Soundtracks.

I have this very strange quirk, that every time I wake up, there is a song playing in my head. I like to call it ‘the soundtrack to my day’.
Note: I just post soundtracks whenever I feel like it now, updating every day is pretty tiring.

December 18th

Kickin’ and a-gougin’ in the mud and the blood and the beer. (‘A Boy Named Sue’ by Johnny Cash)

December 9th

Was so foolish of me to feel you tumbling down. (‘Ballerina’ by Leona Naess)

November 28th

I could never reflect you, I don’t know how to connect you. (‘This Is An Emergency’ by The Pigeon Detectives)

November 24th

I was reading ‘Gum Thief’ by Douglas Coupland yesterday, and it made me think of his book ‘Life After God’, which in turn caused me to sing ‘in the desert you can remember your name’. (‘A Horse With No Name’ by Neil Young)

September 1st

East End boys and West End girls. (‘West End Girls’ by Pet Shop Boys)

August 20th

¡Ese, qué pasa! (‘Guantanamo’ by Outlandish)

August 14th

You will be the death of me. (‘Time Is Running Out’ by Muse)

July 11th

All the lonely people, where do they all come from? (‘Eleanor Rigby’ by The Beatles)

July 5th

The aria ‘Königin der Nacht’ (from ’Die Zauberflöte’ by Mozart, sung by Maria Callas) was stuck in my head the whole time I was in Salzburg.

June 26th

You should know that you’re just a temporary fix. (‘Best For Last’ by Adele)

June 23rd

Finally, it feels like summer is on its way. (‘Flowers in the Window’ by Travis)

June 16th

Sometimes, suds and soda mix okay with beer. (‘Suds & Soda’ by dEUS)

June 13th

I just realized today is a Friday. Should I be worried now? Meh. The song for today is ‘Pogo’ by Digitalism.

June 10th

‘Levater’ by Yael Naim has been a constant companion this year (rotsiti lada’t ledaber itcha…)

June 7th

Funny I should wake up with this song in my head, I am kind of stuck between a bullet and a target. (‘Bullet And A Target’ by Citizen Cope)

June 6th

Your choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s. (‘Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen)’ by Baz Luhrmann)

June 3rd

Fi aynayhi 3ara l-haya. (‘Ojos Así’ by Shakira)

May 30th

I feel like begging my professors for mercy now…I seriously dislike exams. (‘Mercy’ by Duffy)

May 21st

She’s a bitch, you know, all she’s got is blondeness, not even tenderness, yeah, she’s cleverless. (‘I’ll Kill Her’ by Soko)

May 13th

Wake up baby, you’re so totally deluded! (‘Good Luck’ by Basement Jaxx ft. Lisa Kekaula)

May 12thI don’t really like Laura Hollins aka Agyness Deyn as a model, but this song is pretty catchy: ‘Who’ by Five O’Clock Heroes ft. Agyness Deyn.

May 9th

So to hell with all that rubbish. (‘American Boy’ by Estelle ft. Kanye West)

May 3rd‘Violet Hill’ by Coldplay evokes so many images and memories.

May 2nd

As beautiful as the title is long: ‘For The Widows In Paradise, For The Fatherless In Ypsilanti’ by Sufjan Stevens.

April 25th

‘Cold Shoulder’ by Adele has been playing on a loop in my head.

April 21st‘Aha Shake Heartbreak’ is one of my favourite albums, but the song for today is from ‘Because Of The Times’. I like Kings Of Leon a lot.
(‘On Call’ by Kings Of Leon)

April 20thUgh, I have gone all mushy! ‘When I Can’t Find Love’ by Nelson.

April 19th

A note of melancholy in the morning: ‘All I Want’ by Susie Suh.

April 18th

The lights are on, but no one’s home.
(‘He Can Only Hold Her’ by Amy Winehouse)

April 17thSometimes I go out by myself, and I look across the water.
(‘Valerie’ by Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse)

April 16th

Somehow I find Pachelbel’s Canon in D suits a funeral better than a wedding.
(‘Canon in D’ by the London Symphony Orchestra)

April 15thAdmiral Freebee. I fricking love him.
(‘Mediterranean Sea’ by Admiral Freebee)

April 14thA cold, miserable day, filled with lethargy. Bah humbug. Today’s song is ‘Set The Fire To The Third Bar’ by Snow Patrol and Martha Wainwright.

April 13th

Candela me quemó ayer. (‘Candela’ by Buena Vista Social Club)

April 12th

Today I was woken by bright sunlight – another beautiful day. The song for today is by one of my favourite bands: ‘Songbird’ by Oasis.

April 11th

Why’d you have to be so cute? It’s impossible to ignore you.
(‘Goodnight And Go’ by Imogen Heap)

April 10thToday was without a doubt the most beautiful day of this year. ‘Dakota’ by Stereophonics went with it perfectly.

April 9th

‘I won’t forget to put roses on your grave’. Weird sentence to hear first thing in the morning.
(‘Dead Flowers’ by Townes Van Zandt)

April 8th

This morning, the soundtrack is ‘Merrymaking At My Place’ by Calvin Harris. Pretty cheerful, goes with the bright dawn I am seeing right now.

April 7th

I was up at 5:20am this morning, so it was still dark. First song in my head, before my feet even touched the floor, was ‘Samson’ by Regina Spektor.

April 6th

Should I give up, or should I just keep chasing pavements, even if it leads nowhere?
(Adele, ‘Chasing Pavements’)

April 5th

Today, the soundtrack is ‘Seaside’ by The Kooks.

And this is the image conjured up by the soft acoustic guitar notes: