Halloween 2005 at WVU- a valid excuse for the behavior happening in this photo. Feder is coming to Pittsburgh this year to visit from San Diego! I imagine a song like "Ms. New Booty" was blaring through Bent Willey's at the time this photo was snapped. Such good times...
"Ms. New Booty" by Bubba Sparxxx ft. Ying Yang Twins
"Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect" by The Decemberists, 2002.
I've been watching a lot of old episodes of How I Met Your Mother on Netflix. The show started when I was in college; that was a time in my life when I watched very little to no television at all. I have a lot of catching up to do to say the least. This song was used very nicely in one of the episodes. When it began to play, it instantly clicked with me. The sound of The Decemberists takes me back to the early-to-mid-2000s. It just has that familiar, laid back vibe which I began to appreciate through working at a radio station at the time. The lyrics are full of tremendous imagery and it's a really beautiful song. While the sound speaks to a specific period in my own life, the song itself more so reminds me of my Dad (he was nearly killed in Vietnam yet remains quite the craftsman).
When I was in college, I really loved Augustana. I remember they randomly played WVU while I was there which I was very excited about. Unfortunately, they weren't very prepared and I recall the lead singer was really pissed off about it. But I still think they have talent. "Stars and Boulevards" is one of my favorite songs of the last decade.
These are two songs from the last decade that I've listened to quite a bit. I often included these songs on my MySpace page when I was in college. Ahh, MySpace. Memories. I think they are both such quality pieces of music but don't get nearly enough love since "Crazy" was the big single off the record. I just think these are fantastically sexy songs and quite unusual. Favorites for sure.
"Take Off Your Cool" by Andre 3000 ft. Norah Jones, 2003.
I absolutely adore this song. It always relaxes me as if it were a lullaby. It's so simplistic but endlessly beautiful. It's one of those songs I wish were longer but its length is part of the reason it works so well.
This is one of those songs that will always remind me of college parties and dancing at the bars and clubs. This one was released in the fall of my senior year (I did the 5 year plan so technically it was my fourth year at WVU). Good memories :)
PS: Am I the only one who mishears the lyrics as "She wants that laffy taffy..."? lol
I constantly played this song when I was around 20. I had a bit of a crush on the lead singer of Whitestarr, Cisco Adler. I thought he was sexy in this offbeat sort of way. This is a good song (especially in the summertime) and I actually loved the video. What girl doesn't want a song written for her?
"Breathe Your Name" by Sixpence None The Richer, 2002.
A few weeks ago, I was shopping for my vacation when this song came on over the store speakers. It stopped me in my tracks because I could only hear it faintly but it sounded so familiar. I could only hear the words "I can only breathe your name." Of course, I wrote these lyrics down (thankfully they aren't a common grouping) to look up when I got home. I hadn't heard it in such a long time. It's nice when you hear an oldie but a goodie. Oddly enough, this song was released in 2002. I can usually place a song within a few years of its actual year of release but I could have sworn this one was mid-late 90s. Kind of interesting. Oh, and enjoy the Twilight fan video, lol. It was the only one I could find on YouTube that would allow embedding... deal with it ;)
I love the background music used in this pretty slick Verizon commercial. Upon further investigation, it appears to be an original score produced by Tonic Music in London. You can download the track for free here.
15 years later and I finally figured out a song that has eluded me! After watching Scream at 10-years-old, I loved a particular song used in the movie. The acoustic cover of "Don't Fear the Reaper" by Gus was used in the scene when Billy is in Sidney's bedroom and she asks him to settle for a "PG13 relationship". It drove me crazy at the time that I couldn't figure out the artist or song title (no computer for me in 1996). It's amazing how things have a way of finding you after so many years. Thank God for the internet!
"Autumn Sweater" by Yo La Tengo, 1997 (but I didn't hear it until 2005)
I remember when I delivered my first radio news report in college, "Autumn Sweater" was the song that played into the segment. I wrote down the lyrics on my script and asked the DJ what the artist and title was. At this point in my life, I wasn't at all familiar with indie or alternative music. I consider this one of the songs that led me down the path towards the light. It was love at first listen!
It's starting to get pretty chilly in Pittsburgh. This weekend it's only going to be in the 40s... brrr! Autumn is most definitely my favorite season. I love my sweaters and I love this song! I thought it was apropos for this time of year :)
I love this song so much. Despite being created in the late '80s, "Under the Milky Way" manages to evoke a familiar sound from the decade but at the same time, it has a modern quality to it. I listened to this song a lot during college.
Wish I knew what you were looking for
Might have known what you would find
And it's something quite peculiar
Something shimmering and white
Leads you here, despite your destination
Under the Milky Way tonight
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