Name 10 songs that over the course of time, have meant something to me, and say why

I love this song because it’s just about living in the moment and loving those around you for every moment you have them. It’s got this amazing gospel music sound to it that is very uplifting. One of the best Broadway opening numbers ever.

This song reflects fears I have of losing someone close to me…which is all I feel I can really say about it.

You took my hand
You showed me how
You promised me you’d be around
Uh huh
That’s right
I took your words
And I believed
In everything
You said to me
Yeah huh
That’s right

If someone said three years from now
You’d be long gone
I’d stand up and punch them out
Cause they’re all wrong
I know better
Cause you said forever
And ever
Who knew

Remember when we were such fools
And so convinced and just too cool
Oh no
No no
I wish I could touch you again
I wish I could still call you friend
I’d give anything

When someone said count your blessings now
‘fore they’re long gone
I guess I just didn’t know how
I was all wrong
They knew better
Still you said forever
And ever
Who knew

Yeah yeah
I’ll keep you locked in my head
Until we meet again
Until we
Until we meet again
And I won’t forget you my friend
What happened

If someone said three years from now
You’d be long gone
I’d stand up and punch them out
Cause they’re all wrong and
That last kiss
I’ll cherish
Until we meet again
And time makes
It harder
I wish I could remember
But I keep
Your memory
You visit me in my sleep
My darling
Who knew

Just another song that reflects my life. I grew up in the LDS church and have every ounce of my faith in organized religion stripped away from me. Religion is lost for me and so is my sense of community and belonging, and it’s something I won’t ever get back. But I’ve come to terms with it – I still have my spirituality, just not organized religion.

Oh, life is bigger
It’s bigger than you
And you are not me
The lengths that I will go to
The distance in your eyes
Oh no, I’ve said too much
I set it up

That’s me in the corner
That’s me in the spotlight, I’m
Losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don’t know if I can do it
Oh no, I’ve said too much
I haven’t said enough
I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try

Every whisper
Of every waking hour I’m
Choosing my confessions
Trying to keep an eye on you
Like a hurt lost and blinded fool, fool
Oh no, I’ve said too much
I set it up
Consider this
Consider this
The hint of the century
Consider this
The slip that brought me
To my knees failed
What if all these fantasies
Come flailing around
Now I’ve said too much
I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try

But that was just a dream
That was just a dream

But that was just a dream
Try, cry, why try?
That was just a dream
Just a dream, just a dream
Dream

I think because I am a “grass is greener” type person, you could say this song is the anthem of my life. I want things to happen now, but I keep waiting around for them…

I am the son
and the heir
of a shyness that is criminally vulgar
I am the son and heir
of nothing in particular

You shut your mouth
how can you say
I go about things the wrong way
I am human and I need to be loved
just like everybody else does

I am the son
and the heir
of a shyness that is criminally vulgar
I am the son and the heir
of nothing in particular

You shut your mouth
how can you say
I go about things the wrong way
I am human and I need to be loved
just like everybody else does

There’s a club if you’d like to go
you could meet somebody who really loves you
so you go, and you stand on your own
and you leave on your own
and you go home, and you cry
and you want to die

When you say it’s gonna happen “now”
well, when exactly do you mean?
see I’ve already waited too long
and all my hope is gone

You shut your mouth
how can you say
I go about things the wrong way
I am human and I need to be loved
just like everybody else does

I just feel something when I hear this song. And maybe not even that it’s just about a certain actual place, but maybe that state of mind with someone where you understand them and they understand you and your souls can embrace. To me, it’s about going home to something familiar and comforting even when everything could just be gone.

I walked across, an empty land
I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
I felt the earth, beneath my feet
Sat by the river and it made me complete
Oh, simple thing, where have you gone?
I’m getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when, you’re gonna let me in
I’m getting tired and I need somewhere to begin.

I came across, a fallen elm tree,
I felt the branches; are they looking at me?
Is this the place, we used to love?
Is this the place that I’ve been dreaming of?

Oh, simple thing, where have you gone?
I’m getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when, you’re gonna let me in
I’m getting tired and I need somewhere to begin
So if you have a minute why don’t we go
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
This could be the end of everything
So why don’t we go, somewhere only we know
Somewhere only we know.

Oh, simple thing, where have you gone?
I’m getting old and I need something to rely on
So, tell me when you gonna let me in
I’m getting tired and I need somewhere to begin
So if you have a minute why don’t we go
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
This could be the end of everything.
So why don’t we go, so why don’t we go.

This could be the end of everything
So why don’t we go, somewhere only we know,
Somewhere only we know
Somewhere only we know.

So…I’m a musical theatre geek and so I couldn’t possibly make this list without throwing a couple of showtunes in there. The reason this song means so much to me though is because it just represents so much of who I want to be. I don’t want to care what the rest of the world thinks; I don’t want to have to play by anyone’s rules except my own – I just want to follow what I know is right in my heart and even if I have to do it all alone, then fine. I guess I peg it as the song that defined my mood and feeling while I was going through the process of deciding how and if I would tell my then-husband I wanted a divorce. It’s a powerful song to me and it always will be.

Something has changed within me
Something is not the same
I’m through with playing by the rules of someone else’s game
Too late for second guessing
Too late to go back to sleep
It’s time to trust my instincts
Close my eyes and leap

It’s time to try defying gravity
I think I’ll try defying gravity
And you can’t pull me down

Can’t I make you understand
You’re having delusions of grandeur?

I’m through accepting limits
‘cuz someone says they’re so
Somethings I cannot change
But until I try I’ll never know
So long I’ve been afraid of
Losing love I guess I’ve lost
Well if that’s love
It comes at much too high a cost

I’d sooner buy defying gravity
Kiss me goodbye I’m defying gravity
And you can’t bring me down…

If I had to pick an all-time favorite song, I’d have to say it was this one. I don’t know what else to say except that it is totally awesome. Even better is the extended dance mix of the single. I had a dance class in high school and I distinctly remember using this song for one of our routines – it was a lot of fun. Yay for awesome 80s music!

I listened to this song A LOT in the months leading up to me asking my husband for a divorce. It just really struck a deep cord with me and made me realize I’d just been letting life run it’s course around me instead of me making things happen for myself. I consider this song to be a highly influential one in my life.

And you may ask yourself
What is that beautiful house?
And you may ask yourself
Where does that highway go?
And you may ask yourself
Am I right? ...am I wrong?
And you may tell yourself
My god!...what have I done?

Looks like this list isn’t going to be chronological, but that’s okay.

I think this song means a lot to me because it expresses the kind of love that I want in my life. I want my heart to sing for someone. When/if I ever get married again, I want this to either be the song that I have my first dance to, or I want to sing it with the person I’ve decided to spend my life with. :)

Here are the lyrics:

Never knew I could feel like this
Like I’ve never seen the sky before
Want to vanish inside your kiss
Everyday I love you more than this

Listen to my heart, can you hear it sing?
Telling me to give you everything!
Seasons may change – winter to spring
But I love you until the end of time

Come what may, come what may
I will love you until my dying day.

Suddenly the world seems such a perfect place
Suddenly it moves at such a perfect grace
Suddenly my life doesn’t seem such a waste
It all revolves around you.

And there’s no mountain too high; no river too wide
Sing out this song and I’ll be there by your side
Stormclouds may gather and stars may collide
But I love you, until the end of time.

Come what may, come what may
I will love you until my dying day.

This is a song from my earliest memories of popular music. It was kind of my song with my grandma (bless her – she passed away last year) and I remember as a little girl of 2 or 3 years old, she would sing that song to me over the phone and whenever I was at her house or we were in the car, she would pop a cassette tape in and play it for me. I think this song will always hold a special place in my heart because my grandma was someone I always shared a special connection with and this song will forever remind me of her. :)