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Songs that have actually changed my life

I was bored and listening to music, and Tiny Dancer by Elton John comes on, and it got me thinking. Now I know this is dangerous, and generally I don’t condone thinking, but occasionally I feel it can be beneficial for the mind, soul, physical being yada yada yada. I digress. The song got me thinking…and as I’m still bored I thought I would share.

I have a lot of memories linked to that song, it brings up a lot of emotion and makes me feel stuff. I can honestly say that that song changed my life. Actually changed my life. It made me see things in a different way, I have re-evaluated myself to that song, cried to it and best of all sung along right out loud at the top of my voice. Which sounded awful, but is an excellent release.

So, as thoughts do, this thought led me onto to another thought. In this instance about other songs that have similar effects; I realised there are quite a few. Now normally I don’t believe in making lists related to music, I don’t have a favourite song, artist, album or anything; I couldn’t make a list of top ten songs, artists or albums. I might be able to negotiate a top fifty, but even this would be narrowing things far too much for my liking. I’d probably struggle with a top 100 too.

However, this said I do believe I could list the songs that have changed my life. And again I mean REALLY changed my life. There are many songs I like even love, would gladly listen to every day until the day I die, but I can’t honestly say that they changed me in any way. The life changing ones make my spine tingle (they really do!!) they have made me see things differently , they bring out raw emotion, I have not been quite the same person after hearing them. As far as I’m concerned, no record (CD, mp3 whatever) collection is worth its salt unless it has these tracks. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you my definitive list of songs that have actually changed my life (in no particular order):

Tiny Dancer - Elton John

Sparks -The Who

Domino - Van Morrison

Soul Love - David Bowie

Town Called Malice - The Jam

La Tristesse Durera (Scream to a Sigh) - The Manic Street Preachers

Desolation Row - Bob Dylan

Hazey Jane I - Nick Drake

Hazey Jane II - Nick Drake

Alive - Pearl Jam

New Sensation - INXS

Footloose - Kenny Loggins

Bron-Yr-Aur - Led Zeppelin

Blues Run the Game - Simon & Garfunkel

So there it is. Fourteen life changing tracks. A eclectic mix, but unfortunately I am powerless to it. There are some amazing tracks which aren’t in there, and there are some tracks of dubious quality which are. But you can’t choose what changes you, it just does. Nature of the beast and all that.

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Tags: David Bowie INXS Led Zeppelin Manic Street Preachers Elton John The Who Van Morrison Pearl Jam The Jam Kenny Loggins Nick Drake Bob Dylan

21 comments

stripeyrache - 29 April 2007 11:54pm

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OhioGirl said:

wow! excellant blog - I know exactly what you mean... but I am not in a place tonight to really think about that to give a "my list" back... Isn't is a gift that music is something that can actually change a mood, provoke a thought, change a life! rock on stripey! I am going to make you a friend if you don't mind! Feel free to do the same.....

30 April 2007 1:20am

Mel_Mel said:

Touching stuff - great list of songs.. I agree that sometimes a song just has an effect, why fight it.. Cheers for the challenge to think of my list of life changing songs..

30 April 2007 1:40am

crni said:

I can say just that every song in my life reminds me on something. I have so much memory that when I hear some song I remember when I hear it for the first time and where I hear it and who was there what happened and I think that every song change our life one way or another (If I had some mistake sorry I have some Gin more :-)) and if you don't mind I'll add you as a friend :-) Cheers :-)

30 April 2007 1:46am

lblatcher said:

yeah there are a few for me sad and silly songs that ping a mental spring in my mind!!! the whole soundtrack to hackers, sweet like choclate and also modern love by Bowie

30 April 2007 9:00am

potcrules said:

I completely understand you. there are some songs that you hear and you just go "wow......" and i can listen them again and again without getting sick of them. I probably havent lived long enough to say i have life changing songs, but i reckon the ones that really made me appreciate how amazing music can be, in no particular order- Ziggy Stardust- Bowie The Village Green Preservation Society-

30 April 2007 10:21am

potcrules said:

rude it cut off most of my message- it was quite long. ah well

30 April 2007 10:26am

potcrules said:

rude it cut off most of my message- it was quite long. ah well

30 April 2007 10:26am

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30 April 2007 11:41am

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