❌Monthly Song Challenge: Archived🎵

[Wonderer67]

Day 15: Post a song about things ending.

This band is very underrated. Perfect 70/80s power pop.

 

[SalaciousMonkey22]

I had a feeling you would. So I put it dead last

So diabolical

 

[SalaciousMonkey22]

Day 16: A song that reminds you of a book.

Light of my life. Fire of my loins. This songs even MORE inspired by Lolita than much of her other stuff.

Lana Del Rey Off to the Races

 

[ShockTreatment]

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Day 16: A song that reminds you of a book

Going to take a page out of the rule book and post a graphic novel instead!

1982: When the Wild Wind Blows is a satirical and critical take on Britain's lacking preparations for nuclear war. In the novel we follow Hilda and Jim as they try to survive an imminent nuclear strike, but their shelter is woefully lacking. We get to see their daily life, how it's turned upside down by the war, and the aftermath of the attack.

It's grim, gritty, horrific, and sobering. Cannot recommend it enough.

2010: When the Wild Wind Blows is based on the novel of the same name, but it takes a wild turn in the final act. Hilda and Jim are convinced that the war is coming, and have been preparing well and good. As news of the attack comes in they take refuge in their shelter, ready to weather the storm. But it never comes. The broadcast changes, telling them the readings were wrong; there was never an attack, it was just an earthquake.
But Hilda and Jim know better. The TV is lying to them. Of course it's an attack! Why else would they have been preparing? No, they'll stick to their guns. But as the dust settles, they don't want to deal with the aftermath their imaginations have thought up.

So they sip their poison. They die as they lived, together. And completely inconsequential.

can't believe all the lying
all the screens are denying
that the Moment of Truth has begun

Iron Maiden - When the Wild Wind Blows

Thank you for your guest appearance @UnquietDreams! You did great Went a little overboard on this final prompt, in your honor! And to @SalaciousMonkey22's great chagrin

Wow. Now I'm curious to know what you would have written, had you picked Pet Sematary before me!

 

[LustfulIntentions2]

Day 13: A song 13-year-old you would have wanted to be played for the last “Couples' Skate” of the night

Playing catch up. Again. Just ignore that the video is really creepy. It's not as slow as a lot of the other picks, but skate night wasn't about slow, y'all.

 

[LustfulIntentions2]

UDPW Day 14: A song involving math in any form you want

Look, counting is math. It's literally the foundation of math. The first thing we learn how to do before we can add or subtract. My favorite thing about this song is that when we were driving home after seeing Hamilton for the first time, having not heard the whole soundtrack, I tried to explain to my partner how this song was the inspiration for '10 Duel Commandments'. She was less than amused.

 

[hotoldrguy]

Day 16: A song that reminds you of a book.
Reminds me of the book Lost Horizon

Shambala Three Dog Night​

 

[kenbrack]

Day 16: A song that reminds you of a book

 

[lavendersilk]

Day 16 - A song that reminds you of a book

I knew you would post this.

 

[PrettyLilPussy19]

Day 16: A song that reminds you of a book
Behind Blue Eyes - The Who
Someone once told me this song reminded them of Snape from Harry Potter and I never hear it without thinking of him.

No one knows what it's like
To be the bad man
To be the sad man
Behind blue eyes
And no one knows what it's like
To be hated
To be fated to telling only lies
But my dreams they aren't as empty
As my conscience seems to be
I have hours, only lonely
My love is vengeance
That's never free

Always

 

[DannieB]

Day 16: A song that reminds you of a book

My daughter”s favorite bedtime song

Lost Boy - Ruth B

And my son’s current bedtime story

 

[---E---]

Day 16: A song that reminds you of a book
Turn The Page - Bob Seger

 

[curious_slut]

Day 15: A song about things ending.

Generally speaking, I try to veer away from morose songs. Life IS so fucking depressing without our entertainment doing the same thing. But there's a sweetness in this, even if it is fucking sad.

I feel that way too. Especially these days. This stupid funny tweet has popped up in my head every time I've listened to Death Cab since February so that helps balance out their sadder songs.

 

[Chloe_Harper]

Day 16: A song that reminds you of a book

My daughter”s favorite bedtime song

Lost Boy - Ruth B

And my son’s current bedtime story


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Again, another fabulous song choice. As soon as I figure out what song I'm posting, going back and listening to this a handful of times again. Ugh, girl, get outta my playlists but don't actually.

 

[Chloe_Harper]

Day 16: A song that reminds you of a book

Return to Pooh Corner - Kenny Loggins

 

[TXRafe]

Day 16: A song that reminds you of a book
i was having trouble with this topic and then my brain just clicked...snow white opens on friday and while there is already controversy, rachel zegler is both beautiful and has an amazing voice...sunrise of the reaping, the story of haymitch abernathy winning the hunger games, comes out on tuesday...both of these events reminded me of a ballad of songbirds and snakes and rachel zegler's version of the hanging tree...so erie, dark, and beautiful...

Rachel Zegler – The Hanging Tree​

 

[Shady_nz]

Day 16:A song that reminds you of a book

Bright Eyes-Art Garfunkel
I was going to skip this prompt, when I remembered this...

 

[curious_slut]

Day 16: A song that reminds you of a book

Dracula is the obvious connection but really just about any vampire novel works.

Dionnysuss - Fangs

 

[ny_m_teacher]

Day 16: A song that reminds you of a book

Every time I hear this song it transports me back to the Dark Tower series written by Stephen King. I always love the songs he includes in his books but this one hits hard. Specifically because it elicits a feeling of hope and strength for a character that failed in a previous book.

 

[BreukelenAnima]

Day 16: A song that reminds you of a book
The book and film share the same title.

 

[luvzmature]

Day 16: A song that reminds you of a book
Innocence lost and the melancholy memories of youth.
From the film of one of my favorite books as a youth.
Stevie Wonder - Stay Gold. From The Outsiders.

 

[__Nathan1968]

One of my most re-read books is Jimmy Buffett’s Where is Joe Merchant.

This song was written for that book.

 

[MrMakersMark]

Day 16: A song that reminds you of a book
Behind Blue Eyes - The Who
Someone once told me this song reminded them of Snape from Harry Potter and I never hear it without thinking of him.

No one knows what it's like
To be the bad man
To be the sad man
Behind blue eyes
And no one knows what it's like
To be hated
To be fated to telling only lies
But my dreams they aren't as empty
As my conscience seems to be
I have hours, only lonely
My love is vengeance
That's never free

Always

"and if I swallow anything evil, put a bezoar down my throat."
-HBP.

 

[fakingadulthood]

Day 16: A song that reminds you of a book

 

[Lord Pmann]

This is my last prompt, and thank you for putting up with me.

Day 16: A song that reminds you of a book.

Book of Love by Gavin James

(Couldn't decide between this and Peter Gabriel, as both are perfect songs)