Wednesday Wist

So this is my first adventure in the Wednesday Wist, I had seen it on Marie's blog, and now is my turn to give it a go. Enjoy!

So how do you participate in Wednesday Wist? You take whatever music player you use, put it on shuffle, grab the first 5 songs and write what that song makes you remember. If it's a new song....and can't relate to a memory.......do you like it? Leave a comment if you do it on your site and if you don't have a site, comment your wist here! Oh....and feel free to comment about my songs as well!!!!


1. If You're Not the One - Daniel Bedingfield

I don't want to run away but I can't take it, I don't understand
If I'm not made for you then why does my heart tell me that I am?
Is there any way that I can stay in your arms?

I admit, a VERY cheesy love song, some one hit wonder for a person probably most people haven't heard of. I heard it one night on the radio here, on a local radio show at night for Love Songs. I enjoyed how the song sounded, hearing the lyrics brought feelings in me I have for someone in my life. I would love to be her boyfriend, but circumstances seem to prevent that from ever happening. I do care for her deeply, and would treat her like the queen that she is. However, knowing that things probably won't be that way, I just stay quiet on it, with my heart bearing much of the pain.

2. Enter Lord Vader - John Williams

No lyrics to this song, it's off the Star Wars Episode III soundtrack. John Williams is the genius behind the music of so many favorite movies, including all 6 Star Wars. He's come up with so many wonderful scores, Jaws, Superman, Star Wars, Raiders of The Lost Ark, ET, Munich, Schindler's List, etc. I literally could go on about his music, but for me, hearing any of his music brings me joy, and this particular song is about my favorite character in all the Star Wars movies. The sound is dark, yet tragic because it tells in song the fall of Anakin Skywalker to the Dark Side. It answered the questions I had as a kid, how did Darth Vader become the man in the mask?? That question was answered last summer to my delight!

3. I Love LA - Randy Newman

From the South Bay, to the Valley
From the West Side, to the East Side
Everybody's very happy cuz the sun is shining all the time
Looks like another perfect day
I LOVE LA!! WE LOVE IT!!!!

I know, a campy song by Randy Newman, but this describes my hometown like no other song. It's played after a Dodgers victory at Dodger Stadium. It's played after the Kings score a goal at Staples Center. It reminds me of happy times, usually cuz the Dodgers winning and the Kings scoring a goal are reasons to celebrate. Plus you can't beat a day in the sun in SoCal baby!!

4. Alive - Pearl Jam

Is something wrong she said, Of course there is, you're still alive she said.
Oh, and do I deserve to be, Is that the question
And if so, who answers? WHO ANSWERS??
I, oh I'm still alive
Hey I, oh I'm still alive

Great song, great group. My other sister Kathy was responsible for getting me into them. She is 5 years older than me, and when we were younger, when Marie moved away to college, it was just the two of us left. So I started to hang out with Kathy alot, and I picked up several things from her. One of them being her love of Pearl Jam. She LOVES them, has since they first broke out in 91-92 around. So fast forward to 1998, Pearl Jam is in town for a concert, Kathy asks if I want to go, and since I'd never been to any concert in my life, I said yes. This was their last song of the night at the show i went to, and it was an AWESOME song live to hear. The power, the emotion from Eddie Vedder that night was something that I will never forget. It got me hooked both on them and on rock concerts in general.

5. One Way or Another - Blondie

One way, or another, I'm gonna find ya
I'm gonna get ya, get ya, get ya, get ya
One way, or another, I'm gonna win ya
I'm gonna get ya, get ya, get ya, get ya

Another song of bonding with a sister, this time Marie. So I owned a Super Nintendo back in the day. Marie wouldn't play too many video games with me, but for some reason, she really had fun with one, Super Mario Kart. She would get all into it, when she turned right in the video game, she leaned to the right, if she went left in the game, her body went left. Really funny to watch. In the game there's the option to go head to head vs. someone, so I'd challenge her, and she would usually take me on. Now, to get her motivated and to try and throw my game off, she would put on her "Best of Blondie" CD. Some of the songs didn't bother, but this song, every time it came on, she would play like a demon with her character "Princess" and beat me head to head. It never failed, she'd whoop my ass playing head to head. Now thanks to her, I know the words to many of Blondie's songs, including this one, The Tide is High, Heart of Glass, and others I'd rather not say I know the words to. But this song reminds me of her and I spending time together, which I always loved doing with her.

That's it, my first WW, I hope you enjoyed it, I know I did, looking back on these songs and putting memories to them. Have a good day.