Complete the All New 30 Day Song Challenge

No explanation needed.

Peggy Lee – Is That All There Is?

Here’s an oddity. On the face of it, my choice is too fast-paced for lighter-waving, and yet, in my mind, it works perfectly.

Pink Floyd – Another Brick in the Wall Part 2

Well, this is easy. I can choose almost anything from the UK Top Twenty from the last ten years.

I suppose I should be specific. How about this?

It’s taken a while to think of a fitting tune. I’m sure that’s down to some kind of protective amnesia; my brain refused to think of a mind-sticking song because it didn’t want to be stuck with it. And now I’ve overcome that reluctance, I’ll be singing this damn song for ages. I hope you do to. :P

Village People – YMCA

I’m going to cheat here. This song isn’t about nostaglia per se, it’s about saudade.

Mike And The Mechanics – The Living Years

Like #8, I have plenty of options here. Should I choose an oldie, a song which lifts my spirits by re-awakening happy memories? Or a newer tune, mentally connected with more up-to-date fun times?

Ah, I know! A song from a couple of years ago, which gets me reminiscing about a road trip across a couple States. We were driving up a slight hill, with wind turbines in the distance, when the first notes drifted from the speakers.

Blake Shelton – Honey Bee

It was a good vacation.

I was roughly thirteen years old, with a bunch of guys of similar age, playing on a construction site, and decided to sing and dance this song while atop a six foot tall stack of bricks. Although it ended badly, with me falling down a gap in the stack, it was a lot of fun. Ah, the happy, carefree days of puberty!

Delta Rhythm Boys – Dry Bones

Oh, there’s such a wide choice! How to choose, how to choose? Sit back, relax, and go with my gut instinct.

Ouch.

Brad Paisley – Wrapped Around

Once upon a time, I had the perfect tune for sunny-day cruising. And then it was hijacked by less-than-happy associations, so I needed to find another.

Here’s my current share-with-anyone-within-half-a-mile song.

Luke Bryan – Take My Drunk Ass Home

Paul Hardcastle – 19

And that’s ‘bout all I have to say about that.