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Author:	outdoorplaces [ Fri Mar 04, 2005 1:59 pm ]
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Are there songs out there that make you go, "hey, that had to have been written just for me." Your little theme song, or anthem, or a song that nails perfectly an experience that you went through in your life? Here are some of mine: Bob Seger - Against The Wind: Good Lord Bob, all you have to do is change the name Jannie to Annie and it would be written just for me. I get the chills when I hear this song. Bob's voice and mine aren't too compatible, so it's not one I sing in public. Sam Kinison's version of the Trogg's Wild Thing: No I'm not bitter, . But I do have to ask, "how do you live with yourself! Ahhhhhhh! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Maroon 5's And She Will Be Loved: I can't think of a song that hits being in a one sided relationship better, with someone that always feels like your going one step forward and then one back over and over again. And even the ending of the song where it's cannonized, "it's seem so hard to say goodbye." Garth Brooks' Wolves: Wow. This is a hard one for me to sing. Not hard in ability, I've got that Garth smooth tenor voice and can hit 95% of his material no problem. But hard as sometimes my eyes tears up - guess I should put this in the songs that make me cry section. Two times in my life I've been on the financial ropes, and the song is a metaphor for that - both times by chance it has been in the winter, the backdrop of this song. A little bit of Garth trivia. Garth Brooks compiles his albums/CD's from least favorite to favorite. So his favorite track on each CD he has done is the last one, and so on. This is the last track to No Fences - and IMHO Garth Brooks' best song he has ever done. "I don't mean to be complaining Lord. You've always seen me through. And I know you have your reasons for each and everything you do. But tonight outside my window there's a mournful lonesome voice I know, and I can't keep from thinking, 'bout the ones the wolves pulled down. Oh Lord keep me from being, the one the wolves pull down." I make a point to sing this at least once a month - it's humbling and reminds me where I've come from and helps me remain thankful for the many blessings in my life - and helps me remember that bad times didn't kill me. ----- OK, how about you? What song tells your life?

Author:	Shotgun CC [ Fri Mar 04, 2005 5:00 pm ]
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How Am I Supposed To Live Without You ~~ was totally in love with this guy that was a really really close friend. He had NO idea ~~ but I kept hoping and hoping. He'd date ~~ I'd always get along with the girlfriend... they'd split and we'd start to hang out alot more again. Wellllll .... long story short... he met HER ~~ and I just didn't like her. Call me jealous ~~ I don't know ... but, I just didn't. He Married Her ~~ I was invited to the wedding ~~ but it was too much for me. I was driving around that afternoon ~~ and this song came on the radio. I SWORE it was written with me as the "main character". To this day .. I hear it and cry. Lost touch with them after that. They moved ~~ and I moved on.

Author:	knightshow [ Fri Mar 04, 2005 5:51 pm ]
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I really identified with Queensryche. Much of their music is anti-establishment, or at least, vilifies the evil corporate sector. They show us the bad relationships we've had, bad parents, and yet, with one unique song, can show us what the world is like, thru the eyes of a child. They show a gritty underworld, or a world of city streets that no tv show would ever dare to show the public... and yet, they also display a ray of hope that shines forth from the gook and muck. They have traveled to the world of vampires and goth-inspired dreams, and yet, they also tell the tragic tale of a local homeless person that used to be on television. Seeing thru the eyes of a stranger, and whispering the words of madness in a cyber rock opera that people have compared to The Who's "Tommy" in it's scope and depth. Where an underworld leader targets religious and policial leaders... where they use drug addicted killers, and prey upon the lost souls of a hooker turned nun, and a fallen preist. Where love flickeres briefly, and estinquished forever in total and utter madness. "Operation : Mindcrime" has it all. And that rock opera is what made me an instant fan. Their followup albulm "Empire" was more commercially viable, and they had several top ten hits off that cd. If there is a song that's truly "mine", though, it's "Silent Lucidity", where a young boy is taught that dreams are expressive, and all encompassing. And where the parent themselves realizes that the child is indeed the master! Hush now don't you cry Wipe away the teardrop from your eye You're lying safe in bed It was all a bad dream spinning in your head Your mind tricked you to feel the pain Of someone close to you leaving the game of life So here it is another chance Wide awake you face the day Your dream is over or has it just begun There's a place I like to hide A doorway that I run through in the night Relax child, you were there But only didn't realize and you were scared It's a place where you will learn To face your fears retrace the years And ride the whims of your mind Commanding in another world Suddenly you hear and see This magic new dimension I-will be watching over you I-I'm gonna help you see it though I-will protect you in the night I-I'm smiling next to you in silent lucidity Hug me if you open your mind for me You won't rely on open eyes to see The walls you build within come tumbling down And a new world will begin Living twice at once you learn You're safe from pain in the dream domain A soul set free to fly A round trip journey in your head Master of Illusion can you realize Your dream's alive you can be the guide but (I) will be watching over you (I) I'm gonna help you see it though (I) will protect you in the night (I) I'm smiling next to you

Author:	karaokemeister [ Fri Mar 04, 2005 6:02 pm ]
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Different songs during different parts of my life. Used to be 'Thank God and Greyhound' by Roy Clark was the story of my life. Every time I heard that song I'd remember my exes and rejoince. Of course there are a few times there 'Always gonna love you' by Gary Moore was more applicable. Of course, Cryin' by Chris Issak is up there too. But mostly it's Thank God and Greyhound in hindsight!!! God, I love that song.... When I was with them it was more like 'You don't love me anymore' by Weird 'Al' Yankovic or 'Seperate Ways' by Gary Moore. With my fiance I feel like I'm on the receiving end of 'I put a spell on you' or 'Alligator Wine' by Screamin' Jay Hawkins. Now that I'm with my fiance every love song ever written seems to pale in comparison to what I have now. After more than 5 years together we'll be married later this year and nothing could make me happier. BTW, when there's not enough fiber in the diet I'm sure Constipation Blues by Screamin' Jay comes up.....

Author:	jbrobison [ Sat Mar 05, 2005 4:29 am ]
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"Looking For A Place To Fall Apart" Merle Haggard "Today My World Slipped Away" George Strait "Yesterday's Gone" Vern Gosdin & Emmylou Harris "I Threw Away The Rose" Merle Haggard

Author:	A_Lisa65 [ Sat Mar 05, 2005 11:26 am ]
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For me I would have to say it would be "Home Sweet Home" by Motley Crue

Author:	big jimmy c [ Sat Mar 05, 2005 2:11 pm ]
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"A Man Named Sue" by Johnny Cash, Mostly because of my relationship with my late father.

Author:	Debauchery [ Sun Mar 06, 2005 9:21 pm ]
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John Mayer's 'Why Georgia' pretty much nails a lot of events for me. I used to call it my theme song: "I am driving up 85 in the Kind of morning that lasts all afternoon just stuck inside the gloom 4 more exits to my apartment but I am tempted to keep the car in drive And leave it all behind Cause I wonder sometimes About the outcome Of a still verdictless life Am I living it right? Why Georgia, why? I rent a room and I fill the spaces with Wood in places to make it feel like home But all I feel's alone It might be a quarter life crisis Or just the stirring in my soul Either way I wonder sometimes About the outcome Of a still verdictless life Am I living it right? Why Georgia, why? So what, so I've got a smile on But it's hiding the quiet superstitions in my head Don't believe me When I say I've got it down Everybody is just a stranger but That's the danger in going my own way I guess it's the price I have to pay Still "everything happens for a reason" Is no reason not to ask myself If I am living it right Am I living it right? Why Georgia, why?" Yeah, that song still sums up a lot about me. Another I think could have been written about a situation I was going through a while back is Alison Krauss 'Forget About It.' That song still gets to me sometimes.

Author:	Melly [ Sun Mar 06, 2005 11:27 pm ]
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Jose Cuervo by Shelly West....nuff said!

Author:	jdmeister [ Mon Mar 07, 2005 6:00 am ]
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I love this bar... That's me...

Author:	karaokefun [ Mon Mar 07, 2005 6:09 am ]
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I Touch Myself - Divinyls Actually, there's lots of songs that can apply to real-life experiences. Isn't there a country song about why somebody likes country, and he says something along the lines of "Because that's my life they're singing about!" "At This Moment" by Billy Vera always reminds me of someone who was very special to me. So does "Just Once" by James Ingram. And of course, who can't relate to "The Macarena"?

Author:	outdoorplaces [ Mon Mar 07, 2005 3:24 pm ]
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One song that crystalizes a moment in my life is Billy Dean's Only The Wind. My mother had been going through declining health for a decade and it was discovered just by chance after seeing a tenacous doctor like "House" the TV show (keep digging, digging, digging, with differential diagnosis until hitting the real problem) that she had a huge brain tumor on her brain stem. She need immediate surgery. We had to go to San Antonio and I was staying in the BAQ at Lackland AFB. That early morning of her surgery there was a wicked west Texas thunderstorm. It knocked out power to a large section of the base and the thunder was shaking the building. When I got into my car to drive over to Wilford Hall this song came on the radio, and I cried like a baby in the parking lot: I remember as a child on a dark stormy night I heard the screendoor slam and I was overcome with fright So afraid that someone bad was trying to get in And momma came to comfort me and said "It's only the wind, and nothing more Not the end of the world knockin' at the door So close your eyes and dream again Believe me, It's only the wind" Everytime I'e had to face a bitter storm of life Those words of comfort were my shelter in the night But tonight I don't believe I'm able to pretend The storm that you and I are up against is only the wind I can hear you downstairs and you're just about to leave There's nothing else that I can do to keep you here with me, no And now the screen door's slammin' and I'm frightened once again What I wouldn't give if I could be convinced It's only the wind, and nothing more Not the end of the world walking out the door I wish that I could dream again Believin' it's only the wind oh,nothing more, not the end of my world Walking out the door I wish that I could dream again Believin' it's only the wind Only the wind My mother survived and is still alive today - that was 14 years ago...

Author:	Full House Entertainment [ Mon Mar 07, 2005 9:03 pm ]
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Thank goodness she's still with you and ..... WOW :hug: Susie

Author:	wes0001 [ Mon Mar 07, 2005 9:31 pm ]
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Humm. The day I heard Sarah McLachlan sing Fallen, I about fell over. :shock: Heaven bent to take my hand And lead me through the fire Be the long awaited answer To a long and painful fight Truth be told I've tried my best But somewhere along the way I got caught up in all there was to offer And the cost was so much more than I could bear Though I've tried, I've fallen... I have sunk so low I have messed up Better I should know So don't come round here And tell me I told you so... We all begin with good intent Love was raw and young We believed that we could change ourselves THe past could be undone But we carry on our backs the burden Time always reveals The lonely light of morning The wound that would not heal It's the bitter taste of losing everything That I have held so dear. I've fallen... I have sunk so low I have messed up Better I should know So don't come round here And tell me I told you so... Heaven bent to take my hand Nowhere left to turn I'm lost to those I thought were friends To everyone I know Oh they turned their heads embarassed Pretend that they don't see But it's one missed step You'll slip before you know it And there doesn't seem a way to be redeemed Though I've tried, I've fallen... I have sunk so low I have messed up Better I should know So don't come round here And tell me I told you so...

Author:	wes0001 [ Mon Mar 07, 2005 9:34 pm ]
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Oh yaaa, who can forget... how can you see into my eyes like open doors leading you down into my core where i've become so numb without a soul my spirit sleeping somewhere cold until you find it there and lead it back home wake me up inside wake me up inside call my name and save me from the dark bid my blood to run before i come undone save me from the nothing i've become now that i know what i'm without you can't just leave me breathe into me and make me real bring me to life wake me up inside wake me up inside call my name and save me from the dark bid my blood to run before i come undone save me from the nothing i've become bring me to life frozen inside without your touch without your love darling only you are the life among the dead all this time i can't believe i couldn't see kept in the dark but you were there in front of me i've been sleeping a thousand years it seems got to open my eyes to everything without a thought without a voice without a soul don't let me die here there must be something more bring me to life EVANESCENCE

Author:	Crystal [ Mon Mar 07, 2005 10:58 pm ]
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doesn't anyone have HAPPY songs that describe their lives? here's mine: "Somebody" by Reba McEntire At a diner down on Broadway they make small talk When she brings his eggs and fills his coffee cup He jokes about his love life And tells her he's 'bout ready to give up That's when she says,"I've been there before Keep on lookin' 'Cause maybe who you're lookin' for is..." Somebody in the next car Somebody on the morning train Somebody in the coffee shop That you walk right by everyday Somebody that you look at But never really see Somewhere out there is somebody Across town in a crowded elevator He can't forget the things that waitress said He usually reads the paper But today he reads a stranger's face instead It's that blue-eyed girl From two floors up Maybe she's the one Maybe he could fall in love with Somebody in the next car Somebody on the morning train Somebody in the coffee shop That you walk right by everyday Somebody that you look at But never really see Somewhere out there Is somebody Now they laugh about the moment that it happened A moment they'd both missed until that day When he saw his future in her eyes Instead of just another friendly face And he wonders why He searched so long When she was always there at that diner waiting on Somebody in the next car Somebody on the morning train Somebody in the coffee shop That you walk right by everyday Somebody that you look at But never really see Somewhere out there Oh somewhere out there is somebody this is VERY Similar to how Tyson and I got together.... it's freakishly similar, actually

Author:	Gilly [ Tue Mar 08, 2005 7:25 am ]
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Hm, I can't think of any song, but, my guy friends always referred to THIS song, as Gilly's song. Although, it used to hurt my feelings, because it isn't exactly a pleasant song, but, if you know it, it has a great sound. Life Size Mirror - no use for a name She was done before the start, always mending broken hearts Making others miserable not knowing who she's hurting Father said, "This day will be, one for everyone to see" Is it true you'll follow suit and have you learned a thing? It's just a selfish way to go, it's safe to say she'll never know For every person there's a whole life story waiting to be told When she is happy it's OK, but then these people start to fade Then we'll just watch her self-destruct as she gets old She put up defensive shields, to walk through all of life's minefields All defined by make-up and a car behind she's hiding "Father do you have to go, left me questions I dont know" Any answers or even close the life time lie was true She's gonna move on with her life, and take it one heart at a time And watch the little girl inside her wait behind as she goes on But with this black heart she decides, who she'll take in and shove aside Until the day she sees that everyone is gone Getting used to people leaving, thinking true love is deceiving Soon she'll know how lonely it can be Now was it really worth the pain? A couple pills make her feel sane While she lives out the story written for the part she is to play With so much shame for her to hide, there's no more dignity, no pride Then there will only be dark in her light of day And she will only see a reflection, of her father's rejection Nothing will change until she breaks this life, this life-size mirror

Author:	STTW Lisa [ Wed Mar 09, 2005 10:25 am ]
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So many songs, so many snippets of songs. "Cyndi Lauper - I Don't Wanna Be Your Friend" was the song that helped me over a historical (but significant) "ex" "I Don't Want To Be Your Friend" I don't wanna see your face I don't wanna hear your name I don't wanna thing Just stay away baby Don't wanna know if you're alright Or what you're doin' with your life Don't wanna hear that you'll stay in touch maybe I'll get just fine So if you're goin' then darlin' goodbye, goodbye Don't call me in the middle of the night no more Don't expect me to be there Don't think that it will be the way it was before I'm not over you yet And I don't think I care And I don't want to be your friend I'll forget we ever met I'll forget I ever let Ever let you into this heart of mine baby You just gotta let me be You gotta keep away from me 'Cause all I want to be is just free of you baby Don't you come around And say you still care about me Go now, go now Don't call me in the middle of the night... You take it casually, and that's what's killing me I'll get by just fine So if you're goin' then darlin' goodbye, goodbye Don't call me in the middle of the night no more Don't expect me to be there Don't think that it will be the way it was before No, no baby Don't call me in the middle of the night no more I don't want to be your friend Don't think that it will be the way it was before I don't want to be your friend... ================================= Depeche Mode's "Get The Balance Right" probably comes closest to my core outlook on life: There's more besides Joyrides The little house in the countryside Understand Learn to demand Compromise And sometimes lie Get the balance right Get the balance right Be responsible Respectable Stable but gullible Concerned and caring Help the helpless But always remain Ultimately selfish When you think you've got a hold of it all You haven't got a hold at all When you reach the top Get ready to drop Prepare yourself for the fall You're gonna fall It's almost predictable Almost Don't turn this way Don't turn that way Straight down the middle until next Thursday First to the left Then back to the right Twist and turn 'til you've got it right ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Author:	vcfgirl [ Tue Mar 15, 2005 12:25 pm ]
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The Girl by John Michael Montgomery. I'm adopted and my birth parents were on drugs when they had me. Breakaway by Kelly Clarkson. When that came out I was quitting a job that I had worked for over 31/2 years and it was hard to move on. Achy Breaky Heart, if one more guy breaks my heart I'm going to choke them jk. the little thing looked like it was smoking oh well

Author:	ardis [ Wed Mar 16, 2005 10:51 am ]
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The song that i relate to the most as in this is my life is the song by Three doors down called "Let me go." One more kiss could be the best thing... But one more lie could be the worst... All these thoughts are never resting, and your not something i deserve. In my head theres only you now, The world just falls down on me. In this world theres real and make believe, but this seems real to me. YOU LOVE ME BUT YOU DON'T KNOW WHO I AM, I'M CAUGHT BETWEEN THIS LIFE I LEAD AND WHERE I STAND, YOU LOVE ME BUT YOU DON'T KNOW WHO I AM, SO LET ME GO... LET ME GO... ...........that is my love life song...hahaha.... and for my life in general i would say the song "Beautiful by JoyDrop. And the song called. "LIFE HAPPENED" is just like the life story of my friends and I. We listen to that song and laugh about how much it sounds like us.

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