These days I am running short of stories to tell in the blog or inspiration to come up with something new. I felt like I wasn't doing much worth telling, but then I came across this challenge on facebook in which you post a song everyday for a month; there was a chance to tell 30 stories with music over there.
Day 01. Your favorite song at the time. Fuckin' Perfect - Pink.
I was in London. One of those evenings when my sister and I used to skype, she asked me if I had listened to the latest song by Pink. She sent me the link and I started helping her with the pronounciation of the words, and before I knew I was so into it!!! I put it in my mp3 player when I came back to Costa Rica, and in some sort of Pink mode (only finished because of Gaga's new songs,) I listened to Fuckin'Perfect every day and made sure everybody around me felt just happy with who they were.
Day 02. Your least favorite song. Party in the USA - Miley Cyrus.
I rarely hate songs, and I couldn't care less about Miley Cyrus's career, but this song really annoys me. I dunno why. Maybe it bothers me listening to Costa Ricans singing about the USA. We should all party in Europe. It's so much more fun!
Day 03. a song that makes you happy – Born this Way – Lady Gaga
Yet another song that does not excite me at first but starts growing in me like a zombie infection! It came out one Friday while I still was in London. That same night they played it in a club in Vauxhall I went to and after that, I was just playing it every single day on Spotify. It is very liberating. I was thinking about how closeted I had to be when I came back to Costa Rica, but the song reminded me that I had nothing to be embarassed of, and that I was born to be brave.
Day 04 A song that makes you sad. How - Maroon 5
Mathieu and I had our ups and downs, and he was prone to give up on love while I insisted I was going to give it a shot. Ultimately, he gave up. As the album Hands All Over accompanied me in that relationship, some lines of these song just fit very well in the outcome of the events. "I dont understand the meaning of love, but I dont mind if I die trying" "why are the ones you love the ones who make you want to cry, and how?"
Day 05 A song that reminds you of someone. Never Gonna Leave this Bed - Maroon 5
Guess in whose bed I spent my last night in London? I felt like I really wanted to miss the flight and stay like that for days... Oh well, too chessy for this blog. Next song, please!
Day 06 A song that reminds you of somewhere . Nein Mann -Laserkraft
Marian, Diana's Colombian friend, played this song for us one day while pre partying at Diana's in Berlin. I thought the song was a lot of fun immediately. It wasnt until next day in Mauerpark that the song became an anthem for Berlin! We were having fun at the karaoke in this park. Let's say we had the idea of smoking something we had bought on the subway the day before. Booom! They play Nein Mann twice and the music just comes from everywhere! People dance like in a ritual and sing very low "Nein mann, Ich will nacht ein gehn." I hadnt felt that alive in a long time.
Day 07 A song that reminds you of a certain event - The Spanglish Song - Jay Brannan
I fell in love with Jay two years ago or so when I came across one of his songs on youtube. The moment I found out he was playing in London less than a month after I arrived, I bought two tickets and waited... He totally lived up for my expectations, and the concert was a success! I invited Raluca and we had so much fun. Raluca, though knowing Jay is gay, couldnt take her eyes off him and enjoyed the music. I remember I was the only Spanish speaker in the crowd who knew the chorus by heart and could sing along The Spanglish Song.
Day 08 A song you know all the words. Please don't let me go - Olly Murs.
Yet another trace of my former British life. Along Ambitions by Jessy McEldery, this song was being played all the time when I got to London. They were famous because the singers came from the X factor, a musical reality show as big as American Idol over here. My softie side loved the fact that the song was about being helpessly in love after running away from feelings all life. In addition, the beat was playful, the video was interesting, and Olly Murs's smile is golden.
Day 09 A song you can dance to. Release me - Agnes.
I listened to this song for the first time in a club in London and absolutely loved it, but none of my friends knew who she was or what was the song called. During the week I stayed in Barcelona, Therese started playing random swiddish music for me, and there she was, playing Agnes and the song I had been looking for several days ago. I kept dancing the song whenever they played it at clubs, and play it in my room along Born this Way, Airplanes, What's My Name, and some other London songs. The night Mar and I went to Club Oh! they played a remix almost right when we arrived. That was enough for me not to stop dancing for the rest of the night.
Day 10. A song that makes you fall asleep. Dearly Beloved - Kingdom Hearts Soundtrack.
I inserted the game, waited for the PS2 to load and there it was, the menu song for Kindom Hearts. The piano was soft, the sound of the waves like a lullaby... closest feeling to heaven I've ever gotten. At that time, I wasnt an expert in dowloading albums from the web, so I ask Mar to give me the Kindgom Hearts soundrack as a present. She did. I recorded the tracks in my computer, and even used the cd player to play Dearly Beloved in replay and fall asleep. I feel like floating every time I listened to it. Damn Japanese composers and their heavenly music.
