Song ‘o the day
More like song of the month.
Siobhan Donaghy – “Ghosts”.
I’m sitting here sipping rye and coke, listening to that song obsessively and feeling oddly at ease, despite a fuckton of stress in my life. A lovely Aussie boy (Dae, you probably don’t read this but if you do, it’s because of you that I found out about this song, so thank you <3) posted the video on his Facebook page and I was instantly hooked. My girlfriend informed me that Siobhan's album was wonderful as a whole, and while she is absolutely correct, Ghosts is the standout track.
There's no denying that I enjoy music, and enjoy it to extreme levels. I sometimes have a revolving list of favourite artists (though after many years, my top 10 is pretty solidified) and I certainly have a growing list of favourite songs. Not just songs that I really like, but ones that I can literally listen to on repeat for an entire day (or days). When Tori put out FTCGH, I listened to "Spark" for an entire 5 hour car trip. When I got hold of the Dresden Dolls "No Virginia" I listened to "The Mouse and the Model"….well let's just say that's in the top 3 of my 25 most played songs on iTunes.
Some songs are ones that I simply love to sing along with (badly, as I am a terrible, terrible singer). Some make me nostalgic. Some are just beautiful. But in some cases, I just cannot give a solid reason as to *why* I am completely obsessed with certain songs. this is kind of one of those cases. It is a gorgeous song and it is calming, but there's something about it that I just can't quite put my finger on. Normally that would drive my inner OCD-self mental, but I'm ok with that. I like to have reasons or justifications for stuff but sometimes that ain't happening.
I also like to get into the debate with people over just the concept of a favourite song. Can you have more than one? If you do, then chances are you favor some or at least one more than others. Does play count accurately indicate the level of which you like a song? For example, my top-played song on iTunes ("Runs in the Family" by Amanda Fucking Palmer, if anyone's interested) is a song I greatly enjoy but it's not my favourite. And a live version of "Siren" is located near the end of the list. As is Sleater-Kinney's "One Beat" which is one I love so much, it's inspiring part of a tattoo sleeve I intend to get (hopefully soon). I don't think that my iTunes (or maybe even my iPod) accurately indicates my personal favourites, but hey, maybe other people are different.
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