❌Monthly Song Challenge: Archived🎵

[onanismaddict]

Aww thanks man, you and I have vibed quite a bit. Those formative influences are huge. We should ask @morelikeasong a song to do some protest song prompts!

Also this song fucking wrecks me in ways I did not predict this morning when I posted it

Thank you for the kind words!
(And for the good idea, regarding prompts.)

I agree that those formative influences are huge! I have a vast and diverse music collection... pushing into dark corners, and various genres, that my parents would have found unlistenable (lol)... and yet, at the end of the day, the majority of music that I listen to is very close to what I was exposed to in childhood. Powerful influences!

As far as the song wrecking you (which is as beautiful as it is sad)... part of the reason that I chose a moodier, jazzier, Joni song that always stimulated me intellectually (rather than the first 'Song to a Seagull' number that popped into my mind, which I will not mention out of respect to the 'one rule'), is that I was not feeling brave enough to be emotionally wrecked today. But there is something lovely in that kind of wreckage! Moving.
Thanks for the great posts!

 

[SalaciousMonkey22]

Thank you for the kind words!
(And for the good idea, regarding prompts.)

I agree that those formative influences are huge! I have a vast and diverse music collection... pushing into dark corners, and various genres, that my parents would have found unlistenable (lol)... and yet, at the end of the day, the majority of music that I listen to is very close to what I was exposed to in childhood. Powerful influences!

As far as the song wrecking you (which is as beautiful as it is sad)... part of the reason that I chose a moodier, jazzier, Joni song that always stimulated me intellectually (rather than the first 'Song to a Seagull' number that popped into my mind, which I will not mention out of respect to the 'one rule'), is that I was not feeling brave enough to be emotionally wrecked today. But there is something lovely in that kind of wreckage! Moving.
Thanks for the great posts!

The power of music to generate emotions of any sort on what this thread is about!

 

[lavendersilk]

Day 6: A Song Your Family Played Around the House

(Watch me try not to mention more than one song...)

Even though I grew up religious, my parents and grandparents always listened to "secular" music. From Little Richard to Queen and R.E.M. to ZZ Top.

MTV started shortly after I was born and my mom always had it on. I remember trying to play the melody to a certain song by A-ha on my dad's mini Casio synthesizer in the mid to late 80's while the video was playing on our television.

Every time we got on the road my dad would play the album, "So" by Peter Gabriel. I remember getting so frustrated because I wanted to play something else and he threatened to stop the car and make me walk home. Lmao, those were the days... Now I love Peter Gabriel as much as my dad.

But, there was an album that was played quite a lot, maybe even more than "So." It was "The Cars Greatest Hits." We would listen to it all the time and I loved trying to mimic Ric Ocasek's style of singing. "A-well a-you might think..."

You Might Think - The Cars

 

[UnquietDreams]

Day 6: A Song Your Family Played Around the House

(Watch me try not to mention more than one song...)

Even though I grew up religious, my parents and grandparents always listened to "secular" music. From Little Richard to Queen and R.E.M. to ZZ Top.

MTV started shortly after I was born and my mom always had it on. I remember trying to play the melody to a certain song by A-ha on my dad's mini Casio synthesizer in the mid to late 80's while the video was playing on our television.

Every time we got on the road my dad would play the album, "So" by Peter Gabriel. I remember getting so frustrated because I wanted to play something else and he threatened to stop the car and make me walk home. Lmao, those were the days... Now I love Peter Gabriel as much as my dad.

But, there was an album that was played quite a lot, maybe even more than "So." It was "The Cars Greatest Hits." We would listen to it all the time and I loved trying to mimic Rick Ocasek's style of singing. "A-well a-you might think..."

You Might Think - The Cars

Damnit, I was as ready for a spanking...

 

[morelikeasong]

Loved reading what everyone wrote today. Consider yourself hugged

Day 6: A song your family played around the house

I was exposed to a lot of music as a kid, varied kinds. The qualifier, around the house, calls to mind some specific memories for me: Santana playing on the big speakers while my mom cleaned the house.

Santana - The Sensitive Kind

 

[The_spirit_of_oz]

Day 6: A Song Your Family Played Around the House

This song was released during a fairly significant time in our family life. Both my parents were institutionalized within weeks of each other and I was granted custody of my siblings. My mum heard this song and used it as a way to explain what was going on in a way she couldn't otherwise articulate.

Later on we'd all agree that she was both crazy and a little unwell, but this song helped us navigate the shit show that was having mentally unstable parents and barely being teenagers ourselves.

Unwell - Matchbox Twenty

Big hugs Aussie

 

[onanismaddict]

So many incredible song posts today! And such moving stories... wow. I feel honoured to be able to read these posts.
It was tempting to respond to 'so many' of the individual posts and song choices... so I will settle for this catch-all: 'Thank you everyone!!!'
Additionally, morelikeasong already said what I wanted to say, far better than I ever could...
This: "Loved reading what everyone wrote today. Consider yourself hugged "
Absolutely! Thank you so much!!!

 

[Mr_bogey]

I could have gone Harry Chapin, Jim Croce or Elton John but I was raised catholic and this was the coolest catholic music there was

 

[onanismaddict]

I could have gone Harry Chapin, Jim Croce or Elton John but I was raised catholic and this was the coolest catholic music there was

Thank goodness... a Harry Chapin name drop!
Sometimes it feels as if his brilliance has been forgotten. Thank you!
I totally support the song choice you went with though...

 

[onanismaddict]

Day 6: A song your family played around and the house

This post is about my chosen family, those who took me in after I came out. I initially came out as gay in 1992 which made my familial relationships come to an end. In 1993 I left home and moved to the city to go to university. I was alone, confused, and just trying to get by, making money however I could to allow me to pay for school.

After frequent visits to the same gay bars (thank goodness for lax ID verification, and for gay bars existing) I started getting familiar with the staff and patrons. Some of those relationships grew to chosen family, people who adopted me into the fold and saw me as one of their own. It was still an immense struggle but I'm thankful I had them during this really difficult time in my life.

This one couple had me over for dinner every Sunday evening, which was my best meal all week. I felt so safe in their apartment and they had a lot of vinyl records. This was one of the records they had and I played it every time I went over.

This song spoke to me on so many levels but in their presence, this lyric went straight to my heart.

"And I-I, had a feeling that I belonged
I-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone"

Tracy Chapman - Fast Car

I know that I just finished saying there were so many good posts today that I would just express my gratitude as a catch-all "thank you"... but I have to comment on your deeply moving post. First of all, I luv this song! Luv, luv, luv, this song (which was definitely played in my house a lot)... luv the artist, album, and song! But I was really moved by that incredible lyrical excerpt 'after' reading your story... damn. Thank you!
And this 'thank you' extends far beyond today's post. I really love what you have been doing all month! Beautiful...

 

[SalaciousMonkey22]

Loved reading what everyone wrote today. Consider yourself hugged

Day 6: A song your family played around the house

I was exposed to a lot of music as a kid, varied kinds. The qualifier, around the house, calls to mind some specific memories for me: Santana playing on the big speakers while my mom cleaned the house.

Santana - The Sensitive Kind

The “cleaning the house vibe” is so strong. Almost all my memories of music are those

 

[SalaciousMonkey22]

Day 6: A Song Your Family Played Around the House

(Watch me try not to mention more than one song...)

Even though I grew up religious, my parents and grandparents always listened to "secular" music. From Little Richard to Queen and R.E.M. to ZZ Top.

MTV started shortly after I was born and my mom always had it on. I remember trying to play the melody to a certain song by A-ha on my dad's mini Casio synthesizer in the mid to late 80's while the video was playing on our television.

Every time we got on the road my dad would play the album, "So" by Peter Gabriel. I remember getting so frustrated because I wanted to play something else and he threatened to stop the car and make me walk home. Lmao, those were the days... Now I love Peter Gabriel as much as my dad.

But, there was an album that was played quite a lot, maybe even more than "So." It was "The Cars Greatest Hits." We would listen to it all the time and I loved trying to mimic Ric Ocasek's style of singing. "A-well a-you might think..."

You Might Think - The Cars

This is one of my first albums and a core music video memory fucking love it

 

[The_spirit_of_oz]

Time for a catch up

Day 6: A Song Your Family Played Around the House
Probably three generations in my family, My parents were old when I came long.. and now I am getting up there.. this one was one of dad's favourites

Nat King Cole (what a voice!) Smoke gets in your eyes

Day 4: A song with a location in its title
Dead Kennedys -Holiday In Cambodia

Day 3: A post break up song
Husker Du - I don't wanna know if you are lonely

Day 2: A song with a number in the title
One of the most fun live bands i have seen in ages - back from a short tour of Europe not so long ago
The Neptune Power Federation - My Precious One

Last Months Day 31: Any song you want
For those who sang and did the dance to this one .. Toy Dolls - Nellie the Elephant

 

[PlanetaryNebula]

I MISSED DAY 4 - A SONG WITH A LOCATION IN ITS TITLE-
@morelikeasong did you read my mind? I was going to message you and ask if you would do this so that I could share this!!

 

[Shady_nz]

Time for a catch up

Day 6: A Song Your Family Played Around the House
Probably three generations in my family, My parents were old when I came long.. and now I am getting up there.. this one was one of dad's favourites

Nat King Cole (what a voice!) Smoke gets in your eyes

Day 4: A song with a location in its title
Dead Kennedys -Holiday In Cambodia

Day 3: A post break up song
Husker Du - I don't wanna know if you are lonely

Day 2: A song with a number in the title
One of the most fun live bands i have seen in ages - back from a short tour of Europe not so long ago
The Neptune Power Federation - My Precious One

Last Months Day 31: Any song you want
For those who sang and did the dance to this one .. Toy Dolls - Nellie the Elephant

A for the Nat King Cole song..

 

[lingus60]

Day 7: A sing that makes you feel energised

Tom Robinson: 2-4-6-8 Motorway

 

[orangecurious]

Day 7: A song that makes you feel energised

Young Fathers - Rice
caught in the light, like the sun to the ocean... it's all alright.

The best live band around? More than likely. I've seen several thousand over the years and they are in the top 5 for sure.

 

[Shady_nz]

Day 7: A song that makes you feel energised

ELO- Xanadu

 

[__Nathan1968]

Day 7: A song that makes you feel energized.

My last day at work. This song energizes me!

 

[Cjbdd]

Day 7: A song that makes you feel energized.
This song never fails to make me move, even if I don't want to

 

[onanismaddict]

Day 7: A song that makes you feel energized

The prompt doesn't specify that it has to be a positive energy... so this is a throwback favourite, to the days before I cleaned up my act.
I would often play music that helped fill me with a dark energy before going out for the night, and I clearly remember blasting this CD on my shitty little boombox many, many times. I should probably feel conflicted about enjoying things from that regrettable part of my life, but now that the "danger" and temptation has passed, I'm free to enjoy the sinister energy this stirs in me the way Alice probably intended all along through his tongue-in-cheek delivery and vaudevillian charm. Wickedly energizing...

[In my mind... 'oh'... a million voices tell me "no"...
But it's prime crime time, and I gotta let it go!]

Alice Cooper - Dangerous Tonight

 

[Wand3rlust]

Day 7

The primitives - crash

Another kitchen dancing tune, bopping around, singing at the top of my voice.

 

[hotoldrguy]

Day 7: A song that makes you feel energized

Gimme Some Lovin' Spencer Davis Group​

 

[MissLabelled]

Day 7: A song that makes you feel energized

So many choices for today but I've been trying to post songs that have either never been shared here, or only minimally shared.

This song always gets my booty shaking, and it's just so queer. For me it recalls simpler times. Not simpler as in easier but simpler as in we had nothing but the pals and the parties and we had so much fucking fun despite it all.

And the tea, and the shade, honey, we could go all night dragging a bitch. Simpler, maybe not kinder lol

Scissor Sister's - Let's Have A Kiki

 

[Mo_Bandy]

Day 7: A song that makes you feel energized
Voodoo Lady - Ween