My Life: The Soundtrack

It's no secret...I LOVE MUSIC.  And the other day I was sent a link to Bzoink ...basically a webapp that helps you layout the 'soundtrack for your life'.  It was sent as a joke and I'm not at all interested in the webapp, but it did get me thinking about what songs I would choose...  So, I began making a list under all the categories that Bzoink listed (as well as a few of my own).  These are not all songs that you may like or even consider good music, but they are the songs that remind me of a particular person or point in time.   So, without further adieu...here they are...most of them are in the player below as well:

OPENING CREDITS

The Story - Brandi Carlile

WAKING UP

Someone Else's Life - Joshua Radin

Come Here Boy - Imogen Heap

AVERAGE DAY

Dreams - The Cranberries

Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk - Rufus Wainwright

GREAT DAY

Sweetest Thing - U2

Heavenly Day - Patty Griffin

BAD DAY

Talk - Coldplay

Carry On - Pat Green

I'll Stand By You - The Pretenders

CHILDHOOD

She Loves You - The Beatles

If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot

I Get Around - The Beach Boys (thanks, Dad...lol!)

HIGH SCHOOL

Fast Car - Tracy Chapman

Ain't Goin' Down (Till the Sun Comes Up) - Garth Brooks

Let Her Cry - Hootie & The Blowfish

COLLEGE

Iris - Goo Goo Dolls

Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2

Meet Virginia - Train

Back 2 Good - Matchbox Twenty

FALLING IN LOVE

Love Song - 311

Such Great Heights - Iron & Wine

LOVE SCENE

The Blower's Daughter - Damien Rice

All I Want Is You - U2

SECRET LOVE

Just Friends - Gavin DeGraw

I Love You - Sarah McLachlan

You Don't Know Me - Jann Arden

BREAKING UP

The Cowboy Rides Away - George Strait

All I Need - Mat Kearney

GETTING BACK TOGETHER

Hold You In My Arms - Ray LaMontagne

More Time - Needtobreathe

BEN'S SONGS

The Way I Am - Ingrid Michaelson

Better Together - Jack Johnson

Chances Are - Bob Seger & Martina McBride

That's The Girl I've Been Telling You About - Blessid Union (long story on that one...)

LIFE'S OKAY

Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams

Take It Easy - The Eagles

Wildflowers - Tom Petty

MENTAL BREAKDOWN

Hide & Seek - Imogen Heap

Crazy - Gnarls Barkley

DRIVING

Mr. Brightside - The Killers (pretty much anything by The Killers)

Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight - Amos Lee

LEARNING A LESSON

Fire and Rain - James Taylor

Gravity - John Mayer

DEEP THOUGHT

A Bad Dream - Keane

#41 - Dave Matthews Band

MINNESOTA YEAR

Full of Grace - Sarah McLachlan

All My Exes Live In Texas - George Strait

Leaving On A Jet Plane - Chantel Krevizuk

PARTYING

Take Me Out To A Dancehall - Pat Green

The Road Goes On Forever and the Party Never Ends - Robert Earl Keen

HAPPY DANCE

Dancing Queen - ABBA

My Maria - Brooks & Dunn

REGRETTING

Congratulations - Blue October & Imogen Heap

Reason Why - Rachael Yamagata

LONG NIGHT ALONE

Think of You - A Fine Frenzy

Dear Old Friend - Patty Griffin

DEATH 

Bika Mona Ve (Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour) / It Is Well With My Soul - Selah

CLOSING CREDITS

Beautiful Day - U2