous guidance. I choose my way.
Never to be ruled nor held to heel.
Not heaven or hell just the land between.

And am I not man?

So why do I love when I still feel pain?
When does it end, when is my work done?
Why am I lone and why do I feel that
I carry a sword through a battlefield?
So why do I love when I still feel pain?
When does it end, when is my work done?
Why do I fight and why do I feel that
I carry a sword, that I carry a sword?

Like the path to heaven or the road to hell
our choice is our own consequences bind.
We are the kings of wisdom, the fools as well.
We are the gods to many, we are humble men.
We who build great works just to break them down.
We who make our rules so we never fail.

flashleg8 · Post by **flashleg8** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 4:43 pm

To go OT a bit, the football team I support Motherwell FC had a competition a few years ago to pick the song that the team would come out to, it had to be something that either reflected the history of the club or the ethos of the team. The fans overwhelming result?

The Talking Heads "We're on a road to Nowhere"

Pretty much sums it up :lol:

Needless to say, it wasn't chosen by the club...

Aries · Post by **Aries** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 4:45 pm

Minkish wrote:Jack Johnson - Banana Pancakes

Ya, I think that's what my life is like too. Or maybe it's like "Neighbourhood #3 (power's out)" by Arcade Fire.

unriggable · Post by **unriggable** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 4:47 pm

Sigh...

The Unforgiven by Metallica

Less directly, Reflection by Tool

btownmeggy · Post by **btownmeggy** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 4:49 pm

Aries wrote:Or maybe it's like "Neighbourhood #3 (power's out)" by Arcade Fire.

mmmmm, so good.

btownmeggy · Post by **btownmeggy** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 4:51 pm

btownmeggy wrote:
Aries wrote:Or maybe it's like "Neighbourhood #3 (power's out)" by Arcade Fire.

mmmmm, so good.

Oh, I also wanted to say that Regine Chassagne is my girlfriend.

heavycola · Post by **heavycola** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 7:00 pm

flashleg8 wrote:To go OT a bit, the football team I support Motherwell FC had a competition a few years ago to pick the song that the team would come out to, it had to be something that either reflected the history of the club or the ethos of the team. The fans overwhelming result?

The Talking Heads "We're on a road to Nowhere"

Pretty much sums it up Needless to say, it wasn't chosen by the club...

you have to love scottish footie fans. Pure brilliant, by the way.

s.xkitten · Post by **s.xkitten** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 7:05 pm

never again...nickelback

sadly enough

Serbia · Post by **Serbia** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 7:20 pm

s.xkitten wrote:never again...nickelback

sadly enough

Seriously?

Wow, that's rough...

passions · Post by **passions** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 7:24 pm

My song would have to be Bitch, by Meredith Baxter.

war_bloodline · Post by **war_bloodline** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:58 pm

Mine would have to be,
To Be Me by American Head Charge
or
Contact by KYO.

Serbia · Post by **Serbia** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 10:34 pm

Don't know about a song that fits me now, but this song would describe me 20 years ago at age 6. It's "Wonderful" by Everclear.

hey, aint life wonderful? wonderful, wonderful, wonderful... isnt it wonderful
Now?

I close my eyes when I get too sad
I think thoughts that I know are bad
Close my eyes and I count to ten
Hope its over when I open them

I want the things that I had before
Like a star wars poster on my bedroom door
I wish I could count to ten
Make everything be wonderful again

Hope my mom and I hope my dad
Will figure out why they get so mad
Hear them scream, I hear them fight
They say bad words that make me wanna cry

Close my eyes when I go to bed
And I dream of angels who make me smile
I feel better when I hear them say
Everything will be wonderful someday

Promises mean everything when you're little
And the worlds so big
I just dont understand how
You can smile with all those tears in your eyes
Tell me everything is wonderful now

Please dont tell me everything is wonderful now

I go to school and I run and play
I tell the kids that its all okay
I laugh aloud so my friends wont know
When the bell rings I just dont wanna go home

Go to my room and I close my eyes
I make believe that I have a new life
I dont believe you when you say
Everything will be wonderful someday

Promises mean everything when you're little
And the world is so big
I just dont understand how
You can smile with all those tears in your eyes
When you tell me everything is wonderful now

No
No, I dont wanna hear you tell me everything is wonderful now
No
No, I dont wanna hear you tell me everything is wonderful now

I dont wanna hear you say
That I will understand someday
No, no, no, no
I dont wanna hear you say
You both have grown in a different way
No, no, no, no
I dont wanna meet your friends
And I dont wanna start over again
I just want my life to be the same
Just like it used to be
Some days I hate everything
I hate everything
Everyone and everything
Please dont tell me everything is wonderful now...

I dont wanna hear you tell me everything is wonderful now

luns101 · Post by **luns101** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 10:52 pm

"Us and Them" - Pink Floyd

Anden · Post by **Anden** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 11:01 pm

I Am The Walrus - The Beatles

I Am the Walrus Lyrics

I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together.
See how they run like pigs from a gun, see how they fly.
I'm crying.

Sitting on a cornflake, waiting for the van to come.
Corporation tee-shirt, stupid bloody Tuesday.
Man, you been a naughty boy, you let your face grow long.
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen, I am the walrus,
goo goo g'joob

Mister City P'liceman sitting
Pretty little policemen in a row.
See how they fly like Lucy in the Sky, see how they run.
I'm crying. I'm cry------------ing,
I'm crying. I'm cry------------ing.

Yellow matter custard, dripping from a dead dog's eye.
Crabalocker fishwife, pornographic priestess,
Boy, you been a naughty girl you let your Knickers down.
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen, I am the walrus,
goo goo g'joob

Sitting in an English garden waiting for the sun.
If the sun don't come, you get a tan
From standing in the English rain.
I am the eggmen, they are the eggmen, I am the walrus,
goo goo g'joob goo goo g'joob

Expert texpert choking smokers,
Don't you think the joker laughs at you? (ho ho ho, he, he he, ha, ha, ha)
See how they smile like pigs in a sty, see how they snied.
I'm crying.

Semolina pilchard, climbing up the Eiffel Tower.
Elementary penguin singing Hari Krishna.
Man, you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allan Poe.
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen, I am the walrus,
goo goo g'joob, goo goo goo g'joob, goo goo g'joob, g'goo goo g'joob g'goo
(rhythmical speaking along with juba's).
Juba juba juba, juba, juba, juba, juba, juba, juba juba. Juba juba.....
(speaking)

--Repeat (eventually juba's will stop) and fade until end.--
during the fade out background vocals:
[Simultaneously:] 'Everybody's got one' and 'Oompa, oompa, stick it up your joompa' [jumper]