42 Songs - One from each year of my life

 

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PLAYLIST

1. Monster Mash

One of my first memories was dancing to this song.

2. Hot Dog – Shakin’ Stevens
Another memory, while my dad vacuumed, he’d blare this.

3. Cosmetics – Gowan
Favourite kid album.

4. I think We’re Alone now _ Tiffany
Reminds me of my sister's birthday parties, dancing on the front lawn in my pajamas.

5. Got My Mind Set on You – George Harrison
This was on the radio a lot in the 80s.

6. Randy Scouse Git – The Monkees
The Monkees were always on at my house and this is one of my favourite songs.

7. Hold On – Wilson Phillips
My brother had the C.D.

8. Everything I do – Bryan Adams
The Robin Hood movie had just come out and I remember sitting in my sisters waterbed listening to this and eating chocolate.

9. One of Us – Joan Osborne
My first cassette tape, never paid for thanks to Columbia Records.

10. . The Flintstones – B52s
I did a dance to this song with my jazz class, we performed it at Crary Park.

11 New Age Girl – Dead Eye Dick
From the Dumb and Dumber Soundtrack, listened to this a lot with Holly while attending Drama camp.

12. Thinking of You – Hanson
The start of my fan girl years.

13. Fake Plastic Trees – Radiohead
This was both on the Clueless soundtrack, and all over my highschool.

14. Beautiful – Joydrop
My first concert at the Millbrook fair. The start of my love for live music as I squished myself up to the very front in awe of the energy.

15. La Vita e Bella – Nicola Piovani
The movie and music that led me to Italy at 16 for an exchange.

16. Sexx Laws – Beck
Dancing drunk to this at a party is a core memory. 

17.  Night Swimming – REM
Camp Kawartha counsellor years.

18. Atlantic City – The Band
The start of seeing live music in and around Peterborough, I had just read a book about the Band.

19. Beast of Burden – The Rolling Stones
Losing my virginity.

20. Wild Horses – The Rolling Stones
Performed by the house band at the Red Dog on a regular basis.

21. The Band – The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
Another one performed a lot at the Red Dog.

23. Human Fly – The Cramps
I met Ryan Fox in Calgary at Broken City, he was singing TV Set, but this song was often on.

22. Have Love Will Travel – The Sonics
The beginning of Calgary and Ryan Fox years.

24. Space Oddity - David Bowie
First love of David Bowie.

25. End Times - The Eels
The loss of Ryan, and an album gifted to me by my brother after Ryan's death.

26. Dirty Diana – Michael Jackson
This was my ringtone for a couple of years while I worked at the Unicorn. Introduced to me by Michael fan, Jackie Aune.

27. Inner City Blues – Rodriguez
The Searching for Sugarman Documentary came out around here.

28. South Tacoma Way – Neko Case
The Neko Case years, right around the time I started to seriously play the guitar. She made me wanna sing.

29. Only If For a Night – Florence and The Machine
I bought myself this album as a reward for being on a treadmill for 30 minutes everyday for a week, thus beginning my attempts at tricking myself into working out. 

30. Get Home – Sarah Slean|
Making poor life choices.

31. Freddy Mercury - David Newberry
Trying to figure my future out.

32. Seasons - Future Islands
The soundtrack to my life for about a year.

33. From A Window Seat – Dawes
Met Marty.

34. Folding Chair – Regina Spektor
Hope this song was a glimpse at our future.

35. Good Winter – Rah Rah
Turns out it was.

36. New Birth in New England – Phosphorescent
I always felt like this song was about having babies, and I was having Henry around this time.

37. Dreamin’ – Skinny Dick
This song was on repeat this whole summer, on our own stereo and on CKUA, and it perfectly summed it all up, those early baby years. 

38. Summer’s End – John Prine
John was on a lot last year, as we’d just lost him and I felt I’d only just discovered him.

39. St Cloud – Waxahatchee
Musings on what happens after we die. 

40. Homeless - Loudon Wainwright III
My best friend died. 

41. Figures - Jessie Reyez
Probably the most out of place song of the bunch. Not sure why this one hit a nerve.

42. As the World Falls Down - Shaela Miller
Not sure yet either, give me a few years to figure out why.