“Islands in the Stream” reminds me of Dana (because Dana wants to be Dolly when she grows up).
Anything by Kenny Rogers reminds me of Kim (because she’s Country Kim and we bought his tape in the LA Tech bookstore back in the day). Also, the Counting Crows album August and Everything After reminds me of her because we went to their concert in 1996/7.
Hillary is an old school New Kids on the Block fan and has seen them in concert several times, so I’d have to say “The Right Stuff.”
And Will sang “Here Comes the Sun” to me at least 500 times while learning to play the guitar when we were in high school. He also made me sing when he was learning new Beatles songs and I did because that’s what best friends are for.
No question. The song that gets stuck in my head the most is “She Came in Through the Bathroom Window” by The Beatles. It’s my shower song, it’s my feel good song, it’s my classic Paul “woohoo” song, although it’s more of a “knew-hoo”.
“And so I quit the police department and got myself a steady job, and though she tried her best to help me – she could steal, but she could not rob” is one of the finest lyrics I’ve ever heard. Oh, yeah.
Longtime readers will know that I love The Beatles and they will appear on this list a couple of times. Their first appearance is for a song that calms. “I’ll Follow the Sun” has a gorgeous melody and my sweet Paul’s voice, it’s calming and steady, hopeful and bittersweet at the same time. I just love it.
My parents are crazy like everyone’s parents are crazy, but you know how your parents are crazy on a level only you understand? Yeah. My dad called me one day a few years ago and asked me how to get “Born to Be Wild” as his ringtone.
Hi, I’m Kerry and welcome to the lamest thing I’ve ever written.
Let’s be real. My most recent ex-boyfriend was in 1993 because I also met my future husband that year as well. So, let’s talk about Judd. I’ve written about him before because it included the time we were stranded at a New Year’s Eve party and guys named Ray Ray and Tiny volunteered to drive us home. Judd was interesting. He gave me Koosh ball for Christmas. Remember Koosh balls? He cut his hair into a mushroom-looking shape before Adam Duritz did it with his dreads. Just imagine that for a minute.
There were other songs, but the song that reminds me of Judd is “Somewhere Out There” from the American Tail soundtrack because we made out while watching that movie once early in our relationship and once you’ve made out to an animated movie, what else is going to stick in your head?
I promise this will be the worst song in this challenge.
It’s almost fall, y’all. That means it’s time for a 30 day challenge with my blog buddy at The Second 4o. That’s right, we will be blowing your mind and busting some musical genius on your asses. And, I promise to complete this challenge. I really will because I’m not having surgery or anything in the midst of the 30 days. Here is the list. Some of you can guess a song or two I may post.
Day 01 – A song from your childhood Day 02 – A song that reminds you of your most recent ex-boyfriend Day 03 – A song that reminds you of one/both of your parents Day 04 – A song that calms you down Day 05 – A song that is often stuck in your head Day 06 – A song that reminds you of a best friend Day 07 – A song that reminds you of the past summer Day 08 – A song that reminds you of your “first love” Day 09 – A song that makes you hopeful Day 10 – A song by your favorite band Day 11 – A song on the soundtrack of your favorite movie Day 12 – The last song you heard Day 13 – A song that reminds you of a former friend Day 14 – A song that reminds you of your spouse Day 15 – A song that you love singing along to Day 16 – A song that has made you cry Day 17 – A song that makes you want to dance Day 18 – A song that you love but you rarely listen to Day 19 – The first song alphabetically on your iPod Day 20 – The last song alphabetically on your iPod Day 21 – The song played most often on your iPod Day 22 – The most surprising song on your iPod Day 23 – Your favorite song Day 24 – Your favorite song to hear live Day 25 – A song that someone has sung to you Day 26 – A song that you cannot stand to listen to Day 27 – A song that you have danced to with your best friend Day 28 – A song you could listen to all day without getting tired of Day 29 – Your favorite song from your college days Day 30 – Your theme song for your 40s
Live-Aid was the only thing that mattered in 1985. I watched from my living room. The whole thing. It was the first time I felt immersed in music.
From Wikipedia:
Live Aid was a dual-venue concert held on 13 July 1985. The event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine. Billed as the “global jukebox”, the event was held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London, England, United Kingdom (attended by 72,000 people) and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (attended by about 100,000 people).[1] On the same day, concerts inspired by the initiative happened in other countries, such as Australia and Germany. It was one of the largest-scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time: an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion, across 150 nations, watched the live broadcast.[2]
Here is the roster of artists (from @u2.com):
Status Quo (London, 12 p.m.)
Style Council
Boomtown Rats
Adam Ant
INXS (from Melbourne, but played at approximately 1 p.m. in London)
Ultravox
Loudness
Spandau Ballet
(Philly begins at this point!)
P – Joan Baez (Philly 9 a.m./London 2 p.m.)
L – Elvis Costello
P – The Hooters
Opus (from Vienna)
L – Nik Kershaw
P – The Four Tops
B.B. King (from The Hague)
P – Billy Ocean
P – Ozzy Osbourne
P – Run DMC (Philly 10:15 a.m./3:15 p.m. London)
Yu Rock Mission (from Belgrade)
L – Sade
L – Sting (3:15 p.m. London/10:15 a.m. Philly) (same as Run DMC)
P – Rick Springfield
L – Phil Collins
P – REO Speedwagon
L – Howard Jones
Autograph (from Moscow)
L – Bryan Ferry (4:10 p.m. London/11:10 a.m. in Philly)
P – Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
Udo Lindenburgh (from Cologne)
P – Judas Priest (Philly 11:26 a.m./4:26 p.m. in London)
L – Paul Young (London 4:40 p.m./11:40 a.m. in Philly)
L – Bob Geldof welcomes America (5 p.m. in London/noon in Philly)
P – Bryan Adams (12:02 p.m. in Philly/5:02 p.m. in London)
L – U2 (5:20 p.m. in London/12:20 p.m. in Philly)
P – The Beach Boys (12:40 p.m. in Philly/5:40 p.m. in London)
L – Dire Straits/Sting (6 p.m. in London/1 p.m. in Philly)
P – G. Thorogood/Bo Diddley/Albert Collins
L – Queen (6:44 p.m. in London/1:44 p.m. in Philly)
David Bowie/Mick Jagger (on video)
P – Simple Minds
L – David Bowie
P – The Pretenders
L – The Who (8 p.m. in London/3 p.m. in Philly)
P – Santana w/Pat Metheny
L – Elton John
P – Ashford & Simpson w/T. Prendergrass
L – Elton John and Kiki Dee (9:05 p.m. in London/4:05 p.m in Philly)
L – Elton John, Kiki Dee, and Wham!
P – Madonna
L – Mercury and May
L – Paul McCartney
L – McCartney, Bowie, Townshend, Moyet, and Geldof
L – U.K. Finale (9:56 p.m. in London/4:56 p.m. in Philly)
Tom Petty (5:14 p.m.)
Kenny Loggins
The Cars
Neil Young (6:07 p.m.)
The Power Station
The Thompson Twins
Eric Clapton (7:39 p.m.)
Phil Collins
Plant, Page, and Jones (8:13 p.m.)
Duran Duran
Patti LaBelle
Hall & Oates w/Eddie Kendrick and David Ruffin
Mick Jagger (10:15 p.m.)
Jagger and Tina Turner
Bob Dylan/Keith Richard/Ron Wood (10:39 p.m.)
U.S. Finale (10:55 p.m.)
It was simply amazing to an 11 year-old in Shreveport, Louisiana to see all of this music performed. We will never see a lineup like that again playing that kind of quality of music again. It’s amazing that it happened and I know I was fortunate to see it; to recognize I was watching something monumental that mattered and was doing good for the world.
If you haven’t seen the Live Aid documentary, Against All Odds, Google it – the whole thing is on the You Tube.
May 12 – The Louisiana World Exposition, also known as The 1984 World’s Fair, and also the New Orleans World’s Fair, and, to the locals, simply as “The Fair” or “Expo 84”, opens.
November 11 – The Louisiana World Exposition, also known as The 1984 World’s Fair, and also the New Orleans World’s Fair, and, to the locals, simply as “The Fair” or “Expo 84”, closes.
1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia intensifies with renewed drought by mid-year, killing a million people by the end of this year.
Crack cocaine, a smokeable form of the drug, is first introduced into Los Angeles and soon spreads across the United States in what becomes known as the Crack epidemic.
Musically, 1984 was all about WHAM! Other people (who are big stinkin’ liars) would have you believe it was about Madonna, but no – it was Wham! Honestly, there were some pretty damn good albums released in 1984 by Julian Lennon, Paul McCartney, Tina Turner, Wang Chung, Thompson Twins, Bruce Springsteen, Huey Lewis and the News, and Psychedelic Furs. Let’s have some tunes, shall we?
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet[1] and the first mobile cellular telephone call. I was already a master of the Speak and Spell and was taking computer classes on a Mac, so technology grew up with me, I suppose.
Music in 1983 was all about Michael Jackson, The Eurythmics, Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton, The Police, and Duran Duran. Perhaps the biggest year for post-punk. Here are a few songs from the year because it’s one of my favorites. And let us not forget, it was the release of R.E.M.’s Murmur, which is stil amazing.
