Adina's Celebrity Playlist

This task seems insurmountable to me - I thought I would take days and days to finalize it, but I think then I would end up with too many songs to choose from. So - this is from the gut. Most of these songs are my favorite because they mean something to me, so they may not be appealing to anyone else.

And I find it almost painful to limit the list to 12...

These are in NO particular order -

With or Without You - U2

Reminds me of the night the Stinchfields left to live in Washington. Thought I was going to die as I drove away, leaving Dave standing in front of the Bodily's house in Parkmont. As it turns out, I survived, but only barely.

Don't Get Me Wrong - The Pretenders

Puts me in a good place - every time.

Elephant Stone - The Stone Roses

Just an all-time favorite. An excellent band overall.

Somebody - Depeche Mode

Every time I listen to it, I'm fifteen again, lying in my bed, pining over some guy that probably doesn't even know my name. A great song of love and longing.

You are the Everything - R.E.M.

Classic R.E.M.. One of my first concerts - at the Oakland Coliseum, 1989.

This Woman's Work - Kate Bush

Only recently gained meaning for me - had just finished a 20-mile run on my own and this song came on. I bawled - overwhelmed by the accomplishment - so the song reminds me that I can do a lot more than I give myself credit for.

Said Sadly - Smashing Pumpkins (actually Nina Gordon & James Iha only)

Bittersweet.

Doot-Doot - The Freur

Obscure, underground, cool.

Hot, Hot, Hot - The Cure

Once prided myself on knowing every single word in the song, think I still do. Love The Cure - too hard to pick only one of theirs.

Leader of the Band - Dan Fogelberg

Reminds me of trips in the car with my Dad - he could sing it so well. And I'm a daddy's girl...

Don't Change - INXS

Older INXS, reminds me of my freshman year in college.

Oh L'amour - Erasure

How you can not sing out loud to this song? Almost saw them with Oingo Boingo in high school, but had to go to my Grandparent's house.

Adina

Marnie
January 25, 2009 9:06 PM
Great list, Adina. I think an Erasure song was #13 or 14 for me but I had to end up cutting it.

I am very impressed by all of you who have made your lists so quickly, by the way. I think I have been working on mine for at least a week!