Here is one possible soundtrack for the movie of my life (coming soon to a theater near you).
Summertime - Janis Joplin & Jimi Hendrix
This song speaks to my origins in the STP family, living communally. It also invokes my connection to the deep south, my mother's side of the family tree--she used to sing this to me.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuD6KGTRoFw?rel=0&w=420&h=315]
Summertime, time, time,
Child, the living's easy.
Fish are jumping out
And the cotton, Lord,
Cotton's high, Lord, so high.
Your daddy's rich
And your ma is so good-looking, baby.
She's looking good now,
Hush, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby,
No, no, no, no, don't you cry.
Don't you cry!
One of these mornings
You're gonna rise, rise up singing,
You're gonna spread your wings,
Child, and take, take to the sky,
Lord, the sky.
Until that morning
Honey, n-n-nothing's going to harm you now,
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
Don't you cry,
Don't you cry,
Cry.
Violent Femmes - Kiss Off
The horrors of teenage angst come through loud and clear. I listened to nothing but this album for several weeks straight.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLMn8UPmSTo?rel=0&w=420&h=315]
I need someone,
A person to talk to,
Someone who'd care to love.
Could it be you?
Could it be you?
Situation gets rough then I start to panic,
It's not enough,
It's just a habit.
Hey kid you're sick,
Well darling this is it.
You can all just kiss off into the air,
Behind my back I can see them stare.
They'll hurt me bad but I won't mind,
They'll hurt me bad,
They do it all the time.
Yeah, yeah they do it all the time.
Yeah, yeah they do it all the time.
Yeah, yeah they do it all the time.
Yeah, yeah they do it all the time.
I hope you know this will go down on your permanent record.
Oh yeah, well don't get so distressed,
Did I happen to mention that I'm impressed?
I take one, one, one cause you left me and,
Two, two, two for my family and,
Three, three, three, for my heartache and,
Four, four, four for my headaches and,
Five, five, five for my loneliness and,
Six, six, six for my sorrow and,
Seven, seven for n-n-no tomorrow and,
Eight, eight, I forget what eight was for and,
Nine, nine, nine for a lost god and,
Ten, ten, ten, ten for everything, everything, everything, everything.
You can all just kiss off into the air,
Behind my back I can see them stare.
They'll hurt me bad but I won't mind,
They'll hurt me bad,
They do it all the time.
Yeah, yeah, yeah they do it all the time.
Yeah, yeah, yeah they do it all the time.
Do it all the time.
Do it all the time.
Do it all the time, time, time.
Yeah, yeah they do it all the time.
A person to talk to,
Someone who'd care to love.
Could it be you?
Could it be you?
Situation gets rough then I start to panic,
It's not enough,
It's just a habit.
Hey kid you're sick,
Well darling this is it.
You can all just kiss off into the air,
Behind my back I can see them stare.
They'll hurt me bad but I won't mind,
They'll hurt me bad,
They do it all the time.
Yeah, yeah they do it all the time.
Yeah, yeah they do it all the time.
Yeah, yeah they do it all the time.
Yeah, yeah they do it all the time.
I hope you know this will go down on your permanent record.
Oh yeah, well don't get so distressed,
Did I happen to mention that I'm impressed?
I take one, one, one cause you left me and,
Two, two, two for my family and,
Three, three, three, for my heartache and,
Four, four, four for my headaches and,
Five, five, five for my loneliness and,
Six, six, six for my sorrow and,
Seven, seven for n-n-no tomorrow and,
Eight, eight, I forget what eight was for and,
Nine, nine, nine for a lost god and,
Ten, ten, ten, ten for everything, everything, everything, everything.
You can all just kiss off into the air,
Behind my back I can see them stare.
They'll hurt me bad but I won't mind,
They'll hurt me bad,
They do it all the time.
Yeah, yeah, yeah they do it all the time.
Yeah, yeah, yeah they do it all the time.
Do it all the time.
Do it all the time.
Do it all the time, time, time.
Yeah, yeah they do it all the time.
The Cure - Jumping Someone Else's Train
Surrounded by cowboys and cheerleaders, I was desperate for people with depth and originality. The Cure got me through high school, the Slo-detha Texas years.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jTcTIc25Ck?rel=0&w=560&h=315]
Don't say what you mean
You might spoil your face
If you walk in the crowd
You won't leave any trace
It's always the same
You're jumping someone else's train
It won't take you long
To learn the new smile
You have to adapt
Or you'll be out of style
It's always the same
You're jumping someone else's train
If you pick up on it quick
You can say you were there
Again and again and again
You're jumping someone else's train
It's the latest wave
That you've been craving for
The old ideal was getting such a bore
Now you're back in line
Going not quite quite as far
But in half the time
Everyone's happy
They're finally all the same
Because everyone's jumping
Everybody else's train
Jumping someone else's train
Jumping someone else's train
Jumping someone else's train
Joy Division, "She's Lost Control"
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMgHDL5p9q0]
Confusion in her eyes that says it all.
She's lost control.
And she's clinging to the nearest passer by,
She's lost control.
And she gave away the secrets of her past,
And said I've lost control again,
And a voice that told her when and where to act,
She said I've lost control again.
And she turned around and took me by the hand and said,
I've lost control again.
And how I'll never know just why or understand,
She said I've lost control again.
And she screamed out kicking on her side and said,
I've lost control again.
And seized up on the floor, I thought she'd die.
She said I've lost control.
She's lost control again.
She's lost control.
She's lost control again.
She's lost control.
Well I had to 'phone her friend to state my case,
And say she's lost control again.
And she showed up all the errors and mistakes,
And said I've lost control again.
But she expressed herself in many different ways,
Until she lost control again.
And walked upon the edge of no escape,
And laughed I've lost control.
She's lost control again.
She's lost control.
She's lost control again.
She's lost control.
Interpol - Not even Jail
I tried rehab. I tried 12 stepping. Jail was rock bottom.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujeIrYeJ14M?rel=0&w=420&h=315]
I'll lay down my glasses
I'll lay down in houses
If things come alive
I'll subtract pain by ounces
Yeah, I will start painting houses
If things come alive
I promise to commit no acts of violence
Neither physical or otherwise
If things come alive
I'll say it now
I'll say it now
Say it now
Oh I'll say it now
Cause I want it now
When personality is scarred tissue
We travel South if it's use
I'm subtle like a lion's cage
Such a cautious display
Remember take hold of your time here
Give some meanings to the means
To your end
Not even jail
We marshal in the days of longing
We tremble like anyone's children
And wait to watch the fire
Repairing on the side of caution
Betraying no other symptom
But girl you shake it right
I will bounce you on the lap of silence
We will free love to the beats of science
And girl you shake it right
I'll say it now
Oh but hold still darling your hair so free
Can't you feel all the warmth of my sincerity
You make motion when you cry
You're making peoples lives feel less private
Don't take time away
You make motion when you cry
We all hold hands
can't we all hold hands
When we make new friends
I pretend like no one else
To try to control myself
I'm subtle like a lion's cage
Such a cautious display
Remember take hold of your time here
Give some meanings to the means
To your end
Not even jail
Poe: Control
Feeling bad-ass for (finally) finding my mojo and getting my act together.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5nwEb4EQAo?rel=0&w=420&h=315]
Don't you mess with a little girl's dream
'Cause she's liable to grow up mean
Surprised you to find that I'm laughing?
You thought that you'd find me in tears
You thought I'd be crawling the walls
Like a tiny mosquito and trembling in fear
Well you may be king for the moment
But I am a queen understand
And I've got your pawns and your bishops
And castles
All inside the palm of my hand
While you were looking the other way
While you had your eyes closed
While you were licking your lips
'Cause I was miserable
While you were selling your soul
While you were tearing a hole in me
I was taking control
Now I have taken control
Now I have taken control...
This is beginning to feel good
Watching you squirm in your shoes
A small bead of sweat on your brow
And a growl in your belly your scared to let through
You thought you could keep me from loving
You thought you could feed on my soul
But while you were busy destroying my life
What was half in me has become whole
While you were looking the other way
While you had your eyes closed
While you were licking your lips
'Cause I was miserable
While you were selling your soul
While you were tearing a hole in me
I was taking control
Now I have taken control
Now I have taken control...
So this is how it feels
To breath in the summer air
The feel the sand between my toes
And love inside my ear
All those things that you taught me to fear
I've got them in my garden now
And your not welcome here
Come a little bit closer
Let me look at you
I gave you the benefit
Of the doubt it's true
But keep in mind my darling
Not every saint is a fool
While you were looking the other way
While you had your eyes closed
While you were licking your lips
'Cause I was miserable
While you were selling your soul
While you were tearing a hole in me
I was taking control
Now I have taken control
Now I have taken control...
Don't you mess with me
Father: there has to be more to life than this, because in our
confrontation with a cold cold universe, there is something comical
to the idea that we can really impose our will on humanity-- power corrupts!
The Replacements - Androgynous
Kindred souls coming together (happily ever after)--that's a good thing, right? Right?
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8J9WssSj7Q?rel=0&w=420&h=315]
Here come Dick, he's wearing a skirt
Here comes Jane, y'know she's sporting a chain
Same hair, revolution
Same build, evolution
Tomorrow who's gonna fuss
And they love each other so
Androgynous
Closer than you know, love each other so
Androgynous
Don't get him wrong and don't get him mad
He might be a father, but he sure ain't a dad
And she don't need advice that'll center her
She's happy with the way she looks
She's happy with her gender
Mirror image, see no damage
See no evil at all
Kewpie dolls and urine stalls
Will be laughed at
The way you're laughed at now
Now, something meets Boy, and something meets Girl
They both look the same
They're overjoyed in this world
Same hair, revolution
Unisex, evolution
Tomorrow who's gonna fuss
And tomorrow Dick is wearing pants
And tomorrow Janie's wearing a dress
Future outcasts and they don't last
And today, the people dress the way that they please
The way they tried to do in the last centuries
Aimee Mann - Wise up
A song about accepting the truth and moving on.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3D7xplBYNY?rel=0&w=560&h=315]
It's not
What you thought
When you first began it
You got
What you want
Now you can hardly stand it though,
By now you know
It's not going to stop
It's not going to stop
It's not going to stop
'Til you wise up
You're sure
There's a cure
And you have finally found it
You think
One drink
Will shrink you 'til you're underground
And living down
But it's not going to stop
It's not going to stop
It's not going to stop
'Til you wise up
Prepare a list of what you need
Before you sign away the deed
'Cause it's not going to stop
It's not going to stop
It's not going to stop
'Til you wise up
No, it's not going to stop
'Til you wise up
No, it's not going to stop
So just... give up
What you thought
When you first began it
You got
What you want
Now you can hardly stand it though,
By now you know
It's not going to stop
It's not going to stop
It's not going to stop
'Til you wise up
You're sure
There's a cure
And you have finally found it
You think
One drink
Will shrink you 'til you're underground
And living down
But it's not going to stop
It's not going to stop
It's not going to stop
'Til you wise up
Prepare a list of what you need
Before you sign away the deed
'Cause it's not going to stop
It's not going to stop
It's not going to stop
'Til you wise up
No, it's not going to stop
'Til you wise up
No, it's not going to stop
So just... give up
Jewel- Hands
This song has been my refuge. Strength, hope, love, belted out without fear. Jewel is underrated.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk0bKfC8XSE?rel=0&w=420&h=315]
Dido - Life For Rent
My life in transit...seems like I'm always moving (or moving on).
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFtNChII78k?rel=0&w=560&h=315]
I haven't ever really found a place that I call home
I never stick around quite long enough to make it
I apologize that once again I'm not in love
But it's not as if I mind that your heart ain't exactly breaking
It's just a thought, only a thought
But if my life is for rent and I don't learn to buy
Well I deserve nothing more than I get
'cause nothing I have is truly mine
I've always thought that I would love to live by the sea
To travel the world alone and live more simply
I have no idea what's happened to that dream
'cause there's really nothing left here to stop me
It's just a thought, only a thought
But if my life is for rent and I don't learn to buy
Well I deserve nothing more than I get
'cause nothing I have is truly mine
While my heart is a shield and I won't let it down
While I am so afraid to fail so I won't even try
Well how can I say I'm alive
But if my life is for rent and I don't learn to buy
Well I deserve nothing more than I get
'cause nothing I have is truly mine
Cat Power- New York
Yeah baby--living the life in the BIG APPLE.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVvUDLMYoMQ?rel=0&w=560&h=315]
Start spreading the news
I'm leaving today
I want to be a part of it
New York, New York
These vagabond shoes
Are longing to stray
Right through the very heart of it
New York, New York
I wanna wake up in a city
That doesn't sleep
And find I'm king of the hill
Top of the heap
These little town blues
Are melting a way
I'll make a brand-new start of it
In old New York
If I can make it there
I'll make it anywhere
It's up to you
New York, New York
New York, New York
I want to wake up
In a city that never sleeps
And find I'm a number one, top of the list
King of the hill, a number one
These little town blues
Are melting a way
I'm gonna make a brand-new start of it
In old New York
And... if I can make it there
I'm gonna make it anywhere
It's up to you
New York, New York
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