Thread: Your Meaningful Songs

Originally Posted by Omnius Deus

Linkin Park - Shadow of the Day

I know I'm gay for saying this but it coincidentally comes up a lot during mystical moments of my life, usually when I'm caught up in my past and can't let go. It serves as a reminder to just forgive everything I've done and other people have done and to move on.

Shadow of the Day? Forgetting what you've done...hmm. *digests input, craps out output*

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Could you be thinking of "What I've Done" off the same CD?

Originally Posted by Omnius Deus

For me, I can only think of three right now.

Modest Mouse - Fire it Up

This played during the last time I saw a friend of mine in the United States. She was from Argentina and I was hopelessly in love with her. This song came on right as I got pulled out early by my boos to take care of some stuff, and I remember having something important I wanted to ask her. She was with someone, so though we hung out a lot and I taught her how to snowboard we couldn't do anything. We were even going to go to Hawaii together but her boyfriends found out and wouldn't let her go. I wanted to ask her if things would be different if I went to Argentina, but I couldn't. I faltered, and as my Boss passed through and told me he was going to grab me in a few minutes, I looked at her, frozen midthought. We were alone in the room, and she met my look and said, "Don't say Goodbye... let's just assume you're coming back before I leave."

It honestly was beautifully done, like trying to hide the daylight from the Sun

I just wanted to hold her and never let go.

Every time I here that song, I just about cry.

Kayo Dot-Marathon
Estradasphere-Palace of Mirrors
Tom Waits-Dirt in the Ground

OD - I like this idea of a thread. Your first two picks are two favourites of mine, too! It adds all the more meaning to see people's attachments. I won't lie that Modest Mouse is an important band to me but namely "Dashboard" as it represents a song that my brother and I both like. It symbolizes the beginning of a new relationship between us.

Philip glass - "Pruit Igoe"


+ This song strikes me as an all encompassing song. It has no lyrics and is completely up to personal interpretation. I cannot express to you how much I appreciate the value of personal interpretation. The very reason I have the caduceus as my avatar is because of much the symbol has changed it's meaning - it's interpretation. Because of this, this song has simply striked me as symbolizing this the most as it's meaning is entirely subjective. (Note: I liked this song before GTA IV, lol).

Godspeed You Black Emperor - "East Hastings"


+ Simply the song I have weeped to the most.

Bob Marley - "Three Little Birds"


+ A song that always makes me smile. It always encourages me to enjoy each moment. The song speaks "carpe diem" to me. I think most people feel the same way which only enhances the sentiment of the song.

The Veils - "Vicious Traditions"


+ A song shown to me by my brother. Symbolizes to me a strong sense of empathy towards others.

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Originally Posted by xXSomeGuyXx

Shadow of the Day? Forgetting what you've done...hmm. *digests input, craps out output*

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Could you be thinking of "What I've Done" off the same CD?

No, it's shadow of the day, the meaning is personal and not related to the lyrics.

Yeah O'nus Modest Mouse will always be one of my favorite bands. Other songs I like a lot from them include "Spitting Venom," "Custom Concern," "Little Motel" "Ocean Breathes Salty (Esp the live version)" and others. The lyrics imply the writer's gone through some bs in his life too, the same as everyone else.

Cloud Cult also has very special meaning to me. Nothing in particular, but Craig Minowa's ability to express loss makes them pretty significant to me in general.

These two are from their latest album, with is a lot more transcendant than their previous. Minowa said it'd be their last.

Story of the Granson of Jesus


Everybody Here is a Cloud


And for my personal favorite song by them, you have to go somewhere besides youtube because the live recording they have of it sucks.

Album: Advice from a Happy Hippopotamus

N. 15 is my favorite.

Comptine Eun Autre Ete
No comment. <-- comment.

by Deep Sky Divers - Skylander
Song that reminds me of Rabia, Devir and Aaron.

by Coldplay - Gravity
Song that that I listened to a lot once upon a sadicidal happy happy fun fun time.

Too much Coldplay in this thread.

Originally Posted by Carôusoul

Too much Coldplay in this thread.

I thought someone might say that.

To be honest, there's only two songs I listen to maybe once in a blue moon.
Gravity, and Brothers and Sisters, and I get sick of those very fast.
Coldplay imo is just boring as hell to listen to most of the time.

Originally Posted by ClouD

Comptine D'un Autre Ete
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by Deep Sky Divers - Skylander
Song that reminds me of Rabia, Devir and Aaron.

These first two for me as well.



The Cure - To Wish Impossible Things



Reminds me of something.

Evanescence - Anywhere


Same.

Astor Piazzolla - Libertango



Sigur Rós -Untitled #4/Njósnavélin/The Nothing Song



Unbelievable.

Originally Posted by Carôusoul

Too much Coldplay in this thread.

Hey, I wanted to see what your actual response would be!

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Originally Posted by O'nus

Hey, I wanted to see what your actual response would be!

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I already posted mine..

Originally Posted by Carôusoul

I already posted mine..

Oops, I was scanning for YT videos, lol

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This song is by far the best.

Originally Posted by Abra

This song is by far the best.

I totally agree

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Central - John Frusciante

Makes me happeh/sad at the same time

Good thread.

There are a lot of songs that have meaning for me, or have held meaning in the past. Every time I hear certain older ('80s, '90s) country songs, I am overwhelmed with nostalgia of my younger years and spending time with my brother and sister. There are a few songs that I tend to gravitate to at certain points in my life.

Bryan Adams - Everything I Do (I Do It For You)

Bryan Adams - Summer of '69

Epica - Facade of Reality

George Jones - He Stopped Loving Her Today

George Jones - Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes?

Nightwish - Last of the Wilds

Pink - Just Like A Pill

Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody

The Decemberists - The Mariner's Revenge Song

Within Temptation - Memories

Within Temptation - World of Make Believe

Within Temptation - Deceiver of Fools

Within Temptation - Hand of Sorrow

Hell, most songs by Within Temptation....

Most of the meanings these songs have to me are personal, and wouldn't really make sense were I to post them, but suffice to say that they do very much have meaning to me. There are actually far too many to list here.

Okay, might not be a meaningful song, but its damn catchy

Guns N Roses - Used to love her
This is taken from a performance at an old talk show, awesome performance

Also

Peter, Bjorn and John - Up Against the Wall

MGMT - Kids

Gorillaz - Soundcheck (Gravity)

Pink Floyd Time

The Roots You got me

Pearl Jam Tremor Christ

Lyuren Hill All so simple (not totally sure on the title)

Outkast Aquimani

Norah Jones Election Day

Nelly Furtado Try

Nelly Furtado In Gods Hands

Fly Leaf Red Sam (Acustic version)

How's it Gonna be- Third Eye Blind. My ex-hubby cheated on my with my 15/16 year old half sister whom I had just met a couple years earlier. He abandoned me and our 4 kids and I was so incredibly ANGRY. That song was my perfect release.

Immortality- Celine Dion. I wanted to open my own strip club and my hubby (whom I am now with) was going to help but he didn't want me dancing any more. We were having other problems too and I didn't know if we would last.

No One Knows Who I Am- Jekyll and Hyde the musical.
"LUCY:
Look at me,
And tell me who I am.
Why I am
What I am.

Call me a fool,
And it's true I am.
I don't know
Who I am.

It's such a shame,
I'm such a sham.
No one knows
Who I am.

Am I the face of the future?
Am I the face of the past?
Am I the one who must finish last?

Look at me,
And tell me who I am,
Why I am
What I am.

Will I survive?
Who will give a damn,
If no one knows
Who I am?

Nobody knows -
Not even you -
No one knows who I am..."

That song still means the world to me as does the entire musical. It's often how I feel about myself.

The sound of the day I die.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tV6aHJ0z-g

2000 Miles. Cover of The Pretenders by Coldplay.

For personal reasons...


Oh! And now we're talking about Morricone:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvBT9sqXnew

Anything by Miley Cyrus

Stairway to heaven