THERE IS COOL SHIT TO DO AND IT CAN'T COME TO YOU AND WHO KNOWS DUDE YOU MIGHT EVEN SCORE Having stumbled across this much, much earlier (sixth grade??) I remember cracking up when first seeing it in a Pokemon Mystery Dungeon parody, and this song has always made me grin ever since. A friend of mine at that age and I knew all the words, and could recite the entire song (and ad-libs) perfectly, despite it being such...in hindsight, a song with a lot of underlying themes and abusive language. xD I think we performed it, her and I, in front of one of our (thankfully more liberal!) teachers once, who stood there and acutely deadpanned us. But we were kids, we thought it was hilarious. And I still do!
10/10 would go to the park to smoke pot with teacher again
Okay, so this song isn't funny at all, I actually really like it. But, I was on a road trip once with some friends, and one of them kept making a fart noise during the small pause in music during the chorus. Now, every time I listen to it I can't help but laugh.
Are soundtracks valid? I hope so because this one totally fits. The GYA-HA at the beginning always makes me lose it. Overall it's a fun and cheery song, perfect to kick off a very great game!
When I was younger, my sisters and I would listen to the song almost everyday and dance around the house. One time, my sister was dancing in the kitchen with her socks on, which really wasn't a good idea. Long story short; she fell on her arse. Every time I hear this song it reminds me of that, and I can't help but laugh.
For those of you who don't know, this song is often played on alternative rock radio stations in the United States. This amuses me as most people aren't aware of the actual lyrics for this song. The lack of knowledge regarding this song leads to one of my favorite tricks to pull on friends: play the song casually, then make them read the lyrics, then play the song a second time. I recommend doing this as it's absolutely hilarious and the reactions tend to be priceless.
You might be wondering why this amuses me so much. . well. . just read the lyrics. You'll understand.
This was yet another difficult one because there are so many comedic songs that I listen to, but I ended up feeling the Burning pork(think about it; you'll get it.) This song in particular is one of my favorites from him because he makes math fun. SO, not only do you get to laugh, but you also get to learn some math. It sounds like a win-win for everyone right? Well, as long as you don't get offended, because that wouldn't be fun for anyone.
It was actually pretty tough to pick this one out. I hardly ever listen to what could be called 'calming' music, but I think what clears my head best is music without any words - or at least music that has very few words. When trying to wind down I really enjoy turning on some dubstep, Native American pan flutes and drums, or even... the haunting melodic soundtracks to my favorite movie and video game franchise ever. (Yes, Silent Hill is my favorite and, yes, it is part of the reason that I go by 'Silent' on here :p)
Day 3 }}} A song that makes you laugh
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I mean, just listen to it. I know the idea of drug addiction and heroin shouldn't be funny... but there is just something so irresistibly comical about these grown ass men singing about making some cash selling ass... for heroin. I laugh every time this song crops up in my iTunes shuffle. Good luck selling your hairy asses, my friends! XD
Day 4 // A song that reminds you of something sad.
I had three other songs as possible candidates besides this one, but I decided that the memories attached to two of them were too bothersome to discuss and the third one was just rather silly. For the aforementioned reasons, I picked this song instead. So, why does this song make me sad? Well, it reminds me of someone that I no longer talk to. Or rather, SOMEONES that I no longer talk to.
About three summers ago, I managed to make my first real life friends. Admittedly, they often gave me "bad vibes" but I stuck close to them anyway. Although I befriended everyone in the group, I became especially close to one member of the group. He and I would stay up all night and just talk while playing video games. I remember playing Fallout 3 and just talking to this kid. We had a lot in common especially involving problems regarding our parents. Fast forward to the end of the summer and he reveals that he has feelings for me. I'm playing with my own demons at this point and maybe I liked him, maybe I didn't, but either way, nothing ever happened with us. I eventually took my ex back for a bit and we stopped talking after that. Even though I don't really have feelings for him, I still miss him. I don't think that he'll ever know and I left state to live with my aunt and uncle less than a year later. Apparently he fell off the grid and I'm being told that this group fell into their own situations (some worse than others).
So how does this song tie into it? Well, it's a melancholic memorial to them, I suppose. I don't cherish those memories as much as they bother me in a rather sad light. And this song, well, it was playing when I was still speaking to these people.
Don't get me wrong though. I still love this song.
I must admit that this song doesn’t really have sad lyrics or even a sad instrumental tone to it, but when I was in a really low place - and I mean the lowest one could possibly get - this song sort of helped me through that. Idk, maybe it’s not a song that makes me sad per-se, but just reminds me a very sad time. I still reflect on that time. It has made me into the man I am today, and I don’t regret going through it one bit.
Though, now that I am listening to the song, I am kind of tearing up because it’s reminding me of the worst time in my life, and how I almost wanted to kill myself because of it. To be honest, I shouldn’t even be saying these things for the public to see, but I guess it’s too late now. xD All I know is that this song really touched me on a level that I can’t possibly explain in more words. It might not be the best song out there, but it holds a lot of meaning to me, and that’s what counts most.
Anyways, that’s why I chose this song. Not because it makes me sad when I listen to it, but just because I am reminded of a time where I was the lowest of my entire life.
I wrote many a sad moment and character death to this song. The vocal parts (which are rather lengthy and smooth at the beginning) are paired with some ethereal piano vibes which immediately strike melancholy, at least into me. The rest of the instruments mesh together seamlessly to bring you along towards the buildup and eventually - as it is a dubstep song, after all - the drop. However, unlike many similar tracks, the drop does not change nor detract from the mood of the song. What it does do is bring a little energy to the otherwise very bleak and melancholic melody. A little resolve. A little hope.
Because no matter what happens, Life is worth living.
Okay, I know this might seem like an odd choice of a song that reminds me of something sad but let me place some context around this one. This song came out when I was in middle school and it was the absolute favorite song of my best friend Jessica. She would bring a boombox to school, to girl scouts, everywhere and just play this song. We would laugh and joke around as it played in the background. We would dance along and rap to it. Two white girls in the deep south not giving two shits about what anyone thought. It was a happy time.
Then when we were in 8th grade, after basketball drills, everything changed. We were sitting, just catching our breath and talking. Then this look came over Jessica's face and she just went limp, falling down the bleachers and spilling out onto the gym floor. Myself and some others rushed over to her. I remember pulling her head into my lap and something along the lines of "what's wrong" came out of my mouth. She was pale, skin clammy, her lips turning blue. She just looked at me and said, "I want my mom..." Then she was gone.
She died in my arms. We came to find out later that she had had an Aortic Aneurysm. It was just one of those fluke things. Anytime I hear this song it causes me to tear up and remember that day. RIP Jess... I still miss you.
Shout out to the Kagerou Project, and Mekakucity Records! (If you haven't seen the anime Mekakucity Actors yet, do it.)
Apart from being a sad ending song, the lyrics (subbed into the video) always make me melancholic because they remind me that childhood doesn't last forever. There will be so many memories that you will have made, and those too will fade away, and one day you and everyone else around you will have grown up. You'll look back on your childhood memories and laugh, but nostalgia is bittersweet, and for me, it's always been that way. I think when I hear this song, I miss my early childhood the most, playing out in the sun with my friends, having our own 'factions' and inside jokes, running around and tumbling in the grass and thinking it would last forever. Fast forward to now, we're split all around the world, and I miss them all dearly. I hope they're all doing wonderfully wherever they are. I hope one day we can all meet again when we're all adults, and fondly reminisce about our childhoods.
Day IV: A song that reminds You of Something Sad...
A tough contender approaches.
I couldn't understand the reason why this reminds me of something sad. I was reminded of an answer; Sonder. Perhaps its the realisation that it was of how everything I do; life does not matter nor care. A mortal reminder that I am but another faceless in the scenery, another crowd in the background, another number in the population and a speck in the grander scheme of the world.
So the original song is by Suede, but this is my preferred version (because I love this band.) Basically, the song is about a young person who is sexually abused by their father growing up, and now they are so mentally fucked up that normal relationships don't turn them on anymore. The grimness of the songs lyrics are hidden behind a very catchy and happy sounding tune, which mimics the same mask that people who are abused will put on to hide what they are going through.
So, obviously, it makes me sad. But I do love to listen to it because its unfortunately very relatable and also sonically very appealing.
I don't have a lot of good memories with my family. My parents have never agreed with certain...let's say 'lifestyles' that I live. My dad hates that I married an Asian woman, my mom hates anything other than the 'norm' and assumed I was just going through a phase even as I broke the news of my then-engagement once it became legal in my state. My grandmother even once called me up and told me to vote against the legalization of same-sex marriage in the state, and both she and my mother blame me for decisions my cousin has recently made in regards to his transitioning. There's not a lot of love between my immediate family and myself. I've never seen so many frowning faces at a wedding before.
I hate U2 as a band. Like I think they are boring, pretentious, and not particularly memorable in any capacity. Bono sustains himself on a diet of his own sense of self importance and anyone calling themselves The Edge after the age of 14 needs a slap in the face. But my dad? My dad loves U2, specifically the earlier days of U2 - anything after 'Achtung Baby' he describes as "them going faggy". I had to listen to a lot of the Joshua Tree album growing up because it was an album of choice on road trips and casual drives. I hated it, but I couldn't really do much of anything about it.
Over the past few years my dad has had a rough couple of patches. He's had two heart attacks. His diabetes is severe. He's had to have two toes amputated because of his poor dietary habits and sedentary lifestyle. His mother, my grandmother, recently had a stroke and his family issues are being brought back (my dad's siblings pretty much hate each other because they argue over who the favorite was and shit like that) and on top of everything he, while driving to see his mother in the hospital, blacked out behind the wheel. He was in such a worry over his mother that he didn't do anything about his low blood sugar that morning. He blacked out and got into a car crash.
He's lost his license. He nearly lost his life. He's on the cusp of losing his job. Despite my parents and their thoughts on me, they're still my parents and I don't want to be that person that can't forgive their parents even on their deathbed. So after hearing about the accident and everything I offered my services until a more permanent (read: bus pass) solution. I would wake up early, travel the distance to my parents' house and take my dad to work. I was hoping it would help us fix the rift that exists between us.
The first day of this, of me driving him to work, I'm flipping through the radio and making small talk how I never got to decide the music on a drive and how the roles had been reversed. Just trying to be light and airy. One radio station was playing U2's classic 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For' and I was going to change it, but I remembered how much my dad loved the song and the album it came from. So I left it on. And I turned it up. And I started to sing the words.
"Shut the fuck up, Fabricant, let the man sing," my dad responded and I shut up. But the first verse ended and from the passenger seat I heard "I stillllll haven't found what I'm lookin' forrrrr." My dad was singing the song. And I joined him. It was the first real bonding moment we'd had since I was a child. The two of us just sang the song together, our voices terrible but it didn't matter.
The song ended and it's quiet in the car. My dad looks out the window and says "I thought you hated U2." So I shrugged my shoulders and answered. "They've got a couple songs that aren't so bad." He just snorts and says "I didn't raise you completely wrong after all". And that sort of stopped the conversation dead.
This song always brings me to that moment and it always makes me sad because in my twenty nine years on this planet it's the closest my dad has ever come to saying "I love you" and "I'm sorry" and "I accept you". I do love my parents, somewhere deep down, but sometimes it's a wonder why I bother giving them olive branches.
I suppose in a way...I still haven't found what I'm looking for.
DAY FOUR -A song that reminds you of something sad
Okay... this is going to be hard for me to say. In fact, I don't think I've ever mentioned it to anyone I've met on the Guild. But, a few years ago, I was near death. Not "my recent suicidal thoughts" near death, but "I've caught a brutal virus that is shutting down my body" near death.
In order to tell this story, I'm going to need to fill you in on a few details.
1) Basically, I have a blood condition called spherocytosis. This means my red blood cells are spherical, instead of being disc shapes, so I have less red blood cells than normal people. It also makes my immune system really weak and I pick up a bug every two seconds.
2) 'Say Something' has been interpreted differently by many people. To my mum and grandad and various others, it's about a breakup. To me, it's about death, and someone staying with their loved one as they die in front of their eyes, basically.
Right, the story:
So, I went away to this summer camp feeling a little off. My mum sent me anyway because she thought it was just nerves (I always get nervous when I'm separated from my mum for a long time). During my time at camp, I threw up twice, barely ate (despite being forced to countless times), and was generally just really worn out by the end of it. I fell asleep in the car home and it took two people to wake me up.
When I arrived at the house, I instantly curled up with my mum on the couch, because I felt like absolute shit. She said, and I quote, that I felt like a fully boiled kettle. That's how high my temperature was. Afer that, I didn't even spend another second there before she rushed me to the hospital.
I don't remember all the details of what happened there, as I have since tried to erase this memory from my mind, but I'll give you all a brief summary.
Basically, I'd contracted something called parvo virus (or slap cheeks disease). Now, to someone without spherocytosis, this is absolutely fine. They can shift it just like any other common virus. However, for people with spherocytosis, it shuts our entire system down. Kidneys and other organs start killing off the wrong blood cells (instead of dead blood cells, they killed off healthy ones), we don't want to eat, and our body is just practically dying without our permission. I ended up requiring a blood transfusion.
Now, I know what you're probably thinking: "well, you're still alive, so why's it sad?".
Well, the answer for that is simple. The doctors told us that if my mum had waited any longer to take me to the hospital, I wouldn't be here today. I'd be dead. There would've been no saving me. At all.
That slim possibility is what keeps me scared to this day. Even minutes could've made a difference. I dwell on things like this. I cry about them. I wish it never happened. I thank whatever deities above us there are that I'm still alive today.
But I still can't listen to this damn song, because it reminds me far too much of how I felt - and how my mum felt - as I went to sleep every night and hoped to god that I'd wake up in the morning.
