I got memed by lovely Ellie aka Insomniac Mummy, and it’s the kind of meme I love ‘cos it’s a music one.
Five songs to live your life by.
That simple.
So here are mine.
This song gives me goosebumps. In fact it gives my goose goosebumps. I want to love like this and be loved like this. Sighhhhhhhhhh.
I love this song. It makes me smile, fills me with hope and makes me want to grab people and hug them. I don’t actually do it as it would scare people and I might get arrested, but omg I love it. The words are so sweetly clumsy and honest and warm, and so very very true.
“Throw those curtains wide. One day like this a year’d see me right.”
I love Supergrass. Love love love. I was so sad when they went their separate (ish) ways but omg they left a trail of joy and a humungous great big bucket of boingy pop tunes. I love the mood of this – we’re not perfect, stuff happens, but we’re alright. It makes me want to dance. It can change my mood and make me want to go out into the sunshine and do daft stuff with my mates.
Having been married to a man 14 years my senior who also happened to be a musician, I was lucky enough to broaden my musical tastes hugely. Mr B generally has fab taste though he can also be a bit of a music snob at times, but omg my kids know some cool tunes. This one is gorgeous. It calms me, and reminds me that the everyday things in life that we take for granted or sometimes miss, are the often the best. It reminds me to stop and look around.
Ok. I’ve always said I have eclectic taste right? I love retro, punk, ska, indie, Northern Soul, boingy pop, anything that has a good tune, real music and real lyrics, and while I’m not a fan of dance, house, rap and stuff along that line I get why people love it. Passion is passion whatever your taste. So as far as I’m concerned there is also room for a little cheese. It it makes you feel good and it doesn’t hurt anyone then that’s what counts right?
Sighhhhhh, that was so much fun.
Right, I’m going to tag:
Lovely Emma at Adventures of an Englishmum
Gorgeous Zoe aka Surprised Mum
and the fabulous and blumming wonderful Jean at NotSupermum
I would have tagged more but Miss M has just come down and I need to get her back to bed. But if you want to join in you’re very welcome.
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September 11th, 2011 at 4:03 pm
Effing LOVE Supergrass!!
Actually, all excellent choices, but Supergrass is my favorite.
September 12th, 2011 at 4:54 am
Syb I’ve seen them twice and they were amazing both times. You can tell they just love it. This is my favourite kind of music.
September 12th, 2011 at 1:27 am
Loving these choices JoBo!
I will survive used to br my karaoke song of choice….LOL!
Xx
September 12th, 2011 at 5:15 am
I can’t imagine any slightly inebriated woman NOT dancing to it.
September 12th, 2011 at 8:57 am
Awww, love this meme! I’ll be doing some thinking and will post mine soon xx
September 13th, 2011 at 1:04 pm
Yay. I love it too. Let me know when yours is up.
September 12th, 2011 at 1:11 pm
Ooh love it! I’ll get on it right away!
September 12th, 2011 at 4:42 pm
Awwww, some brilliant choices there! Must, must, must remember to do this meme. My problem is that I find that my songs change on a daily basis! *sigh*
September 13th, 2011 at 1:07 pm
You have to do it. I love so many songs but actually finding ones that fit the ‘criteria’ was quite hard. It was really uplifting too. Put me in a fab mood.
September 12th, 2011 at 10:48 pm
Completely agree on “One Day Like This.” Beautiful song. It never fails to hypnotize me with happy thoughts.
September 13th, 2011 at 1:08 pm
Phil it’s stunning isn’t it? Love it.