Top 5 Tuesday: Defining Songs

This is a countdown I can get into.  Like Sara, mine isn't in any order...they are all pretty equal.  This was also pretty difficult.  Music is a powerful trigger for me and my memories, so this list could have been really long.  I went with what songs came to mind first.

(Who knows what these videos are...)

5. "Say Yes" - Elliott Smith (Either/Or)
This song takes me back to freshman year of college and the way I changed in that year.  It reminds me of the time that it took from me hating being at college to me adoring being at La Salle.

4. "Feed the Birds" - Richard and Robert Sherman (Mary Poppins)
I have always felt that this is one of the most beautiful songs ever written.  Even as a little kid, I understood the wonder and meaning of this song.  Mary Poppins is my favorite Disney movie, and one of my favorite movies period, so it alone has had a big impact on my life.  When I was in high school and was cast in My Fair Lady, I spent more time listening to Julie Andrews sing than the silly movie version.  I used this soundtrack to break up the monotony of my "vocal training."

3. "We Didn't Start the Fire" - Billy Joel (Storm Front)
I have loved Billy Joel since I was about 4 years old, and this is one of the first songs I remember listening to with my parents.  I *thought* I knew all the words.  Since becoming an adult and learning what each of the lyrics is actually referring to, I have figured out the actual words.  "Eisenhower backscene" is now more correctly understood as "Eisenhower, vaccine" referring to the polio vaccine.  It's just the cheesiest song, but I love it (and it's historical teaching value).

2. "I Was Meant for the Stage" - The Decemberists (Her Majesty, The Decemberists)
This song perfectly describes what I feel when I perform.  Plain and simple.  It was also the final song in my college theatre group's senior slide show the year I graduated, so it also brings me back to watching that with Sara and Michele in the theatre.

1. "You Can't Stop the Beat" - Hairspray
Oh, A-15.  This song was our calling card.  We played it at every party, danced on the couches in our house, and got us ready to just be crazy the rest of the night.  We also played it at my wedding to help get people out on the dance floor, with the group of us as an example.  Anytime I hear this, I just have to stop and dance.

- I'm peachy.