My brother Mike created this meme a few days ago.
List five songs that, when you hear them now, transport you back to a specific place and time. You can explain why, or not.
I've thought long and hard about this, and have had a lot of trouble coming up with five songs to list. Music is important to me. I listen to music from the moment I wake up in the morning until I go to bed late at night. Either Radio Paradise or Sirius, usually.
But prior to about three years ago (when I started listening to Radio Paradise), it wasn't as meaningful to me. I was too busy with other things to really sit back, relax, and pay attention. In addition, my taste in music didn't exactly dovetail with the musical tastes of my partner during those years. We were 180 degrees apart in our musical tastes.
So there were scant few instances where particular pieces of music made a deep emotional impression on me.
But there is one song I can name that affected me in a very significant way. It was You Do Something To Me by Paul Weller. I heard it for the first time on Radio Paradise, and when I did, I realized I was in love with Alison.
Here are the lyrics of that song:
You do something to me, something deep inside
I'm hanging on the wire for a love I'll never find
You do something wonderful then chase it all away
Mixing my emotions that throws me back again
Hanging on the wire, I'm waiting for the change
I'm dancing through the fire, just to catch a flame
an' feel real again
You do something to me somewhere deep inside
I'm hoping to get close to a peace I cannot find
Dancing through the fire just to catch a flame
Just to get close to, just close enough
To tell you that.....
You do something to me something deep inside.
I love you Alison. You do something to me. Something deep inside.
You are the one who made me listen to the lyrics of that song. I remember.
I love you, Allan.
Posted by: Alison | July 30, 2006 at 00:19
I love this meme, and really want to do it--but I don't pay much attention to songs. Everyone in my family likes a bit different styles of music. One of the few songs we all love is Fire and Rain by James Taylor.
Posted by: Margaret | July 30, 2006 at 02:03
I got all wiped out doing this over on Ali's site. Don't break my heart again, please. I'm out of beer.
Posted by: Monty | July 31, 2006 at 16:17
yeah, i did it first on ali's site. then copied it to my blog.
but this is a gorgeous set of lyrics and i love paul weller. i can't wait to hear it.
your connection and love is enviable. much like bhd & hobbitts. :nodhead:
Posted by: lily | August 01, 2006 at 10:27